DUKES IN IRELAND: DAY SEVEN
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The Dukes were given the majority of the day to sightsee in downtown Dublin.
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Visit to St. Michael's House highlights final day in Ireland - Aug. 11, 2015
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DUBLIN - A stop at Duquesne University at St. Michael's highlighted the final day of the men's basketball team's Ireland Tour.
In addition to visiting St. Michael's, the Dukes toured the world famous Guinness brewery and were given the rest of the day to tour downtown Dublin.
The team will leave Dublin tomorrow morning and are expected back in Pittsburgh in the late afternoon.
DU went 4-0 on the tour, playing four games in five days against selected Irish opponents
DUKES IN IRELAND: DAY SIX (VIDEO)
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Jordan Robinson scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half for the Dukes.
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DU 69, KUBS 33 - Aug. 10, 2015
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DUBLIN, IRELAND - Derrick Colter and Jordan Robinson scored 12 points each as Duquesne completed its tour of Ireland with a 69-33 win over KUBS in Dublin.
With the win, the Dukes finished 4-0 on their nine-day tour.
Eric James scored all 11 of his points in the second half and Darius Lewis added 10 for the Dukes who finished with four in double figures.
L.G. Gill, who scored 8, led the Dukes with 8 rebounds.
Duquesne, which jumped out to an 18-5 lead, was never threatened in taking 10-point lead after one quarter.
Rene Castro assisted on three-straight DU baskets - the last two by Jordan Robinson - as the Dukes took a 36-19 halftime lead.
Centers accounted for 17 of DU's 36 first half points with Robinson accounting for 10 points and 5 rebounds and Darius Lewis adding 7 points and 3 boards.
Colter scored six points in the third quarter which ended with the Dukes up 50-29.
James scored five quick points early in the fourth quarter as DU built the lead to 30 with just under six minutes left.
Duquesne, which conducted a clinic on Monday morning at KUBS, prior having the afternoon to tour Dublin on their own, will have a day off in Dublin Tuesday, before returning to Pittsburgh late Wednesday afternoon.
IRELAND TOUR SCORES
Aug. 6 - Duquesne 86, Galway Select 51 in Galway
Aug. 8 - Duquesne 100, Neptune 54 in Cork
Aug. 9 - Duquesne 95, Templeogue 57 in Dublin
Aug. 10 - Duquesne 69, KUBS 33 in Dublin
DUKES IN IRELAND: DAY FIVE (VIDEO)
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L.G. Gill led the Dukes with 16 points and 8 rebounds.
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DU defeats Templeogue 95-57 - Aug. 9, 2015
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DUBLIN, IRELAND - L.G. Gill scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half as Duquesne put the clamps on defensively in a 95-57 win over Templeogue Basketball Club of Dublin in the third of four games on the Dukes' Ireland Tour.
Gill added a game-high 8 rebounds in a little over two quarters of action for the Dukes who moved to 3-0 on the tour.
Mar'Qwell Jackson scored 12 points - all on 3-pointers - and TySean Powell and Eric James had 10 points each all off the bench.
Starters Derrick Colter and Jeremiah Jones added 7 points and 5 steals and 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists respectively.
Josh Steel and Nick Foschia had 8 points apiece off the bench.
The game, played before a capacity crowd at Oblate Hall, was a nip-and-tuck affair early, with neither team leading by more than six in a first quarter that featured eight lead changes.
DU opened the second quarter with back-to-back buckets by Gill and Colter before Jones buried a 3-pointer from the corner to make it 27-19.
Duquesne took its first double-digit lead on a Rene Castro jumper that made it 31-21. A Steel layup gave DU a 37-24 lead with four minutes left in the half.
The Dukes limited Templeogue to two field goals in the second quarter in building a 47-28 halftime lead.
Gill had 11 points and 5 rebounds at the half.
Gill scored five of the first seven points of the second half as DU took a 54-28 lead.
Duquesne led 58-33 when TySean Powell swooped in from the left side and was fouled on a dunk with 3:44 left.
The Dukes emptied the bench shortly thereafter.
Jackson hit three 3-pointers in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter to make it 83-48.
The Dukes play their fourth and final game of their Ireland Tour tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. ET) against KUBS at KUBS Arena in Dublin.
DUKES IN IRELAND: DAY FOUR (VIDEO)
DU 100, Neptune Basketball Club of Cork 54 - Aug. 8, 2015
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TySean Powell with one of his two dunks against Neptune Basketball Club.
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CORK, IRELAND - Derrick Colter scored all 15 of his points in the first half to lead Duquesne to a 100-54 win over Neptune Basketball Club of Cork in the second of four games on the Dukes' Ireland Tour.
Rene Castro added all 12 of his points and 7 assists in the opening 20 minutes as the Dukes, who finished with five double-digit scorers, were never threatened.
