PITTSBURGH — The Duquesne University lacrosse team opens a three-game homestand on Saturday when Saint Francis visits Rooney Field.

GAMEDAY INFO
Feb. 22, 2025 • 1:00 PM • Rooney Field (Pittsburgh, PA)

Duquesne Dukes (2-1, 0-0 A-10)
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• Streak: W1
• Last Game: W, 12-11 at Youngstown State (Wed. Feb. 19)
• Next Game: Thu. Feb. 27 vs. Mercyhurst (2 pm)

Saint Francis Red Flash (0-2, 0-0 NEC)
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• Streak: L2
• Last Game: L, 19-10 at Youngstown State (Sun. Feb. 16)
• Next Game: Thu. Feb. 27 vs. Lindenwood (3 pm)

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SERIES HISTORY

• Duquesne leads 11-0
• Last Meeting: Feb. 26, 2020 at SFU - W, 20-13
• First Meeting: Mar. 24, 2002 at DUQ - W, 16-0
• Streak: W11
• Home/Away Record: (H) 6-0 / (A) 5-0
• Notes: Duquesne averages nearly 18 goals per game in the all-time series with decisive victories throughout ... The closest matchup came in 2018 at Saint Francis with an 18-15 final ... No players on the current DU roster have ever played the Red Flash.

COYNE CONNECTIONS

• Tracy Coyne will take on her former team, where she spent five years prior to arriving at Duquesne ... Coyne is the Saint Francis all-time wins leader and guided the Red Flash to their first two NEC Tournament appearances in program history.
• Coyne ranks seventh among active coaches with 324 all-time wins.
• Her career features a 15-year stint at Notre Dame, where she was the founding coach of the program ... Coyne led the Fighting Irish to six NCAA Tournament appearances, a national semifinal in 2006 and a Big East title in 2009.

LAST TIME OUT

• Duquesne defeated Youngstown State, 12-11, in a thrilling, back-and-forth battle on Wednesday night inside the Watson and Tressel Training Site in Youngstown.
• Corinne Webb led DU with four goals, including two in the fourth quarter ... It was her eighth career game with three or more goals ... The Dukes are 8-0 in those games.
• Haley Reeck and Chelsea Evans each tallied two goals and an assist ... Mackenzie Leszczynski extended her scoring streak to 19 games with a goal and two assists ... Addison Scanlon scored her first career goal just before halftime, giving DU a 6-5 lead at the break ... Emma Raines and Gracin Emerson also found the net.
• Tied 9-9 in the fourth, Duquesne scored three straight — one from Emerson and two from Webb — to take a three-goal lead with 3:45 left ... Youngstown State rallied to cut the deficit to one and had multiple late chances to tie ... Freshman goalkeeper Korrigan Sweeney secured the win with a key save with 12 seconds remaining ... Sweeney made 10 saves and earned the win playing 54-plus minutes in her collegiate debut.
• The game featured five ties and three lead changes.
• It was the third straight one-goal game to start the season for Duquesne.

PIOCQUIDIO NAMED ATLANTIC 10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

• First-year midfielder Mia Piocquidio earned the first A-10 Rookie of the Week honor of 2025 after scoring twice in her college debut at Akron.

PRESEASON HONORS

• Hanna Pawela and Mackenzie Leszczynski earned Atlantic 10 preseason all-conference honors. Leszczynski has collected postseason accolades in each of her first three seasons, including A-10 All-Rookie honors and back-to-back second-team all-conference selections. Pawela is a two-time A-10 All-Academic honoree.

SCOUTING SAINT FRANCIS

• The Red Flash are in their first season under head coach Morgan Gott, who was elevated from assistant coach after serving two years under Coyne.
• Saint Francis dropped games to Akron (11-4) and Youngstown State (19-10) to open the season ... Duquesne defeated both opponents by one.
• The Red Flash are picked to finish fifth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) preseason poll.
• Key Players:
  • Chyler Espino (Sr., D): Returns after 2024 injury, 1st Team All-NEC in 2023.
  • Julia Givens (Jr., M): 5 goals this season, 2nd Team All-NEC in 2024.
  • Heather Delbone (Fr., A): NEC Rookie of the Week, 3 goals, 1 assist.
• In 2024, Saint Francis finished with an 8-8 overall record (7-3 NEC) and reached the NEC Tournament, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Stonehill.

EARLY STAT STANDOUTS

• Duquesne leads the Atlantic 10 in shot percentage (.486), which is 25th in Division I ... The Dukes are also second in the A-10 and top-30 nationally in free position percentage, converting 52.6% of FP attempts.
• Chelsea Evans leads the A-10 and is 18th in Division I with 2.67 caused turnovers per game ... Evans is also fifth in the league in free position percentage (50%) and sixth in FP goals per game (0.67).
• Hanna Pawela paces the A-10 in ground balls per game (3.0) and is eighth in caused turnovers (1.67/g).
• Mackenzie Leszczynski is atop the conference in free position percentage (75%), second in free position goals per game (1.0), fourth in draw controls (5.67 per game) and fifth in points (13).
• Leszczynski and Gracin Emerson's five assists each are tied for seventh in the A-10 ... All five of Emerson's came in the season opener at Akron, tying for the third-most in a game in program history.

RECORD BOOK WATCH

• Hanna Pawela passed Amanda Kidder (2012-15) for third in Duquesne career caused turnovers in the Robert Morris game ... Pawela enters with 118 - six behind Krista Mann (2003-06), who is second with 124 ... Meghan Hungate (1998-01) is the leader with 178.
• Pawela is also seventh all-time in ground balls at Duquesne with 132 ... Sixth place is 137 ... She is 27 out of the top five (Krista Mann - 159 from 2003-06).
• Mackenzie Leszczynski is third all-time at DU in draw controls with 179 ... 19 behind Ginger Flocco (2002-05), who is second with 198 ... Maddie Hart owns the career record with 252 from 2017-20.

UP NEXT
Duquesne will take on Mercyhurst on Thursday (Feb. 27) to wrap up non-conference play. First draw from Rooney Field is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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