Duquesne (6-5-1, 2-2-1), which finds itself in the thick of the battle for an Atlantic 10 Championship berth, returns to Pittsburgh for its first home match since Sept. 25 when it takes on St. Bonaventure (3-8-1, 2-3) on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

This is the first of three consecutive home games for the Dukes who are coming off a 3-1 defeat at Saint Joseph's on Saturday.

DU is looking to get back on the winning track on Rooney Field where the Dukes are 5-0 this season. St. Bonaventure is the last team to defeat Duquesne at home, by a 2-0 score in the last meeting between the two on Mar. 27.

The Dukes and Bonnies find themselves among a jumble of teams contending for a top eight finish which will clinch an A-10 post-season appearance (the top four finishers will host opening round games).

Click here for the current A-10 standings.

DU continues a stretch of three home matches in eight days with a Senior Day matchup vs. UMass on Sat., Oct. 23 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

 
THE SERIES VS. ST. BONAVENTURE

• Duquesne leads the series 15-9-4, including a 9-4-1 advantage in Pittsburgh.
• SBU has closed the series gap as of late, as the Dukes are 2-3-1 vs. the Bonnies in the past six matches.
• The two split a pair of games in the spring with Duquesne winning 1-0 in Olean and St. Bonaventure winning 2-0 in Pittsburgh.

LAST GAME

• Saint Joseph's scored three unanswered goals to defeat the Dukes, 3-1, in Philadelphia on a rainy Saturday night.
• Maxi Hopfer potted his fifth goal in the past five games (33') only to see the Hawks tie it less than one minute later.
• SJU took a 2-1 lead on a PK in the 64th minute and iced it with a goal in the 78th.
• Hopfer led the Dukes with six shots. Hopfer and Ryan Landry - who assisted on Hopfer's goal - had three shots on goal each.
• DU keeper Domenic Nascimben had seven saves.
• There were 30 fouls called (17 on SJU) and five yellow cards issued (four on SJU) in the match.

AN AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE
Two of Duquesne's losses came 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

• Duquesne (23 goals) began the week as the second-highest scoring offense in the A-10 (1.92 goals/g.).
• Maxi Hopfer, a member of the 2020 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, leads the Dukes with 22 points including braces against Saint Francis U, Canisius and La Salle.
• Hopfer's nine goals are tied for most in the A-10. The total is also the fifth-most in a season in school history.
• Hopfer, who leads the Dukes in points (22), goals (9), shots (49) and shots on goal (23), ranks T9th nationally in points per game (1.83) and T13th in goals per game (0.75).
• Seven players have accounted for the Dukes' 23 goals with Hopfer (9), 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, led by Ryan Landry with five.
• Junior Domenic Nascimben has played every minute in net for the Dukes. His 59 saves in 12 games rank T13th nationally through Sunday. His 4.92 saves per game is the best average in the A-10 and ranks T15th 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 Sunday

Shots/g.	4.08	T6th
Points/g.	1.83	T9th
Points	22	T10th
Goals	9	T10th
Shots on Goal/g.	1.92	T12th
Goals/g.	0.75	T13th

Hopfer leads the A-10 in goals/g (0.75), shots/g. (4.08) and is tied for the top spot in total goals (9) thru Wednesday


DUQUESNE MOST GOALS IN A SEASON
18 -- Damien Pottinger (2002)
13 -- Colin Phillips (2015)
12 -- Damien Pottinger (2003)
11 -- Joshua Patterson (2012)
9 -- MAXI HOPFER (2021)
9 -- Simon Gomez (2011)
9 -- Joshua Patterson (2011)
9 -- Steve Mellor (2003)


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 (64) and career starts (58). Nate Dragisich (36 games), Eric Zech (34 games) and Kendall Newman (34 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'
23	6	2	4	4	4	1	2

GOALS ALLOWED BY MINUTE

Total	1-15'	16-30'	31-45'	46-60'	61-75'	76-90'	91-110'
26	2	5	4	7	4	4	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 (11), Nate Dragisich (6), Ryan Landry (4), Ryan Goodhew (3), Zach Mowka (3), Logan Muck (3), Jack Emanuel (1), Eric Zech (1)
Assists
Ryan Landry (11),  Nate Dragisich (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 (26), Nate Dragisich (22), Ryan Landry (19), 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 (64), Nate Dragisich (36), Eric Zech (34), Kendall Newman (34), Domenic Nascimben (25)
Starts
Ryan Landry (58), Nate Dragisich (35), Eric Zech (33), Kendall Newman (30), Domenic Nascimben (24)

Logan Muck (54/26) played in 36 games with 21 starts at Evansville
Ade Akinjogbin (34/23) played in 20 games with 14 starts at Wofford
Rodrigo Albayeros (25/7) played in seven games at Florida Atlantic
Harper Cook (24/10)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