18th-ranked Duke Falls In Heartbreaker At 11th-ranked Tennessee

Friday, August 27

Knoxville, Tenn.

7:00 p.m.

Duke University

0-1-0

Tennessee

1-0-0

OT 2

Duke University

#11/23 Tennessee

18th-ranked Duke Falls In Heartbreaker At 11th-ranked Tennessee

8/27/2004 1:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Duke Sports Information

Aug. 27, 2004

Box Score

KNOXVILLE, TENN.-- The 18th-ranked Duke women's soccer team opened the 2004 campaign by losing a heartbreaker on Friday, 4-3, in overtime at 11th-ranked Tennessee (1-0) in Knoxville, Tenn. The Blue Devils (0-1) will next host Elon on Sunday at 7:00 pm in Koskinen Stadium.

"Well, we are very frustrated not to have won this game being up 3-1 with six minutes remaining in the match," said Duke Head Coach Robbie Church. "But, we played very well early in front of a huge crowd and have some good things to build on for the next match on Sunday."

Duke started off the contest with a bang as the Blue Devils scored a goal just 23 seconds into the match as the dynamic duo of Carolyn Ford and Kate Seibert combined to give the Blue Devils a 1-0 advantage. Ford was able to hit Seibert with a header off a free kick 10 yards out, which marks the seventh time over the last two years the duo have combined to score goals for Duke.

The Blue Devils were able to take a 2-0 lead as sophomore Darby Kroyer connected on a goal from seven yards out off an assist from Seibert. Kroyer, a product of San Ramon, Calif., had just arrived in the game three minutes earlier and made her presence felt quickly with a goal.

Tennessee was able to cut into the Duke lead at the 25:47 mark as Genna Gorman found Lindsey Patterson for a header, but the Blue Devils were able to finish off the first half with another goal to take a 3-1 advantage at the 42:46 mark. Ford, a junior co-captain from Bethesda, Md., was able to connect on her third career goal.

In first 40 minutes of the second half, both teams traded shots but no goals were put in the net until the 85:37 mark as Patterson registered her second goal of the evening off a free kick to cut the Blue Devil lead to 3-2. With just under two minutes remaining in the match, the Lady Vols tied the score as Gorman notched her first career goal on a bang-bang play to even the score.

In overtime, Duke came out firing as the Blue Devils had three shots with one being saved and one blocked before the Lady Vols won the match off a header by Keeley Dowling on a corner kick in the 97th minute.

Freshman Allison Lipsher played the entire game in goal for the Blue Devils finishing with seven saves. For the game, Tennessee outshot Duke, 17-14.

"We learned tonight that we have a lot more things to work on, but we also have the potential to be very good this season," said Church.