L.G. Gill had 14 points, Jordan Robinson 13 and Jeremiah Jones 11 for the Dukes who moved to 2-0 on their tour.
Neptune, the oldest civilian Basketball Club in Ireland, competes in the Division I Premier League.
Duquesne got seven points from Gill and six each from Colter and Robinson in jumping out to a 29-12 lead after one quarter.
Gill hit his second 3-pointer to give DU a 20-point lead early in the second quarter. Castro then converted a pair of three-point plays as the Dukes upped the lead to 30.
DU, which began to substitute liberally in the second quarter, led 66-21 at the half.
Duquesne, which led to 89-35 after three quarters, reached the 100-point mark on a Nick Foschia field goal with 1:40 left.
Colter (three) and Gill (two) combined for DU's five 3-pointers - all in the first half. The Dukes assisted on 17 of 40 field goals.
Freshman Josh Steel had 7 points, 3 assists and a team-high 8 rebounds off the bench for DU.
The Dukes will leave Cork for a pair of games in Dublin beginning with a match-up against Templelogue at 5:30 p.m. (12:30 p.m. ET) on Sunday.
The Dukes began the day with a trip to nearby Blarney Castle, where the team was given a guided tour highlighted by a chance to kiss the famed Blarney Stone found atop the castle tower (see photo gallery above).
DUKES IN IRELAND: DAY THREE
The Cliffs of Moher - Aug. 7, 2015
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David Haus and Nick Foschia at the Cliffs of Moher.
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CORK, IRELAND - The Duquesne men's basketball team made the bus trip from Galway to Cork this afternoon with the day highlighted by a stop at the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare.
The team explored both sides of Ireland's most visited natural attraction - the right side, which is protected by a wall, as well as the left side, which is unprotected.
With all present and accounted floor, the team rejoined for lunch at the visitor's center.
Basketball will take center stage tomorrow as the Dukes have added a game against the Neptune Basketball Club in Cork at 4:00 p.m. (11:00 a.m. ET).
DUKES IN IRELAND: DAY TWO
DU defeats Galway Select, 86-51 - Aug. 6, 2015
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L.G. Gill toured Ashford Castle before scoring 13 points in the Dukes win over Galway Select.
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GALWAY, IRELAND - Derrick Colter led three players in double figures with a game-high 18 points as Duquesne rolled to an 86-51 win over Galway Select in the first game of the Dukes' Ireland Tour.
L.G. Gill scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half and first-year Butler transfer Rene Castro added 12 for the Dukes who never trailed.
Jordan Robinson, who scored all eight of his points in the first half, had six in the first quarter as DU jumped out to a 27-10 lead. Castro scored the first five points of the second quarter to up the lead to 32-10.
The first half that ended with the Dukes leading 44-24.
With just over 3 minutes left in the third quarter, Casto followed a traditional three-point play with a rebound and coast-to-coast layup to make it 58-35. Gill scored 8 points in the quarter which ended with DU up 65-39.
TySean Powell finished with a game-high 12 rebounds for DU. Freshman Josh Steel had a team-high three steals to go along with one of the Dukes' four 3-pointers.
Colter, who had a 3-pointer in each half, added a pair of assists and two steals.
The schedule for Duquesne's remaining two games has changed. Instead of playing Saturday in Cork, the Dukes will play on Sunday and Monday in Dublin. Sunday's game against Templelogue will begin at 5:30 p.m. (12:30 p.m. ET).
Duquesne began the day with a trip to Ashford Castle where the team had lunch and was given an exclusive tour of the renovated and expanded property, which dates to 1228. Duquesne alum Dan Rooney was once a part owner of Ashford Castle, which is now a 5-star hotel and considered to be one of the most luxurious resort hotels in the world.
NOTE
• The game was played under FIBA rules including four 10-minute quarters, a 24-second shot clock, 22-1.7" 3-point arc.
DUKES IN IRELAND: DAY ONE (VIDEO)
Clinic highlights long day of travel - Aug. 5, 2015
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David Haus poses with a participant following Tuesday's clinic in Galway, Ireland.
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GALWAY, IRELAND - The Duquesne men's basketball team capped a long day of travel with a two-hour clinic for boys and girls at Calasanctius College in nearby Oranmore.
Nearly 75 kids took part in a lively session that included both instruction and shooting games, followed by a brief dunk display by the Dukes.
"Our guys did a great job of engaging a great group of kids," said head coach Jim Ferry. "It was good to get back on the court and stretch our legs after a long flight. The energy level was fantastic and from the looks of things, I think the kids had as much fun as we did."
The Dukes, who left campus on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., arrived at Ireland's Shannon Airport at 8:30 a.m. local time Wednesday morning.
The team will play the first of three games during its nine-day tour on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. against a Galway Select team.