University of Richmond Athletics
Women's Soccer Hits the Road to Duquesne
09/29/2005 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 29, 2005
University of Richmond, Va. - The University of Richmond women's soccer players are packing their bags for a road trip to Pittsburgh, Pa. where they will face up to Atlantic 10 Conference opponent Duquesne on Friday night.
The Spiders are coming off a 2-0 loss to city rival VCU on Monday night. Following two consecutive losses (Virginia and VCU), Richmond Head Coach Peter Albright is looking for a big win on Friday night in the Spiders' first conference match of the season. "We need to create more scoring opportunities and stop being forced to defend so much. We have to be more dangerous...we have to win Friday's match," stated Albright.
So far this season, the Spiders, now 2-5-2, have cleared victories with East Carolina and Old Dominion, tied UNLV and West Virginia and experienced losses to James Madison, Oregon State, Florida Atlantic, Virginia and, most recently, VCU.
Currently, Duquesne is 5-2-1 overall and 0-1-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference and just suffered a 1-0 loss in double-overtime to St. Francis last Sunday. The Dukes have earned victories over Jacksonville, Vermont, Alabama A &M, Army and Cleveland state, while tying Niagara and suffering losses to St. Francis and conference opponent Saint Louis.
Friday's game will mark the fifth time the Dukes and the Spiders have competed against each other, with the Spiders owning victories all four matches. Last year, the Spiders blanked the Dukes 2-0 after Carrie Holland (Pittsfield, Mass.) and Christine Wrublesky (Langhorne, Pa.) each scored a goal at First Market Stadium.
Richmond freshman Carrie Holland (Pittsfield, Mass.) and Christine Wrublesky (Langhorne, Pa.) follow with one game-winning goal each.
Following the contest with the Dukes, the Spiders will then travel to Saint Louis for a Sunday face-up with the Billikens for the first time in the program's history.
