No. 25 Duquesne (10-1-3, 4-0-2), currently alone in first place in the Atlantic 10, takes a break from conference play to visit cross-town opponent Pitt (6-3-3) on Monday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m. (ACCNX).

Duquesne, which set a new school record for most games without a loss to open a season (eight at 6-0-2) moved into the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 for the first time since November of 2005 on Sept. 20. The Dukes were ranked for two weeks - reaching a high of No. 24 - prior to dropping out of the poll on Oct. 4. DU is back in the poll at No. 25 this week.

Duquesne notched its 10th win on Saturday (2-1 at home over Davidson), marking the first time since 2005 & 2006 that the program has posted back-to-back double-digit win seasons.

DU is 5-1-2 on the road, with the lone loss coming at No. 25 Akron (0-1) when the Dukes were ranked 24th.

Duquesne, which has surrendered seven goals on the season (tied for fifth-fewest nationally), has posted seven shutouts. The Dukes, who enter the Pitt game with a +19 goal differential, lead the nation in team save percentage (.901).

Duquesne, which defeated Michigan, 1-0, in the season opener at Ann Arbor, has never beaten two Power 5 programs in the same season.

The Dukes will return to conference play following the Pitt game when they host Fordham on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+).


THE SERIES VS. PITT

• Pitt, which leads the series 9-0-2, has won the past four meetings, including a 7-0 home win last year.
• Duquesne, which has been shut out eight times in the 11-game series, has yet to tally more than one goal vs. the Panthers.
• DU is 0-6-1 all time at Pitt, with the tie (0-0 OT) coming on Sept. 4, 1998.
• Pitt is 4-1-3 at home and Duquesne is 5-1-2 on the road this season.

LAST GAME

• Maxi Hopfer's brace (22' & 61') was the difference in a 2-1 Atlantic 10 win over Davidson on Saturday.
• Davidson's lone score came on a PK in the 52nd minute.
• The result extended DU's home unbeaten streak to 14 games.

TEAM NOTES

• Duquesne entered the Untied Soccer Coaches Top 25 for the first time since November of 2005 on Sept. 20. The Dukes moved up from No. 25 to No. 24 on Sept 27 and dropped out of the poll on Oct. 4. The Dukes returned to the poll at No. 25 on Oct. 11.
• DU's lone loss came at then-No. 25 Akron (0-1) on Sept. 28. The game at Akron marked the first time in program history that the Dukes faced a ranked team while ranked (the Dukes were No. 24 at the time).
• Duquesne (10-7-2 last year) has posted back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time since 2005 & 2006.
• DU got off to the first 5-0 start in program history.
• Duquesne set a new school record for most games without a loss (eight at 6-0-2) to open the season. The previous mark was seven by two teams.
• DU is undefeated in its past 14 home games (12-0-2, 5-0-1 this year). The last home loss occurred during the pandemic-related spring season on Mar. 27, 2021 (2-0 to St. Bonaventure).
• Duquesne opened with three consecutive road games (all wins) for the first time in program history.
• Duquesne's three-straight road wins to start the season were one shy of the school record for consecutive road victories (accomplished three times).
• DU's five road wins (5-1-2) are the program's most since 2004 (5-3-1). DU was 2-7-1 on the road last season.
• Duquesne's season-opening 1-0 win at Michigan was the program's first victory over a Power 5 team since 2003.
• DU's seven goals in the 7-0 win over Howard tied the third-highest single-game goal total in program history. The seven scores were the most since a school record 10 in a 10-0 win over Fordham in 2002.
• Duquesne's captains for 2022 are M Nate Dragisich, F Maxi Hopfer, GK Domenic Nascimben and D Torge Witteborg.

PRESEASON HONORS

• Maxi Hopfer and Nate Dragisich were both named to the 12-man A-10 Preseason All-Conference Team.
• Hopfer was also named as one of United Soccer Coaches' 30 Division I "Forwards to Watch."
• Duquesne was picked to finish 7th of 14 teams in the Atlantic 10 preseason coaches poll. The top eight regular season finishers qualify for the Atlantic 10 Championship.

