11/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
| GAME DAY INFORMATION | |
| Game 17 | Davidson (5-9-3) at Duquesne (5-9-2, 3-3-1) |
| Date | Time | Saturday, November 7, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Rooney Field / (2,200/Sportexe) | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Live Statistics | |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast |
| Live Video | Stream click "live events" tab |
| Series History | Davidson leads 1-0 (this is the first meeting in Pittsburgh) |
| Social Media | @ DuqMSoccer  |
Duquesne concludes the regular season with a match against Davidson on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. on Rooney Field. It will be Senior Day for the Dukes, who will honor Matt Essig, Sam Frymier, Alex Healion, Ryan Merrifield and Colin Phillips in a pre-game ceremony. The Dukes (5-9-2, 3-3-1) are looking to clinch a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship for the third time in the past four seasons against a Wildcats team (5-9-3, 2-5) that has already been eliminated from post-season contention. Duquesne enters the final day of conference play tied with UMass for sixth in the A-10 with 10 points. George Mason and VCU (both 2-2-3 in league play) are tied for eighth. 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 Davidson match 171-172-45 all time and 93-93-17 in Atlantic 10 play.
• DU, which entered the season 4-11-3 on the road under third-year head coach Chase Brooks, is 4-4-2 on the road this season - including a 2-1-1 mark in conference play. The four road wins are the most by a Duquesne team since 2006 (4-4-2). On the flip side, DU is 1-5 at home with the win coming in their last home game (3-0 over St. Bonaventure on Oct. 24). The Dukes began the season 13-3-1 under Brooks on Rooney Field.
• Davidson is 1-6 on the road, including a 1-2 mark in conference play. The win came in double overtime at St. Bonaventure (2-1 on Oct. 14). The Wildcats have been shut out - and outscored 14-0 - in their other six road contests.
• Duquesne is 2-1-1 in its past four matches: 0-0 at VCU, 3-1 at George Mason, 3-0 at home over St. Bonaventure and a 2-1 double-overtime loss at Rhode Island. Dukes goalkeeper Sam Frymier has recorded 20 saves with three goals surrendered and D/M Colin Phillips has scored four times and added an assist over that span.
• Senior tri-captain Colin Phillips, was named A-10 co-Player of the Week on Oct. 26 after posting three goals and an assist in DU's wins over George Mason and St. Bonaventure. The Ottawa, Ontario native, leads the Dukes in points (26), goals (11), assists (4), shots (49) and shots on goal (18). 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. (0.69) and points/g. (1.63).
• Phillips enters the weekend ranked 11th nationally in total goals and total points. He is 11th in points per game and 15th in goals per game.
• Phillips' 11 goals and 26 points rank tied for third on Duquesne's all-time single-season list:
GOALS IN A SEASON
18 -- Damien Pottinger (2002)
12 -- Damien Pottinger (2003)
11 -- Colin Phillips (2015)
11 -- Joshua Patterson (2012)
POINTS IN A SEASON
42 -- Damien Pottinger (2002)
29 -- Damien Pottinger (2003)
26 -- Colin Phillips (2015)
26 -- Joshua Patterson (2012)
26 -- Simon Gomez (2011)
• 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 296 saves (school record is 387 by Terry McNelis from 1999-02). Frymier is tied for third in save percentage (.802) and shutouts (18) and tied for third in goals against average (1.13). 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 on Oct. 24. Frymier, who ranks 14th nationally in saves per game (4.80) and 15th in save percentage (.828) - both tops in the A-10, is 3-5-2 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 tied second-most on the team with Fredrik Borenstein. • Junior Bryan Fegley, who did not have a goal in his first 30 games as a Duke, has scored in two of DU's past three games (at Mason and vs. St. Bonaventure).
• Two of DU's 19 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 fourth 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 seven conference matches.
• DU is +16 on corner kicks (99-83), Davidson is -21 (73-94).
• Duquesne has been outscored by just two goals (21-19) this season.
• 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 additional 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: Atlantic 10 Championship play begins on Thursday, Nov. 12 at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Va. The tournament runs through Nov. 15. The official bracket will be announced by the A-10 following the completion of all games Saturday night.
