Men's Soccer | 9/18/2018 12:00:00 PM

FIXTURE #8
Robert Morris Colonials (1-5-1, 0-0-0 NEC) @ Duquesne Dukes (1-3-1, 0-0-0 A-10)
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 // 7:00 p.m. // Pittsburgh, Pa. – Rooney Field
Live Video: ESPN+ ($) // Live Stats: GoDuquesne.com

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris seized its first win of the season last Saturday, a 1-0 triumph over La Salle
> Playing in just his second game at RMU, Guilherme Fanck scored the game-winning goal in the 57th minute
> Winter Fondi posted his eighth career shutout with three saves, moving to seventh all-time at RMU
> Oeyvind Skjesol scored his first career goal at Bucknell last Wednesday, off an assist from Owen Pearce
> Pearce is up to four points on the season, a career high that ranks second on the team
> Kai Olguin, Gustaf Moberg, and Zac Sherman join Fondi and Skjesol as returnees who started 11 or more games last season
> Fondi, Olguin, Sherman, Pearce, Noah Elamin, and Mason George make up the six-player senior class
> The Colonials were picked to finish sixth in the annual Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches' Poll
 
History vs. Duquesne
Overall: 6-14-3 | Home: 5-4-3 | Away: 1-10-0 | Streak: T1
Last Meeting: 9/24/2017; Moon Township, Pa. – Robert Morris 1, Duquesne 1 (OT)
First Meeting: 10/10/1995; Moon Township, Pa. – Robert Morris 1, Duquesne 0
> This will be the 24th consecutive season that the Colonials and Dukes have met
> Last season, Christian Coridon scored a leveler in the 82nd minute to allow RMU to earn a 1-1 draw
> The Colonials' last win at Duquesne came on Sept. 22, 1998 as Danny Sanna scored twice in a 4-0 victory
 
Scouting Duquesne
> The Dukes own a 1-3-1 record thus far, with its lone victory being a 3-0 one over Detroit Mercy
> Freshman forward Manel Busquets leads Duquesne with four points (1g, 2a)
> Senior Noah Mehta, sophomore Zion Beaton, and freshman Rob Dymond all have a goal and assist
> First-year goalkeeper Domenic Nascimben has started three games and played four, owning a 0.87 goals against average and .769 save percentage
> Redshirt junior netminder Robbie McKelvey has started twice, compiling a .867 save percentage and 1.09 goals against average
 
Colonial Trends
> Kai Olguin has gone the distance in his last 39 matches
> Oeyvind Skjesol has appeared in the last 16 Starting XIs
> RMU has now started a freshman in two consecutive season openers (Dylan Thomas, 2017)

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