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Preview: @DuqWSoccer at Ohio State

Dukes play second Big Ten school in three matches

The Duquesne women's soccer team takes on their second Big Ten opponent in three matches when they travel to Ohio State on Sunday evening. The match will kickoff at 7:00 PM.
 
THE SERIES
This is the third match in a series that is tied at 1-1. The first meeting was in 1994, a 1-0 DUQ victory on Rooney Field. After an 18 year hiatus, the Dukes and Buckeyes met again in 2012 in Columbus, a 3-0 OSU win.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Duquesne is 1-7-0 against Big Ten schools, the last match was against #4 Penn State on Aug. 19
  • The Dukes' lone win over a Big Ten school was a 1-0 victory against Ohio State on Sept. 19, 1994
  • Ohio State is 1-2-0 this, defeating #5 Florida and falling to #3 Duke and #6 North Carolina
  • OSU was picked to finish second behind Penn State in the Big Ten preseason poll
  • The Buckeyes' Arden Holden, Sarah Roberts and Izzy Rodriguez were named Big Ten players to watch
  • The teams have a pair of common opponents – Penn State and Morehead State
  • Krya Murphy is one shutout away from becoming the program's all-time leader
UP NEXT
  • 9/2 vs. Binghamton
  • 9/6 at Pittsburgh
  • 9/9 vs. Morehead State
  • 9/14 Saint Francis U
 
 
 
 
 
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