Oct. 6, 2015 | GAME DAY INFORMATION |
| Game 10 | Duquesne (2-6-1, 0-1) at La Salle (4-6-1, 0-1) |
| Date | Time | Wednesday, October 7, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | McCarthy Stadium / SprinTurf (7,500) | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Live Statistics | Live Stats |
| Live Video | A-10 Digital Network |
| Series History | Duquesne leads 9-5-3 (at Philadelphia, Tied 4-4) |
| Social Media | @ DuqMSoccer  |
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Duquesne (2-6-1, 0-1) heads to Philadelphia to face La Salle (4-6-1, 0-1) on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7:00 p.m., in the second Atlantic 10 Conference game for both schools. The Dukes and Explorers both opened Atlantic 10 play on Saturday, with Duquesne dropping a 2-1 decision at home to Dayton and La Salle suffering a 3-0 defeat at Fordham.
La Salle, which is 0-3-1 in its past four matches, is 2-1 at home with wins over Loyola and Siena. Duquesne, which is looking to snap a three-game losing streak, is 2-2-1 on the road with victories at Niagara (3-1) and at Colgate (1-0).
QUICK HITS
• Duquesne is 90-91-16 all-time in Atlantic 10 play. The Dukes are 3-4-1 in A-10 road games under third-year head coach Chase Brooks.
• The Dukes, who are 2-2-1 away from home, have already eclipsed last year's road win total (1-5-3).
• Duquesne is 1-1 vs. La Salle under Chase Brooks with La Salle taking a 3-1 decision at home in 2013 and DU returning the favor with a 3-1 victory on Rooney Field last season.
• La Salle, which has been outscored 22-11 in its first 11 matches, has scored twice and given up just two goals (both in a 2-0 loss to La Salle) at home.
• Duquesne has been outscored by just three goals on the season (11-8).
• Senior tri-captain Colin Phillips leads the Dukes in points (10), goals (4), shots (24) and shots on goal (8) and is tied for first on the team with two assists. Phillips has a pair of two-goal games this season: Aug. 30 in a 3-1 win at Niagara and Sept. 11 in a 3-2 loss to No. 12 Oregon State. His last goal came it the Sept. 11 OSU game.
• Two of DU's last three 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 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 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: Noah Mehta (M), Matthew Rochowski (M), Brandon Walbert (M) and Peace Drevitch (D).
• DU has surrendered under two goals in six of nine games this season and 14 of their past 17 matches dating back to last year. No. 12 Oregon State (3-2), Robert Morris (2-1) and Dayton (2-1) are the only opponents to score more than one goal against the Dukes in 2015-16.
• DU is +16 on corner kicks (59-43) through nine games, La Salle is -3 (51-54) in 11 matches.
• NEXT UP: The Dukes return home to face Fordham on Saturday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m. DU will play three in a row on the road following the Fordham match.
