Tonight marks the regular season opener for both Duquesne and Ohio State. This is the second straight year the teams are meeting as Duquesne made the trip to Ohio last year.

The Dukes lost just one starter to graduation in Oxana Shetko, but return four from last year's squad led by senior forward/center Beth Friday. Also returning are junior guards Candace Futrell and Shiri Sharon and senior forward Nikolina Pender.

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Duquesne's fourth straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League title takes them to the 2002 ECAC Classic against the Northeast Conference champion, Albany, on Saturday. The undefeated Dukes recorded a school record 11 win season with last weekend's 27-0 win over Fairfield.

DU, the nation's top I-AA mid-major team, this week moved up to 21st place in the I-AA polls. A big reason for the Red and Blue's success is DU's defensive squad which held league opponents to 27 points in eight games and is the only Div. I or I-AA team to keep all opponents from scoring 100 points. Duquesne's 11 foes have scored a total of 91 points.

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Men's Basketball
7:30 pm - At Pitt's Petersen Events Center preview

The 2002-03 edition of the Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team opens the season this Saturday against Pittsburgh Panthers for the 33rd consecutive season matchup of the cross-town rivals. A preseason top 5 team, Pitt is opening their new facilty (the Petersen Events Center) and saying good-bye to Fitzgerald Field House, a one-time home court for the Dukes.

The game ends a streak of 12 consecutive games played between the two teams at the City of Pittsburgh's neutral Mellon Arena. It marks the first time the cross-town rivals have met on one or the other's home court since a Dec. 18, 1989 matchup at Pitt's Fitzgerald Field House. This is the season-opener for both schools. The only other time Duquesne and Pitt opened their seasons against each other was on Nov. 29, 1995. Pitt holds the series lead, 39-31.

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Men's Cross Country
10:15 am - IC4A Championship in Bronx, New York more

Following a third place finish at the 2002 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship held earlier this month at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park, the Dukes, led by All-Conference runner Ryan Bender, head to Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY for the final meet of the 2002 season.

Wrestling
10:00 am - Slippery Rock Open more

The Dukes, who opened the season with the National Catholic Championship title, fared well last weekend at the Ashland Open, having eight individuals place in seven different weight classes. The young men head to Slippery Rock University for another multi-team event.

Swimming
1:00 pm - at Fordham with Rhode Island men | women

The men's and women's teams also head to the Bronx, NY for dual meets with Atlantic 10 foes Fordham and Rhode Island at FU's Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center. With wins over Niagara earlier this month, the women will enter Saturday's competition with a 2-1 record while the men are even at 1-1.