PITTSBURGH — The Duquesne University lacrosse team opens Atlantic 10 play on Saturday as George Washington visits the Bluff.

GAMEDAY INFO
Mar. 8, 2025 • 1:00 PM • Rooney Field (Pittsburgh, PA)

Duquesne Dukes (3-2, 0-0 A-10)
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• Streak: W1
• Last Game: W, 20-13 vs. Mercyhurst (Feb. 27)
• Next Game: Wed. Mar. 12 at La Salle (2 pm)

George Washington Revolutionaries (5-1, 0-0 A-10)
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• Streak: W1
• Last Game: W, 18-1 vs. Radford (Mar. 1)
• Next Game: Wed. Mar. 12 vs. Saint Joseph's (1 pm)

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SERIES HISTORY

• Duquesne leads 17-5
• Last Meeting: Mar. 16, 2024 at GW - W, 15-14 (OT)
• First Meeting: Apr. 21, 2002 at DUQ - W, 16-3
• Streak: W1
• Home/Away Record: (H) 9-2 / (A) 8-3
• Notes: Emily King scored the game-winning goal in last season's overtime win at GW ... Webb led with three goals and one assist as nine Dukes scored ... DU sent the game to OT with a FP goal with one second left ... DU has won four of the last five since 2018.

LAST TIME OUT

• Ten different Dukes found the back of the net, and 12 players recorded points in Duquesne's 20-13 victory over Mercyhurst last Thursday at Rooney Field in the non-conference finale.
• The Dukes overcame an early 6-1 deficit with a dominant 7-0 run and took a 10-7 lead into halftime ... After falling behind 12-10 in the third quarter, DU responded again with four straight goals and sealed the win with a commanding 6-1 fourth-quarter surge.
• Mackenzie Leszczynski led the offense with five goals and three assists ... Leszczynski has now scored in 21 straight games ... Corinne Webb recorded four goals for the third consecutive game and matched her career-high of six points with two assists.
• Tristen Chang, Gracin Emerson, and Megan Marco each scored twice ... Marco's goals marked the first of her collegiate career, while Emerson contributed two assists and Chang added one helper.
• Chelsea Evans, Mia Piocquidio, Emily King, Haley Reeck, and Ali Evans (first of the season) also scored ... Freshmen Kelsea Cooke and Abigail Krogmann notched their first career assists.
• Duquesne registered 10 assists on its 20 goals.

SCOUTING GEORGE WASHINGTON

• George Washington rolled to an 18-1 victory over Radford in its last game, entering A-10 play with a 5-1 record — the best start in three seasons under head coach Colleen McCaffrey.
• The Revolutionaries earned wins over Robert Morris (9-8), at Howard (16-7), Kent State (13-6), and at William & Mary (10-9), with their only loss coming in a 13-7 matchup against American ... They hold a 3-1 record on the road this season.
• GW boasts one of the nation's top defenses, ranking sixth in Division I by allowing just 7.33 goals per game ... The team leads the A-10 in scoring margin at +4.83, averaging 12.17 goals per game, while also ranking ninth in DI for fewest turnovers (11.67 per game).
• Katie Fullowan (18 goals) and Grace Curry (16 goals) rank fifth and eighth in the A-10 in scoring, respectively ... Fullowan is also fifth in the conference with 1.33 free-position goals per game.
• Last season, the Revolutionaries finished 4-13 overall with a 1-8 conference record ... GW was picked eighth in the A-10 preseason poll.

A-10 OPENERS

• Duquesne is 12-13 all-time in A-10 openers since joining the league in 1999, with a 6-4 record when the opener is at home.
• The Dukes have lost three straight A-10 openers (11-7 vs. St. Joseph's in 2022, 19-7 at Davidson in 2023, 20-9 vs. #23 Richmond in 2024).
• This is the fourth A-10 opener against George Washington and first since 2014 ... DU owns a 2-1 record versus the Revs in conference-opening matchups (W, 11-9 in 2003, L, 18-9 in 2009, W, 19-12 in 2014).

