Duquesne (5-0-1), winner of a school record-tying five in a row, opens Atlantic 10 play at Saint Joseph's (3-3-0) at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. SJU, picked to finish 8th in the A-10 preseason poll, is in the second game of a five-game homestand. The Hawks have won three of their past four, including a 4-1 win over William & Mary on Tuesday. This is the second of five consecutive road matches for the Dukes who extended their win streak to five, with 2-0 victory at Robert Morris on Wednesday. DU is looking to post back-to-back road wins for the first time since 2009 (at Saint Joe's and at Temple).

THE SERIES VS. SAINT JOSEPH'S

• Duquesne leads the overall series 13-6-1, including a 7-3-0 advantage in matches at Philadelphia.
• DU has won the past four in Philly.
• The Dukes had a seven-game series win streak prior to last year's 2-2 (2OT) draw in Pittsburgh. The seven-match streak was Duquesne's longest against any A-10 school since the inception of the Dukes' program in 1995.
• Duquesne has won 11 of the past 13 meetings and is 11-1-1 vs. the Hawks over that span.
• SJU's last series win came on Oct. 22, 2006 in Philadelphia (1-0). The Hawks last win in Pittsburgh was on Oct. 7, 2001 (1-0).
• Duquesne is 1-0-0 on the road and Saint Joseph's is 2-2-0 at home this season.

QUICK HITS
Duquesne's 5-0-1 start marks the first time the Dukes have been undefeated through six matches since 2008 (3-0-3). It is the first time since the 2005 Atlantic 10 regular season co-Championship season that the Dukes have posted five wins in their first six games.

DU's UNDEFEATED STARTS
2002 - seven matches (5-0-2)
2019 - six matches (5-0-1)
2008 - six matches (3-0-3)

• Jack Shearer (53') and Manel Busquets (79') led the Dukes to a 2-0 win at Robert Morris on Wednesday. It was DU's first win at RMU since 2009 (ending a four-match winless streak in Moon Township)
• Duquesne was ranked 10th in the Southeast Region of the Sept. 17 United Soccer Coaches Poll.
• DU's five-game win streak has tied the school record set in 2005 and matched in 2006.
• Duquesne has surrendered just three goals on 96 shots (34 on goal) through six 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 Sept. 15.
• DU's 2-0 win at Robert Morris marked its first decided by a two-goal margin this season.
• Senior goalkeeper Robbie McKelvey, the Sept. 3 A-10 Defensive Player of the Week, has given up just three goals in 560 minutes. He enters the SJU game with 30 total saves, a 0.48 goals against average and three shutouts (vs. Oakland, vs. VMI and at Robert Morris).
• DU's nine 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 and sixth career vs. Oakland and at Robert Morris; the Oakland goal was a game-winner), first-year St. John's transfer Jack Shearer (fourth career and first as a Duke vs. Niagara & second goal was a game-winner at Robert Morris), sophomore Eric Zech (first career vs. VMI), Nate Dragisich (first career, game-winner in 89' vs. Niagara) & Moritz Kappelsberger (third career, game-winning PK in the 33rd minute vs. Cal Baptist).
• Sophomore Manel Busquets leads the Dukes with 15 shots. Jack Shearer and Zach Hall lead the team in shots on goal with nine and eight respectively.
• 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. Newman made his season debut at Robert Morris (return from 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 (55) and starts (51). 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