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Men's Soccer Opens NCAA Tournament Play Thursday
11/17/2011 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Game 21
NCAA Tournament First Round
Duke (10-7-3) vs. Georgia State (13-7-1)
November 17, 2011 l 7 p.m.
Durham, N.C. l Koskinen Stadium
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Setting the Scene
Duke and Georgia State earned two of the 26 at-large bids to the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament ... Duke is making its 25th appearance in the NCAA postseason events, while the Panthers earned their first bid into the NCAA field ... Both squads lost in their respective conference tournament semifinals.
Tickets
Tickets for the game are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens ... Groups of 20 or larger will gain a discounted price of $2 per ticket.
Georgia State Series History
Duke and Georgia State have met three times over the course of the programs' histories ... The Blue Devils are a perfect 3-0-0 against the Panthers with the most recent win being a 4-0 victory in 2004 ... This is the first meeting between the two teams in the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Tournament Notes
- Duke is making its 25th overall appearance and eighth consecutive in the NCAA Tournament
- Duke is 3-3-0 under head coach John Kerr in NCAA postseason play
- Duke is 29-23-1 all-time in NCAA Tournament play and 12-11 in first round games
- Duke has scored and given up 87 goals in NCAA Tournament play.
- The Blue Devils have advanced to the College Cup five times overall (1982, 86, 92, 95, 04) and to the national title game three times, ultimately winning the championship in 1986.
- Overall, the Blue Devils are 26-6 when scoring at least two goals in a game.
- Duke has recorded 13 shutouts and been shut out 13 times ... The Blue Devils' last shutout came against Lehigh, 3-0, in 2006.
Scouting the Blue Devils
Duke carries a 10-7-3 record into the NCAA Tournament ... The Blue Devils most recently lost to the tournament's No. 4 seed Boston College in the ACC semifinals and are 5-3-2 in their previous 10 games ... Headlining the potent Duke offense is junior forward Andrew Wenger with 17 goals and 42 points overall, both leading the ACC ... Senior Christopher Tweed-Kent is second on the team in points with five goals and 12 assists for 22 points ... He has 13 points in the previous seven games, including seven in the past four ... Freshman Nick Palodichuk is the team's top freshman scorer with six goals and five assists for 17 points, ... Overall, Duke has scored 41 goals, which is third in the league ... Defensively, Duke is anchored on the backline by freshman Nat Eggleston, sophomores Sebastien Ibeagha and Jonathan Aguirre and senior Dan Tweed-Kent ... In goal, James Belshaw sports a 1.32 goals against average and a .719 save percentage.
Scouting Georgia State
Georgia State is making its first appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship after posting a 13-7-1 overall record ... The Panthers, out of the Colonial Athletic Conference, advanced to the CAA Tournament semifinals before falling to 18th-ranked Old Dominion, 5-3 ... Evan Scott leads the attack with eight goals and three assists for 19 points, while Ayokunle Lumpkin has six goals and 14 points overall ... In goal, Vincent Foermer has started 13 matches and sports a 1.15 goals against average and a .737 save percentage ... Georgia State is 7-1-0 away from home and is 1-0 against ACC teams this year with a 1-0 win at NC State.
A Win Over Georgia State Would
- Give Duke its 11th win of the year
- Be the program's 646th all-time victory
- Be John Kerr's 126th career victory and 45th at Duke
- Make Duke 30-23-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament
- Make Duke 13-11 in NCAA first round games
- Make John Kerr 4-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament
In Common
Georgia State and Duke share four common opponents ... Both squads posted 4-0 records against Presbyterian, Mercer, NC State and UNC Wilmington ... The Blue Devils outscored those foes 14-4, while the Panthers won the four games by a total of 7-1.
Offense vs. Defense
Duke is one of the top scoring teams in the nation, averaging 2.10 goals per game ... Georgia State on the other end of the field is one of just 58 schools to have a goals against average under 1.00 ... The Panthers are allowing just 0.94 goals per game and have shut out their opponents nine times ... Duke has only been shut out three times this season.
