9/18/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
| DUQUESNE MEN'S SOCCER GAMEDAY | |
| Game 7 | Duquesne (2-4-0) at Temple (1-4-1) |
| Date | Time | Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Temple Sports Complex | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Watch | Live Stream |
| In-Game Statistics | Live Stats |
| Social Media | @ DuqMSoccer  |
Duquesne (2-4), which snapped a three-match losing streak with a 2-1 win over Navy on Saturday, heads to Philadelphia to face Temple (1-4-1) on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 3:00 p.m. This is the first of three in a row on the road for the Dukes.
THE SERIES
Temple leads the series 8-7-2, including a 4-3-1 advantage in matches in Philadelphia. This is the first time the two are meeting in a nonconference game. Duquesne won four of the last six matches between the two when Temple was still a member of the Atlantic 10. This is the first DU/TU game since a 2-1 Temple win at Ambler Soccer Field on Oct. 7, 2012. This is Duquesne's first game at the Owl's Temple Sports Complex.
QUICK HITS
- This is the 23rd season for the Duquesne men's soccer program.
- DU is in its fifth season under head coach Chase Brooks. Brooks has led the Dukes to Atlantic 10 Championship appearances in 2013, 2015 and 2016.
- The Dukes are 0-2 on the road this season with a 4-2 opening-day loss at Saint Francis U (Aug. 25), a 2-0 loss at Bucknell on Sept. 9. This is just the second home match for Temple, who lost in OT to Rider 1-0 on Sept. 3 at Temple Sports Complex.
- Temple has scored three goals and surrendered nine on the young season. Duquesne has found the back of the net 10 times, with 11 goals against.
- DU's seven returning starters include: grad student D Cody West (18 games/18 starts), sophomore F Zach Hall (18/17), junior D/M Ian Larson (17/16), senior M Fredrik Borenstein (18/15), junior M Noah Mehta (17/11), sophomore D/M Ryan Landry (16/11) and senior M/F George Poppas (18/10).
- Duquesne returned 13 of its 16 goals scored last season (DU benefitted from one own goal) in the form of Borenstein (3), Larson (2), Landry (2), Hall (2), junior M Austin Stout (2), sophomore F Jallah Acqui (1) and junior M/F Olav Hovstad (1).
- DU also returned its top five point-getters from last season in Borenstein (nine points, 3g/3a). Landry (seven points, 2g/3a), Larson (six points, 2g/2a), Hall (five points, 2g/1a) and Stout (four points, 2g).
- Borenstein leads the team in career points (26), goals (9) and assists (8). He has three career game-winners.
- Borenstein (52g/34 starts) and senior George Poppas (41g/12starts) were DU's two most-experienced returnees in terms ot total games played entering the season.
- The Dukes, who are looking to replace goalkeeper Evan Kozlowski who posted nine shutouts in starting all 18 games last season, opened the season with sophomore Scott Rissler in net. It was Rissler's first Division I game. Sophomore Robbie McKelvey made his first career start vs. Bloomsburg (59:36) and combined with Rissler (30:24) for the shutout. McKelvey has been in net for the past four games.
- Sophomores Zach Hall and Jallah Acqui lead the Dukes with five points each. Hall's nine shots on goal are the team high.
- Freshman Tyrese Edwards came off the bench to score a pair of second-half goals vs. Bloomsburg. Edwards, who logged 37 minutes, scored in the 76th and 78th minute. The Brampton, Ontario native took a team high six shots, including a team-most four on goal.
- Hall, Edwards and Acqui lead the Dukes with two goals each.
- Duquesne's five goals vs. Bloomsburg tied its high under Brooks set in a 5-0 win at St. Bonaventure on Oct. 12, 2014.
- DU's five first-half goals this season are four more than it had in the first half of 18 games last year.
- Graduate student Cody West and junior Olav Hovstad are the team captains for 2017.
UP NEXT
The Dukes are at Robert Morris on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 1:00 p.m.
