PITTSBURGH - Duquesne went 2-7 in the second Northeast Conference meet of the fall hosted by Fairleigh Dickinson University on February 25th & 26th. The Dukes went 2-2 on Saturday with wins over nationally ranked Sacred Heart and St. Francis Brooklyn. It was conference leader SHU's first loss in conference play. The Dukes were one of only three teams to defeat the Pioneers in the two conference events this season.

Duquesne began Sunday shooting their highest total for the weekend but lost a close match against #17 LIU Brooklyn 941-917. The team then dropped their next five matches to fall to 7th place in the conference.

"Our conference is very tough as five out of the seven teams are all ranked in the top 25 in the nation with two teams ranked in the Top 10. To get four wins in conference play and beat a team ranked in the Top 10 in our first year is quite an accomplishment," said DU head coach Jody Fetterhoff.

FRIDAY MATCHES
Duquesne went 2-2 in Saturday's matches. The Dukes split their first two Baker matches, defeating No. 10 Sacred Heart 896-861 in game two. DU fell to Caldwell in its last Baker match, before defeating No. 25 St. Francis Brooklyn 880-847 in its first traditional match.

Game 1
#15 Saint Francis U 953, Duquesne 819 (Baker)

Game 2
Duquesne 896, #10 Sacred Heart 861 (Baker)

Game 3
Caldwell 869, Duquesne 817 (Baker)

Game 4
Duquesne 880, #25 St. Francis Brooklyn 847
Kelsey Hackbart rolls her high game of 208 to lead the Dukes.

Game 5
Duquesne 900, bye

SATURDAY TRADITIONAL MATCHES

Game 6
#17 LIU Brooklyn 941, Duquesne 917
Cassidy Powers rolls a 213 - the top game of any DU bowler on the weekend - and Mayberry adds a 204 but its not enough to beat the Blackbirds.

Game 7
#6 Fairleigh Dickinson 1005, Duquesne 809
Mayberry leads DU with a 187.

Game 8
#15 Saint Francis U 1071, Duquesne 864
Cassidy Powers rolls her second 200 game (203) and Megan Cook throws her weekend-best 195.

Game 9
#10 Sacred Heart 950, Duquesne 852
Powers leads the way with a 194.

Game 10
Caldwell 878, Duquesne 802
Mayberry paces the Dukes with a 176.

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT AVERAGES
Lauren Mayberry -- 185.14
Cassidy Powers -- 179.71
Kelsey Hackbart -- 174.14
Megan Cook -- 163.43
Janae Haller -- 160.50 (four games)
Elizabeth Petkac -- 155.00 (three games)