GAME 14
Duquesne (7-4-2) at Northern Kentucky (4-6-3)
Tuesday, Oct. 21 | 6:00 p.m.
NKU Soccer Stadium | Highland Heights, Ky.
 
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From The Pitch
 
- The Duquesne University men's soccer team opens a two-game road trip Tuesday by concluding the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 6:00 p.m. match against Northern Kentucky in Highland Heights, Ky., at NKU Soccer Stadium.
 
- The Dukes snapped a two-game slide in their last outing, earning a 3-2 victory over George Washington (10/18) at Rooney Field. It marked home win No. 150 in program history, as Duquesne has compiled a mark of 150-73-28 (.653) atop the Bluff.
 
- The Revolutionaries twice took the lead against the Dukes, with Duquesne charging back to win the contest. Sophomore Ofek Sasson found sophomore Marko Rasmussen for the game winner at 79:33, as a long cross into the box saw Rasmussen bury it to settle the final score.
 
- Also scoring for Duquesne in its win over GW was redshirt junior Jaxon Ervin, who tied the game, 1-1, at 42:34 with his team-high fifth goal of the campaign, while redshirt junior Ashwin Menon picked up his second goal of the year at 66:49, which tied the game, 2-2.
 
- In their last road outing, the Dukes dropped a 1-0 decision at Fordham (10/11) to close out a two-game swing. Daniel D'Ippolito scored the only goal of the contest just before halftime on a set piece to give the Rams the victory.
 
- Seven different players etched their name on the scoresheet in the win over George Washington. Through 13 matches of the 2025 season, a total of eight different players have scored a goal for Duquesne, while 16 have registered on the scoresheet.
 
- The Dukes are led by head coach Chase Brooks, who is in his 13th season leading the program in 2025. Brooks has compiled an overall record of 95-91-29 (.509) at Duquesne and is the program's all-time leader in coaching victories. In his 15th year as a head coach overall, Brooks has posted a mark of 117-97-38 (.540).
 
- Duquesne established a new program record last season with 11 consecutive wins at Rooney Field as well as its eight victories at home in 2024. Despite a 1-0 loss to No. 7 Saint Louis (9/20), the Dukes own a mark of 31-5-6 (.810) at Rooney Field since the beginning of the 2021 campaign.
 
Scouting the Norse – Located in Highland Heights, Ky. … Member of the Horizon League … NKU owns an overall record of 4-6-3 (.423) during the 2025 season, including a 2-2-2 (.500) ledger in the Horizon League … The Norse are coming off a 2-0 home victory over IU Indy (10/18) and also have won back-to-back games, posting a 2-1 victory at Wright State (10/11) in their last road tilt … The Dukes and Norse have a pair of common opponents this season in Robert Morris and Detroit Mercy … Both Duquesne and NKU each tied RMU, 2-2, while the last loss for the Norse is at Detroit Mercy (10/4), 2-1 … The Dukes earned a 3-1 triumph over the Titans (9/30) in their last non-conference game, which came at Rooney Field … Ali Taleb (4) and Steve Boaghe Braniste (3) have combined for seven goals this season for Northern Kentucky and are the top two scorers for the program entering Tuesday's match … Eight different players have scored a goal this season for the Norse … NKU is led by head coach Tom Poitras (Southern Connecticut State '91), who is in his fourth season at the helm … Duquesne and Northern Kentucky meet for the third time Tuesday, with the all-time series tied, 1-1 (.500) … Last season at Rooney Field (10/22/24), Maxi Hopfer scored the lone goal of the contest at 15:53 to lead the Dukes to a 1-0 victory, which established a school record for consecutive home victories with 11.
 
So Fresh, So Clean – Duquesne has received production from up and down its lineup throughout the course of the 2025 campaign. Of the eight players that have scored a goal for the Dukes this year, four have collected their first NCAA Division I strike. The list grew in a 3-1 win over St. Bonaventure (9/14), with redshirt junior Ashwin Menon and sophomore midfielder Miles Imparato each connecting for their first career NCAA goals in the victory, with Menon's standing as the game winner. In all, a total of 16 different players have registered on the scoresheet this season.
 
Pepo – A key part of the attack for Duquesne in recent weeks has been redshirt senior Pepo Bravo, who enters Tuesday's game at NKU leading the Dukes in assists this season with four. He collected his fourth assist on the first goal in a 3-2 win over George Washington (10/18), as a chest pass in the box found redshirt junior Jaxon Ervin, who buried his team-high fifth goal of the year. Despite not owning a goal this season, Bravo has teamed with sophomore Ofek Sasson and senior Grant McIntosh for 10 assists during the 2025 season. McIntosh, meanwhile, finished with a team-high four shots in the win over GW, including two on target.
 
Instant Impact – In addition to collecting the first goal of the 2025 season for Duquesne, freshman midfielder Hákon Dagur Matthíasson set up the second goal of the contest in a 3-0 win over Seton Hill (8/21) at Rooney Field. He fed redshirt junior Jaxon Ervin, who sliced one into the net at 27:21 to give the Dukes a 2-0 cushion. Ervin is Duquesne's active career points leader with 24 points thanks to eight goals and eight assists, and the Dukes are a perfect 8-0 when he scores in a game since the beginning of the 2024 campaign.
 
Power Pack – Duquesne's 1-0 win at Syracuse (9/5) helped the Dukes improve to 3-1-1 (.700) against teams from a power conference over the last four years. In 2022, Duquesne opened its season with a 1-0 victory at Michigan (8/25/22) out of the Big Ten. The following year as part of Fairfield Inn by Marriott Invitational, which was hosted by James Madison, the Dukes earned a 5-1 triumph over Virginia Tech (8/27/23) out of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Last season, Duquesne finished with a 1-1 tie at No. 23 Notre Dame (9/10/24), also out of the ACC, before its road win against the Orange.
 
One – Since the beginning of the 2021 campaign, the Dukes own a record of 32-11 (.744) in one-goal matches. Included in that stretch is an 19-4 (.826) record in such games at Rooney Field and a 13-7 (.650) mark on the road.
 
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