PITTSBURGH - Duquesne University's basketball team, depleted but not defeated by the shootings of five players, returned to the court intent on returning to normalcy as soon as possible.

They know it's impossible with two teammates still lying in hospital beds and two others only beginning to heal from a terrifying burst of gunfire after a school dance. Still, Wednesday's hourlong workout was so intense one player got a floor burn diving for a loose ball, and guard Gary Tucker got a bloody lip.

When it was over, the Dukes clutched hands tightly with coach Ron Everhart at midcourt and shouted "Dukes!" so loudly it reverberated through the practice gym.

"We do that after every workout," Everhart said.

Only perhaps not with the emotion and passion that were evident in the eyes of the players, including Aaron Jackson ¡ª one of the five players shot.

Jackson worked out with a white bandage around his damaged left wrist that was grazed by a bullet that subsequently struck teammate Kojo Mensah, who's not yet ready to take the floor.

"We've got to keep on playing," said senior Kieron Achara, one of two players from last season's 3-24 team that Everhart rebuilt by bringing in 10 new players ¡ª four of whom were shot. "There are times we're going to be down, but I know I've got teammates who've got my back and will look out for me and lift me back up again."

At nearly the same time the workout was starting, police said William Holmes, 18, of the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills, turned himself in to face charges in the shootings that occurred early Sunday morning. Holmes later was arraigned on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy and weapons-related offenses. On Tuesday, Brandon Baynes, 18, also of Penn Hills, was arrested and arraigned on similar charges.

The players welcomed the news of the latest arrest, but Achara stressed their thoughts were with hospitalized teammates Sam Ashaolu and Stuard Baldonado.

Ashaolu, who has one bullet and fragments of another in his head, remained in critical condition but had a restful night following two difficult nights.

"He's fighting like hell," Everhart said.

The Dukes were encouraged that Ashaolu, a junior forward who was the player most badly injured, was taking what Everhart called the first "baby steps" of his hoped-for recovery.

Midway through the workout, two of Ashaolu's three brothers, Steve and John, made a surprise visit, exchanging hugs and handshakes with assistant coach Richard Pitino. John Ashaolu said his 23-year-old brother tried to sit up in bed Wednesday and is squeezing hands of teammates and family members, a possible sign he recognizes those who are with him.

John Ashaolu, who once played at Xavier University in Louisiana, wanted to join Sam in Pittsburgh as a Dukes graduate assistant; now, he will stay in town indefinitely to help care for his younger brother.

Ashaolu was shot barely three weeks after arriving on campus following a circuitous journey to an NCAA Division I scholarship that took the Toronto, Ontario, resident through two high schools, a prep school and two junior colleges.

"The doctors say there's a long road ahead and that's going to be the biggest thing," John Ashaolu said. "It's a slow process. We're just praying, praying, doing a lot of praying."

So is an entire university campus. As the players worked out behind drawn curtains, several students peeked inside nervously, glad to see the team together ¡ª or, at least most of it. The school's cheerleaders also brought cards to the players.

"No one's heads were down, we worked hard," Achara said. "The few mistakes we made were sloppy at times, but we worked hard and showed passion for the game and that's what we need."

Still, some players were receiving counseling, and several have had trouble sleeping since the shootings. Jackson's return to practice offered a lift, but Mensah needs a little more time to recover from arm and shoulder injuries.

Mensah, a junior guard who went through an unfriendly departure from Siena before transferring to Duquesne, was released from UPMC Presbyterian on Tuesday night. The 21-year-old was shot in an arm and shoulder.

Shawn James, 23, the nation's leading shot blocker for Everhart at Northeastern last season, also wasn't at Wednesday's workout. He remains on crutches with a bullet that is expected to be removed from a foot within the next two weeks. Like Mensah, the 6-foot-10 James isn't eligible to play this season after transferring.

Baldonado, a junior forward shot in the back and left arm, had a bullet removed from a patch of muscle just below the skin in his back and already has begun his rehabilitation. He could be released from Mercy Hospital within a couple of days.

Baldonado, 21, was able to speak by phone to his parents, who live on a small island off the coast of Colombia, and an aunt, Ana Lucia Watson Lind, flew in from Germany with husband Norbert to sit bedside and briefly watch part of the workout. Baldonado's teammates said he was walking, laughing and in much better spirits.

Duquesne President Charles J. Dougherty said he hoped the second arrest would put the university on "the road back to normalcy and back to the safety and security that we have known for years on our campus."

Wednesday, the school also announced that Brittany Jones, the 19-year-old Penn Hills resident accused of helping a group of young men get into the Black Student Union party Saturday night, had been suspended from school. She was arrested Monday on charges of reckless endangerment, carrying a firearm without a license and criminal conspiracy.

Jones, who transferred to Duquesne from hurricane-ravaged Xavier University of Louisiana last year, was suspended for multiple violations of the student code.

According to a criminal complaint, Jones helped six men ¡ª several of whom she knew were carrying guns ¡ª to gain admission to the dance on Duquesne's campus. Students from several nearby schools, including the University of Pittsburgh, also attended, but those in Jones' group were not college students.

The shootings took place shortly after the dance ended when, according to AP interviews with two players, several of the non-students apparently became upset when Jones began flirting with one of the Dukes players.