Duquesne Newstand

Today's newstand is highlighted by the Dukes' buzzer-beating win Friday, the Trib's recruiting update, Princeton's Meagan Cowher, daughter of the Steelers' coach, helps defeat DU, ... and info from Saturday afternoon's CBS feature on Sam Ashaolu and the Dukes' recovery.

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Duquesne Sports

Men’s Basketball

• CBS' @ 5-minute piece during the halftime break of the Boston College - Kansas game (84-66 Kansas) concluded with Sam's statement:
  "Yes, by next year I should be the player I was, or maybe even better." (emphasis added). Sam's birthday is Christmas Day.

  The Dukes travel to Boston for their next game against BC, Thursday, Dec. 28th at 7 p.m.

• Duquesne Edges St. Francis (Pa.), 72-71 (Duquesne)
  • Box Score
• Buzzer Beater Downs Red Flash Men's Cagers Against Duquesne (Saint Francis)
• Kieron Achara's 3 Gives Dukes 72-71 Win (DuquesneSports.com)
• Buzzer-beater sends Duquesne to road win (Tribune-Review)
  • Duquesne vs. St. Francis: The Matchup
• Dukes pull out 72-71 victory (Post-Gazette)
  • Duquesne guard's walk-on duty was unplanned
    Six weeks ago, Duquesne's Jason Duty played guitar and sang in a rock band and was looking forward to cheering for the Dukes as a basketball fan in the stands. (Friday), he (was) playing point guard and might be in the starting lineup when Duquesne (2-7) takes a seven-game losing streak to Loretto, Pa., to face Saint Francis (4-6).
• Dukes deserve good fortune (Altoona Mirror)
  • Flash let game slip through their fingers
• Dukes edge Red Flash (Johnstown Tribune-Democrat)
• Duquesne 72, St. Francis, Pa. 71 (AP)

Men’s Recruiting

• Former George Mason player eyes Duquesne (Trib)
  "Sammy Hernandez, a member of George Mason's Final Four team last season, is interested in transferring to Duquesne. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Hernandez, a sophomore, played in only two games this season for George Mason (4-4) before being granted a release earlier this month."
  • George Mason profile (GoMason.com)

    "Since recruiting current Dallas Mavericks rookie point guard Jose Juan Barea to Northeastern, Everhart has developed a familiarity with Puerto Rican players. Additionally, he is recruiting a number of other players, including point guard Javier Gonzalez, from Miami Krop High School; Steffphon Pettigrew, a 6-5 1/2 swingman from Elizabethtown (Ky.) High School; and 7-foot, 270-pound center Hamidu Rahman, from Ashton (Pa.) American Christian School."

Women’s Basketball

• Dukes Fall 62-59 to Visiting Princeton (Duquesne via DS.com)
  • Box Score
• Cowher Hits Decisive Layup in Hometown as Tiger Women's Hoops Tops Duquesne, 62-59 (Princeton)
  For the first time this season, Meagan Cowher didn't score at least 10 points. But it was her last two points that counted the most as the Princeton women's basketball team knocked off Duquesne in Cowher's homecoming to Pittsburgh, 62-59.
• Meagan Cowher sends Princeton to win over Duquesne (Tribune-Review)
  • Cowher's daughters happy to play in Pittsburgh
• Cowher helps power Princeton past the Duquesne women (Post-Gazette)
• Daddy's girls coming home (Beaver Times)
• Princeton Rallies Past Duquesne (Trenton Times)

Other

• Top Pa. stories of 2006 include Amish massacre, election, slots
  … Two other sports-related stories of note: On Sept. 17, five Duquesne University basketball players …
• Former Westinghouse exec outspoken as ever
  Tom Murrin retired from Duquesne University this week. The 77-year-old former Westinghouse executive was a professor and business school dean.
• At last, Cowher discusses his coaching future with local reporters
• Bob Knight: On the brink of history
  Pat Knight will be beside his father today, his first chance to tie Dean Smith as the all-time winningest Division I men's coach with 879 victories. Texas Tech (9-3) plays at home against Bucknell (5-5).
• Pitt recruit named Class A player of year
  Henry Hynoski had plenty of time to stand on the sideline and do math tricks in his head. The Southern Columbia senior fullback never played a full game, as the Tigers went 16-0 and won their state-record fifth consecutive PIAA Class A football title. Their average margin of victory was 39 points.
• Ex-Pitt star Bryant suspended from NFL
• Heinz Field costs WPIAL