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Men's Soccer Welcomes Wake Forest for Senior Night
11/4/2010 2:33:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Game 17
No. 21 Duke (8-4-4, 2-3-2 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (8-7-2, 4-2-1 ACC)
Nov. 5, 2010 l 7 p.m.
Durham, N.C. l Koskinen Stadium
No. 21 Duke (8-4-4, 2-3-2 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (8-7-2, 4-2-1 ACC)
Nov. 5, 2010 l 7 p.m.
Durham, N.C. l Koskinen Stadium
Live Stats l Live Video l Game Notes
DURHAM, N.C.-The Duke University men's soccer team will play its final regular season home game on Friday, Nov. 5 when the Blue Devils host ACC rival Wake Forest at Koskinen Stadium. Seven Blue Devils will be playing their final regular season contest for Duke and will be honored prior to the 7 p.m., kickoff.
Live Video Streaming
Duke's final home contest versus Wake Forest will be video streamed live on GoDuke.com ... An annual subscription is available for $79.99 for Blue Devil fans ... A four-month subscription is 29.95, while one-month costs $9.95 ... Also featured in the final regular season game will be a free live blog of the game action for fans.
Setting the Scene
Duke tallied four second-half goals en route to a 6-1 defeat of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg ... The Blue Devils have won two straight by a combined score of 10-1 ... The 10 goals in the past two games is equal to what Duke tallied in the nine games prior to last week ... Wake Forest is on a three-game win streak after defeating Davidson 3-0 on Tuesday.
Senior Night
Seven Blue Devils will play in their final regular season contest on Friday night. The group of Devon Bostock, Cole Grossman, Christian Ibeagha, Austin McDaniel, Nick Sih, Matthew Thomas and Nick Tsipis have combined to lead the Blue Devils to a 43-27-7 record over the past four years.
The Series History
Duke and Wake Forest are playing for 40th time overall with the Blue Devils holding a 21-13-5 advantage in the series ... The Demon Deacons are unbeaten in the past four meetings as Duke's most recent win over Wake Forest was a 1-0 overtime victory in the 2006 ACC Tournament.
Duke in the National Rankings
The Blue Devils moved back into the top 25 in allof the national polls after their 2-0 week ... Duke is 21st in both the NSCAA and Soccer America polls, tied for 23rd by Soccer Times and 25th in this week's College Soccer News list.
Scouting the Blue Devils
Duke grabbed a crucial ACC road victory at Virginia Tech over the weekend, defeating the Hokies 6-1 ... The Blue Devils are 8-4-4 overall and 2-3-2 in conference play ... The currently sit in a tie for fourth place with Virginia with eight points ... Leading the way on offense are sophomore Ryan Finley and senior Cole Grossman with 37 and 21 points, respectively ... Finley leads the nation with 17 goals and 37 points overall ... Grossman owns seven goals and seven assists for 21 points ... Junior Christopher Tweed-Kent paces the teams in assists with 11 on the year ... Defensively, Duke has allowed 14 goals and sports a 0.82 goals against average ... Sophomore goalkeeper James Belshaw anchors the defense with a 0.74 goals against average, a .840 save percentage and 63 saves ... Duke is 6-1-2 at home this season.
Scouting Wake Forest
Wake Forest enters the final regular season game on a three-game win streak after defeating Davidson College 2-0 in a midweek contest ... The Demon Deacons are 8-7-2 and battling to finish with at least a .500 record to be eligible for the NCAA Tournament ... Wake Forest is 4-2-1 overall in conference play and has locked up the third seed for the tournament ... Andy Lubahn paces the offense with eight goals, while Luca Gimenez has four goals and two assists for 10 points ... Thirteen players have scored at least one point for the Demon Deacons ... Defensively, the team has allowed 20 goals for a 1.20 goals against average ... Akira Fitzgerald has played every minute in goal for Wake Forest and owns a 1.20 goals against average, .779 save percentage and has 74 saves on the year ... Wake Forest is 4-4-0 on the road and 1-2-0 in at conference opponents' fields.
