GAME 15
Duquesne (8-4-2 | 2-4-0 Atlantic 10) at Davidson (7-5-2 | 3-1-2 Atlantic 10)
Saturday, Oct. 25 | 6:00 p.m.
Alumni Soccer Stadium | Davidson, N.C.
 
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From The Pitch
 
- The Duquesne University men's soccer team travels to Davidson, N.C., for its final road game of the 2025 regular season Saturday with a 6:00 p.m. match against Davidson at Alumni Soccer Stadium.
 
- The Dukes opened a two-game road swing with their final non-conference tilt of the year, earning a 1-0 victory at Northern Kentucky (10/21). Senior Ashton Jell scored the lone goal in the contest at 52:44, taking a feed from sophomore Marko Rasmussen and connecting for his first goal of the season.
 
- Duquesne sits in a three-way tie for ninth in the Atlantic 10 standings with La Salle and Loyola Chicago thanks to six points. The Dukes are a point behind Rhode Island, two away from VCU and three behind Dayton for sixth place.
 
- In their last Atlantic 10 game, the Dukes snapped a two-game slide with 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.
 
- Seven different players etched their name on the scoresheet in the win over George Washington (10/18). Through 14 matches of the 2025 season, a total of nine different players have scored a goal for Duquesne, while 17 have registered on the scoresheet. Sophomore midfielder Dan Banks became the latest to score this year, providing the secondary assist on a goal from Ashton Jell in the victory at Northern Kentucky (10/21).
 
- 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 96-91-29 (.512) 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 118-97-38 (.542).
 
- 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 Wildcats – Located in Davidson, N.C. … Has compiled an overall record of 7-5-2 (.571) during the 2025 campaign, including a mark of 3-1-2 (.667) in the Atlantic 10 … The Wildcats are tied for third in the Atlantic 10 standings with Saint Joseph's at 11 points … Davidson enters Saturday's game on a five-game winning streak after a 2-0 home win over Presbyterian (10/21) … Junior Myles Culley leads Davidson in scoring this year with 12 points thanks to five goals and a pair of assists … Culley has found the back of the net in each of the last two games, including a 2-0 win over Johnson & Wales (10/15) before scoring in the win over the Blue Hose … Senior Baylen Young owns a team-high six assists for the Wildcats, while sophomore Brady McGlone has compiled five assists … In his seventh season as head coach at Davidson is Mike Babst (Boston College '99) … Saturday marks the 11th meeting in the all-time series between Duquesne and Davidson, with the Wildcats owning a 6-3-1 (.650) advantage … Blaize Hardy collected the only goal of the contest at 10:48 as the Dukes defeated the Wildcats last year at Rooney Field (10/19/24), 1-0.
 
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 17 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 Saturday's game 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 33-11 (.750) in one-goal matches. Included in that stretch is a 19-4 (.826) record in such games at Rooney Field and a 14-7 (.667) mark on the road.
 
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