G3 | DUQUESNE vs. MASSACHUSETTS*
Thursday, April 1, 2021 • 1:00 pm ET • Pittsburgh, Pa. • Arthur J. Rooney Field
G4 | DUQUESNE at SAINT JOSEPH'S*
Saturday, April 3, 2021 • 12:00 pm ET • Philadelphia, Pa. • Sweeney Field
The Dukes return home to host UMass in an Atlantic 10 matchup on Thursday afternoon at Rooney Field before hitting the road to take on Saint Joseph's on Saturday at noon at Sweeney Field in Philadelphia.
Duquesne is 2-0 on the season following a 15-8 win at St. Bonaventure last Friday. The Minutewomen are 6-2 overall and 1-0 in A-10 play, opening their conference slate with a 17-10 victory against La Salle on Sunday while the Hawks are 5-4 on the season and 2-0 in A-10 action, defeating both La Salle and St. Bonaventure last week.
THE SERIES VS. UMASS
- The Minutewomen own a 19-6 advantage over the Dukes in the all-time series which dates back to the 1999 season.
- UMass has won 12 straight against Duquesne.
- The Dukes' last victory against the Minutewomen came in 2010.
- Duquesne won three in a row over UMass from 2008-10.
- The Minutewomen claimed a 16-15 victory over the Dukes in an overtime thriller in the two teams' last meeting on April 5, 2019.
THE SERIES VS. SAINT JOSEPH'S
- Duquesne holds a 14-6 edge in the all-time series with the Hawks.
- The Dukes are 7-2 all-time on the road against Saint Joseph's.
- The Hawks have won four in a row over Duquesne.
- The Dukes last defeated Saint Joseph's in 2015 with Duquesne's last win in Philadelphia over the Hawks coming in 2014.
SCOUTING THE DUKES
- Duquesne sits at 2-0 on the year following a 22-6 win over Kent State in the season opener before a 15-8 triumph at St. Bonaventure on Friday.
- Michaela Connolly has recorded a team-high 12 points on the year with seven goals and five assists.
- Rilee Bradshaw leads the Dukes with 10 goals on the season. She has tallied 98 career goals entering Thursday's matchup with UMass.
- Maddie Hart has registered nine points on the year, including five goals and four assists. She aso paces Duquesne with 13 draw controls, seven caused turnovers and six ground balls on the season.
- Carlee Braverman netted a career-high five goals to lead the Dukes to a 15-8 victory at St. Bonaventure last Friday.
- Chloe Sankovich is second on the team with three caused turnovers to go with five ground balls.
- Three different goalkeepers have seen action this season for Duquesne, with freshman Rachel O'Toole posting a team-high seven saves in just over 45 minutes of action.
SCOUTING THE MINUTEWOMEN
- UMass is 6-2 on the year with non-conference wins over Boston, UMass Lowell, UConn, Vermont and La Salle and losses to No. 11 Boston College and UConn.
- Kelly Marra and Haley Connaughton pace the Minutewomen with 31 points apiece on the season. Marra has a team-high 25 goals while Connaughton has dished out a team-best 15 assists.
- Caitlyn Petro has racked up 73 draw controls while Audra Tosone has led UMass with 13 caused turnovers.
- Lauren Hiller has started all eight games between the pipes for the Minutewomen with a 10.7 GAA, making 73 saves.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
- Saint Joseph's sports a 5-4 overall ledger with a 2-0 mark in A-10 action.
- Stephanie Kelly paces the A-10 in scoring, recording 29 goals and 21 assists through the first nine games of the season.
- Sam McGee has found the back of the net 20 times for the Hawks, as well.
- Julia Pash has tallied a team-high 48 draw controls and 10 caused turnovers for Saint Joe's.
- Amber Weedon has started the last two games in net for the Hawks with a 6.84 GAA.
NEXT UP
Duquesne hosts a pair of A-10 contests next week at Rooney Field, battling La Salle on Friday, April 9 at 4 p.m. before taking on St. Bonaventure on Sunday, April 11 at 10 a.m.
