Duquesne (5-7) starts off the 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference schedule with four straight road matches, beginning Friday night at Davidson (6-4). Before returning to Pittsburgh, the Dukes will make a stop in Richmond to play VCU (5-7).
 
THE SERIES
Duquesne is a perfect 8-0 against Davidson. The series began in 2003 when the teams played in the Duquesne Invitational. They met again in 2005 in Davidson for the Wildcat Classic. The teams did not face each other until Davidson joined the A-10 in 2014.

VCU leads the series 8-6. The Dukes and Rams met twice outside of A-10 play, splitting two matches in 1993 and 2000. Duquesne's biggest win over VCU was Nov. 24, 2013 when the Dukes won the Atlantic 10 Championship in four sets. The Rams have won three straight and five of the last six over the Dukes.
 
QUICK HITS

• This is Duquesne's 32^nd season in the Atlantic 10 Conference
• Camryn Vecera is second in the A-10 with 5.27 digs/set and 232 total digs
• Camryn Thomas is fifth in the league with 1.07 blocks/set
• Dani Suiter is third in the A-10 with 9.41 assists/set
• Davidson's Ellie Crosley leads the A-10 with a .429 hitting percentage
• VCU's Jasmin Sneed leads the league with 1.47 blocks/set

UP NEXT

• 9/28 at Fordham
• 9/29 at Rhode Island
• 10/5 Dayton
• 10/7 Saint Louis
• 10/9 Robert Morris