2016 Duquesne Lacrosse Schedule

Duquesne 11th year lacrosse coach Mike Scerbo recently announced the 2016 schedule for the Dukes.

The Red and Blue will open the season at home on Feb. 14, hosting 2015 nationally ranked Louisville at 11:00 am on Rooney Field. It will match the earliest start in program history, equaling the Feb. 14 opener versus Notre Dame in 2009.

The Dukes will remain home to host cross-town foe Robert Morris on Feb. 17 at 4:00 pm before traveling to Big 10 foes Penn State and Ohio State. Other non-conference contests will take place at home versus Canisius and UMBC while traveling to Saint Francis and Michigan.

Atlantic 10 play opens on April 1 as Duquesne hosts St. Bonaventure. The Dukes will also play host to VCU, Richmond, Davidson and George Washington. A-10 road foes include UMass, Saint Joseph's, George Mason and La Salle.

In addition, Duquesne will be the host institution for the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship May 5-8 with six of the 10 teams qualifying. The top two teams will receive byes in the quarterfinal round on May 5th with the 3-seed playing the six-seed and the 4-seed playing the 5-seed. The winners of those two games will play the top two seeds in the semifinals on May 6 with the championship and automatic bid to the NCAA Championship occurring on May 8.