Duquesne (8-5-1, 3-2), which saw its two-match Atlantic 10 win streak snapped in a 2-1 double-overtime defeat to UMass on Saturday night, hits the road to face Dayton (8-7, 3-2) on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).
The Dukes begin the week in a three-way tie for fourth in the A-10 with the Flyers, Fordham and George Mason. The top four finishers host first round A-10 Championship games. Duquesne is 2-4 on the road (1-1 in A-10 play) while Dayton is 6-1 at home, including a 2-0 mark in league play.

THE SERIES VS. DAYTON

• Dayton leads the series 12-7-1, including a 6-1-1 advantages in matches at Dayton.
• In the last meeting at Dayton, DU earned its first point at UD since 2003 with a 1-1 draw on Oct. 29, 2016.
• Duquesne's last series win came on Oct. 13, 2006 (2-1 in Pittsburgh). The Dukes are 0-8-1 vs. the Flyers in the past nine meetings.
• DU's last win at Dayton came on Oct. 31, 2003 by a 3-1 count.

QUICK HITS

• Duquesne has been ranked in Southeast Region of the United Soccer Coaches Poll four times this season:  #10 on Sept. 17, #7 on Sept. 24, #8 on Oct. 8 & #10 on Oct. 15.
• Duquesne begins the week in a four-way tie with Dayton, Fordham and George Mason for fourth place in the A-10 (nine points each). The top four finishers host first round A-10 Championship games. The Dukes will not face either Fordham or Mason in conference play.
• The Dukes are 2-4 on the road.
• DU won back-to-back road games at Robert Morris and Saint Joseph's earlier this season. It was the first time since 2009 that a Dukes' team won two straight on the road.
• Four of Duquesne's five losses have come by 2-1 scores. The other was a 2-0 defeat at Cleveland State.
• The Dukes have yet to surrender more than two goals in a game.
• Eleven of DU's 14 matches have been decided by one or fewer goals. The exceptions are a 2-0 win at Robert Morris on Sept. 18, a 4-0 win over St. Bonaventure on Oct. 5 and a 2-0 loss at Cleveland State on Oct. 15.
• DU has played in just one match where either team scored more than two goals (a 4-0 Duquesne win over St. Bonaventure on Oct. 5).
• The four goals vs. the Bonnies were DU's most in a conference game since a 4-0 win over George Washington on Oct. 26, 2014.
• Duquesne won a school record six in a row prior to falling at Saint Francis (2-1) on Sept. 24. The six-game streak broke the school record of five set in 2005 and matched in 2006.
• Sophomore forward Manel Busquets leads the Dukes with seven goals and 18 points. The seven goals are the most by a Duke since Colin Phillips netted 13 in 2015.
• Busquets is second in the A-10 at 1.39 points per game.
• Jack Shearer is second on the team with five goals and Zach Hall is next with four.
• Freshman Nate Dragisich, a two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 16 & Oct. 7), leads the team with five assists. He is tied with Busquets and Shearer for the team lead with two game-winning goals. His 27 shots are second to Busquets' 36.
• Senior goalkeeper Robbie McKelvey, the two-time A-10 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 3 & 23), has 59 saves in 14 games with a 0.97 goals against average. He has five shutouts in 14 starts (vs. Oakland, vs. VMI, at Robert Morris, vs. St. Bonaventure & vs. George Washington) and has yet to give up more than two scores in a game this season. He began the week ranked among the Top 15 nationally in total saves.
• Duquesne has surrendered just 14 goals in 14 matches (198 shots against, including 75 on goal).
• DU's 20 goals have come from six players. Sophomore Manel Busquets (7), first-year St. John's transfer Jack Shearer (5), senior Zach Hall (4) & freshman Nate Dragisich (2) have all scored multiple goals this season.
• Busquets leads the Dukes with 36 shots and 14 shots on goal. Shearer (13), Hall (12) and Dragisich (10) also have double-digit shots on goal.
• Duquesne is in its seventh season under head coach Chase Brooks. Brooks has led the Dukes to three Atlantic 10 Conference tournament appearances (2013, 2015 & 2016).
• DU has just seven upperclassmen on the roster: seniors Zach Hall, Robbie McKelvey, Owen Rossi, Scott Rissler and injured defender Ryan Landry and juniors Waleed Cherif and Jack Shearer.
• Hall leads all returnees in career games (64) and starts (60). Ryan Landry, who is out for the season (foot injury) was next at 45 and 39. No other returning field player entered the season with more than 16 games played (Dossantos, Kappelsberger & Zech at 16 each).
• The Dukes have 11 first-year players on the 2019 roster including nine freshmen (including one redshirt) and a pair of transfers in junior F Jack Shearer (St. John's) and junior F Waleed Charif (West Liberty). Shearer, a native of Aliquippa, Pa., played in 35 matches with 26 starts in two seasons at SJU.

ATLANTIC 10 HONORS THIS SEASON
Sept. 3 - Robbie McKelvey, Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 9 - Eric Zech, co-Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 16 - Nate Dragisich, co-Rookie of the Week
Sept. 23 - Robbie McKelvey, Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 23 - Manel Busquets, Offensive Player of the Week
Oct. 7 - Nate Dragisich, Rookie of the Week

Sept 23 marked just the third time in school history that Duquesne had two players earn A-10 honors in the same week (the two previous came last year).

MOST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS IN A SEASON
5 - Terry McNelis (1999)
4 - Zach Varga (2003)
3 - Simon Gomez (2010)
2 - Nate Dragisich (2019)

DUQUESNE IN THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES SOUTHEAST REGION POLL
Sept. 3 - NR
Sept. 10 - NR
Sept. 17 - #10 (4-0-1)
Sept. 24 - #7 (6-0-1)
Oct. 1 - NR
Oct. 8 - #8 (7-3-1)
Oct. 15 - #10 (8-3-1)
Oct. 22 - NR