The Duquesne lacrosse team will close out the regular-season with a matchup at St. Bonaventure (1-13, 0-8 A-10) on Saturday, April 23 at 12 p.m. in western New York.
 
THE SERIES vs. ST. BONAVENTURE
The Dukes' 19 wins in 23 meetings against the Bonnies is the most against a single team. Duquesne has won nine of the last 10 matches versus St. Bonaventure, including each of the last three games. The Dukes are averaging 15.39 goals per game in the series and are 11-1 all-time when playing at St. Bonaventure.
 
A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP PICTURE
The Dukes can clinch a berth in the Atlantic 10 Championship with a win OR a La Salle loss at Saint Joseph's. The highest seed Duquesne can earn in the tournament is the No. 5 seed with a win and a VCU loss at George Washington.
 
A Dukes win, paired with a VCU win would clinch the No. 6 seed, while a Duquesne loss and a La Salle victory would eliminate the Dukes from postseason contention.
 
The top-six teams in the league standings advance to the championship tournament, which begins on Thursday, April 28.
 
SCOUTING THE DUKES

• Alana Piano and Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw repeated as the A-10 Defensive and Rookie of the Week.
• Piano scooped up seven ground balls, caused seven turnovers and won seven draw controls to earn A-10 Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in her career.
• Piano also posted eight goals and an assist in those wins over George Mason and George Washington. 
• The team captain leads the A-10 and ranks fourth in Division I with 2.67 caused turnovers per game.
• She also leads the league and slots third nationally with 3.40 ground balls per game.
• Piano and the Dukes rank second in the A-10 with 11.07 caused turnovers per game and rank fourth in Division I with 20.93 ground balls per game.
• Maggie Flynn is second in the A-10 with 1.40 caused turnovers per game, while Kaitlin Rice slots 10^th in the league with 1.20 per game.
• In ground balls, Rice ranks second in the A-10 and 12^th in the nation with 3.07 ground balls per game, with Flynn slotting eighth with 2.00 per game.
• Rodriguez-Shaw was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season.
• Rodriguez-Shaw finished with nine goals and two assists on the week.
• She established a new career-high with six goals in the win over George Mason Thursday, before finding the back of the net three more times at GW.
• Rodriguez-Shaw leads the team and ranks seventh in the Atlantic 10 with 39 goals this season. Her 49 points are good for eighth in the A-10.
• Tina St. Clair is second on the Dukes with 34 goals this season, while Sam King is third on the team with 31 goals.
• St. Clair matched a career-high with five goals in games versus Butler and UMass this season.
• Goalie Mady Piersielak ranks sixth in the A-10 with a 13.18 goals against average and eighth with 6.00 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 BONNIES

• St. Bonaventure is 1-13 overall and winless in eight Atlantic 10 games.
• The Bonnies are coming off of a weekend with losses at Richmond (24-9) and VCU (16-6).
• Abby Hiltz leads St. Bonaventure with 31 points this season. She is tied for the team-lead with 14 goals.
• Her 17 assists leads the team and ranks seventh in the Atlantic 10 this season.
• Teri Manzelli slots 12^th in the league with 1.07 caused turnovers per game.
• Goalie Ashley Herrick is ninth in the A-10 with a 16.39 goals against average and sixth with a .411 save percentage. Her 10.85 saves per game ranks third in the league.
• Jason Levesque is in his third season as the head coach at St. Bonaventure.
• The Bonnies were picked to finish 10th in the A-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll.

 
NEXT UP
Duquesne will try to secure a bid to the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championship in Amherst, Massachusetts. If the Dukes clinch a spot in the championship, they would play on Thursday, April 28 in a first round game. All A-10 Championship games will broadcast on ESPN+.