MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Duquesne University women's soccer team (0-1-0) held No. 11 West Virginia (1-0-0) to just five shots on goal, but the Dukes failed to find the back of the net, falling 2-0 to the Mountaineers in the season-opener at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
The Dukes will head home to Arthur J. Rooney Field on Sunday to face Loyola Marymount in the home opener on the Bluff at noon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The game remained scoreless for the first 27 minutes, until WVU's Jordan Brewster found Jade Gentile for the first score of the season.
- The Dukes' defense hung tough, as only five of 21 shots reached the net.
- In the 84th minute, WVU's Julianne Vallerland found the back of the net, as a shot to the top right corner put the Mountaineers up 2-0.
- In her first game as a Duke, LIU-Brooklyn transfer goalkeeper Megan Virgin made a few several key stops in net, finishing the contest with three saves.
- WVU totaled 10 corner kicks on the evening, while Duquesne tallied a single corner.
- An offsides call against the Dukes in the 27th minute halted a scoring opportunity.
DUQUESNE HEAD COACH AL ALVINE
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I was happy with the way our group battled tonight. We didn't create much in the way of chances, but had some good moments when we were able to keep the ball and string some passes together. We were in the game right up until the final minutes of the game, which hasn't always been the case when we've visited Morgantown. We'll regroup tomorrow and prepare for our home opener on Sunday."
