GAME 7
Duquesne (5-1) at Youngstown State (2-3-2)
Sunday, Sept. 15 | 1:00 p.m.
Farmers National Bank Field | Youngstown, Ohio
 
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From The Pitch

- The Duquesne University women's soccer team continues a three-game road trip Sunday with its final non-conference clash of the 2024 season with a 1:00 p.m. match in Youngstown, Ohio, against Youngstown State at Farmers National Bank Field. The Dukes are in search of their fifth consecutive win.

- Scoring a goal in the first 15 minutes of each half, Duquesne opened its road trip with a 2-0 victory over Saint Francis U in Loretto, Pa., at the Stokes Soccerplex.

- Junior forward Brianna Moore gave the Dukes a 1-0 lead over the Red Flash on the first shot of the match from either team, while junior forward Margey Brown scored a goal in her sixth consecutive game to open the 2024 season at 56:02, her eighth of the campaign.

- Duquesne held a 19-4 edge in shots over the Red Flash, including 14-3 in shots on goal, and through the first six matches of the 2024 season have outshot its opponents, 133-53.

- The Dukes enter action this weekend ranked fourth in NCAA Division I in scoring offense at 3.67 goals per contest. Arkansas tops the country at 5.83 per game, followed by Auburn and Florida State, which each average 4.00 goals per contest. Combined, those four teams own a record 22-1-2 (.920).

- Thanks to nine points (four goals, assist) in wins over Slippery Rock and Kent State, junior forward Brianna Moore was named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week. Moore is the second member of the Dukes to garner the honor in 2024, joining class teammate Margey Brown.

- Junior forward Margey Brown is atop the leaderboard in the Atlantic 10 in goals (8) and points (20), with each total ranking fourth in NCAA Division I. Brown leads the nation in both goals (1.33) and points (3.33) per game.

- 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 six matches of the 2024 campaign, with the junior class having accounted for 51 of Duquesne's 64 points (79.7%).

- The Dukes will open their Atlantic 10 schedule and wrap up a three-game road trip after taking on the Penguins Sunday. Duquesne heads to Richmond, Va., Thursday, Sept. 19, for a 5:00 p.m. match to take on Richmond.

Scouting the Penguins – Member of the Horizon League … located in Youngstown, Ohio … Youngstown State is led by Brian Shrum, who is in his seventh season as head coach … Shrum has guided the Penguins to consecutive .500 seasons for the first time in program history, with 16 wins over the last two years the most in a two-year span … YSU owns an overall record of 2-3-2 (.429) entering Sunday's match and is coming off consecutive road losses to St. Bonaventure (9/5), 2-0, and Eastern Kentucky (9/8), 1-0 … The Penguins are 2-0-1 at home, with a 2-2 tie against Kent State (8/18) to open their 2024 season and wins over Saint Francis (8/22), 2-0, and George Washington (9/1), 1-0 … The Dukes are 10-2-2 (.786) all-time against Youngstown State, with the Penguins earning a 2-1 triumph last year at Rooney Field … Chloe Weiland scored at 89:23 to snap a 1-1 tie and seal the win for YSU … Taylor Berry leads Youngstown State with five points thanks to two goals and an assist.

Ride The Wave – During its four-game winning streak, junior forwards Brianna Moore and Margey Brown have each scored 11 points, with Moore owning five goals and an assist and Brown having tallied four markers and three assists. Duquesne has outscored its opponents, 15-2, in that span and also owns an 87-28 edge in shots, including 55-19 in shots on goal. Meanwhile, senior Maddy Neundorfer has been a rock at goalkeeper. She owns two shutouts and a combined shutout in the last four games with an 0.54 goals against average and an .882 save percentage.

Picking Your Spots – Junior midfielder Mackenzie Muir has been a key component for Duquesne this season directing the offense yet is able to find the space in the right spot to get her shot off. Tied for second in the Atlantic 10 in assists (5) with Diana Benigno of Dayton, Muir has taken 13 shots through six matches, 11 of which have been on goal. Her shot accuracy of 84.6 percent leads NCAA Division I along with Sydney Clarke of Mount St. Mary's, who owns three goals on 13 shots, 11 of which have also been on goal.

That Was Quick – Just six matches into the 2024 campaign, junior forward Margey Brown has 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 courtesy of eight goals and 11 assists in 2004.

Hey, Junior – The offensive outburst from Margey Brown early this season has vaulted her atop the roster as Duquesne's active leader in points (28), but she is part of a junior class 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 117 points over the last three seasons thanks to 41 goals and 35 assists. In addition to the 28 points for Brown, forward Brianna Moore is the program's active career leader in goals (11) and owns 25 points, midfielder Mackenzie Muir is the active career leader in assists (10) and has scored 22 points, while forward Maya Matesa has tallied 23 points thanks to 10 goals and three assists.
   
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