THE BASICS
Rhode Island (7-1-3, 2-1 Atlantic 10) at Duquesne (7-2-1, 2-1-0 Atlantic 10)
Kickoff: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 7:00 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. DUQUESNE - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island and Duquesne are playing for the 26th time in program history.
• Rhody leads the all-time series, 16-9.
• The teams last meet in the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship semifinals, a 2-1 victory for Duquesne.
• Wednesday is the first regular-season meeting between the teams since 2018, when the Dukes registered a 3-1 victory over the Rams.
• Before that, Rhode Island had won four straight matches in the series from 2014-17.
• Rhode Island is 4-6 all time when playing at Duquesne.
• Both teams are 2-1 in league play, with Wednesday's match marking the midpoint of Atlantic 10 action.
• Rhode Island enters Wednesday on a four-match unbeaten streak, going 3-0-1 since it fell at No. 23 VCU on Sept. 20.
• The Rams began the season going 4-0-2 over their first six matches. 

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT 

• Duquesne has been outstanding at home, going 5-0 this season and winning its last eight matches overall at Rooney Field, dating back to last season.
• The eight straight home wins is two shy of the Duquesne program record set in 2005.
• The Dukes have been consistently been among the top teams in the Atlantic 10 over the last few years, going 36-20-10 overall and 13-7-7 in league play since 2021. 
• Duquesne is coming off a 3-0 loss at Saint Louis on Saturday, its first league loss of the year. 
• Maxi Hopfer leads the Atlantic 10 and is third in the nation with three game-winning goals.
• He leads the Dukes with four goals and 10 points overall.
• Keeper Zoltan Nagy has allowed 11 goals in 10 matches, good for a 1.16 goals-against average.
• Head coach Chase Brooks is in his 12th season at Duquesne. His 29 wins from 2021-23 were the most for the program since the Dukes won 36 from 2004-06. 
• With an overall record of 84-85-26, Brooks is the all-time leader in wins for Duquesne men's soccer. 

ETXEGARAI PROVIDING A LIFT TO OFFENSE   

• Junior forward Íñigo Etxegarai has been highly productive since being inserted into the starting lineup over the last five matches.
• He has three goals and one assist over the last five matches, all of which have been starts.
• In the five matches, Etxegarai played 416 minutes combined.
• In the first six matches of the season, Etxegarai played 260 minutes combined as a reserve.
• He had no goals and one assist in the first six matches of the season. 
• Last season, Etxegarai had one goal and two assists over 15 appearances, including 11 starts.