Duquesne (7-5-1, 3-2-1), currently alone in fifth place in the Atlantic 10 with 10 points, welcomes seventh-place Massachusetts (8-3-3, 2-2-2) to Rooney Field for a key conference battle on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

The Dukes and Minutemen are among a group of four teams separated by two points battling for one of eight A-10 Championship spots. DU is two points back of fourth-place VCU (the top four finishers will host opening round games).

Click here for the current A-10 standings.

This is the last A-10 home game of the season for the Dukes, who will honor final year players Jaime Borjas, Jacob Benintendi, Ryan Landry and Eric Zech in a pre-game ceremony.

The Dukes, who are 6-0 at home, will be facing one of the top road teams in the country in UMass, which is 6-1 away from home with the lone loss coming by a 4-2 score at Dayton.

The Dukes conclude the home schedule on Tues., Oct. 26 with a non-conference match versus Wright State (7:00 p.m. on ESPN+). DU's final A-10 game is at Dayton on Oct. 30.

THE SERIES VS. UMASS

• UMass leads the series 9-6-3, including a 4-3-1 edge in matches in Pittsburgh.
• The Minutemen have won the past two meetings, with the last coming on Rooney Field on Oct. 19, 2019.(2-1 in 2OT).
• This is just the third meeting between DU and UM since 2012.
• Nate Dragisich and Kendall Newman are the only members of the current roster who have played against the Minutemen.

LAST GAME

• Maxi Hopfer's goal in the 56th minute was the difference and Duquesne held on for a 2-1 win over St. Bonaventure on Wednesday. The goal was Hopfer's A-10-leading 10th of the season.
• Ryan Goodhew scored his fourth goal of the season in the 34th minute to give the Dukes a 1-0 lead.
• Domenic Nascimben had six saves for the Dukes.
• DU's 29 shots, in addition to being a season high, were four shy of the school record.

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 (25 goals) enters the weekend 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 24 points including braces against Saint Francis U, Canisius and La Salle.
• Hopfer's 10 goals are the most in the A-10. The total is also the fifth-most in a season in school history.
• Hopfer ranks T8th nationally in points per game (1.85) and T13th in goals per game (0.77).
• Hopfer also ranks among the national leaders in shots per game (T5th at 4.46) and shots on goal per game (T8th at 2.08)
• Seven players have accounted for the Dukes' 25 goals with Hopfer (10), Ryan Goodhew (4), 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 65 saves in 13 games lead the conference and rank T7th nationally through Wednesday. His 5.00 saves per game is the second-best average in the A-10 and ranks T12th 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	24	8th
Points/g.	1.85	8th
Goals	10	T6th
Goals/g.	0.77	13th
Shots/g.	4.46	5th
Shots on Goal/g.	2.08	8th

Hopfer leads the A-10 in goals per game, shots per game and total goals 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 returned just six players from its 2019 roster.
• Fifth-year defender/midfielder Ryan Landry leads all returnees in career games played (65) and career starts (59). Nate Dragisich (37 games), Eric Zech (35 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'
25	6	2	5	5	4	1	2

GOALS ALLOWED BY MINUTE

Total	1-15'	16-30'	31-45'	46-60'	61-75'	76-90'	91-110'
27	2	5	5	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 (12), Nate Dragisich (6), Ryan Landry (4), Ryan Goodhew (4), Zach Mowka (3), Logan Muck (3), Jack Emanuel (1), Eric Zech (1)
Assists
Nate Dragisich (11), Ryan Landry (11),  Zach Mowka (5), Maxi Hopfer (4), 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 (28), Nate Dragisich (23), Ryan Landry (19), Zach Mowka (11), Ryan Goodhew (10), 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 (65), Nate Dragisich (37), Eric Zech (35), Kendall Newman (34), Domenic Nascimben (26)
Starts
Ryan Landry (59), Nate Dragisich (36), Eric Zech (34), Kendall Newman (30), Domenic Nascimben (25)

Logan Muck (55/26) played in 36 games with 21 starts at Evansville
Ade Akinjogbin (34/23) played in 20 games with 14 starts at Wofford
Rodrigo Albayeros (26/7) played in seven games at Florida Atlantic
Harper Cook (25/11)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