The Duquesne lacrosse team will play its home finale on Thursday, April 14 against George Mason at 4 p.m., before closing out the week at George Washington at 1 p.m. on Saturday April 16.
 
The Dukes match versus the Patriots at Rooney Field will broadcast on ESPN+. Saturday's contest at George Washington will not be broadcasted. Live stats will be available for the match.
 
THE SERIES vs. GEORGE MASON
Duquesne and George Mason have met six times since the Patriots joined the Atlantic 10 in 2013. The Dukes won each of the first three meetings, but George Mason has claimed the last three.
 
The Dukes were defeated 14-13 by the Patriots at Rooney Field in the last game played between the two teams in 2019. Alana Piano had her first career hat trick with her first three career goals in the setback. Former Duke Rilee Bradshaw had five goals to lead Duquesne after recording six goals on Friday night vs. UMass. She added a team-high five ground balls for the Dukes.
 
THE SERIES vs. GEORGE WASHINGTON
The Dukes lead the all-time series 15-4 and have won eight of the last 10 matchups with the Colonials. Duquesne has scored 20 goals in each of the past two meetings with GW, including a 20-9 win in the last game played between the two teams in 2019.
 
Bradshaw led the Dukes with six goals in the team's 2019 win over GW.
 
SCOUTING THE DUKES

• The Dukes took home two of the three weekly award from the Atlantic 10 on Monday.
• Alana Piano was named the A-10 Defensive Player of the Week after she scooped 11 ground balls, won 10 draw controls and caused 10 turnovers against Davidson and La Salle.
• She also tacked on four goals with three assists to her final line.
•  The team captain finished with career highs of seven caused turnovers and seven ground balls to go with six draw controls in the team's 18-9 win over La Salle on Sunday.
• Piano now ranks fourth in Division I with 2.62 caused turnovers per game and seventh with 3.38 ground balls per game. Both numbers are also tops in the A-10 this season.
• Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week for the third time this season.
• Rodriguez-Shaw collected eight total goals with one assist for the weekend. She also corralled two ground balls and caused one turnover as well.
• She netted a season-high five goals and added an assist to give her a six-point outing in the team's loss at Davidson on Friday night.
• The Longmeadow, Mass. native leads the team with 30 goals, which is good for eighth in the Atlantic 10.
• Sam King is tied for second on the team with 28 goals and slots second on the Dukes with 33 points.
• King has scored at least one goal in all 11 games this season, including hat tricks in each of the last two games.
• King has not only been the team's most accurate shooter, but one of the best in the nation. She currently ranks 10th in the NCAA and second in the A-10 with a .609 shooting percentage.
• Tina St. Clair is also tied for second on the Dukes with 28 goals this season. She is converting 45 percent of her free-position tries, which ranks seventh in the A-10.
• St. Clair matched a career-high with five goals in games versus Butler and UMass this season.
• Goalie Mady Piersielak ranks eighth in the A-10 with 6.75 saves 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.

 
SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

• George Mason is 3-10 overall and 2-4 in Atlantic 10 play.
• The Patriots are coming off of a 14-10 win over nearby rival George Washington this past Sunday.
• Olivia O'Brien leads the Patriots with 28 goals and leads the A-10 with 6.17 draw controls per game.
• Ioanna Mantzouratos is the team's top point-getter with 31 on the season, including a team-best 11 assists.
• Kara Mupo is in her second season as head coach. She previously served as an assistant coach at Ohio State.
• As a player, Mupo won two national titles (2011, 2012) and led Northwestern to four consecutive Final Four appearances.
• The Patriots were picked to finish ninth in the A-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll.

 
SCOUTING THE COLONIALS

• George Washington enters the week 4-10 overall and 2-4 in the A-10. The Colonials will play at Saint Joseph's ahead of their match with the Dukes on Saturday.
• Goalie Megan Patrick is among the league leaders in a quartet of categories.
• She ranks third in both saves (135) and saves per game (11.25), fourth in save percentage (49.5 percent) and sixth in goals-against average (12.84).
• Tori Hampton and Katelyn Walker have each scored 16 goals to lead the Colonials.
• Jennifer Ulehla is in her third season as head coach at GW. She previously spent six seasons as the head coach at Michigan and also had head coaching stints at James Madison and Temple.
• George Washington was picked to finish seventh in the A-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll.

 
NEXT UP
Duquesne will play its regular-season finale on Saturday, April 23 at St. Bonaventure and try to secure a bid to the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championship in Amherst, Massachusetts. The top-six teams in the league standings advance to the championship tournament.