Dec. 15, 2003

Three Duquesne University's men's soccer players have been named to the 2003 Middle Atlantic Regional All-American Team as announced by the NSCAA/adidas All-America Committee. Seniors Damien Pottinger (Scarborough, Ontario/Mother Teresa) and Jason Kutney (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Borough) were named to the first team while junior Derek Mackenzie (Pittsburgh, PA/Chartiers Valley) was named to the second team.

Pottinger led the Dukes in goals (12) and points (29) for the second straight year and is the University's all-time leading scorer with 38 career goals and 89 career points. The Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, he led the conference in points per game (1.65) and was tied for the league-lead in goals. A two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, he scored at least one goal in nine of 17 games played, including a career-best four in a 5-0 win versus Saint Joseph's.

Kutney led a Duquesne defense that allowed just 14 goals in 19 games. A team captain, he had a career-best six points this season on a goal and four assists, leading Duquesne to its first ever Atlantic 10 regular season championship.

Mackenzie was second on the Dukes in assists with seven and is Duquesne's career leader in that category with 22. An A-10 All-Conference selection, he was fifth on the team in scoring with nine points. His lone goal came on a penalty kick in a 4-0 win versus Canisius.

The Dukes finished the season ranked 25th nationally with a 13-3-3 record. They were also the Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions with an 8-2-1 conference mark.