Duquesne (8-5-2, 3-2-2), which has secured a spot in the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship, is playing for seed when it heads to Dayton (5-8-3, 2-4-1) for the final conference match of the season Saturday, Oct. 30 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

The Dukes, with 11 points, are currently in a tie with Davidson for sixth in the standings.

Dayton, which has been idle since a 2-1 home loss to St. Bonaventure on Oct. 23, needs a win and some help to qualify for post-season play. The Flyers enter Saturday's game with seven points.

Duquesne, which is 1-5-1 on the road, has an outside chance to finish as high as fourth pending the outcome of Saturday's games.

This is the first time since 2016 that the Dukes, who were picked tied for 10th in the A-10 preseason poll, have qualified for the Atlantic 10 Championship.

Click here for the current A-10 standings and Saturday's schedule of games.

Pairings for the 2021 A-10 Championship will be announced by the conference office at the conclusion of Saturday's games.

THE SERIES VS. DAYTON

• Dayton leads the series 15-7-1, including an 8-1-1 advantage at home.
• The Flyers have won the past four meetings since a 1-1 2OT draw at Baujan Field in 2016.
• Duquesne's last series win came on Oct. 13, 2006 (2-1 in Pittsburgh). The Dukes' lone win at Dayton came on Oct. 31, 2003 (3-1).
• The Flyers are 11-0-1 in the series since DU's 2006 victory.
• Dayton was picked third in the A-10 preseason poll.

LAST GAME

• Duquesne benefited from an own goal in the 89th minute to claim a 2-1 win over Wright State Tuesday on Rooney Field.
• The win made the Dukes just the fourth team in program history to finish without a loss at home (7-0-1).
• Jordy Lopez scored his first career goal in the 58th minute, just 1:42 after WSU had taken a 1-0 lead.
   

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 a 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 (27 goals) has the second-highest scoring offense in the A-10 (1.80 goals/g.). The 27 goals are most by a DU team since 2014 (32).
• DU's 16.9 shots per game are its most since a school record 18.2 in 2002.
• 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 T14th nationally in points per game (1.71) and T13th in goals per game (0.71).
• Hopfer, who has taken 18 shots in his past two games (DNP vs. Wright State), also ranks among the national leaders in shots per game (2nd at 4.79) and shots on goal per game (6th at 2.21)
• Eight players have accounted for the Dukes' 27 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 and Zach Mowka with five each.
• Junior Domenic Nascimben has played every minute in net for the Dukes. His 72 saves lead the conference and rank 4th nationally through Tuesday. His 4.80 saves per game is the second-best average in the A-10 and ranks 16th 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 Tuesday
 

Points	24	T11th
Points/g.	1.71	T14th
Goals	10	T12th
Goals/g.	0.71	T13th
Shots/g.	4.79	T2nd
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 four Atlantic 10 Conference tournament appearances (2013, 2015, 2016 & 2021).
• 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 (39 games), Eric Zech (37 games) and Kendall Newman (35 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'
27	6	2	5	6	4	1	2

* - does not include own goal by Wright State (89') on Oct. 26

GOALS ALLOWED BY MINUTE

Total	1-15'	16-30'	31-45'	46-60'	61-75'	76-90'	91-110'
28	2	5	5	8	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'
88:45 own goal by Wright State on Oct. 26
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), Jordy Lopez (1), Eric Zech (1)
Assists
Nate Dragisich (11), Ryan Landry (11),  Zach Mowka (5), Maxi Hopfer (4), Ryan Goodhew (3), 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 (11), Logan Muck (8), Jack Emanuel (3), Eric Zech (3), Jordy Lopez (2), Ade Akinjogbin (1), Jaime Borjas (1), Jayden Da (1), Domenic Nascimben (1), Tom Tzabari (1)
Games
Ryan Landry (66), Nate Dragisich (39), Eric Zech (37), Kendall Newman (35), Domenic Nascimben (28)
Starts
Ryan Landry (60), Nate Dragisich (38), Eric Zech (36), Kendall Newman (30), Domenic Nascimben (27)

Logan Muck (57/27) played in 36 games with 21 starts at Evansville
Ade Akinjogbin (35/23) played in 20 games with 14 starts at Wofford
Rodrigo Albayeros (27/7) played in seven games at Florida Atlantic
Harper Cook (27/13)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