PITTSBURGH — The Duquesne University lacrosse team hosts St. Bonaventure on Wednesday afternoon for an Atlantic 10 matchup at Rooney Field.

GAMEDAY INFO
Mar. 26, 2025 • 3:00 PM • Rooney Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
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Duquesne Dukes (5-4, 2-2 A-10)
Roster • Schedule • Stats

• Streak: L2
• Last Game: L, 17-9 vs. VCU (Sat. Mar. 22)
• Next Game: Sat. Mar. 29 at Davidson (1 pm)

St. Bonaventure Bonnies (6-4, 2-1 A-10)
Roster • Schedule • Stats

• Streak: L1
• Last Game: L, 13-9 vs. Richmond (Sat. Mar. 22)
• Next Game: Sat. Mar. 29 at VCU (12 pm)

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SERIES HISTORY

• Duquesne leads 20-6
• Last Meeting: Mar. 20, 2024 at SBU - L, 19-6
• First Meeting: Apr. 25, 2000 at SBU - W, 18-2
• Streak: L2
• Home/Away Record: (H) 7-4 / (A) 12-2
• Notes: Duquesne fell behind 8-0 and never recovered last season in a 19-6 loss in a blizzard at St. Bonaventure ... The current two-game win streak for SBU is the longest in the series ... The Dukes won 11 of 12 meetings from 2011-2022 before the current two-game SBU win streak ... Duquesne has won four of the last five at Rooney Field but suffered a 16-15 loss in the last meeting in 2023.

LAST TIME OUT

• Duquesne fell 17-9 to VCU on Saturday at Rooney Field after an early 7-1 deficit, marking back-to-back losses for the first time this season ... The Dukes trimmed the gap to 10-7 in the third, but VCU responded with a 7-2 run to seal the win.
• Mackenzie Leszczynski, Corinne Webb, and Haley Reeck each scored twice.
• Tristen Chang, Addison Scanlon, and Megan Marco added a goal each.
• Gracin Emerson dished a game-high four assists (third 4+ assist game this season).
• Chang also recorded an assist.

THE DUKES

• Duquesne opened A-10 play 2-0, the best start since 2014, but aim to snap first two-game skid of the season.
• The Dukes are 3rd in Division I, 1st in Atlantic 10 with 12.4 caused turnovers per game ... Also rank 24th nationally in ground balls (18.2 per game).
  • Last season, Duquesne led DI in ground balls (22.82 per game) and ranked 2nd in caused turnovers (14.47 per game).
• Hanna Pawela leads the A-10, 9th in DI in caused turnovers (2.56 per game); 3rd in A-10, 24th in DI in ground balls (2.78 per game).
  • Pawela led DI in CTs and was 2nd in GBs last season.
• Four Dukes rank in the top 11 of the A-10 in caused turnovers
  • Chelsea Evans: 2nd in A-10, 21st in DI in CTs (2.11 per game); also 8th in A-10 in GBs (2.22 per game) ... Emily King: 9th in A-10 in CTs (1.38 per game) ... Casey McBride: 11th in A-10 in CTs (1.22 per game).
  • Pawela & Evans only A-10 players with multiple 5+ CT games. Pawela's 6 CTs vs. GW are the A-10 season high.

SCOUTING THE BONNIES

• After a 2-0 start in A-10 play with dominant wins over La Salle (19-6) and Rhode Island (22-10), SBU fell to defending champion Richmond, 13-9.
• Out of conference, the Bonnies had a three-game win streak against YSU (13-10), Binghamton (10-6), and Stetson (17-6), also defeating Canisius (18-6) while dropping games to Pitt (13-12 OT), Niagara (6-5), and South Florida (19-5).
• Statistically: SBU leads the A-10 and ranks seventh in DI in draw control percentage (62.5%), with 16.3 per game. They also top the A-10 in save percentage (52%, 7th in DI) and rank second in scoring defense (9.5 goals allowed per game), shots per game (32.3), and shots on goal per game (23.3).
• Last Game: Richmond used a 4-0 fourth quarter to pull away, 13-9. Brooke Piper, Grace Hollenbeck, and Tori Nascimento each had hat tricks, while goalie Katelyn Hicks recorded a career-high 15 saves.

RECORD BOOK WATCH

• Hanna Pawela: Second Duke ever with 130+ career caused turnovers (137 total), leading all active DI players by eight.
  • Duquesne record is held by Megan Hungate (178, 1998-01).
• 150 career ground balls, nine away from DU's top five; 4th among active DI players.
• Mackenzie Leszczynski: 196 career draw controls, 3rd all-time at DU, just two shy of 2nd.
  • Assist at La Salle tied her for 10th in DU career assists (now 44).
  • Four goals away (has 124) from DU's all-time top 10.

OFFENSIVE STANDOUTS

• 14 Dukes have scored this season, led by Mackenzie Leszczynski (21), Corinne Webb (19), and Chelsea Evans (13).
  • Evans leads the team with six multi-score games, while Leszczynski and Webb each have five.
• Senior Haley Reeck and freshman Addison Scanlon have the longest scoring streaks on the team, with goals in three consecutive games.
• Gracin Emerson ranks fifth in the A-10 with 17 assists (1.89 per game) and has recorded three games with four or more assists, including a career-high five in the season-opening win at Akron ... Emerson has also tallied an assist in six straight games.

A-10 STANDINGS

• Duquesne (2-2) - 7th
• St. Bonaventure (2-1) - Tied for 5th
• Full standings, click here.

A-10 PRESEASON POLL

1. Richmond - 118 (8 first place votes)
2. Massachusetts - 112 (3)
3. Saint Joseph's - 98
4. Davidson - 89
5. VCU - 68
6. St. Bonaventure - 64
7. George Mason - 60
8. George Washington - 41
9. Duquesne - 35
10. La Salle - 22
11. Rhode Island - 19

UP NEXT
Duquesne hits the road for two straight games, starting Saturday at Davidson and then at George Mason the following Saturday. The Dukes won't return home until Wednesday, April 9, to face Saint Joseph's.

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