Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University lacrosse team heads north Wednesday to face Mercyhurst in Erie.

GAME 4
Duquesne Dukes (0-3 | 0-0 Atlantic 10) at Mercyhurst Lakers (0-2 | 0-0 NEC)
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 | 1:00 p.m.
Erie, Pa. | Saxon Stadium 

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THE DUKES
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• Last Time Out: Duquesne dropped a heartbreaker last Wednesday at Robert Morris, 13-12, as the Colonials converted a free-position opportunity with 0.6 seconds remaining. The Dukes had a shot stopped at the 30-second mark before Robert Morris drew a foul with two seconds left to set up the game-winning chance. Sophomore Megan Marco scored a career-high four goals with one assist to lead six Duquesne goal scorers. Gracin Emerson added a goal and five assists. Duquesne erased a six-goal deficit with an 8-0 run spanning from the 9:49 mark of the second quarter to 8:13 in the fourth, turning a 10-4 deficit into a 12-10 lead. The Colonials answered with the game's final three goals.
• National Leader: Junior Gracin Emerson leads Division I with 5.33 assists per game through three contests. Her 16 total assists are tied for fifth nationally despite having played one fewer game than all others in the top five. Emerson ranks in the top 10 nationally in points per game (6.00), totaling 18 points on 16 assists and two goals. She opened the season with four assists at Akron, tied the program's single-game record with seven in the home opener and added five more at Robert Morris. Her eight-point performance against Mount St. Mary's is tied for the second-most by an Atlantic 10 player this season, and the seven assists tied Kat McNish's program record (2007 vs. Monmouth), a mark that had stood alone for 6,924 days. Emerson is the only A-10 player with four or more assists in three games and is one of five players nationally with multiple five-assist performances this year.
• Raining Goals: Senior Emma Raines leads the Dukes with eight goals. After back-to-back hat tricks to open the season, she added two more at Robert Morris. Raines has scored eight goals on nine shots and ranks second nationally with an .889 shot percentage.
• Shoot & Score: Duquesne ranks fourth in all of Division I with a .574 team shot percentage, converting 31 goals on 54 shots. Raines (.889) and Marco (.875, seven goals on eight shots) lead the efficiency numbers. The Dukes also rank among the top five nationally in free-position percentage, converting four of five attempts (.800). Raines, Chelsea Evans, Addison Scanlon and Mia Piocquidio are each 1-for-1 from the arc.
• Freshmen Force: First-year contributors have made an early impact. Goalkeeper Ella Roach, a local Mars Area High School product, has started all three games and totaled 24 saves, including a season-high 10 in the home opener. Madison Welch leads the team with 13 draw controls, charting eight last game at Robert Morris. Sydney Girardi has two goals this season, both coming in her Rooney Field debut.
• About the Dukes: Duquesne features six seniors, five juniors, six sophomores and six freshmen on its 2026 roster, led by second-year head coach Tracy Coyne, who owns 327 career victories across 37 seasons — the eighth-most among active NCAA Division I head coaches. The Dukes are replacing the production of two all-conference selections and five of their top six scorers from last season due to graduation.

THE LAKERS
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• Mercyhurst is in its second season at the Division I level and competes in the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Lakers enter at 0-2 with losses at Kent State (17-9) and vs. Xavier (13-6).
• Goalkeeper Maggie Allen made 18 saves in the loss to Xavier and has 34 saves on 84 shots this season (.540).
• Five Lakers have scored this year, led by senior attacker Emma Cimino, who has six goals, including four in the season opener at Kent State. Mercyhurst has scored 15 goals on 41 shots (.366) and is 7-for-11 on free-position attempts.
• The Lakers were picked fourth in the NEC preseason poll and are led by third-year head coach Lindsay Weaver. In their Division I debut last season, Mercyhurst went 6-9 overall and 6-3 in conference play.

SERIES HISTORY

• Duquesne leads 4-0
• Last Meeting: Feb. 27, 2025 at DUQ – W, 20-13
• First Meeting: Apr. 22, 1997 at DUQ – W, 12-11
• Streak: W4
• Home/Away Record: (H) 3-0 / (A) 1-0
• Notes: First back-to-back meetings since three straight matchups from 1997-99 … First trip to Erie since April 21, 1998 (14-9 win) … Duquesne averages 16 goals per game in the series … Last season, 10 Dukes scored and 12 recorded a point in a 20-13 victory at Rooney Field. Duquesne assisted on 10 of 20 goals in its highest-scoring game of the 2025 season.

30TH SEASON OF DUKES LACROSSE

• Duquesne lacrosse is celebrating its 30th season as a varsity program on the Bluff in 2026. The Dukes, who began play in 1997, own an all-time record of 239-234 and have made 15 Atlantic 10 Championship appearances, highlighted by two regular-season co-championships.

UP NEXT

• Duquesne travels to Butler on Sunday for a 1 p.m. matchup in Indianapolis, the Dukes' final tune-up before Atlantic 10 play begins March 8 at Saint Joseph's.

FOLLOW THE DUKES
Follow Duquesne Lacrosse all season online at GoDuquesne.com, as well as on X (Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook (@DuqLax). 
 

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