Duquesne (6-4-1, 2-1-1), which finds itself in the thick of the battle for an Atlantic 10 Championship berth, heads to Philadelphia to face another contender in Saint Joseph's (5-8-1, 3-2) on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

This is the third of three consecutive A-10 road games for the Dukes who have been idle since a 4-1 loss at VCU on Oct. 6. DU opened the three-game stretch with a 1-1 draw at Davidson on Oct. 2.

The Dukes and Hawks find themselves among a jumble of teams contending for a top four finish which will clinch an A-10 post-season home game (the top eight finishers qualify).

Click here for the current A-10 standings.

DU returns to Pittsburgh to begin a stretch of three home matches in eight days against St. Bonaventure on Wed., Oct. 20 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

 
THE SERIES VS. SAINT JOSEPH'S

• Duquesne leads the series 14-6-1, including an 8-3 advantage in Philadelphia.
• DU's eight wins at SJU are its second-most on an A-10 opponent's home field (exceeded only by nine victories at St. Bonaventure).
• DU is 8-0-1 in its past nine meetings with the Hawks (12-1-1 dating back to 2002).
• Duquesne has won the past five meetings on Hawk Hill.
• SJU was picked to finish 12th in the Atlantic 10 preseason Coaches Poll (DU was picked tied for 10th).
• The Hawks, who have dropped their past three home games, are 1-5 at home with an A-10 win over George Mason (3-1 on Sept. 17).

LAST GAME

• VCU broke open a tight match with back-to-back goals one minute apart (52' & 53') to hand Duquesne its first A-10 defeat by a 4-1 score in Richmond.
• The Dukes outshot the Rams 18-17, but VCU had three more shots on goal (9-6).
• Duquesne had nine corners to VCU's seven.
• Duquesne, which had scored one goal in its four previous meetings with VCU, matched that total on a goal from Maxi Hopfer in the 76th minute. The goal was DU's first in three all-time trips to SportsBackers Stadium.

AN AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE
Two of Duquesne's four losses have come on the road to nationally-ranked teams (at then-No. 3 Pitt and at then-No. 17 Kentucky) a third came at Power 5 Michigan State and the fourth also came on the road to a team, VCU, that was receiving votes in the Top 25 at the time of the match.

THIS YEAR

• DU's 22 goal total has more than quadrupled the team's output (5) in its seven 2021 spring matches.
• Maxi Hopfer, a member of the 2020 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, leads the Dukes with 20 points including braces against Saint Francis U, Canisius and La Salle.
• Hopfer, who leads the Dukes in points (20), goals (8), shots (43) and shots on goal (20), ranks T10th nationally in points per game (1.8) and T15th in goals per game (0.73).
• Seven players have accounted for the Dukes' 22 goals with Hopfer (8), Ryan Goodhew (3), Zach Mowka (3), Nate Dragisich (3), Ryan Landry (2) and Logan Muck (2) all multiple goal scorers.
• Eleven players have registered at least one assist for DU.
• Junior Domenic Nascimben has played every minute in net for the Dukes. His 52 saves in 11 games rank T17th nationally through Wednesday. His 4.73 saves per game is the best average in the A-10 and ranks T21st nationally.
• Nascimben has a pair of shutouts this season (4-0 over Canisius & 3-0 over La Salle). He also registered his first career point with a secondary assist on the game-winning goal vs. Saint Francis U. He was named A-10 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 20 (following the shutout win over Canisius and 3-1 victory over GW).
• DU's 2021 captains are #1 Domenic Nascimben (GK) and #17 Ryan Landry (D/M).

MAXI HOPFER ON NATIONAL LISTS
thru Wednesday

Points	20	T13th
Points/g.	1.82	T10th
Goals	8	T14th
Goals/g.	0.73	T15th

Hopfer leads the A-10 in goals/g (0.73), points/g (1.82) and total goals (8) thru Wednesday


