Duquesne (8-7-1, 3-4), looking to secure a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship, heads to North Carolina to face Davidson (3-10-2, 2-5) on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+). The Dukes enter the final week of the A-10 regular season in a four-way tie for sixth with La Salle, George Washington and George Mason with nine points each. A win will clinch a top eight finish for the Dukes and ensure a spot in the Championship which begins on the home fields of the top four finishers on Nov. 9. Davidson needs a win and some help to secure a Top 8 spot. The complete bracket will be released by the Atlantic 10 office after the conclusion of Saturday's games. The Dukes are 2-5 on the road (1-2 in the A-10), while the Wildcats are 3-3-1 at home (2-2 in the A-10 win wins over St. Bonaventure and George Washington). This is Senior Night for the Wildcats.

CURRENT ATLANTIC 10 Standings

THE SERIES VS. DAVIDSON

• Davidson leads the series 3-1, including a 2-0 advantage at home.
• Davidson has won the past two meetings between the two.
• The Wildcats have scored 11 goals in 15 games. Seven of the scores have come in seven home matches.

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.
• The Dukes are 2-5 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.
• Five of Duquesne's seven losses have come by one-goal margins. The others were 2-0 at Cleveland State and 2-0 at Dayton.
• The Dukes have yet to surrender more than two goals in a game.
• Twelve of DU's 16 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, a 2-0 loss at Cleveland State on Oct. 15 and a 2-0 loss at Dayton on Oct. 23.
• 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 1.20 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 28 shots are second to Busquets' 38.
• Senior goalkeeper Robbie McKelvey, the two-time A-10 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 3 & 23), has 68 saves with a 1.03 goals against average. He has five shutouts: 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 currently ranks 11th nationally in total saves.
• Duquesne has surrendered just 17 goals in 16 matches (231 shots against, including 87 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 38 shots (14 on goal). Shearer leads the team with 15 on net.
• 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 (66) and starts (62). 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

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)

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).

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
Oct. 29 - NR