10/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
| GAME DAY INFORMATION | |
| Game 16 | Duquesne (5-8-2, 3-2-1) at Rhode Island (8-6-2, 3-2-1) |
| Date | Time | Saturday, October 31, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | URI Soccer Complex / (2,000/Grass) | Kingston, R.I. |
| Live Statistics | Live Stats |
| Live Video | None |
| Series History | Rhode Island leads 13-7-0 (at Kingston, URI leads 8-2) |
| Social Media | @ DuqMSoccer  |
Two of the hottest teams in the Atlantic 10 clash on Halloween night when Duquesne heads to Kingston, R.I. to face Rhode Island on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7:00 p.m. The Dukes (5-8-2, 3-2-1), who like the Rams, are in the hunt for an Atlantic 10 Championship appearance, are 2-0-1 in their past three outings. Rhody (8-6-2, 3-2-1) is 3-1 in its past four games.
Duquesne enters the weekend in a three-way tie for fifth in the A-10 with Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The top eight teams qualify for the Atlantic 10 Championship to be held at George Mason on Nov. 12-15. Here are the current A-10 standings
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QUICK HITS
• Duquesne, in its 21st season as a program, enters the Rhody match 171-171-45 all time and 93-92-17 in Atlantic 10 play.
• DU, which entered the season 4-11-3 on the road under third-year head coach Chase Brooks, is 4-3-2 on the road this season - including a 2-0-1 mark in conference play. The four road wins are the most by a Duquesne team since 2006 (4-4-2). The last time a Duquesne team had five road wins was in 2004 (5-3-1). On the flip side, DU is 1-5 at home. The Dukes began the season 13-3-1 under Brooks on Rooney Field.
• Rhode Island is 4-3-2 at home including a 1-1-1 mark in conference play.
• Duquesne is unbeaten in its past three matches: 0-0 at VCU, 3-1 at George Mason and 3-0 at home over St. Bonaventure. Dukes goalkeeper Sam Frymier has recorded 17 saves with one goal surrendered and D/M Colin Phillips has scored three times and added an assist over that span.
• Senior tri-captain Colin Phillips, was named A-10 co-Player of the Week after posting three goals and an assist in DU's wins over George Mason and St. Bonaventure last week. The Ottawa, Ontario native, leads the Dukes in points (24), goals (10), assists (4), shots (44) and shots on goal (16). Phillips has four two-goal games this season (at Niagara, vs. No. 12 Oregon State, at La Salle and vs. St. Bonaventure). Phillips was the first player to score on OSU (the Beavers entered the Sept. 11 match unscored upon in their first three games). He scored both his goals in the 3-2 2OT win at La Salle in a 12-minute span of the second half. Phillips ranks first in the Atlantic 10 in goals, points, goals/g. (0.67) and points/g. (1.60).
• Philiips also enters the weekend ranked 10 nationally in total goals, 12th in total points and 13th in both goals per game and shots per game.
• Phillips' 10 goals rank fourth on Duquesne's all-time single-season list. His 24 points rank fifth:
GOALS IN A SEASON
18 -- Damien Pottinger (2002)
12 -- Damien Pottinger (2003)
11 -- Joshua Patterson (2012)
10 -- Colin Phillips (2015)
POINTS IN A SEASON
42 -- Damien Pottinger (2002)
29 -- Damien Pottinger (2003)
26 -- Joshua Patterson (2012)
26 -- Simon Gomez (2011)
24 -- Colin Phillips (2015)
• Senior goalkeeper Sam Frymier - who posted back-to-back shutouts at Cornell and at Colgate to earn a spot on the CU Inaria Cup All-Tournament Team on Sept. 20 - ranks second on Duquesne's career list with 293 saves (school record is 387 by Terry McNelis from 1999-02). Frymier is tied for second in save percentage (.805) and third in shutouts (18) and and goals against average (1.12). Frymier, in his first start since Sept. 27 at Robert Morris, stopped 10 shots in DU's 0-0 draw at VCU on Oct. 17 and followed that with four saves in a 3-1 win at George Mason. He added three stops in a 3-0 win over St. Bonaventure last Saturday. Frymier, who ranks 8th nationally in saves per game (5.00) and 10th in save percentage (.849), is 3-4-2 this season with four shutouts.
• Junior D Chris Alescio had a pair of assists in the 3-0 win over St. Bonaventure to up his season total to three. The three assists are second-most on the team, behind the four posted by Colin Phillips. • Junior Bryan Fegley, who did not have a goal in his first 30 games as a Duke, has scored in each of DU's past two games (at Mason and vs. St. Bonaventure).
• Two of DU's 18 goals have been scored by true freshmen - both coming on their first career college shot attempt. Ian Larson netted the game-winner in the 71st minute at Colgate (1-0) on Sept. 20 and Peace Drevitch gave the Dukes a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute on Sept. 27 at Robert Morris.
• Freshman Noah Mehta is tied for third on the team lead with two assists. He had one in the opening day 3-1 win at Niagara and added another in the 3-2 loss to Oregon State.
• The Dukes started four true freshmen in the A-10 opener vs. Dayton on Oct. 3: Noah Mehta (M), Matthew Rochowski (M), Brandon Walbert (M) and Peace Drevitch (D). Walbert and Drevitch have started all six conference matches.
• DU is +14 on corner kicks (92-78), URI is +5 (69-64).
• Duquesne has been outscored by just one goal (19-18) through its first 15 matches.
• The Duquesne men's soccer program was once again recognized by the NSCAA for its performance in the classroom as one of 319 programs to post a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. It is the 16th time that DU soccer has earned the College Team Academic Award (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015). The 16 awards are the most of any Atlantic 10 school.
• In addional academic news, Colin Phillips, who is currently taking classes toward his doctor of physical therapy degree, was named to the 2015 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 2 Men's Soccer Team on Oct. 28. Phillips, who has a 3.92 GPA, is the 16th player in program history to earn Academic All-District honors. First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
• NEXT UP: The Dukes conclude the regular season at home vs. Davidson on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7:00 p.m. It will be the final home match for seniors Matt Essig, Sam Frymier, Alex Healion, Colin Phillips and Ryan Merrifield.
