Feb. 3, 2004

The hockey team lost a pair of contests at at nationally ranked Rhode Island, bowing in game one, 7-2 and dropping game two, 7-3.

Mike Papciak scored one of Duquesne's two goals in Friday's game and recorded a hat trick on Saturday.

The Dukes return to action next weekend as they travel to Philadelphia to face Drexel and Lehigh.