PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle men's soccer squad looks to keep playoff hopes alive in a critical weekend and regular season finale, when the Explorers head to St. Bonaventure and Duquesne.

La Salle Explorers (8-6-3, 2-4-1 Atlantic 10) @ St. Bonaventure Bonnies (5-12-0, 3-4-0 Atlantic 10)
Olean High School
Friday, November 2, 2012 | 3 PM
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La Salle Explorers (8-6-3, 2-4-1 Atlantic 10) @ Duquesne Dukes (6-10-1, 3-3-1 Atlantic 10)
Sunday, November 4, 2012 | 1 PM
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Scouting the Explorers

The Explorers look to bounce back from an 0-1-1 weekend last weekend, tying Saint Joseph's 1-1 in double overtime and falling 3-0 to Temple. Senior defender Tom Kalpokas registered his first season goal, which was the game-tying score against the Hawks to force OT.

Jason Plumhoff still leads the squad with 13 points on five goals and three assists. Joe Farrell has 12 points on four goals and four assists.

Keeper John McCarthy is looking for his school-record-breaking 22nd career shutout this weekend. He leads the Atlantic 10 with a .843 save percentage and 97 saves. He ranks 12th in the nation in save percentage.

Scouting the Bonnies

St. Bonaventure is 3-4 in the conference and split contests at Massachusetts and Rhode Island last weekend. The Bonnies topped UMass 4-1 on Friday before falling by the same score to Rhody on Sunday.

Opponents are scoring 2.53 goals per game against the Bonnies this season.

Brad Vanino leads the squad with six goals and four assists for 16 points. Emmett O'Connor has added three goals and six assists for 12 points.

Abel Bautista has handled the majority of the goalkeeping duties with 959 minutes. He sports a 1.59 goals against average and .761 save percentage. Bobby Diaz and Ben Cowman have also seen significant time with seven combined starts and 580 combined minutes.

Friday's game will be played at Olean High School. For those attending the game, the address of the field is 401 Wayne Street, Olean, N.Y.

Scouting the Dukes

Duquesne boasts one of the league's most prolific scorers in Josh Patterson, who is fourth in the Atlantic 10 with 23 points on 11 goals and one assist. He scored the game winner in a 1-0 overtime win at UMass last Sunday, helping the squad bounce back from a 1-0 loss at Rhode Island on Friday.

Karter Sell is second on the squad with four goals and one assist for nine points. Simon Gomez has added seven points on one goal and five assists.

Sam Frymier primarily handles goalkeeping duties, and ranks fourth in the A-10 with a .809 save percentage. He is also recording a 1.16 goals against average.