PROGRAM NOTES

• Duquesne is in its ninth season under head coach Chase Brooks. Brooks has led the Dukes to three Atlantic 10 Conference tournament appearances (2013, 2015 & 2016).
• The Dukes return 10 of 11 starters from the 2021 spring roster.
• A total of 15 players made their Duquesne debut in the spring.
• DU returns just six players from its 2019 roster.
• Fifth-year defender/midfielder Ryan Landry leads all returnees in career games played (63) and career starts (57). Kendall Newman (34 games), Nate Dragisich (35 games) and Eric Zech (33 games) are the only other field players who entered the season with more than seven games of experience in a Duquesne uniform.
• The Dukes have eight transfers in junior M/F Ade Akinjogbin (Wofford), sophomore M Rodrigo Albayeros (Florida Atlantic), sophomore D Jacob Benintendi (Xavier), junior D Jaime Borjas (Graceland U.), sophomore M Harper Cook (American), freshman F Jayden Da (Washington & Jefferson), junior M Logan Muck (Evansville) and sophomore D Torge Witteborg (Ottawa University-Arizona). Cook and Da joined the team this summer, the other six participated in the spring season.
• Duquesne has produced the 14th-most Men's Soccer Academic All-Americas (11) over the past 20 years.
• DU has been recognized by the United Soccer Coaches for its outstanding academic performance with a Team Academic Award (minimum 3.0 team GPA) 19 times in the past 22 years. No other Atlantic 10 men's soccer program has been recognized more than Duquesne since the award was instituted in 1996.
• Duquesne produced at least one Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team member in seven of the past eight years including current roster members Ryan Landry (2016), Nate Dragisich (2019) and Maxi Hopfer (2020).

GOALS SCORED BY MINUTE

Total	1-15'	16-30'	31-45'	46-60'	61-75'	76-90'	91-110'
22	6	2	3	4	4	1	2

GOALS ALLOWED BY MINUTE

Total	1-15'	16-30'	31-45'	46-60'	61-75'	76-90'	91-110'
23	2	5	3	7	3	3	0

QUICKEST GOAL
1:48 by Maxi Hopfer vs. La Salle on Sept. 25

QUICKEST GOAL BY AN OPPONENT
11:06 by Jeff Thielman, Saint Francis U on Aug. 31

LATEST GOAL
106:10 by Ryan Goodhew vs. Robert Morris on Aug. 29

LATEST GOAL AGAINST
89:57 by Maximus Rigby, Saint Francis U on Aug. 31 (4-3 DU win)

GAME-WINNING GOALS AFTER 80'
94:03 by Zach Mowka vs. Saint Francis U on Aug. 31
106:10 by Ryan Goodhew vs. Robert Morris on Aug. 29

MULTI-GOAL GAMES
2 - Maxi Hopfer vs. Saint Francis U on Aug. 31
2 - Maxi Hopfer vs. Canisius on Sept. 15
2 - Maxi Hopfer vs. La Salle on Sept. 25

MULTI-ASSIST GAMES
2 - Maxi Hopfer vs. Canisius on Sept. 15
2 - Ryan Landry vs. GW on Sept. 18


CAREER LEADERS
Goals
Maxi Hopfer (10), Nate Dragisich (6), Ryan Landry (4), Ryan Goodhew (3), Zach Mowka (3), Logan Muck (3), Jack Emanuel (1), Eric Zech (1)
Assists
Nate Dragisich (10), Ryan Landry (10),  Maxi Hopfer (4), Zach Mowka (3), Ryan Goodhew (2), Logan Muck (2), Ade Akinjogbin (1), Jaime Borjas (1), Jayden Da (1), Jack Emanuel (1), Domenic Nascimben (1), Tom Tzabari (1), Eric Zech (1)
Points
Maxi Hopfer (24), Nate Dragisich (22), Ryan Landry (18), Zach Mowka (9), Ryan Goodhew (8), Logan Muck (8), Jack Emanuel (3), Eric Zech (3), Ade Akinjogbin (1), Jaime Borjas (1), Jayden Da (1), Domenic Nascimben (1), Tom Tzabari (1)
Games
Ryan Landry (63), Nate Dragisich (35), Kendall Newman (34), Eric Zech (33), Domenic Nascimben (24)
Starts
Ryan Landry (57), Nate Dragisich (34), Eric Zech (32), Kendall Newman (30), Domenic Nascimben (23)

Logan Muck (53/26) played in 36 games with 21 starts at Evansville
Ade Akinjogbin (34/23) played in 20 games with 14 starts at Wofford
Rodrigo Albayeros (24/7) played in seven games at Florida Atlantic
Harper Cook (23/9)played in 12 games with two starts at American


2021 ATLANTIC 10 AWARD WINNERS
Sept. 7 - Maxi Hopfer - Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 20 - Domenic Nascimben - Defensive Player of the Week