GAME 15
Duquesne (9-3-2) at Penn State (2-8-3)
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 | 7:00 p.m.
Jeffrey Field | University Park, Pa.
 
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From The Pitch
 
- The Duquesne University men's soccer team takes to the road for its last two games of the 2026 regular season, beginning Wednesday with a non-conference tilt in University Park, Pa., against Penn State at Jeffrey Field.
 
- The Dukes are coming off a 3-0 victory over VCU (10/24) to run their winning streak to three, a stretch in which they have outscored their opponents, 10-0. It marks the second time under head coach Chase Brooks Duquesne has reached double digits in goals in a three-game span, the last of which came in non-conference play in 2022 with a 2-0 win over James Madison (9/6), a 7-0 triumph over Howard (9/10) and a 1-1 draw at Wright State (9/13).
 
- In the win over the Rams, the Dukes scored twice in the opening 20 minutes. Redshirt sophomore Jameson Michel scored a goal for the third consecutive game to open the scoring, finding the back of the net at 6:01 to give Duquesne an early lead with his fifth strike of the campaign.
 
- Sophomore Hákon Dagur Matthíasson gave Duquesne a 2-0 lead over VCU with his first goal of the year at 19:07, while junior Roni Badler closed out the victory on Senior Day with his second strike of the season at 87:18.
 
- The Dukes enter the final week of the regular season with an RPI of 41. The best RPI mark Duquesne has had in program history came during the 2002 season, when the Dukes closed the year at 50. Penn State enters Wednesday's game with an RPI of 87.
 
- In their last road contest, Duquesne earned a 4-0 victory at St. Bonaventure (10/21). Duquesne set the tone early, scoring just 20 seconds into the contest on a strike from redshirt sophomore Jameson Michel.
 
- The Bonnies added an own goal early in the second half to give the Dukes a 2-0 edge before junior Dan Banks and senior Cody Da each found the back of the net to settle the final score. For Banks, it marked his first career NCAA Division I strike, while Da collected his team-high sixth goal of the campaign.
 
- Redshirt senior Jaxon Ervin is the active leading scorer at Duquesne with 30 points courtesy of nine goals and 12 assists. He has started 47 of his 57 career games on the Bluff over the last four seasons.
 
- In addition to scoring his first goal of the 2026 season in a 3-1 win over Dayton (10/10), Ervin also registered an assist. Ervin is one of six Dukes to register a game-winning goal this season, and his strike against the Flyers marked the second game-winning goal of his career.
 
- The Dukes are led by head coach Chase Brooks, who is in his 14th season leading the program in 2026. Brooks has compiled an overall record of 105-96-31 (.519) at Duquesne and is the program's all-time leader in coaching victories. In his 16th year as a head coach overall, Brooks has posted a mark of 127-102-40 (.546).
 
- Duquesne established a new program record with 11 consecutive wins at Rooney Field over the course of the 2023 and 2024 seasons, while its eight victories at home in 2024 is a school record. The Dukes own a mark of 37-6-7 (.810) over their last 50 games at Rooney Field dating back to the beginning of the 2021 campaign.
 
- A return to Atlantic 10 play will close out the 2026 regular season for Duquesne, which travels to Philadelphia, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 31, for a 5:00 p.m. match against La Salle at McCarthy Stadium.
 
Scouting the Nittany Lions – Located in University Park, Pa. … PSU has amassed an overall record of 2-8-3 (.269) this season, including a ledger of 0-6-3 (.167) in the Big Ten … The Nittany Lions are coming off a 2-2 draw with No. 13 Wisconsin (10/24) at Jeffrey Field … Senior forward Amadou Kone leads Penn State in scoring with eight points thanks to three goals and two assists … Junior forward Etienne Reck also owns three goals during the 2026 season for Penn State and also owns an assist … In his first season as head coach of the Nittany Lions is Rob Dow (Maine '03), who spent the last nine years as head coach at Vermont prior to being tabbed in Happy Valley in December of 2025 … As head coach of the Catamounts, Dow led Vermont to the NCAA Championship five consecutive years, highlighted by a 2024 squad that claimed the national title … Wednesday marks just the third meeting between Penn State and Duquesne, with the Nittany Lions having claimed the previous two contests, each by the score of 1-0 … Both victories for PSU in the all-time series came in University Park and were in back-to-back seasons in 2012 and 2013.
 
Did You Know? While Duquesne tallied 10 goals in its last three games entering Wednesday's non-conference tilt at Penn State, marking the first time since 2022 the Dukes have turned the trick, it's been almost 25 years since accomplishing the feat against Atlantic 10 competition. Duquesne closed out the 2022 regular season by scoring 15 goals in its final three games, including a 10-0 victory over Fordham (11/1), a 2-1 triumph over La Salle (11/3) and a 3-2 victory over St. Bonaventure (11/9), each which came at Rooney Field.
 
Defensively Speaking – Entering the final week of the 2026 regular season, the Duquesne defense continues to perform as one of the top units in the country. The Dukes own a team goals against average of 0.57, which leads the Atlantic 10 and is tied for third in NCAA Division I with Xavier of the Big East, while also sitting in a tie for third in the country in save percentage (.855) with Indiana of the Big Ten. The fulcrum for the Dukes has been redshirt senior goalkeeper Sam Coss, a two-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week who has played all 1,260 minutes for the Dukes and sits seventh in NCAA Division I in goals against average (0.57) and eighth in save percentage (.843).
 
Level Up – Sophomore Hákon Dagur Matthíasson found the back of the net for the first time this season in a 3-0 triumph over VCU (10/24), giving the Dukes a 2-0 advantage in the first half. He is the 11th different student-athlete for Duquesne this year to score a goal and is one of 17 different players to register on the scoresheet through 14 games. Dagur Matthíasson is also one 13 players to have scored at least two points this year for the Dukes.
 
All In The Family – Looking to add to the lineage as a scorer on the Bluff has been forward Cody Da, who enters the week of the 2026 regular season pacing Duquesne in scoring with 13 points thanks to six goals and an assist. Da scored the final goal to seal a 4-0 victory at St. Bonaventure (10/21) and is the younger brother of former forward Jayden Da (2021-23), who in three seasons with the Dukes compiled 20 career points thanks to eight goals and four assists. The elder Da appeared in 46 career matches at Duquesne and was named to the 2023 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team after a campaign in which he finished with seven goals and three assists for 17 points. Jayden Da was also the first student-athlete in program history to be selected in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft, presented by Adidas, when he was selected by the Columbus Crew with the 29th pick in 2023.
 
Tip of the Cap – Thanks to the performances for Duquesne in its first two games of the year, a pair of student-athletes garnered weekly honors from the Atlantic 10. Junior forward Marko Rasmussen was selected as A-10 Offensive Player of the Week (8/24), while redshirt senior goalkeeper Sam Coss was named the A-10 Defensive Player of the Week (8/24). Rasmussen scored a pair of goals in the win over Bowling Green (8/23) after entering this season with two goals in 26 career games on the Bluff. Coss, meanwhile, earned a pair of clean sheets in the first two games of the year, becoming the first Duquesne goalkeeper to turn the trick since 2022. Coss owns 43 saves through 14 games of 2026 and is a two-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week, having also earned the honor Sept. 21.
 
One – Since the beginning of the 2021 campaign, the Dukes own a record of 36-16 (.692) in one-goal matches. Included in that stretch is a 20-5 (.800) record in such games at Rooney Field and a 16-11 (.593) mark on the road.
 
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