Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University men's soccer team went down two goals early in the first half against Davidson Wednesday night in Davidson, N.C., at Alumni Soccer Stadium. Despite a goal to cut the deficit to one in the 83rd minute, the Wildcats earned a 2-1 victory over the Dukes.
Davidson (7-2-1 / 3-1-0 A-10) took the early lead, 1-0, in the 17th minute when Denis Krioutchenkov took the ball off a feed from Vincent Bennage and stuffed it in the lower left portion of the net past Dukes goalie
Zoltan Nagy.
The Wildcats tacked on another marker eight minutes later when Luke Bryant took a pass from Bennage and bent the ball past Nagy. The goal was Bryant's second on the season, with Bennage collecting his fifth assist of the year.
Duquesne (5-3-2 / 2-1-1 A-10) was able to make a late charge, scoring in the 83rd minute when the Dukes were awarded a penalty kick courtesy of a foul on Ayman Maadir in the box.
Jayden Da ran up to the ball and stutter-stepped before blasting it past Lou Liedtka to put Duquesne on the board.
Davidson held a wide margin in fouls, collecting 16 compared to just four from Duquesne. The Dukes were outshot, 17-10, while Davidson also held a 6-3 cushion in shots on goal.
Duquesne returns home for the first time in over two weeks by welcoming George Mason to Rooney Field Saturday, Oct. 7, for a 7:00 p.m. tilt. The Dukes will close the regular season with three of their final five matches at home.
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