Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University women's soccer team opened a two-game road trip Thursday, improving to 2-0 in the Atlantic 10 for the first time since 2016 with a 1-0 victory over George Washington in Washington, D.C., at Mount Vernon Athletic Complex. The win improved the Dukes to 7-2-1 (.750) overall during the 2025 season.
POINTS OF EMPHASIS
Going on the attack and striking early has become a common theme for Duquesne, and the same held true Thursday in the nation's capital. Just over 10 minutes into the contest, senior
Lindsay Krafchick fed senior forward
Maya Matesa at the top of the box, who placed a perfect one-touch pass to fellow classmate
Brianna Moore, who was open in front of the net. Moore went one-on-one with George Washington goalkeeper Katie Silverstein, finding the back of the net by burying her shot in the lower right corner of the goal to give the Dukes a 1-0 edge at 10:01. Matesa and Krafchick each picked up assists on the strike, which proved to be the only score of the contest.
BEEHIVE
Matesa (8) and Moore (7) combined for 15 of the 22 shots for Duquesne in the contest as the Dukes eclipsed at least 20 attempts for the fourth consecutive match and seventh time in 10 contests this season. Matesa almost found the back of the net in the second half, taking a pass in the box from junior
Kayla Leseck, but her shot went far right. The Revolutionaries kept pace with the Dukes in the opening 45 minutes, getting off nine shots but fell in the category overall, 22-11, including 9-3 in shots on goal. George Washington (3-4-3 | 0-2-0 Atlantic 10) also had a chance at the equalizer late, but a shot from Kathleen Ngulefac at 67:34 went high of the goal, while junior goalkeeper
Ali Hughes made a key save at 85:47 on a shot from Anna Cornejo to help secure the victory.
NOTES
Duquesne is 2-0 in the Atlantic 10 for the first time since winning its first five conference contests of the 2016 campaign … The Dukes held an 8-5 edge in corner kicks … The assist for Krafchick was her first of the year as she became the 12th different player for Duquesne this season to register on the scoresheet … Moore logged a full 90 minutes for the first time in 2025 … The goal for Moore was the 19th of her career, leaving her one shy of becoming the fifth player in program history to reach 20 career goals as well as the second this season (Matesa) … Moore and Matesa have combined for 98 career points over the last four years … Hughes notched a trio of saves in collecting her second consecutive shutout, third in the last four games as well as her fifth of the year … The win marked the 30th over the last four seasons for the senior class … Also playing a full 90 minutes in the win over the Revolutionaries was Krafchick, senior
Eva LaVecchia and juniors
Reagan Basehore and
Jayden Sharpless.
UP NEXT
Duquesne closes out a two-game road swing Sunday, Sept. 28, at 1:00 p.m. in Dayton, Ohio, against Dayton.
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