GAME 17
Duquesne (9-7-0 | 3-6-0 Atlantic 10) at George Mason (3-10-5 | 1-5-3 Atlantic 10)
Sunday, Oct. 27 | 1:30 p.m.
George Mason Field | Fairfax, Va.

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From The Pitch

- The Duquesne University women's soccer team heads to Fairfax, Va., Sunday for a 1:30 p.m. match against George Mason in its final game of the 2024 season at George Mason Stadium.

- The Dukes are coming off a 3-0 setback to Saint Joseph's (Oct. 24) at Rooney Field, which eliminated Duquesne from contention for the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championship.

- Despite outshooting the Hawks, 22-12, SJU scored twice early in the contest en route to the 3-0 win.

- Prior to falling to Saint Joseph's, the Dukes dropped a 2-1 decision at VCU (Oct. 17). The Rams opened the scoring at 18:52 before Margey Brown provided the equalizer less than seven minutes later. In the second half, VCU scored the eventual game-winning goal at 64:40 from Kanna Matsuhisa.

- Duquesne finished 1-1 on its two-game road trip, which began with a 1-0 victory at La Salle (Oct. 12). Redshirt freshman Hailey Longwell scored the only goal of the match at 52:40, finding the back of the net for the sixth time this season.

- Senior goalkeeper Maddy Neundorfer posted a season-high 10 saves in the win over the Explorers to post her fifth shutout of the 2024 season as well as 15th of her career.

- Junior forward Margey Brown is tied for fourth in the A-10 in scoring with 23 points, joining Noel Blain of Dayton. Both Brown and Blain own nine goals and five assists this season, with the pair just a point behind Haley Gschrey of La Salle, who owns nine goals and six helpers.

- 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 16 matches of the 2024 campaign, with the junior class having accounted for 71 of Duquesne's 90 points (78.9%).

Scouting the Patriots – Located in Fairfax, Va. … George Mason has compiled an overall record of 3-10-5 (.306), including a mark of 1-5-3 (.278) in the Atlantic 10 … The Patriots are coming off a 5-0 loss at Saint Louis (Oct. 24) and have dropped three straight matches that also include losses at Saint Joseph's (Oct. 17), 1-0, and to Richmond (Oct. 20), 2-0 … Forward Katelyn O'Donnell leads GMU this season in scoring with five points thanks to two goals and an assist … Five other members of the Patriots have scored four points this season … George Mason is led by head coach Aaron Brunner, who was tabbed to the lead the program Dec. 20, 2023, and is in his first season on the sidelines … Prior to GMU, Brunner spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Florida State, which won the 2023 NCAA Division I Championship … Sunday marks the first meeting between the two programs in over three years, with the Dukes owning a 5-2-0 (.714) advantage in the all-time series … The Patriots earned a 2-0 win over Duquesne Oct. 10, 2021, in the last meeting.

Light Up Night – During the 2024 season, Duquesne has reached the 90-point plateau for just the seventh time in program history as well as reached the threshold for the first time since 2016, when the Dukes scored 97 points. The school record for points in a season is 104, which came during the 2004 season.

Sharp As Iron – Sophomore Jayden Sharpless has been a steady presence for the Dukes in the midfield over the last two seasons, as she is the only player in that stretch to have started all 36 games dating to the beginning of the 2023 campaign. Sharpless ranks fifth for Duquesne this season in minutes played (1,216) and owns 21 shots, including eight on goal.

Full Stop – Senior Maddy Neundorfer has established herself as the bedrock of the Duquesne defense over the last three seasons, as she has started each of the last 30 games for the Dukes at goalkeeper. In earning the start at VCU, Neundorfer registered her 50th career start on the Bluff and also hit 250 saves for her career with three saves against the Rams. Neundorfer is also tied for fourth all-time at Duquesne in victories (22) with Gabby Morrin (2007-10).

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 23 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 136 points over the last three seasons thanks to 48 goals and 40 assists. Moore is the program's active leader in both goals (14) and points (32), while Brown sits second with 31 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 also tallied 27 points thanks to 11 goals and five assists.
   
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