Sept. 16, 2006

Recap | Box Score | Quotes

• The win was Duquesne's eighth in a row over Saint Francis

• DU is now 5-1 against teams from the Northeast Conference since 2003

• The Dukes, who won won 27-7 at Robert Morris last week, face their third consecutive NEC opponent next weekend when Sacred Heart visits Rooney Field

• Duquesne is now 11-2 in home openers at Rooney Field

• Junior receiver Bruce Hocker (Upper Marlboro, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt) continued his torrid pace with four catches for 61 yards and three touchdowns, giving him 13 catches for 289 yards and seven touchdowns on the young season ... over half of his 13 catches (seven) have gone for scores ... his seven TD grabs have covered 32, 34, 68, 30, 14, 9 and 20 yards

• Sophomore quarterback Scott Knapp (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Perry Traditional Academy) completed 18-of-28 passes for 269 yards and a career-high four touchdowns ... his previous career high for TD passes in a game was two (four times) ... Knapp has eight touchdown passes in three games this year

• The Dukes held Saint Francis QB Anthony Doria -the 2005 NEC Offensive Player of the year - to 144 yards on 8-of-25 passing

• Sophomore Mark Troyan (Ford City, Pa. / Ford City) connected on a pair of field goals, giving him four makes in a row ... he bested his career-long 42-yarder last week at Robert Morris with a 44-yarder in the second quarter to give the Dukes a 20-3 lead ... Troyan's other field goal came from 36 yards out in the first quarter