GAME 11
Duquesne (6-2-2 | 1-2-0 Atlantic 10) at Rhode Island (2-6-3 | 1-1-1 Atlantic 10)
Wednesday, Oct. 7 | 7:00 p.m.
URI Soccer Complex | Kingston, R.I.
 
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From The Pitch
 
- The Duquesne University men's soccer team returns to action after a week off, opening a two-game road trip Wednesday with a 7:00 p.m. match in Kingston, R.I., against Rhode Island at the URI Soccer Complex.
 
- The Dukes are coming off a 3-1 victory over Detroit Mercy (9/30) in a non-conference affair at Rooney Field. Duquesne scored three times in the second half to earn the win.
 
- Less than three minutes after the break against the Titans, sophomore forward Roni Badler found the back of the net for his fourth goal of the year to give Duquesne a 1-0 lead at 47:09.
 
- The Dukes added two more goals in the span of two-and-a-half minutes to grab a 3-0 lead in the triumph over UDM, with sophomore Miles Imparato scoring at 68:26 and redshirt junior Jaxon Ervin finding the back of the net for the fourth time this season at 71:07 on a feed from Imparato.
 
- Seven different players etched their name on the scoresheet in the win over Detroit Mercy. Through 10 matches of the 2025 season, a total of seven different players have scored a goal for Duquesne, while 15 have registered on the scoresheet.
 
- The Dukes are looking to snap a two-game slide in Atlantic 10 action Wednesday against the Rams, as in their last game in conference play Saint Joseph's (9/27) earned a 2-0 win.
 
- Redshirt senior goalkeeper Diego Chavez and freshman midfielder Hákon Dagur Matthíasson were each honored with weekly accolades from the Atlantic 10 after their roles in a 1-0 victory at Syracuse (9/5). Chavez, who made a season-high nine saves in the win over the Orange, was selected the A-10 Defensive Player of the Week (9/8), while Matthíasson, who scored the lone goal in the triumph, was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (9/8).
 
- 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 94-89-29 (.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 116-95-38 (.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 30-5-6 (.805) at Rooney Field since the beginning of the 2021 campaign.
 
- A trip to the Bronx, N.Y., awaits after Duquesne takes on Rhode Island Wednesday, as the Dukes will visit Fordham Saturday, Oct. 11, for a 5:00 p.m. match.
 
Scouting the Rams – Located in Kingston, R.I. … URI has compiled an overall record of 2-6-3 (.318) during the 2025 season, including a 1-1-1 (.500) mark in the Atlantic 10 after a 2-0 victory at St. Bonaventure (10/4) … Freshman Kyler Vojvodic leads the Rams in scoring this year with nine points thanks to four goals and an assist … Vojvodic is in the midst of a three-game scoring streak, as he scored at Holy Cross (9/23), posted both goals in a 2-2 draw against Stony Brook (9/30) and assisted on the game-winning goal in the win over the Bonnies … Sophomore Theo Harris scored in the triumph at St. Bonaventure and owns seven points courtesy of three goals and an assist … The 2025 campaign marks the 13th season for Gareth Elliott (Rhode Island '01) as head coach of his alma mater … Elliott has been a part of seven of URI's eight Atlantic 10 Championships, winning two as a player (1999, 2000), two as head coach (2018, 2019) and three as an assistant coach (2003, 2005, 2006) … The Rams lead the all-time series with the Dukes, 16-10 (.615), but Duquesne has won three consecutive games over Rhode Island, including a 3-0 victory last year at Rooney Field (10/9/24).
 
So Fresh, So Clean – Duquesne has received production from up and down its lineup throughout the course of the 2025 campaign. Of the seven 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 15 different players have registered on the scoresheet this season.
 
The Helper – While seven different Dukes have scored a goal so far this season, senior midfielder Grant McIntosh has been in the middle of the attack. He leads Duquesne in assists with three, including a secondary assist in the first goal of the match in a 3-1 victory over St. Bonaventure (9/14) that opened a three-game homestand at Rooney Field. McIntosh has appeared in 42 career games on the Bluff, including 41 starts, and has tallied six career assists. Through 10 matches this season, a total of 13 Dukes have posted an assist, including six that have registered two or more.
 
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 22 points thanks to seven goals and eight assists, and the Dukes are a perfect 7-0 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 31-10 (.756) in one-goal matches. Included in that stretch is an 18-4 (.818) record in such games at Rooney Field and a 13-6 (.684) mark on the road.
 
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