QUICK HITS

• Duquesne is in its tenth season under head coach Chase Brooks. Brooks has led the Dukes to four Atlantic 10 Conference tournament appearances (2013, 2015, 2016 & 2021), including an A-10 Championship game appearance - the program's first since 2002 - last season.
• DU has 16 newcomers - including 10 freshmen - on the 2021 roster.
• Incoming transfers include: D Anthony Harding (Pitt), Tate Mohney (Elizabethtown), Jesper Moksnes (Virginia), Cameron Territo (Western Illinois) and Christoffer Vie Angell (UAB). All five have played significant roles in their first season at Duquesne.
• Duquesne's 26 goals have come from 10 players. Freshman Ask Ekeland leads the team with six scores, including a brace vs. St. Bonaventure on Oct. 12.
• Maxi Hopfer, a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Southeast Region and First Team All-Atlantic 10 performer in 2021, leads the Dukes with 18 career goals (five this season). The Styria, Austria native, who made the A-10 All-Rookie team as a freshman, led the Dukes in points (28) and goals (11) last season.
• Fourth-year junior M/F Nate Dragisich, who earned Second Team All-A-10 honors as well as a spot on the A-10 All-Championship Team in 2021, leads all returnees in career games played (57) and started (56). Dragisich has posted a point in seven of 14 games, including a streak of five in a row snapped at UMass. His seven assists ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and tied for 11th nationally. Dragisich's 19 career assists rank third on DU's all-time list.
• Graduate student Domenic Nascimben has played every minute in net for the Dukes for the past two-plus seasons (includes the abbreviated 2021 spring campaign). Nascimben, a native of Sydney, Australia, has posted seven shutouts this season. He turned away a career-high 11 shots - including penalty kicks in the 82nd and 87th minute - in the 7-0 win over Howard.
• Nascimben begins the week ranked 1st nationally in save percentage (.900) tied for 4th in shutouts (7) and 4th in goals against average (.500).
• DU has been recognized by the United Soccer Coaches for its outstanding academic performance with a Team Academic Award (minimum 3.0 team GPA) 20 times in the past 23 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 eight of the past nine years including current roster members Nate Dragisich (2019), Maxi Hopfer (2020) & Jack Emanuel (2021).

DUQUESNE'S ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS
 28 -- Derek MacKenzie (2001-04)
 27 -- Simon Gomez (2010-13)
 19 -- Nate Dragisich (2019-current)

CAREER LEADERS
(at Duquesne only)
Goals
Maxi Hopfer (18), Nate Dragisich (8), Ask Ekeland (6), Zach Mowka (5), Ryan Goodhew (5), Logan Muck (4), Tom Tzabari (3), Christoffer Vie Angell (3), Torge Witteborg (3), Jacob Casha (2), Cam Territo (2), Jayden Da (1), Jack Emanuel (1), Tate Mohney (1)
Assists
Nate Dragisich (19), Maxi Hopfer (9), Ryan Goodhew (7), Zach Mowka (6), Jack Emanuel (2), Logan Muck (2), Ade Akinjogbin (2), Jesper Moksnes (2), Cameron Territo (2), Ben Bacdayan (1), Harper Cook (1), Jayden Da (1), Ask Ekeland (1), Anthony Harding (1), Elmar Jonsson (1), Tate Mohney (1), Domenic Nascimben (1), Tom Tzabari (1)
Points    
Maxi Hopfer (45), Nate Dragisich (35), Ryan Goodhew (17),  Zach Mowka (16), Ask Ekeland (13), Logan Muck (10), Tom Tzabari (7), Cameron Territo (6, Christoffer Vie Angell (6), Torge Witteborg (6)), Jacob Casha (4), Jack Emanuel (4), Jayden Da (3), Tate Mohney (3), Jesper Moksnes (2), Ade Akinjogbin (2), Ben Bacdayan (1), Harper Cook (1), Anthony Harding (1), Elmar Jonsson (1), Domenic Nascimben (1)
Games at Duquesne    
Nate Dragisich (57), Domenic Nascimben (46), Kendall Newman (41), Maxi Hopfer (38), Logan Muck (37), Zach Mowka (36), Harper Cook (33)

Logan Muck (73/28) played in 36 games with 21 starts at Evansville
Cameron Territo (57/51) played in 44 games with 38 starts at Western Illinois
Ade Akinjogbin (46/23) played in 20 games with 14 starts at Wofford
Harper Cook (45/30) played in 12 games with two starts at American

2022 ATLANTIC 10 AWARD WINNERS
Aug. 28 - Torge Witteborg - Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 12 - Domenic Nascimben - Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 12 - Ask Ekeland - co-Rookie of the Week
Sept. 19 - Domenic Nascimben - Defensive Player of the Week

2022 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
Aug. 29 - Domenic Nascimben - College Soccer News National Team of the Week
Sept. 13 - Domenic Nascimben - Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week

UNITED SOCCER COACHES TOP 25
September 6 - ARV (tied 30th)
September 13 - ARV (tied 30th)
September 20 - No. 25 (tie)*
September 27 - No. 24
October 4 - ARV (28th)
October 11 - No. 25
* - first national ranking since Nov. 8, 2005