Duquesne (4-0-1), the lone undefeated team remaining in the Atlantic 10 Conference, heads to Moon Township, Pa. for its first road game of the season when it takes on Robert Morris (1-5-0) on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. The Dukes, off to their best start since 2014 (3-0-2), are looking to extend their winning streak to a school record-tying five games. Wednesday's match will be streamed live on
NEC Front Row.
THE SERIES VS. ROBERT MORRIS
- This is the 25th meeting between the Dukes and Colonials.
- DU and RMU have met every season since Duquesne began its program in 1995.
- Duquesne leads the series 15-6-3, however RMU holds a 5-4-3 advantage in matches at Moon Township.
- DU has gone 0-3-1 in its past four matches at Robert Morris, with the Dukes' last win at RMU coming on Sept. 23, 2009 (1-0).
- DU is 3-2-1 vs. the Colonials under current head coach Chase Brooks (0-2-1 at RMU).
- The past two matches at Robert Morris have gone to double overtime (a 2-1 RMU win on Sept. 27, 2015 and a 1-1 draw on Sept. 24, 2017).
- RMU is 1-3 at home this season, with a 2-1 win over Cal Baptist last Thursday. Duquesne is coming off a 2-1 home win over Cal Baptist on Sunday.
QUICK HITS
Duquesne's 4-0-1 start is its best since the 2014 team opened 3-0-2.
DU's UNDEFEATED STARTS
2002 - seven matches (5-0-2)
2008 - six matches (3-0-3)
2019 - five matches (4-0-1)
2014 - five matches (3-0-2)
- DU's four-game win streak is its longest since 2016 (also four in a row). The school record for consecutive wins is five, set in 2005 and matched in 2006.
- Duquesne has surrendered just three goals on 79 shots (30 on goal) through five matches.
- The Dukes haven't trailed since the 54th minute of the season opening draw with Bowling Green.
- Neither Duquesne nor its opponent enjoyed a lead of more than one goal this season, until DU jumped out to a 2-0 first half lead vs. Cal Baptist on Sunday.
- Zach Hall (3') & Moritz Kappelsberger (PK 33') tallied the DU goals vs. CBU.
- Freshman Nate Dragisich was named A-10 co-Rookie of the Week (Sept. 16) after registering the game-winning goal in the 89th minute vs. Niagara and following that with an assist on Zach Hall's goal in the 3rd minute of Sunday's win ovr CBU.
- Senior goalkeeper Robbie McKelvey, the Sept. 3 A-10 Defensive Player of the Week, has given up just three goals in 470 minutes. He enters the RMU game with 20 total saves and a 0.57 goals against average.
- DU's seven goals this season have come from six players: senior Zach Hall (eighth and ninth career vs. Bowling Green & vs. Cal Baptist), sophomore Manel Busquets (fifth career, and first game-winner, vs. Oakland), sophomore Eric Zech (first career vs. VMI), first-year St. John's transfer Jack Shearer (fourth career and first as a Duke vs. Niagara), Nate Dragisich (first career, game-winner in 89' vs. Niagara) & Moritz Kappelsberger (third career, game-winning PK in the 33rd minute vs. Cal Baptist).
- Zach Hall and Nate Dragisich lead the Dukes with 13 shots each. Hall and Jack Shearer are tied for the team lead with seven shots on goal apiece.
- 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).
- The Dukes return eight field players who started 10 or more games last season in seniors D Zach Hall (15/12) & D/M Ryan Landry (14/14), along with sophomores D Mortiz Kappelsberger (16/16), D/M Nathan Dossantos (16/16), D/M Rob Dymond (13/11), F Manel Busquets (15/15), D Eric Zech (16/16) and Kendall Newman (15/15). McKelvey started 12 of the 13 matches he played last season (1151 minutes). Landry was lost for the season due to a preseason foot injury.
- Busquets (11 points, 4 goals) and Dymond (7 points, 3 goals) were DU's top returning point-getters and goal scorers from last season. Hall and Kappelsberger (both 5 points, 2 goals) were next. Dossantos was the only other returnee with a point last year (2 points on one goal).
- Hall leads all returnees in career games (54) and starts (50). 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
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