ACC Tournament Potential
Duke currently sits in a tie for fourth place with Virginia and Clemson in the ACC with one game remaining on the schedule ... The Blue Devils could finish as high as fourth in the standings and as low as sixth ... There are a variety of diferent scenarios that can play out with one game remaining as goal differential in conference contests could come into play ... The complete bracket will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 7.
Tough Schedule
Duke has played a tough schedule through the first 12 games ... The Blue Devils have faced off against four top-10 opponents and five top-20 foes at the time of the games ... UNC Wilmington and UC Santa Barbara also have been ranked among the top 25 at points during the season.
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Opponent |
Game-Time Rank |
Current Rank |
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Louisville |
20 |
1 |
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North Carolina |
4 |
4 |
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Virginia |
2 |
15 |
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Maryland |
8 |
3 |
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Boston College |
10 |
20 |
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UNC Wilmington |
RV |
NR |
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UC Santa Barbara |
NR |
25 |
Duke in the ACC and NCAA Stats
Through games on Oct. 31, the Blue Devils were peppered throughout the NCAA statistical rankings ... Goaltender James Belshaw is 19th in save percentage (0.840) and 31st in goals against average (.745) ... Ryan Finley is tops in the country in overall goals (17), goals per game (1.06), points per game (2.13) and overall points (37) ... Christopher Tweed-Kent is fifth in both total assists (11) and assists per game (.690), while Cole Grossman is 24th in total assists (7) and 30th in assists per game (.430)
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Team Category |
ACC |
NCAA |
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Scoring Offense (1.88) |
4 |
32 |
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Total Goals (30) |
4 |
33 |
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Team GAA (0.820) |
4 |
37 |
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Shutout Percentage (0.380) |
4 |
48 |
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Win Percentage (0.571) |
5 |
53 |
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Individual |
ACC |
NCAA |
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Goals Per Game (1.06) |
1 |
1 |
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Total Goals (17) |
1 |
1 |
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Points Per Game (2.31) |
1 |
1 |
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Total Points (37) |
1 |
1 |
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Assists Per Game (.430) |
T-3 |
T-30 |
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Total Assists (7) |
T-3 |
T-24 |
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Chris Tweed-Kent |
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Assists Per Game (.690) |
1 |
5 |
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Total Assists (11) |
1 |
5 |
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Save Percentage (0.840) |
2 |
19 |
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GAA (0.740) |
T-3 |
31 |
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Saves Per Game (3.94) |
2 |
90 |
Playing With A Lead
Duke sports a 7-0-2 record overall this season when it scores first ... The Blue Devils earned ties with Virginia and Elon after registering the first tally of the game ... Duke is 6-0-1 when leading at the half and 0-2-0 when behind after the first 45 minutes.
Home Sweet Home
Duke is 18-2-2 at home in the last 22 matches ... Duke's two losses came against North Carolina this season and NC State in 2009 ... The Blue Devils went 12-1 at home last season and are 6-1-2 this year.
Overtime Games
Duke has played in six overtime games this season, tying the 1999 team for the record ... The Blue Devils are 1-1-4 in games that go into overtime, suffering their first extra session setback at Clemson on Oct. 22 ... Duke's four ties also ties the single season program record ... The 1989 squad finished 10-5-4.
Head Coach John Kerr Garners 25th Win as Blue Devil Leader
With a 4-1 victory over Sacramento State on Sept. 5, head coach John Kerr captured his 25th career win at Duke ... He currently sports a 32-19-6 record since joining the program in 2008 ... For his career, Kerr is 113-78-19.
Fabulous Finley
Sophomore Ryan Finley added three more goals to his total at Virginia Tech to put him at 17 for the year ... He currently leads the nation in both goals and points (37) ... He owns at least one point in 10 of the Blue Devils' 16 contests and has five multiple goal games ... He has either scored or assisted on 19 of Duke's 30 goals this season and has three hat tricks on the year.
