GAME 1
Seton Hill (0-0) vs. Duquesne (0-0)
Thursday, August 22 | 7:00 p.m.
Rooney Field | Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
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From The Pitch
 
- The Duquesne University men's soccer team opens its 2024 season Thursday, August 22, with a 7:00 p.m. match against Seton Hill at Rooney Field.
 
- The Dukes are led by head coach Chase Brooks, who is in his 12th season leading the program in 2024. Brooks has posted a record of 77-83-25 (.484) on the sidelines at Duquesne and is just one win shy of his 100th career victory as a head coach.
 
- A total of six starters return for the Dukes in 2024, including forward Tate Mohney, who appeared in 17 games a year ago, including four starts, and registered seven points thanks to two goals and three assists. Mohney finished with eight shots, including five on goal.
 
- Senior forward Maxi Hopfer was named to the 2024 All-Atlantic 10 Preseason Team at forward in a vote of league head coaches. Hopfer earned two starts among his six games played last season and registered 11 shots.
 
- In his last full season in 2022, Hopfer was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team after finishing with 14 points thanks to five goals and four assists. In 2021, Hopfer found the back of the net 11 times and also distributed six assists in finishing with 28 points to earn a spot on the All-Atlantic 10 First Team.
 
- In season openers under Brooks, the Dukes own a record of 5-4-2 (.545). Duquesne is opening its season at home for the first time since 2019, a 1-1 tie with Bowling Green, and just the fifth time in the last 12 seasons. In season openers at Rooney Field under Brooks, the Dukes are 3-0-1.
 
- Overall in season openers since 1995, Duquesne has posted a record of 14-12-2 (.554).
 
- Duquesne hosts Canisius Sunday, August 25, at 12:30 p.m. on the Bluff after taking on the Griffins Thursday. It's the opener of a soccer doubleheader at Rooney Field, as the women's team will host Bowling Green at 4:00 p.m.
 
Scouting the Griffins – NCAA Division II member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) ... located in Greensburg, Pa. ... Thursday marks the first meeting ever between the Dukes and Griffins … Posted an overall record of 6-12-1 (.342) during the 2023 campaign, including a mark of 4-5-1 (.450) in the PSAC … Led by head coach Dilveer Chaggar, who is a 2014 graduate of Seton Hill.
 
Start Me Up – Just a pair of Dukes return from 2023 that started all 18 games last season, as junior Ashton Jell and senior Zoltan Nagy were each a member of the starting 11 every match. Nagy, in his first year on the Bluff after transferring from Baldwin Wallace, registered a career-high 88 saves to go along with a 1.45 goals against average and a .772 save percentage. He also recorded a pair of clean sheets. Jell finished with an assist in 2023 and logged 1,349 minutes, which ranked third for the Dukes behind Nagy (1,620) and midfielder Grant McIntosh (1,507).
   
The Fresh Faces – Duquesne added a number of recruits to the program in the spring, including eight transfers. Forward Dakota Jonke spent the last two seasons at Cornell, scoring a goal in 14 career games, while forward Jack Rhead spent the last two seasons at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), providing 15 points on six goals and three assists. Rhead also spent time at NCAA Division II Quincy University and has scored 43 points during his career courtesy of 18 goals and seven assists.
 
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