G7 | DUQUESNE at UMASS*
Sunday, April 18, 2021 • 12:00 pm ET • Amherst, Mass. • Garber Field

THE SERIES VS. UMASS

• The Minutewomen own a 20-6 advantage over the Dukes in the all-time series which dates back to the 1999 season.
• UMass has won 13 straight against Duquesne.
• The Dukes' last victory against the Minutewomen came in 2010.
• Duquesne won three in a row over UMass from 2008-10. 

SCOUTING THE DUKES

• Duquesne enters Sunday's matchup with a 4-2 overall mark and a 3-2 ledger in Atlantic 10 play. 
• The Dukes won two straight last week with a 19-17 victory over La Salle and a 16-7 triumph over St. Bonaventure. 
• For the second time in her career, Duquesne attacker Michaela Connolly was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week accolades. The senior tallied 10 points including nine goals and an assist to go with six ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers. 
• Rilee Bradshaw leads the Dukes with 23 goals while Connolly is second on the team with 23 points (16 goals, seven assists). 
• Maddie Hart paces the country in caused turnovers per game (4.0) and sits second in the nation in ground balls per game (4.17). She is also 15th in the NCAA with 6.83 draw controls per game to go with 16 goals and six assists on the season. 
• Carlee Braverman has netted 11 goals with a pair of assists on the year. 
• Duquesne has featured a trio of goaltenders this season, with freshman Rachel O'Toole leading the Dukes with 187 minutes on the season. She has posted a 2-1 record in the cage with a .452 save percentage and a 10.87 GAA. 

SCOUTING THE MINUTEWOMEN

• UMass is 10-2 overall and 5-0 in A-10 action on the season. The Minutewomen have won nine straight games. 
• Haley Connaughton leads the A-10 and ranks 10th in the country with 28 assists, while Kaitlyn Cerasi is fourth in the conference with 20 helpers. 
• Connaughton paces UMass with 56 points with a balanced 28 goals and 28 assists. Mara Kelly has a team-high 35 goals for the Minutewomen. 
• UMass ranks second in the country in shots on goal per game (29.0) and third in shots per game (36.91). In addition, the Minutewomen are fourth in the nation in draw controls per game (17.64). 
• Goalie Lauren Hiller has a 9.49 GAA and a .456 save percentage on the season. 

NEXT UP 
Duquesne hosts Saint Joseph's on Friday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at Arthur J. Rooney Field before closing out the regular season at La Salle on Sunday, April 25.