Preview: @DuqWSoccer at Pitt

Thursday evening marks The City Match on the Pitch

The Duquesne women's soccer team, who has not lost since Aug. 19^th, will put their two-match winning streak on the line Thursday night against Pittsburgh. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Ambrose Urbanic Field in the Petersen Sports Complex in Oakland.

THE SERIES
This is the 14^th time the Dukes and Panthers have met. Pitt leads the series 9-4-0. The first match was Oct. 3, 1996, a 2-0 Duquesne victory. In 2014, the Dukes ended an 8-match Pitt winning streak with a 1-0 double overtime thriller on a goal by Caroline Lacy. In 2016, Kyra Murphy made eight saves in a 2-0 nothing blanking of the Panthers. Katie O'Connor and Melea Fabean netted goals for the Dukes. Last season, the Panthers' Vildan Kardesler scored in double overtime in Pitt's 1-0 win on Rooney Field.

QUICK HITS

Duquesne is 2-4-0 against the Atlantic Coast Conference – the Dukes are 2-2 against Pitt since they joined in 2013 and 0-1 against Miami and Wake Forest
The teams have two common opponents – Morehead State and Jacksonville
Murphy has a two match shutout streak going and has not allowed a goal in 182 minutes
After Sunday's win over Binghamton, she became the program's all-time shutout leader with 22
This match will feature 25 freshman - 14 for Duquesne and 11 for Pitt
Katie O'Connor needs two assists to pass Linnea Faccenda to move into second on the all-time list
She needs 12 points to become the program's all-time point leader