GAME 14
Duquesne (8-5-0 | 2-4-0 Atlantic 10) at La Salle (7-2-5 | 2-1-3 Atlantic 10)
Sunday, Oct. 10 | Noon
McCarthy Stadium | Philadelphia, Pa.

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From The Pitch

- The Duquesne University women's soccer team heads to Philadelphia, Pa., Saturday looking to snap a three-game losing streak with a Noon match against La Salle at McCarthy Stadium.

- The Dukes are coming off a 5-0 loss to Saint Louis at Rooney Field. It marked the first time during the 2024 season Duquesne had failed to score a goal.

- Despite being shutout by the Billikens, the Dukes are tied for second in the Atlantic 10 in scoring offense (2.23) and lead the circuit in shots (237) and shots on goal (114). Among NCAA Division I leaders, Duquesne sits 14th in the country in shots on goal per game (8.77) and 22nd in shots per contest (18.23).

- Fordham scored twice in a four-minute span and three times in the first half en route to a 3-1 win in the last road outing for the Dukes. Junior forward Maya Matesa scored on a header for Duquesne, her second goal of the season, off a corner kick from junior forward Margey Brown.

- Junior forward Margey Brown ranks fifth in the Atlantic 10 in points with 21, while her classmate, forward Brianna Moore, is tied for sixth in the conference with Bella Recinos of Massachusetts with 18 points.

- A total of nine starters return for the Dukes in 2024, including each of the top three scorers. Junior forward Maya Matesa tied for fifth in the Atlantic 10 in goals (7) last season while posting a team-high 15 points.

- Eleven different Dukes have scored in the first 13 matches of the 2024 campaign, with the junior class having accounted for 68 of Duquesne's 84 points (81.0%).

- Three of the final four games of the 2024 regular season for Duquesne come on the road. The Dukes will head to Richmond, Va., to take on VCU Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6:00 p.m. after taking on La Salle.

Scouting the Explorers – Located in Philadelphia, Pa. … Has compiled an overall record of 7-2-5 (.679), including a mark of 2-1-3 (.583) in the Atlantic 10 … Since dropping a 1-0 decision at Rhode Island (Sept. 19), La Salle is on a five-game unbeaten streak, with a 2-0-3 (.700) mark during that span … The Explorers are coming off a 3-1 win over George Washington (Oct. 6) … Senior forward Haley Gschrey leads La Salle in scoring with 22 points thanks to eight goals and six assists … Over the last five matches, Gschrey has tallied three goals and two helpers … In his 22nd season as head coach of the Explorers is Paul Royal, who has guided La Salle to five NCAA Championships … The Dukes own an overall record of 14-12-3 (.534) against the Explorers in the all-time series and in their last game in Philadelphia, Pa., earned a 4-2 victory Oct. 2, 2022, as the Dukes erased a 2-1 deficit in the second half thanks to goals from Eva LaVecchia, Mackenzie Muir and Maya Matesa.  

Back In The Saddle – Junior Margey Brown snapped a five-game scoreless streak when she set up fellow classmate Maya Matesa for Duquesne's goal at Fordham, as her corner kick led to a header that found the back of the net. It pushed Brown's season total in points for the 2024 season to 21, tops for the Dukes. Thanks to the assist Brown has cracked the top five in the Duquesne single-season record book for points, as she is tied with Lauren Bracco, who scored 21 points during the 2003 campaign.

Split The Difference – Junior forward Mackenzie Muir notched her fourth goal of the 2024 season in a 1-0 victory over Rhode Island, scoring on a penalty kick at 67:25. Muir, who scored five points during Duquesne's three-game homestand thanks to two goals and an assist, has scored each of her four goals this season at Rooney Field. That's a stark contrast to her previous four career markers, which all came on the road during her rookie campaign in 2022. Duquesne owns a record of 7-1 (.875) over the last three seasons when Muir finds the back of the net. In addition, six of her eight career markers have been game-winning goals.

Tag Team – The offensive explosive exploits of junior forwards Margey Brown and Brianna Moore have the duo on the cusp of joining some exclusive company at Duquesne. Thanks to season totals of 21 and 18 points, respectively, Brown and Moore are looking to become just the second duo in program history to reach the 20-point threshold in the same season. During the 2004 campaign, forwards Audra Mathews (27), a freshman, and Katie Schwager (23), a senior, combined for 50 points, the most by a duo in a season in school history. Mathews registered eight goals and 11 assists, while Schwager tallied nine goals and five helpers.

Hey, Junior – Margey Brown and Brianna Moore are at the head of a junior class for Duquesne that is putting up some prolific numbers as a group. Thanks to Emma Hospodka picking up her first two career points with a goal in a 7-0 win over Slippery Rock, she is part of a class that has combined for 134 points over the last three seasons thanks to 47 goals and 40 assists. Moore is the program's active leader in both goals (14) and points (32), while Brown sits second with 29 career points. Midfielder Mackenzie Muir, meanwhile, is the program's active career leader in assists (11) and has scored 27 points, while forward Maya Matesa has tallied 26 points thanks to 11 goals and four assists.
   
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