LOOK BACK AT NON-CONFERENCE

• The first three games of the season were all one-score games with 12-11 wins at Akron (OT) and Youngstown State middled by an 11-10 defeat in the home opener against defending MAC champion Robert Morris ... Saint Francis stormed past the Dukes, 17-11, then an offensive outburst resulted in a 20-13 triumph against Mercyhurst last time out to wrap up non-conference action.
• The Dukes (3-2) secured a winning non-conference record for the second straight year (5-3 in 2024) ... Now with back-to-back winning non-conference seasons for the first time since 2011-2014 (four straight years).

STAT STANDOUTS

• Duquesne leads the A-10 and ranks 11th in Division I with an average of 11.40 caused turnovers per game ... Three Dukes are among the top-five in the conference individually for caused turnovers, with Hanna Pawela, the national leader in 2024, topping the A-10 at 2.20 per game ... Chelsea Evans (2.00) ranks second, and Emily King is fourth (1.50) ... Pawela also sits fourth in the A-10 in ground balls per game (2.80).
• The Dukes are second in the A-10 for assists per game (6.60) and clearing percentage (88.1%).
• Gracin Emerson leads the team with 11 assists (fifth-most in the A-10) ... The sophomore from East Lansing, Mich., also set a career-high with two goals in the last game and has tallied multiple assists in three of the five games this season, including five in the season-opening win at Akron.
• Mackenzie Leszczynski is the A-10 point leader entering conference play, averaging 4.80 points per game ... The senior midfielder also holds the top free-position percentage in the league (71.4%), scoring one free-position goal per game ... Leszczynski, with two five-goal outings this season, leads the DU offense with 14 goals.
• Emma Raines boasts the highest shot percentage in the A-10 at 61.5% ... Corinne Webb, who has 13 goals, averages a team-high 6.40 shots per game, the sixth-most in the conference.
• Leszczynski and Pawela are tied for the team lead in draw controls (4.20 per game), ranking sixth in the A-10.

RECORD BOOK WATCH

• Hanna Pawela tied Krista Mann (2003-06) last game for second in career caused turnovers at Duquesne, now at 124.
  • Pawela has forced three turnovers in three of the five games this season and leads the team with 11.
  • Meghan Hungate (178, 1998-01) holds the record.
• Pawela also tied for sixth place in the DU record book for career ground balls (137) after four scoops last time out.
  • 22 away from cracking the all-time top five (Krista Mann – 159, 2003-06).
• Mackenzie Leszczynski ranks third in career draw controls at Duquesne with 183.
  • 15 behind Ginger Flocco (198, 2002-05) for second.
  • Maddie Hart holds the record with 252 (2017-20).

ATLANTIC 10 HONORS

• Redshirt junior Corinne Webb earned A-10 Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 24 after back-to-back four-goal games, including the game-winning goal at Youngstown State ... Five of Webb's eight goals in the two games came in the second half, four of which in the fourth quarter.
• First-year midfielder Mia Piocquidio was named the first A-10 Rookie of the Week this season after scoring twice in her college debut at Akron.
• Hanna Pawela and Mackenzie Leszczynski earned A-10 preseason all-conference honors … Leszczynski has received postseason accolades 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.

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

COYNE CONNECTIONS

• First year Duquesne head coach Tracy Coyne ranks seventh among active Division I coaches with 325 career wins.
• Coyne was the George Washington head coach from 2015-19.
• A Pittsburgh native, Coyne spent the last five seasons at Saint Francis, becoming the all-time wins leader and leading the Red Flash to their first two NEC Tournament appearances
• Her career includes 15 years at Notre Dame as the program's founding coach … Led the Irish to six NCAA Tournament appearances, a national semifinal in 2006 and a Big East title in 2009.

UP NEXT
Duquesne will hit the road for two straight A-10 matchups, first at La Salle on Wednesday at 2 pm then a trip to UMass on Saturday at noon.

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