Home Sweet Home
Duke is 34-9-5 at home under head coach John Kerr ... In 2009 and 2010, the Blue Devils lost just one home contest each year ... The two losses previous to this year came against North Carolina in 2010 and NC State in 2009 ... The Blue Devils went 12-1-0 at home in 2009 and 8-1-2 in 2010.
Tough Schedule
Duke had a tough schedule in 2011 ... The Blue Devils played eight teams that earned a berth in the 48-team field, including four of the top 16 seeds ... Duke faced three consecutive ranked opponents in the first two weeks of the year and has played five teams currently among the top 25.
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Opponent |
Rank at day of game |
Current Rank |
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Furman |
NR |
22 |
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UC Santa Barbara |
9 |
13 |
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SMU |
17 |
19 |
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Virginia |
24 |
NR |
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North Carolina |
5 |
3 |
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Maryland |
3 |
6 |
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Boston College |
18 |
8 |
Narrow Losses
Six of Duke's seven losses this season have come by one goal, including three decided in overtime ... The Blue Devils either outshot or tied their opponents shots in all seven of the losses ... Duke has outshot all but four of its opponents this season.
First Half Goal Key to Success
Duke has scored the first goal of a game 14 times this season and is 8-4-2 in those contests ... The Blue Devils are 8-1-1 when leading at the half, 0-2 when trailing and 2-4-1 when tied ... Overall Duke has 19 goals in the first half and 23 in the second half ... The Blue Devils have scored at least one goal in the first half in nine of their 10 victories.
Duke High Powered Offense
After being held scoreless in consecutive games on Sept. 4 and Sept. 9, Duke has scored two-plus goals in 13 games ... In a four-game stretch from Sept. 16 to Sept. 27 Duke rolled off 17 goals, marking the first time since 1986 Duke registered four-plus goals in four consecutive games ... Duke's 41 goals in the regular season are the most since the 2004 team posted 44.
Games with 2 goals
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
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Aug. 26 |
at UNC Greensboro |
L, 2-3 |
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Sept. 9 |
UCSB |
L, 2-3 |
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Sept. 16 |
at Clemson |
W, 5-2 |
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Sept. 20 |
UNC Wilmington |
W, 4-1 |
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Sept. 23 |
Wake Forest |
W, 4-1 |
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Sept. 27 |
Presbyterian |
W, 4-1 |
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Sept. 30 |
at North Carolina |
T, 2-2 |
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Oct. 7 |
NC State |
W, 4-2 |
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Oct. 14 |
at Maryland |
L, 2-4 |
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Oct. 25 |
UNC Asheville |
W, 3-0 |
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Oct. 28 |
Virginia Tech |
W, 2-1 |
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Nov. 1 |
Elon |
T, 2-2 |
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Nov. 4 |
Mercer |
W, 2-0 |
Duke in the ACC & NCAA Statistical Rankings
Duke heads into the NCAA Tournament ranked seventh nationally in scoring offense with 2.1 goals per game ... The 42 goals overall are seventh ... Individually, junior Andrew Wenger currently is second in total points and fifth in total goals ... Christopher Tweed-Kent is third in total assists (12).
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Team Category |
ACC |
NCAA |
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Scoring Offense (2.1) |
3 |
7 |
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Total Goals (42) |
2 |
7 |
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Total Assists (40) |
2 |
NA |
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Assists Per Game (2.00) |
2 |
NA |
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Team GAA (1.33) |
6 |
132 |
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Shutout Percentage (0.25) |
6 |
134 |
Blue Devils in the NCAA Tournament
Eleven current Blue Devils have seen time in a NCAA Tournament game ... Three players have registered a goal or an assist ... Senior Daniel Tweed-Kent has started all five games as have juniors Andrew Wenger and James Belshaw.
