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Duke Caps Regular Season at Virginia Tech Friday
10/30/2014 5:20:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Game 17
Duke (7-8-1, 3-4-0) at Virginia Tech (7-6-2, 2-4-1)
October 31, 2014 | 7 p.m.
Blacksburg, Va. | Thompson Field
Setting the Scene
• Duke closes out its regular season schedule Friday night at ACC foe Virginia Tech
• The Blue Devils having clinched a spot in the ACC Tournament will host a first round game with a win or a tie against the Hokies
• Virginia Tech enters the game after battling Davidson to a 0-0 double overtime draw Tuesday night in Blacksburg
The Series History
• Duke and Virginia Tech are meeting for the 16th time in program history and as ACC opponents for the 11th time
• The Blue Devils lead the series 9-2-4 and are unbeaten at 5-0-1 under head coach John Kerr
• Duke and Virginia Tech battled to a 1-1 draw a year ago, but overall Duke has outscored the Hokies 18-5 since 2008
Tale of the Tape
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Category |
Duke |
VT |
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Goals-shot attempts |
27-206 |
19-170 |
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Goals per game |
1.69 |
1.27 |
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GAA |
1.84 |
1.21 |
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Shot pct. |
0.131 |
0.112 |
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Shots/game |
12.88 |
11.3 |
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Assists |
27 |
20 |
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Shots on goal-attempts |
101-206 |
79-170 |
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SOG pct. |
0.49 |
0.465 |
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Corner Kicks |
82 |
87 |
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Penalty Kicks |
2-4 |
1-1 |
|
Yellow cards |
20 |
29 |
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Red cards |
0 |
1 |
Duke – Virginia Tech by the Numbers
149 – Career wins for head coach John Kerr heading into Friday night's contest
0.62 – Assists per game for Davis, second in the ACC and seventh nationally
14 – Different goal scorers for the Blue Devils in 2014 – the most of any team in the ACC
0 – Losses to Virginia Tech under head coach John Kerr in six meetings
0-6-0 – Duke's road record this season
4.82 – Saves per game for Virginia Tech goalie Ben Lundgaard – tops in the ACC and 24th nationally
6-1-0 – Duke's record when scoring first this season
27 – Goals for the Blue Devils this season, two more than Duke had in its 19 games last season
7 – Points – 3 goals and one assist – in the past four games for sophomore Brody Huitema
11 – Saves for senior goalkeeper Wilson Fisher in his three career starts for the Blue Devils
About the Hokies
• Virginia Tech enters its regular season finale with a 7-6-2 overall record and 2-4-1 mark in ACC play ... A win or a tie would secure a berth in the upcoming ACC Tournament for the Hokies
• Ricardo John headlines the offense with five goals and 11 points overall ... Merlin Baus and Som Essome both have three goals apiece with Essome leading the team with five assists
• Ben Lundgaard has played the majority of minutes with 11 starting assignments ... He is 5-4-2 as the starter with a 1.03 goals against average and a .815 save percentage
• Virginia Tech is scoring 1.27 goals per game and is 4-1-2 at home this season
• The Hokies are 1-1-1 in ACC games at Thompson Field in 2014
Scouting the Blue Devils
• Duke has posted consecutive 2-1 victories heading into Friday night's contest at Virginia Tech
• A win or a tie Friday night secures the right to host for the Blue Devils in the opening round of the ACC Tournament
• Sean Davis owns an assist in each of the past three games, while Brody Huitema has three goals and an assist in his previous four outings
• Cameron Moseley is still the top goal scorer with five tallies ... Huitema is right behind him with four goals and has a team-high 12 points
• Wilson Fisher has started the past three games in goal and sports a 1.25 goals against average and a .733 save percentage
• Duke is 0-6-0 on the road this season and has four goals in those six outings
Last Time We Met
Duke outshot Virginia 23-7 and had three chances cleared off the line in 1-1 double overtime tie with Virginia Tech ... Sebastien Ibeagha netted the goal for the Blue Devils ... Robert Alberti scored Virginia Tech's goal in the 88th minute to earn the road tie for the Hokies.
In Common
Duke and Virginia Tech share five ACC foes and one non-conference opponent in Davidson ... The Hokies are 1-3-2 in the six games, while Duke is 2-4-0 against the same teams.
|
Opponent |
Duke |
VT |
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Virginia |
L, 0-1 |
L, 0-1 |
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Wake Forest |
L, 1-4 |
W, 2-0 |
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North Carolina |
W, 2-1 |
L, 0-5 |
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Pittsburgh |
W, 2-1 |
T, 0-0 |
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Notre Dame |
L, 1-4 |
L, 0-1 |
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Davidson |
L, 1-2 |
T, 0-0 |
Last Time Out
Jeremy Ebobisse registered his second goal of the season and Brody Huitema finished a penalty kick to guide Duke to a 2-1 victory over Georgia State in the regular season home finale ... Wilson Fisher added three saves in goal to pick up his second straight win ... The Blue Devils finished their home campaign with a 7-2-1 record.
Two is the Magic Number
Duke fares well when it scores two goals in a game ... The Blue Devils are a perfect 4-0-0 when they score two goals in game this season ... Duke is 6-0-0 when the Blue Devils put at least two goals on the scoreboard ... On the flip side, Duke is 1-6-1 when scoring just one goal.
ACC Tournament Hosting Scenarios
A Duke win or tie guarantees Duke a home game in the first round of the ACC Tournament as either the seventh or eighth seed ... The Blue Devils currently sit three points ahead of NC State and two up on Virginia Tech ... Duke trails Virginia by a single point (Duke 10, Virginia 9).
Next Up
The Blue Devils begin postseason play in the ACC Tournament first round Wednesday, Nov. 5 ... Sites and times will be determined following all of the regular season games this weekend.
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