The Duquesne volleyball team continues tournament play when they travel to Moon Township, Pa. for the RMU Sheraton Invitational. The Dukes (4-5) play twice on Friday - Purdue Fort Wayne (7-4) at 1:00 p.m. and Houston (11-1) at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, Duquesne plays Eastern Michigan (8-3) at 1:00 p.m.
 
THE SERIES
Duquesne has played Purdue Fort Wayne four times and holds a 1-3 record against the Mastodons. The series started in 2006 and continued in 2011, 2013 and 2014. The Dukes meet Eastern Michigan for the fourth time in a series that began in 1992. The also met in 2003 and 2013 with the Eagles winning all three matches. Duquesne and Houston match up for the first time.

QUICK HITS

• Purdue Fort Wayne plays in the Summit League and shares a pair of common opponents – EMU and RMU
• Houston plays in the American Athletic Conference and has the same common opponents - EMU and RMU
• Eastern Michigan plays in the Mid-American Conference and has seven common opponents – Bowling Green, Fordham, Houston, Manhattan, Purdue Fort Wayne, Robert Morris and Toledo
• Houston is the first AAC opponent for Duquesne since Temple in 2015
• Purdue Fort Wayne is the Dukes' first Summit League opponent since North Dakota State in 2007
• DUQ's opponents in this tournament have a combined record of 26-8 (.764)
• Camryn Vecera leads the A-10 with 189 digs
• Dani Suiter is second in the A-10 with 0.38 aces/set and 9.41 assists/set
• As a team, the Dukes lead the A-10 with 1.41 aces/set and are second with 16.8 digs/set
• Duquesne has played 26 matches on Robert Morris' campus, but this weekend will mark the first time they play at the North Athletic Complex

UP NEXT

• 9/21 at Davidson
• 9/23 at VCU
• 9/28 at Fordham
• 9/29 at Rhode Island
• 10/5 Dayton