NCAA College Cup Final: Duke vs. Penn State Today

THE MATCH
No. 19 Duke vs. No. 6 Penn State
When: Dec. 6 \| 12 p.m.
Where: WakeMedSoccer Park
Watch: ESPNU / ESPN3 \| Live Stats

DUKE (14-5-5)
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*PENN STATE (21-3-2)*
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Duke and Penn State Battle for National Championship

No. 3 seed and 19th-ranked Duke (14-5-5) faces No. 1 seed and sixth-ranked Penn State (21-3-2) in the NCAA Championship at 12 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.

ESPNU will broadcast the match live with Glenn Davis (play-by-play) and Julie Foudy (color) calling the action.

NCAA College Cup

Duke is competing in the NCAA College Cup for the third time in school history: 1992, 2011 and 2015. The Blue Devils own a 3-0 record in NCAA semifinal matches, defeating Hartford in 1992 (1-0), Wake Forest in 2011 (4-1) and Florida State in 2015 (2-0).

The Blue Devils are playing in the NCAA Championship match for the third time and are in search of their first national title.

College Cup Appearances

Duke is one of 15 teams to advance to the NCAA College Cup three or more times: North Carolina (26), Notre Dame (12), Santa Clara (10), Florida State (9), UCLA (9), Portland (8), Stanford (7), Connecticut (7), UMass (6), Colorado College (5), Penn State (4), George Mason (4), Duke (3), Virginia (3) and California (3).

Duke in the NCAA Tournament

The Blue Devils earned an NCAA Tournament bid for the 12th time out of the past 13 seasons and the 21st time in school history. Duke has advanced to the second round of the tournament in 12 out of its past 13 appearances.

The Blue Devils hold an overall record of 30-18-9 in tournament play. Over their past four NCAA Tournament appearances, Duke has outscored its opponents, 45-15.

Breaking Down the NCAA Tournament Stats

The Nittany Lions have lead the tournament with 19 goals in five matches, while Duke is fourth with 12.

For the second straight match, the Blue Devils will face an opponent that hasn't allowed a goal in the NCAA Tournament. Duke's 17 saves in the tournament ranks tied first along with Ohio State and West Virginia.

Emily Ogle (T-1st, 10) and Frannie Crouse (T-3rd, 9) of Penn State and Toni Payne of Duke (5th, 8) are in the top five in the tournament in points. Casey Martinez leads all players in the NCAA Tournament with four assists.

Noting the Championship

Over the past 15 seasons (2001–15), Duke's 2015 team is one of only 10 (out of 60 total teams) to reach the NCAA Semifinals while being outside the top–eight national seeds. Duke could join Notre Dame's 2010 team as the only DI women's soccer national champions to win the title without being among the top–eight national seeds.

Duke could become the fifth school to win both a men's and women's national title with a win Sunday -- Santa Clara (M-1989, W-2001), North Carolina (M-2001, 2011, W-21 times), UCLA (M-4 times, W-2013), Notre Dame (W-3 times, M-2013). The Blue Devil men won the first national title in Duke history in 1986.

After winning at Florida and then prevailing in the penalty-kick shootout at Stanford, Duke became only the fourth NCAA semifinalist that has advanced to the final weekend via back-to-back games on the opponent's field (previously done by Portland in 2000, FSU in 2003 and eventual NCAA champ Notre Dame in 2010).

The Blue Devils rank tied fifth overall with three NCAA final appearances -- North Carolina (24), Notre Dame (8), UCLA (4), UConn (4), Duke (3), Florida State (3), Stanford (3), Portland (3), George Mason (3).

Duke In the Championship

The Blue Devils are one of five Duke teams that reached the NCAA Final Four in 2015 -- men's basketball (won title), women's lacrosse, field hockey and women's golf.

Duke will be going for its first NCAA title in women's soccer and 17th overall in school history -- women's golf (6), men's basketball (5), men's lacrosse (3), women's tennis and men's soccer. Only two women's programs have won national titles - golf and tennis.

Payne Having a Tournament

Duke junior Toni Payne put an exclamation mark on the victory against Florida State with a goal with just one second remaining as the Blue Devils won 2-0.

In five matches in the 2015 Tournament, Payne has totaled three goals and two assists for eight points. She is playing her best soccer of the season.

In the regular season, Payne notched only one goal and three assists for five points.

A Look at Penn State

Penn State is riding a 10-match winning streak heading into the NCAA Championship. The Nittany Lions have totaled a 21-3-2 overall record. PSU has been led by Megan Schafer (13 goals), Frannie Crouse (11 goals, 7 assists) and Mallory Weber (8 goals, 10 assists) on the season.

The Series with Penn State

Duke and Penn State have met a total of five times in school history with the Nittany Lions leading the series, 1-3-1.

Earlier this season, the two squads met at Penn State with the match ending in a 0-0 draw after two overtimes. The Nittany Lions outshot the Blue Devils, 21-14, in the match.

Duke Against the Big Ten

The Blue Devils have totaled a 27-22-7 overall record against teams from the Big Ten Conference in school history -- Indiana (1-0), Maryland (15-12-6), Nebraska (1-3), Ohio State (5-2), Penn State (1-4), Rutgers (3-1) and Wisconsin (1-0).

Duke Knocking Off Conference Champs

During Duke's run in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils have knocked off the Colonial Athletic Association champion James Madison, Atlantic Sun champion FGCU, SEC champion Florida and Pac 12 champ Stanford and ACC champion Florida State.

The Blue Devils next face Big Ten Champion Penn State.

Raben Family Enjoying Long Run

The Raben family has been enjoying an extended run in the NCAA Tournament for two kids -- Lizzy Raben (Duke) and Sam Raben (Wake Forest). The duo are the only brother/sister tandem left in the NCAA men's and women's soccer tournament.

Sam Raben and the Demon Deacons are in the NCAA quarterfinals and will face Stanford Dec. 5 in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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