9/26/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
| DUQUESNE MEN'S SOCCER GAMEDAY | |
| Game 8 | Duquesne (5-2) at Navy (2-4-1) |
| Date | Time | Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Glenn Warner Soccer Facility (1,500)/Grass | Annapolis, Md. |
| Live Stream | Patriot League Network |
| Live Statistics | Stat Broadcast |
| Social Media | @ DuqMSoccer  |
Duquesne (5-2), winner of four in a row, heads to Annapolis, Md. to face Navy (2-4-1) on Tuesday night. The match, set for a 7:00 p.m., will be streamed live by the Patriot League Netowrk. The Dukes are coming off a 1-0 win over Robert Morris on Friday.
THE SERIES
This is the second meeting between the Midshipmen and the Dukes. On Sept. 24, 2000, Duquesne dropped a 3-0 decision to the Mids in Annapolis in the Naval Academy Tournament.
QUICK HITS
- This is the 22nd season for the Duquesne men's soccer program.
- The Dukes began the week with an NCAA RPI of 16. The next-best RPI by an Atlantic 10 school is Saint Louis at No. 40. George Washington (50) is the only other A-10 school with an RPI under 100.
- All seven of Duquesne's games have been decided by one goal.
- DU has limited six of its seven opponents to one or fewer goals.
- The Dukes, with senior Evan Kozlowski in goal, have posted three consecutive shutouts. The last time DU posted three or more shutouts in a row was in the first four games of the 2013 season, which was head coach Chase Brooks' first on the Bluff.
- Duquesne has outshot its last three opponents (Canisius, at Cleveland State and Robert Morris) 48 to 31.
- Four Duquesne's five wins have come in dramatic fashion, including three on Rooney Field:
* Aug. 26 vs. Saint Francis U - Olav Hovstad scored in the 100th minute to give the Dukes a 2-1 come-from-behind OT win
* Sept. 9 vs. Wofford - DU scored twice in the final 5:04 - with Fredrik Borenstein netting the game-winner in 89th minute - of a 2-1 win
* Sept. 11 vs. Canisius - Austin Stout scored with five seconds left in the first overtime to give Duquesne a 1-0 win
* Sept. 20 at Cleveland State - Freshman Jallah Acqui scored in the 93rd minute in a 1-0 win
- The Dukes followed the SFU game with a 1-0 loss at then-No. 17 Kentucky on August 30. DU nearly came back from a 3-0 halftime deficit in a 3-2 defeat at Wright State on Labor Day. The Dukes got goals from Zach Hall in the 61st minute and Borenstein in the 73rd, but could not find the back of the net again before time expired. DU has won three in a row since the near comeback at WSU.
- Duquesne's first three opponents: Saint Francis U (2nd in Northeast), then-No. 17 Kentucky (1st in Conference USA) and Wright State (T1st in Horizon) were all picked first or second in their conference's preseason poll.
- This is just the second home game for Navy. The Midshipmen defeated Northern Illinois, 2-0, at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility on Sept. 2.
- Duquesne is the third Atlantic 10 opponent on the Navy schedule. The Midshipmen lost 1-0 at George Washington on Sept. 11 and posted a 1-0 win at Saint Joseph's on Sept. 17.
- The Dukes are outscoring opponents 9-2 in the second half and overtime.
- Balance has been the early-season theme for the Dukes who have eight players with two or more points, and none with more than six. DU's nine goals have come from six players: Fredrik Borenstein (3), Chris Alescio, Olav Hovstad, Zach Hall, Austin Stout and Jallah Acqui (plus one own goal).
- Freshman Ryan Landry is tied with Bryan Fegley for the team lead with two assists, including a feed on Olav Hovstad's game-winner in the win over Saint Francis U.
- Junior midfielder Fredrik Borenstein, DU's top returning point-getter with seven last season, leads the team with three goals and six points. The Norway native also leads the team in career goals with nine. Senior Chris Alescio ranks second on the team with six career goals, including one this season.
- Freshman Jallah Acqui was named A-10 co-Rookie of the Week on Monday. The Upper Darby, Pa. native was honored for his game-winning goal in the 93rd minute of DU's 1-0 win at Cleveland State on Sept. 20.
- DU goalkeeper Evan Kozlowski, who put together an MVP performance at the Sept. 9 & 11 Duquesne Invitational, has posted three-straight shutouts. The redshirt senior has posted a total of nine saves in the wins over Canisius (1-0) and at Cleveland State (1-0 in OT). The last team to score on the Dukes was Wofford in the 58th minute on Sept. 9.
UP NEXT
The Dukes complete the non-conference portion of the schedule at home against Buffalo on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7:00 p.m.