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Overall Career (GP-GS) |
G-A-P |
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Temi Molinar (6-4) |
1-1-3 |
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Andrew Wenger (5-5) |
1-1-3 |
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Jonathan Aguirre (2-2) |
0-1-1 |
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Dan Tweed-Kent (5-5) |
0-0-0 |
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Chris Tweed-Kent (5-4) |
0-0-0 |
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Joseph Pak (3-1) |
0-0-0 |
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Sebastien Ibeagha (2-2) |
0-0-0 |
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Rob Dolot (2-2) |
0-0-0 |
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Will Donovan (1-0) |
0-0-0 |
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Alex Sauciuc (1-0) |
0-0-0 |
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Saves - GA |
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James Belshaw (5-5) |
12-9 |
Five Blue Devils Earn All-Conference Honors
Duke placed four players on the All-ACC teams and two to the All-ACC Freshmen squad ... Juniors James Belshaw and Andrew Wenger were selected to the first team, while sophomore Sebastien Ibeagha and freshman Nick Palodichuk earned second team honors ... Palodichuk was the lone freshman voted to one of the two All-ACC squads ... Andrew Morales and Palodichuk picked up All-ACC Freshmen recognition.
Wenger Makes ACC History
Andrew Wenger became the first player in ACC history to win the three major awards since the conference created Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year honors ... He was ACC Freshman of the Year in 2009, ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 and is this season's ACC Offensive Player of the Year ... He is the sixth player to win the top freshman of the year award and then a conference player of the year honor later in his collegiate career ... The Lititz, Pa., native is just the third Blue Devil to earn first team honors his first three seasons.
Wenger Moving Up the Charts
Junior forward Andrew Wenger is making his way up the Duke single-season scoring charts ... After playing center back his first two years, the Lititz, Pa., native leads the ACC with 42 points from 17 goals and eight assists ... His 17 goals tie the Duke single-season mark, while the 42 points are fifth in single-season points ... He has a league-high eight multiple-point games and has had a hand in 25 of Duke's 41 goals this season.
Goals
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1 |
Pato Gutierrez (1971) |
17 |
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Ali Curtis (1999) |
17 |
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Ryan Finley (2010) |
17 |
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Andrew Wenger (2011) |
17 |
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5 |
Brian Kelly (1995) |
16 |
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Tom Stone (1986) |
16 |
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Bob Jenkins (1982) |
16 |
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 |
Andrew Wenger (2011) |
42 |
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6 |
Ali Curtis (1999) |
40 |
CTK is Duke's Assists Leader
Senior midfielder Christopher Tweed-Kent has scored at least one point in seven of the previous nine games ... He currently leads the team with a career-best 12 assists and is just two shy of climbing into the Duke single-season top 10 list ... He has registered two assists in three games this year.
Fab Freshman Scorer
Freshman Nick Palodichuk leads all ACC freshmen in points and is third in goals ... One of the top rookies in the country, Palodichuk currently is fourth among all Division I freshmen with 20 points and is eighth in goals with seven.
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Name |
School |
G-A-P |
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Eriq Zavaleta |
Indiana |
10-5-25 |
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Jordan Ayris |
Fairfield |
10-3-23 |
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Nazmi Albadawi |
NC State |
9-3-21 |
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Zach Crandall |
Longwood |
9-2-20 |
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C Nortey |
Marquette |
9-2-20 |
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Duke |
7-6-20 |
Duke Rookies Among ACC Best
Six different Duke freshmen have scored a goal this season and overall they have combined for 14 goals and 13 assists for 41 points ... The 41 points from true freshmen rank second in the league behind Clemson, which had 14 freshmen on its roster ... Duke's 13 assists from first-year players are the most in the league.
Duke Trio Honored for Academic Excellence
The trio of Christopher and Daniel Tweed-Kent and Andrew Wenger recently were honored for their work in the classroom and on the soccer field ... They each were named to the Capital One Academic All-District III first team and will move onto the national ballot ... Duke was the only school to have more than two representatives on the first team.
Follow Duke on Twitter
The Duke men's soccer team is on Twitter ... Fans can follow @Duke_MSOC for in-game updates, pictures from Duke's travels and more.
Next Up
The winner of the first round game advances to the second round to take on No. 10 seed and top-ranked New Mexico, Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. (ET).
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