Duquesne (9-11, 3-4 A_10) puts its three-match winning streak on the line Friday night when they host George Mason (6-11, 4-3) at 7PM.
 
THE SERIES
The series is tied at 6-6. The series began in 1986 and was the then-Duchesses' sixth match playing at the Division I level. The Patriots won all five nonconference matches. The teams did not play from 1993 until 2013 when Mason joined the A-10. Duquesne has won six of seven league matches. The Dukes have never lost to the Patriots at home.
 
QUICK HITS

• Duquesne is 5-3 at home this season
• Mason is 0-6 on the road this season
• The Dukes are coming off wins over Saint Louis, Robert Morris and La Salle
• Mason dropped their last two matches against VCU and Davidson
• The teams share two nonconference opponents – Youngstown State and Lehigh
• Duquesne's Camryn Vecera is second in the league with 5.05 digs/set
• Duquesne's Dani Suiter is third in the A-10 with 9.41 assists/set
• Mason's Catie Espinoza is fifth in the A-10 with 5.49 digs/set
• Mason's Peyton Ehmke is fifth in the A-10 with 1.06 blocks/set
   

UP NEXT

• 10/21 George Washington
• 10/26 Rhode Island
• 10/28 Fordham
• 11/2 at La Salle
• 11/9 at Saint Louis