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No. 4 Blue Devils To Play In-State Foe Davidson
10/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. - Fourth-ranked Duke (8-2-1, 3-1-1 ACC) will host Davidson (4-9-0, 1-4-0 SoCon) on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in Koskinen Stadium. The Wildcats are unranked this season, and recorded their first conference win Friday night versus Wofford, putting them in seventh place in the conference. The Blue Devils are tied with Maryland (10-1-1, 3-1-1 ACC), atop the ACC standings.
Series History: Duke leads the all-time series with Davidson, 42-8-4. The 42 victories over Davidson is the highest total against any non-ACC opponent for the Blue Devils, and is the second most in the history of the program behind 45 wins over N.C. State. Furthermore, the 54 overall contests is the most with any non-conference foe, and the fifth-most in team history. The Wildcats won the last meeting between the two teams, 2-0, in 2003 at Davidson.
The Opponent: Davidson is 5-9-0 overall this season and 1-4-0 in Southern Conference games. The Wildcats lost their first three games, won their next four and lost six in a row before winning their first conference game last Friday over Wofford, 1-0. Seven of their nine losses have been by one goal, with three of those defeats coming in overtime. As for common opponents with the Blue Devils, Davidson has lost 1-0 to both Virginia and Wake Forest, teams Duke has defeated 2-1 and 4-3, respectively. Davidson is led on offense by forward Tom Lavan (four goals) and midfielder David Sartorio (one goal, three assists). Goalkeeping duties are shared by Ben Aston (.667 save percentage) and Robby Goldsberry (.789 save percentage).
Last Time Out: The Blue Devils edged Virginia 2-1 last Friday, scoring more than one goal in a game for the first time since they defeated Harvard, 2-1 on Sept. 16. Tim Jepson and Joe Germanese scored Duke's goals, while Kyle Helton, Michael Videira,and Chris Loftus notched assists in the game. Goalkeeper Justin Papadakis and the Blue Devil defense was strong, with Papadakis making four saves and the lone goal coming on a penalty kick. Duke improved to 8-2-1 overall and 3-1-1 in the ACC with the win.
Rankings: Duke jumped up two spots to No. 4 in the polls this week after a 2-1 upset victory over No. 3 Virginia. Davidson is unranked.
Germanese Named ACC Player of the Week: Junior midfielder Joe Germanese was named ACC Player of the Week on Monday, Oct. 9. He scored the game-winning goal in the critical 2-1 victory over Virginia. Germanese ranks fourth among Duke players in both shots (18) and points (10) on the season, tallying three goals and four assists for the Blue Devils.
Rennie Setting Records: Duke's win against Virginia was the 389th win for John Rennie in his 28 years at Duke, moving him into first place on the all-time record for wins at an ACC school. He broke the previous record set by Clemson's I.M. Ibrahim. Under Rennie, Duke has also recorded 89 wins against conference opponents, which is one win shy of the all-time mark of 90 also set by Ibrahim. He will have a chance to tie that mark on Sunday, Oct. 15 at N.C. State. Rennie's 433 wins as a head coach place him sixth all-time among Division I coaches. Immediately ahead of Rennie is Jack Mackenzie who won 436 games in his career at Quincy University.
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