Oct. 15, 2012
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - After scoring a pair of goals - including the game-winner - in Duquesne's 3-2 victory against St. Bonaventure on Friday night, Amy Vinopal has been named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the week.
The freshman midfielder from Youngstown, Ohio earns her first-ever conference honor and joins current Dukes Morgan Herbert (11/02/09) and Devon Tabata (08/22/11) to be recognized as the league's rookie of the week.
The Dukes (5-8-2, 1-3-1 A-10) hit the road for a pair of matches this weekend - Friday at Xavier and Sunday at Dayton.