Long Island University at Duquesne
PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Long Island University will visit Duquesne on Saturday for a Football Championship Division game at Acrisure Stadium. The Sharks carry a 1-2 record into the matchup, while the Dukes are 1-3. The forecast at game time calls for 68-degree temperatures in Pittsburgh.
Long Island enters after a 27-24 win over Mercyhurst in its most recent game. The Sharks lost to Florida International and Villanova before its win over Mercyhurst. Quarterback Luca Stanzani is the player to watch. In the Mercyhurst victory, Stanzani completed 10 of 18 passes for 63 yards and rushed 19 times for 77 yards. Against Florida International, he completed 9 of 20 passes for 109 yards and rushed 12 times for 4 yards in a loss. He also completed both of his passes for 13 yards in a loss to Villanova.
The Sharks had other productive performers in the Mercyhurst win. Jesiah Mcknight rushed 16 times for 78 yards, caught one pass and scored one touchdown. Sam Slade rushed 19 times for 74 yards, caught one pass for 2 yards, returned one kickoff for 1 yard and scored two touchdowns. Long Island will aim to carry that production into Saturday’s road game.
Duquesne is coming off a 53-0 win over Rio Grande in its most recent game. The Dukes opened the season with a 34-0 loss at Air Force, a 70-13 loss at Youngstown State and a 48-7 loss at Washington State. Duquesne scored 53 unanswered points in its shutout win over Rio Grande. The Dukes will look to build on that result as they return home.
Acrisure Stadium will host the matchup. Long Island will be the visiting team, and Duquesne will be the home team. The game is part of the NCAA Football Championship Division schedule. Long Island will seek its second win of the season. Duquesne will also seek its second win.
After Saturday, Long Island is scheduled to visit Wagner for its next game. The Sharks will then host Stonehill, visit New Haven, host Central Connecticut and visit Robert Morris. Duquesne is scheduled to visit Stonehill next. The Dukes will then host Wagner, visit New Haven, host Robert Morris, host Mercyhurst and visit Central Connecticut. Both teams will play their next games on the road. Long Island visits Wagner, and Duquesne visits Stonehill. The Sharks and Dukes will then continue conference play.
Long Island has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +3. The over/under for the game is 45.5.