GAME 12
Duquesne (8-3-0 | 2-2-0 Atlantic 10) at Fordham (7-3-2 | 2-1-1 Atlantic 10)
Thursday, Oct. 3 | 7:00 p.m.
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field | Bronx, N.Y.

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From The Pitch

- The Duquesne University women's soccer team renews its rivalry with Fordham for the first time since 2018 Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. match in the Bronx, N.Y., at Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field.

- The Dukes concluded a three-match homestand with a 2-1 setback to Dayton, their first loss at Rooney Field during the 2024 season.

- The Flyers scored twice in under three minutes with less than five minutes to go in the opening 45 minutes to hold a 2-0 advantage at halftime. Redshirt freshman Hailey Longwell got Duquesne on the board in the second half, registering her fifth goal of the campaign at 84:03.

- For just the third time this season the Dukes were outshot in their 2-1 loss to Dayton, as the Flyers owned an 18-10 advantage. However, in 11 matches this season the Dukes have outshot their opponents, 213-106.

- Thanks to a penalty kick from junior forward Mackenzie Muir, the Dukes earned a 1-0 win over Rhode Island. It marked the fourth goal of the season for Muir.

- The Dukes opened their homestand by garnering their first Atlantic 10 victory of the year, a 2-0 victory over Davidson.

- Scoreless at the half, Duquesne broke through against the Wildcats with a pair of goals after the break. Junior Mackenzie Muir opened the scoring at 50:24, while junior Brianna Moore sealed the victory at 62:14 with her team-high tying eighth marker of the season.

- The Dukes enter Thursday's game against the Rams ranked in the top 25 in NCAA Division I in a variety of categories, including ninth in shots on goal per game (9.73), 14th in shots per contest (19.36), 17th in scoring offense (2.55) and 22nd in points per game (7.27).

- Thursday's match at Fordham features three of the top scorers in the Atlantic 10. For the Rams, freshman forward Liina Tervo is tied atop the conference leaderboard for points (23) with Noel Blain of Dayton courtesy of eight goals and seven assists. Tervo leads the A-10 in assists, one more than junior forward Mackenzie Muir, while her eight markers is tied with junior forwards Margey Brown and Brianna Moore of the Dukes for second in the circuit.

- Muir and Moore are two of six student-athletes in the Atlantic 10 so far this season that own three game-winning goals, which is tops in the conference. Moore is tied for fourth in the A-10 in points (18) with Haley Gschrey of La Salle, while junior forward Margey Brown leads the Dukes and is third in the conference with 20 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 11 matches of the 2024 campaign, with the junior class having accounted for 65 of Duquesne's 81 points (80.2%).

- Duquesne returns home after taking on Fordham Thursday, welcoming Saint Louis to Rooney Field Sunday, Oct. 6, for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.

Scouting the Rams – Located in the Bronx, N.Y. … Fordham owns an overall record of 7-3-2 (.667), including a mark of 2-1-1 (.625) in the Atlantic 10 … The Rams concluded a two-game road trip with a 1-0 win at Richmond in their last outing … Liina Tervo scored the only goal of the contest in the win over the Spiders, finding the back of the net at 7:48 … In addition to the team-high 23 points from Tervo, freshman forward Julia Acosta owns 13 points thanks to five goals and three assists, while graduate student forward Abby Borchers has registered 10 points courtesy of four goals and two helpers … Thursday marks the 21st meeting in the all-time series between Fordham and Duquesne but the first in almost six years … The Dukes own an overall record of 8-9-3 (.475) against the Rams but have won three straight in the all-time series … In the last meeting between the two programs, Duquesne earned a 1-0 home win over Fordham, while in the previous meeting in the Bronx, the Dukes also posted a 1-0 triumph … The lone goal of Lexy Kendro's career on the Bluff came in Duquesne's 1-0 win at Rooney Field on Senior Day in the 2018 season finale, as she scored as a rookie at 86:47 to lift the Dukes to the victory … The lone goal in the last meeting at Fordham came courtesy of forward Katie O'Connor, who found the back of the net at 24:37.

A Streak Snapped – Redshirt freshman Hailey Longwell found the back of the net for the Dukes in their last game, a 2-1 setback to Dayton at Rooney Field. It marked her fifth goal of the 2024 season and also snapped a streak of 12 consecutive goals by a member of the Duquesne junior class. Longwell is one of four players for the Dukes this season to own at least 10 points, as she ranks third on the squad in goals with five.

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 20 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.

Defensively Speaking – Given all the numbers the Duquesne offense has put up in 2024, credit also needs to go to the defense. The back line of juniors Eva LaVecchia (974 minutes) and Lindsay Krafchick (964) and senior Mackenzie Leeder (940) have started all 11 games for the Dukes and rank first, second and third, respectively, on the team in minutes. The trio has also played a full 90 minutes in seven consecutive games. Meanwhile, senior goalkeeper Maddy Neundorfer, who owns four shutouts, ranks sixth in the Atlantic 10 in both save percentage (.787) and goals against average (0.93).

That Was Quick – It took junior forward Margey Brown all of six matches to become the seventh player in program history to reach the 20-point threshold in a season. She is tied for sixth in the Duquesne single-season record book for points along with Erin McKane, Audra Mathews and Katie O'Connor. Mathews owns the single-season school record for the Dukes in points with 27.

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 131 points over the last three seasons thanks to 46 goals and 39 assists. Moore is the program's active leader in both goals (14) and points (32), while Brown sits second with 28 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 25 points thanks to 10 goals and five assists.
   
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