SAN DIEGO – San Diego continues a span of three matches in seven days when it plays host to No. 2 Duke and Cal Baptist this weekend.
 
The Toreros (0-1-1) will take on their second top-10 team this week, when they face second-ranked Duke (2-0) on Friday at 8:30 p.m. (PT). USD will take on Cal Baptist (1-1) on Monday at 7 p.m.
 
Both matches will be streamed on TheW.tv and live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• The Toreros' defense played well but No. 8 UCLA scored twice exactly four minutes apart in the final five minutes of the first half to secure a, 2-0, win Tuesday night in Westwood.
 
• The backline of Aidan Marmion, Aaron Frey, Henry Lander and Patric Krall played well for a majority of the match but the Bruins, Mohammed Kamara, found daylight in the penalty box twice and buried his second and third goals of the season.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST DUKE
• USD and Duke tied, 1-1, in their only meeting in 2016. The last time the Toreros beat a top-five team was in 2014, when they earned a, 1-0, victory against No. 1 UCLA in Torero Stadium.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST CAL BAPTIST
• It will be the first meeting against Cal Baptist in program history.
 
BRIAN QUINN ERA BEGINS
• After eight seasons as an assistant coach and three years as an associate head coach, Quinn took the reins of the program in 2018 and made his head coaching debut against UC Irvine on Aug. 24. Seamus McFadden, who served as the head coach for the first 39 years of the program, remains on Quinn's staff as an assistant. Mike Nicholson continues on as an assistant coach and enters his 14th year with the program in 2018.
 
RETURNING IN 2018
• The Toreros return eight starters and 16 letterwinners from its 2017 squad, including United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region selections, Miguel Berry and Henry Lander.
 
• Berry had an outstanding sophomore campaign at striker, leading USD in points (15), goals (5) and assists (5). He was named to the All-WCC first team after earning honorable mention recognition as a freshman.
 
• Lander was an All-WCC second team selection, anchoring USD's backline and helping limit opponents to 18 goals in 17 matches. Among his numerous standout plays throughout the season, his most impressive highlight occurred when he preserved a 1-0 victory for the Toreros against UC Santa Barbara, heading away a shot on the goal line with four seconds remaining in regulation.
 
• USD also returns WCC Freshman of the Year, Aaron Frey, who will help solidify the backline. Frey, Berry and Lander were all named to the 2018 All-WCC Preseason team.
 
• All-WCC honorable mention, Freddy Polzer, also returns and will be a key piece to the midfield and attack. He'll likely be joined by senior, Gustav Brandt, who provides size, physicality and quality distribution through the center of the field.
 
TAKING OVER IN GOAL
• The Toreros will look to Connor Hountalas, Matt Wiher and Marley Mascarenas to fill the void in goal left by four-year starter, Thomas Olsen, who graduated this past year. Olsen played every minute of the 2017 season and was drafted in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids.
 
CHALLENING SCHEDULE AHEAD
• The Toreros will be tested early and often with a challenging nonconference schedule and competitive WCC slate. After an opening contest against a quality opponent in UC Irvine, the Toreros will travel to UCLA and play host to No. 10 Duke in its next two matches.