Box Score

FINAL: Duquesne 1, Cleveland State 0 (OT)

TEAM RECORDS: Duquesne 4-2-0 // Cleveland State 4-4-0

DUQUESNE STARTERS: #1 Kozlowski (GK) / #2 West / #3 Hall / #10 Mehta / #13 Borenstein / #15 Christensson / #18 Larson / #21 Walbert / #22 Alescio / #26 Fegley / #29 Poppas

CLEVELAND STATE STARTERS: #1 Drobac (GK) / #3 Milli / #4 Jandric / #5 Manesio / #6 Nagucki / #7 Hammoueda / #8 Blackwood / #9 Pio / #14 Lagania / #21 Koniarczyk / #28 Burgoa

KEEPERS OF RECORD: Kozlowski (4-2-0) // Drobac (2-2-0)

GOALS: Acqui (DUQ) 93'

QUICK RECAP:
Jallah Acqui scored from the top of the box in the 93rd minute to give Duquesne its third-straight dramatic win - this one coming by a 1-0 score in overtime at Cleveland State. The victory upped the Dukes' record to 4-2, while the loss dropped CSU to 4-4. Acqui, a freshman, took a deflection from a tackle near the top of the box and knocked it hard and high past Vikings' keeper Aleksandar Drobac for the game-winner. Evan Kozlowski, bolstered by a solid defensive front, stopped three Cleveland State shots in posting his second consecutive shutout. DU outshot CSU 18-11, including a 6-3 advantage on goal. Duquesne was the aggressor early, with seven shots in the first 15 minutes - including four by George Poppas. The Dukes outshot the Vikings 9-2 before CSU closed the gap to 13-6 at the half. Owen Rossi sent a cross to Diego Vieira in the 34th minute, but Vieira's shot from the left side was punched away by Drobac. Rossi had a nearly identical right-to-left cross that could not be run down by Nigel Seidu in the closing seconds of the half. Second half shots were even at 4-4, with Kozlowski coming well off the line to smother a CSU advance in the 54th minute. The game remained scoreless until Acqui's blast. The late goal has become a regular occurrence for the 2016 Dukes, whose four wins have come in dramatic fashion. Olav Hovstad scored in the 100th minute to give the Dukes a 2-1 come-from-behind OT win over Saint Francis on Aug. 26. DU scored twice in the final 5:04 - with Fredrik Borenstein netting the game-winner in the 89th minute - of a 2-1 win over Wofford on Sept 9 and Austin Stout scored with five seconds left in overtime to give Duquesne a 1-0 win over Canisius on Sept. 11.

DUQUESNE HEAD COACH Chase Brooks:
"We are a very resilient group - a group of guys who are finding that belief in themselves and are not afraid to work hard for 90-plus minutes. Every game we step onto the field, we know we have a chance to walk away with a W. Confidence and imposing your will on another team, that's what its all about, and we did that very well tonight."

UP NEXT
The Dukes return home to face Robert Morris in a Homecoming Weekend match on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7:00 p.m.