Dynamic Duo of Grossman and Finley
The tandem of senior Cole Grossman and sophomore Ryan Finley has packed a powerful punch for the Blue Devils this season ... Twenty-five of Duke's 30 goals have either been scored or assisted by either Finley or Grossman ... The pair has connected eight different times for goals this season.
Finley Earns Weekly recognition
Posting a nine-point week with four goals and an assist, Ryan Finley was named to the College Soccer News and TopDrawerSoccer.com Teams of the Week ... Finley had a goal against Furman and added three goals and an assist at Virginia Tech four days later.
Finley Climbing Charts
With 17 goals through 16 games, Ryan Finley tied both Ali Curtis and Pato Gutierrez for the Duke single-season goals chart ... The 17 goals are the most since Curtis netted that many in 1999 ... Finley's 37 points are tied for ninth on the Duke single-season points list.
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Goals |
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1 |
Ryan Finley (2010) |
17 |
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Ali Curtis (1999) |
17 |
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Pato Gutierrez (1971) |
17 |
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4 |
Brian Kelly (1995) |
16 |
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Tom Stone (1986) |
16 |
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Bob Jenkins (1982) |
16 |
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7 |
Ali Curtis (2000) |
15 |
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Jay Heaps (1995) |
15 |
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John Kerr (1986) |
15 |
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10 |
Mike Grella (2008) |
14 |
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Jason Kreis (1994) |
14 |
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Tom Kain (1985) |
14 |
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Points |
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1 |
Tom Kain (1982) |
46 |
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2 |
Jason Kreis (1994) |
44 |
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John Kerr (1986) |
44 |
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4 |
Brian Kelly (1995) |
43 |
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5 |
Ali Curtis (1999) |
40 |
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6 |
Ali Curtis (2000) |
39 |
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Jay Heaps (1995) |
39 |
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8 |
Tom Kain (1983) |
38 |
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9 |
Ryan Finley (2010) |
37 |
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Jason Kreis (1993) |
37 |
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10 |
Mike Grella (2008) |
36 |
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Chris Yankee (1992) |
36 |
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Tom Stone (1986) |
36 |
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John Kerr (1985) |
36 |
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James Belshaw Standing out in Goal
Sophomore James Belshaw has been outstanding in goal for the Blue Devils ... He owns 63 saves on the year to lead all ACC goalkeepers ... His 15 saves against Louisville is tops in a single game this year by an ACC goaltender ... He has made more saves this season than he did as a rookie in 19 games.
Hat Tricks For Finley
Sophomore Ryan Finley has three hat tricks this season as he tallied three goals against Sacramento State, George Washington and Virginia Tech ... He is the first Blue Devil in program history to record three hat tricks in a season, dating back to games in the 1970s.
Wenger Named to Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
Sophomore defender Andrew Wenger was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week for the week ending Sept. 26 after helping the Blue Devils post consecutive shutouts in a 2-0 week ... In a midweek contest at UNC Wilmington, Wenger and the Duke backline helped keep the Seahawks off the board for the first time this season ... Three days later against 10th-ranked Boston College, Wenger again helped guide Duke to a 1-0 win over a previously unbeaten Eagles squad.
Finley and Belshaw Collect First Two ACC Player of the Week Awards
Duke dominated the ACC Player of the Week awards in the first two weeks as sophomores James Belshaw and Ryan Finley garnered the honor in consecutive weeks ... Belshaw captured the first award after winning MVP honors in the Duke/Nike Classic ... Finley was named the ACC Player of the Week the next week after he tallied the game-tying goal in a 2-2 draw with No. 2 Virginia.
Duke Lands Three in Top Drawer Soccer National Top 100 List
Top Drawer Soccer is ranking the top upperclassmen in Division I men's soccer ... Duke senior Cole Grossman leads the way in the No. 10 spot and the second-highest ranked ACC player ... Sophomore Andrew Wenger is 27th, while Ryan Finley is 36th overall.
Next Up
The Blue Devils head to the ACC Tournament on Nov. 10 in the quarterfinal match.
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