PREVIEW: DuqMSoccer vs. Wright State

Dukes host Raiders Tuesday night

Duquesne (7-5-2, 3-2-2), currently tied for sixth in a tight Atlantic 10 race, takes a break from league play to host Horizon League member Wright State (4-8-1) in the final regular season home match of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

The Dukes, who are 6-0-1 at home, enter Tuesday's match looking to be the first DU team since 2011 (7-0-2) to go without a loss at home.

Well-rested Wright State, which is 2-6 on the road, has been idle since a 1-0 loss at defending national champion Marshall on Oct. 19.

Duquesne is coming off a 0-0 double-overtime tie with UMass on Saturday night.

The Dukes conclude the regular season on Sat., Oct. 30 at Dayton at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

Click here for the current A-10 standings and the remaining schedule.

THE SERIES VS. WRIGHT STATE

Wright State leads the series 4-0, including a 1-0 edge in games on Rooney Field.
This is the first meeting since a 6-2 WSU win in Dayton on Sept. 25, 2018.

LAST GAME

Duquesne and UMass battled to a 0-0 2OT draw on Rooney Field on Saturday.
The Dukes outshot the Minutemen 29-19 (11-5 on goal).
It was DU's second-straight game with 29 shots (four shy of the school record).
Maxi Hopfer led DU with nine shots, including a game-high four on goal.
Ryan Landry had five shots (three on net).
DU's Domenic Nascimben had four saves in notching his third clean sheet of the season.

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) began the week as the second-highest scoring offense in the A-10 (1.79 goals/g.).
Maxi Hopfer, a member of the 2020 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, leads the Dukes with 24 points and 10 goals including braces against Saint Francis U, Canisius and La Salle.
Hopfer's 10 goals are tied for the most in the A-10 and are also the fifth-most in a season in DU history.
Hopfer ranks T15th nationally in points per game (1.71) and T14th in goals per game (0.71).
Hopfer, who has taken 18 shots in DU's past two games, also ranks among the national leaders in shots per game (2nd at 4.79) and shots on goal per game (6th at 2.21)
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 69 saves in 14 games lead the conference and rank T6th nationally through Sunday. His 4.93 saves per game is the second-best average in the A-10 and ranks T14th nationally.
Nascimben has three shutouts this season (4-0 over Canisius, 3-0 over La Salle & 0-0 vs. UMass). 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

Points	24	T11th
Points/g.	1.71	T15th
Goals	10	T12th
Goals/g.	0.71	T14th
Shots/g.	4.79	2nd
Shots on Goal/g.	2.21	6th

Hopfer either leads - or is tied for the lead - in the A-10 in: goals per game, shots per game, shots on goal per game and goals

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 (66) and career starts (60). Nate Dragisich (38 games), Eric Zech (36 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 (66), Nate Dragisich (38), Eric Zech (36), Kendall Newman (34), Domenic Nascimben (27)
Starts
Ryan Landry (60), Nate Dragisich (37), Eric Zech (35), Kendall Newman (30), Domenic Nascimben (26)

Logan Muck (56/26) 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 (26/12)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

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