Duquesne (2-5-2, 0-0-1) got goals from Manel Busquets (49') and Ian Larson (61') - and a pair of assists from Austin Stout - to battle back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to tie Saint Joseph's (6-3-1, 0-0-1) in the Atlantic 10 opener for both schools at Rooney Field. The Dukes, who outshot the Hawks 24-6, complete the nonconference portion of the schedule on Tuesday night against Cleveland State (7:00 p.m.).

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Saint Joseph's Ritchie Barry opened the scoring with a goal in the 12th minute. Barry ran down a long pass from Alvin Dahn, beat DU keeper Robbie McKelvey to the ball at the top of the box, and poked it in the right side for his fourth goal of the season.
• The Hawks made it 2-0 when Frantz Pierrot took a pass from Alan Kahlenbeck, turned and found the back of the net from the top of the box.
• Duquesne outshot Saint Joseph's 11-5, including 8-3 on goal in the opening 45 minutes.
• Duquesne tied it in the 49th minute when an Austin Stout shot was blocked and gathered in by Manel Busquets, who banked a shot in off the top right corner of the crossbar. It was the third goal of the season for the DU freshman.
• The Dukes tied it when Ian Larson took a pass from Stout and blasted a shot from outside to box to the bottom right corner in the 61st minute.
• Duquesne, which outshot Saint Joe's 12-0 in the second half, kept the pressure on, especially late in the half.
• Stout had a chance in the 77th minute when his shot off a mishandled save was cleared off the line by a Saint Joe's defender.
• Larson's shot from the left side off a beautiful give-and-go was saved by SJU keeper Joseph Boehm in the 81st minute.
• A sliding Busquets just missed getting a foot on a ball from Larson in the 82nd minute.
• Larson blasted another shot wide in the 85th minute.
• DU had a 23-5 advantage in shots (15-3 on goal) at the end of regulation.
• SJU nearly ended it in the 92nd minute when Aiden Watkins drilled a shot off the crossbar.
• DU, who entered the game leading the nation in corner kicks per game, finished with 12 to zero for SJU.
• Boehm finished with 13 saves for SJU.
• Busquets led the Dukes with six shots, including a game-high four on net.
• Duquesne, who has started at least six freshmen in all nine matches this season, started six first-year players.

DUQUESNE HEAD COACH CHASE BROOKS
     "It was a tale of two halves tonight. In the second half, the boys really came out with the energy that we needed and that's what it takes in the Atlantic 10. Every game is a fight, every game is going to be a battle, we've got to represent who Duquesne is for 90 minutes. It was really nice to see our guys respond the way they did, it was a tough earned point but we will take it and move forward."