GAME 8
No. 7 Saint Louis (3-1-3) vs. Duquesne (5-0-2)
Saturday, Sept. 20 | 7:00 p.m.
Rooney Field | Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
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From The Pitch
 
- The Duquesne University men's soccer team wraps up a three-game homestand at Rooney Field Saturday, returning to Atlantic 10 action by hosting No. 7 Saint Louis at 7:00 p.m.
 
- The Dukes have won each of their first two matches of the homestand after a 2-0 triumph over Saint Francis (9/17). Scoreless after 45 minutes, Duquesne scored twice in the second half to secure the victory.
 
- Sophomore forward Roni Badler opened the scoring against the Red Flash with his third goal of the year at 52:21, while redshirt junior Jaxon Ervin capped the win by also scoring for the third time this season on a header at 79:03.
 
- The Dukes christened their homestand with a 3-1 victory over St. Bonaventure (9/14) in the Atlantic 10 opener for both programs. Thanks to the win, Duquesne improved to 17-9-5 (.629) all-time in conference openers.
 
- Redshirt junior Jaxon Ervin gave the Dukes a 1-0 lead at halftime by scoring on a header 15 minutes into the contest, and a pair of goals 44 seconds apart in the second half helped seal the victory.
 
- Ervin provided a cross to set up the second goal of the game against the Bonnies, feeding redshirt junior Ashwin Menon, who scored on a header. Menon followed 44 seconds later by placing a ball to sophomore midfielder Miles Imparato, who buried the third goal for the Dukes at 59:15.
 
- Through seven matches of the 2025 season, seven different players have scored a goal for Duquesne, while 12 have registered on the scoresheet.
 
- Duquesne and Saint Louis enter Saturday's game each tied for 12th in NCAA Division I goals against average (0.43), as both programs have allowed just three goals in seven games. The Dukes own five clean sheets in seven contests, while the Billikens own four shutouts.
 
- SLU, which jumped from No. 24 to No. 7 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, is the first opponent ranked in the top 10 that Duquesne will host at Rooney Field in program history. The last game against a ranked foe the Dukes hosted came Oct. 20, 2018, a 3-1 victory over No. 23 Rhode Island.
 
- 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), with Chavez, who made a season-high nine saves in the win over the Orange, being 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 93-87-29 (.514) 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 115-93-38 (.545).
 
- 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 3-0 setback to Fordham (11/9/24) in the Atlantic 10 Championship, the Dukes own a mark of 29-4-6 (.821) at Rooney Field since the beginning of the 2021 campaign.
 
Scouting the Billikens – Located in St. Louis, Mo. … SLU opened its 2025 campaign with a scoreless draw against South Florida (8/21), beginning a stretch of six of its first seven games of the season at home … The only loss for Saint Louis this season is a 1-0 loss at No. 4 Indiana (9/3) … The Billikens are coming off a 1-1 tie with Missouri State (9/16), which wrapped a 1-0-2 homestand at Hermann Stadium … Sophomore forward Andrew Heckenlaible owns a goal and an assist and leads SLU in scoring with three points … Graduate student Jeremi Abonnel, the 2024 Atlantic 10 Goalkeeper of the Year, owns a .864 save percentage and has registered 19 saves in seven starts … The Billikens are led by Kevin Kalish (Saint Louis '99), who has guided the program to an overall record of 72-32-30 (.649) during his tenure and in his eighth season as head coach … SLU owns a record of 14-1-1 all-time against Duquesne … The last game at Rooney Field between the Billikens and Dukes saw former forward Maxi Hopfer (2020-24) score the lone goal in double overtime to lift Duquesne to a 1-0 victory March 20, 2021.
 
So Fresh, So Clean – Duquesne concludes a three-game homestand against Saint Louis Saturday at Rooney Field having received production from up and down its lineup. Of the seven players that have scored a goal for the Dukes this year, four have collected their first NCAA Division I marker. 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 12 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 40 career games on the Bluff, including 39 starts, and has tallied six career assists.
 
Veteran Presence – Redshirt senior Diego Chavez has been stout for the Dukes as the starting goalkeeper in the first seven games of the 2025 season, registering five clean sheets while posting 18 saves. A transfer from Colorado Mesa, Chavez has started each of the last 43 games he's appeared in dating back to the beginning of the 2023 season and owns a career record of 24-16-9 (.582) during his NCAA career as a goalkeeper. Chavez enters Saturday's game leading the Atlantic 10 in shutouts (5), which is tied for fourth in NCAA Division I with five other student-athletes. Chavez also ranks third in the A-10 in goals against average (0.43) and save percentage (.857) and tied for sixth in saves (18).
 
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 20 points thanks to six goals and eight assists, and the Dukes are a perfect 6-0 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 31-9 (.775) in one-goal matches after earning a 1-0 triumph at Syracuse (9/5). Included in that stretch is an 18-3 (.857) record in such games at Rooney Field and a 13-6 (.684) mark on the road.
 
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