GAME 11
Dayton (8-3-0 | 2-1-0 Atlantic 10) vs. Duquesne (8-2-0 | 2-1-0 Atlantic 10)
Sunday, Sept. 29 | 1:00 p.m.
Rooney Field | Pittsburgh, Pa.

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From The Pitch

- The Duquesne University women's soccer team wraps up a three-match homestand Sunday with a 1:00 p.m. tilt against Dayton at Rooney Field.

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

- The victory over the Rams helped improve Duquesne to 6-0 at home for the first time in school history, while the 8-2 (.800) overall start through 10 games is the program's best.

- Duquesne held a 13-9 edge in shots in the victory over URI and in 10 matches this season has outshot its opponents, 203-88.

- 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 Sunday's match against the Flyers ranked in the top 15 nationally in shots on goal per game (10.30), shots per game (20.30) and scoring offense (2.70), with those averages ranking sixth, 11th and 14th, respectively, in NCAA Division I.

- Duquesne boasts three of the top 10 scorers in the Atlantic 10, with junior forward Margey Brown owning 20 points to rank second in the circuit thanks to eight goals and four assists, while fellow forward classmate Brianna Moore is tied for fourth with 18 points courtesy of eight goals and two helpers. Junior Mackenzie Muir, meanwhile, ranks seventh with 14 points (4 G, 6 A).

- Brown and Moore are tied for first in the Atlantic 10 in goals with Noel Blain of Dayton, while Moore and Muir each have three game-winning markers, which leads the league with Liv Grenda (Dayton), Taylor Harrison (Loyola Chicago) and Emily Gaebe (Saint Louis).

- 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 10 matches of the 2024 campaign, with the junior class having accounted for 64 of Duquesne's 77 points (83.1%).

- The Dukes travel to Fordham Thursday, Oct. 3, for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff after hosting the Flyers Sunday.

Scouting the Flyers – Located in Dayton, Ohio … Has compiled an 8-3 (.727) overall record this season, including a 2-1 (.667) mark in the Atlantic 10 … The Flyers dropped their A-10 opener, 1-0, at Loyola Chicago but have rebounded for a 4-0 win over Richmond and a 3-0 triumph at George Mason … Senior forward Noel Blain leads the Atlantic 10 in scoring with 21 points thanks to eight goals and five helpers, and she is tied with Liina Tervo of Fordham, who has registered seven points and seven assists for her 21 points … Eric Golz is in his eighth year as the head coach of the Flyers and earned his 100th career victory with the clean sheet at George Mason … Golz owns a mark of 80-48-16 (.611) at Dayton … Duquesne is taking on the Flyers for the first time since the 2021 season, a 2-0 road loss … The Dukes are 3-18-2 (.174) in the all-time series with Dayton.

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 has five points during the 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.

Did You Know? Each of the last 12 goals scored by Duquesne have been scored by a member of the junior class. The streak began with the first career goal from Emma Hospodka as the final tally in a 7-0 win over Slippery Rock, and since that forward Brianna Moore owns six goals, Margey Brown and Mackenzie Muir have each scored twice and the Dukes have received a goal from Maya Matesa.

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 (884 minutes) and Lindsay Krafchick (874) and senior Mackenzie Leeder (850) have started all 10 games for the Dukes and rank first, second and third, respectively, on the team in minutes. The trio have also played a full 90 minutes in six consecutive games. Meanwhile, senior goalkeeper Maddy Neundorfer, who owns four shutouts, ranks fourth in the Atlantic 10 in save percentage (.805) and fifth in goals against average (0.82).

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 130 points over the last three seasons thanks to 46 goals and 38 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 23 points thanks to 10 goals and three assists.
   
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