The Duquesne lacrosse team returns home for the first of four-straight games on Rooney Field when it takes on Ohio State on Wednesday, March 9 around 5 p.m.
 
The match against the Buckeyes will broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
THE SERIES
The Dukes and Buckeyes are meeting for the 19^th time. Ohio State has won 15 of those meetings, including each of the past eight. The last time Duquesne defeated the Buckeyes was a 7-6 win on Rooney Field in 2006.
 
SCOUTING THE DUKES

• Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw leads the team with 13 points through five games.
• The true freshman has scored nine goals, including a season-high four in the team's win over Youngstown State. She also has a team-high 15 draw controls.
• Tina St. Clair has posted 11 goals for the Dukes. She matched Rodriguez-Shaw with a season-high four versus Youngstown State. She leads the Atlantic 10 with 1.20 free-position goals per game.
• Sam King has also recorded 11 goals for the Dukes. She found the back of the net a season-high four times versus Youngstown State. King ranks second on the team with 12 points.
• St. Clair and King are tied for 10^th in the Atlantic 10 with 2.20 goals per game.
• Alana Piano leads the team with nine caused turnovers and 14 ground balls. She ranks fourth in the A-10 with 2.80 ground balls per game.
• Piano has also chipped in eight goals on the season to slot fourth on the Dukes.
• As a team, the Dukes lead the A-10 with 19.00 ground balls per game.
• Corinne Desrosiers is in her fourth season at the helm of the Duquesne program.
• The Dukes were picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll.
• Duquesne is coming off of a 4-5 campaign in 2021.

SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES

• Ohio State is 3-3 overall this season.
• The Buckeyes are currently on a three-game losing-streak with losses to Denver, Colorado and James Madison.
• Nicole Ferrara and Jamie Lasda have each scored 11 goals to lead Ohio State.
• Ferrara was featured as a Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch ahead of the season.
• Chloe Johnson leads the team and ranks ninth in the nation with 7.67 draw controls per game.
• Goalie Regan Alexander has started five games and leads the Big Ten in saves (53) and saves per game (8.83).
• Amy Bokker is in her third season as head coach. She owns a career record of 257-177 over 26 seasons as a head coach (Ohio State, Stanford, George Mason, American).

NEXT UP
Duquesne will host Butler on Sunday, March 20 at noon in a non-conference game on Rooney Field. The contest will broadcast on ESPN+.