Preview: @DuqMSoccer Opens at Marshall

Dukes and Thundering Herd Meet Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Duquesne men's soccer (0-0-0) opens its 24th season at Marshall's (0-0-0) Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. The Dukes are 12-9-2 all-time in season openers, including a 2-5-2 mark when opening on the road. DU is 3-1-1 in opening games under sixth-year head coach Chase Brooks (1-1-1 on the road), including a 0-0 tie at Marshall on Aug. 29, 2014 (Brooks' second season). DU follows the Marshall game with five in a row at home.

THE SERIES

The is the sixth game in the series which is tied at 2-2-1. It is the fourth meeting in the past five seasons between the Dukes and Thundering Herd.
In the only other meeting in Huntington, W.Va., DU and MU tied 0-0 (2OT) on Aug. 29, 2014.
Marshall has won the past two, 1-0 on Sept. 4, 2015 and 3-1 on Aug. 31, 2017. Both games were on Rooney Field.

QUICK HITS

Duquesne is in its sixth season under head coach Chase Brooks. Brooks has led the Dukes to three Atlantic 10 Conference tournament appearances (2013, 2015 & 2016).
The Dukes return six starters in junior forward Zach Hall (17 games/17 starts), junior defender/midfielder Ryan Landry (15/14), senior defender/midfielder Ian Larson (15/15), senior midfielder Noah Mehta (10/10), senior midfielder Austin Stout (17/17) and junior goalkeeper Robbie McKelvey (15/15, 1,280 minutes).
Hall (13 points, 5 goals) and Larson (11 points, 4 goals) are DU's top returning point-getters and goal scorers.
Landry (4), Hall (3) and Larson (3) led returnees in assists last season.
Hall leads the team in career goals with five and career starts with 34. Mehta leads the team in career games with 45.
The Dukes have 15 first-year players on the 2018 roster including 14 freshmen and junior Pitt transfer M Alec Anselmo. Anselmo played in 30 matches with 16 starts in two seasons with the Panthers.
Of the 15 newcomers, eight are international players: F Manel Busquets (Spain), M/F Denis Celik (Germany), D/M Nathan Dossantos (Canada), D/M Rob Dymond (New Zealand), D Moritz Kappelsberger (Germany), GK Dominic Nascimben (Australia), M/F Gylfi Stefansson (Iceland) and F Eric Zech (Germany).
Overall, DU has 10 international players, including returners seniors Noah Mehta (Canada) and Olav Hovstad (Norway).