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Duke Hosts No. 4 Notre Dame on Senior Night
10/20/2016 4:18:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Game 14
Duke (5-6-2) vs. No. 4 Notre Dame (10-3-1)
October 21, 2016 | 7 p.m. | RSN
Durham, N.C. | Koskinen Stadium
Setting the Scene
● Duke is looking for its first ACC home win and post consecutive wins for the first time since victories on Aug. 28 and Sept. 2
● The Blue Devils are 5-6-2 overall and 1-4-1 in ACC play. They are 3-3-2 at home.
● Notre Dame is 10-3-1 overall and 3-2-1 in ACC play and is coming off of a loss to Northwestern.
Series History
● Duke and Notre Dame are meeting for just the ninth time overall with the Fighting Irish leading the series 6-2-0.
● Notre Dame has won all six of the matches in the series since joining the ACC in 2013.
● The Irish have been dominant in the past three years, outscoring Duke 11-4 in four games.
Honoring the Seniors
● Friday night's game will be the final regular season home game for six Blue Devils. Jimmy Doll, Jared Golestani, Brody Huitema, Ben Hummel, Robert Moewes and Ryan Thompson all will be honored prior to the match.
● Outstanding ambassadors for the program during their time in Durham, these six have been students on and off the field. Duke has a 32-27-11 overall record over the past four years and this group has compiled a 13 ACC Academic Honor Roll citations with six more likely to come this spring.
● This group includes a Binghamton, Princeton and Duke graduates who will be earning their master's degrees from the Fuqua School of Business and three others who have shined in the classroom and will graduate in May.
Duke – Notre Dame by the Numbers
14 – Freshmen in Division I soccer, including Duke rookies Suniel Veerakone and Max Moser, who have at least five assists to their names
1 – Program, Duke, with two rookies with at least four goals
4 – Goals in the past six games for junior Cameron Moseley
11 – Points for rookie Suniel Veerakone through 13 games, tied for the most for a Duke freshman since Cameron Moseley had 11 points in 17 games in 2014
5 – Goals scored by Duke in the past six meetings with Notre Dame
16 – Goals tallied by the Fighting Irish in the past six outings against Duke
7 – Of Notre Dame's 10 wins that have been shutouts
2 – Times Duke has been shut out in 2016
13 – Of the 1225 minutes Duke has played that Markus Fjørtoft has spent on the bench this season
30 – Goals for Notre Dame in its 14 games for a 2.14 goals per game average, one of 16 schools to average over two goals per game
19 – Goals scored by Duke in its 13 games for a 1.46 goals per game average
About the Blue Devils
● The Blue Devils are looking to build off of Tuesday night's win over Campbell as they aim to start a win streak to close out the regular season.
● Junior Brian White paces the offense with 12 points from four goals and four assists, while freshman Suniel Veerakone has 11 points from his three goals and five assists. Max Moser also has five assists, while Cameron Moseley has five goals.
● Graduate student goalkeeper Robert Moewes anchors the defense with a 1.43 goals against average and a .729 save percentage. He is averaging 3.92 saves per game, third overall in the ACC.
● The Blue Devils have struggled to get the second goal in games this season, being held to a single score in seven of the 13 games. Duke has scored multiple goals four times and had a season-high five in the win over UNC Asheville. Duke has not won consecutive games since Aug. 28 and Sept. 2 over Asheville and UCLA, respectively.
Scouting the Irish
● Notre Dame will look to bounce back after recording consecutive losses to Virginia and Northwestern. The Irish are 10-3-1 overall and 3-2-1 against conference foes.
● ACC Player of the Year candidate John Gallagher headlines the high-powered offense with 11 goals and five assists for 27 points. Brandon Aubrey has eight goals and 17 points overall. Evan Panken and Blake Townes are the motors to the offense with five assists apiece.
● Chris Hubbard has played every minute for the Irish in goal, allowing just nine goals for a 0.62 goals against average. He is averaging 3.29 saves per game and sports a .836 save percentage. Hubbard has seven shutouts this season.
● The Irish are 2-2-0 on the road in 2016.
Last Time Out
● Duke scored three-first half goals en route to posting a 3-2 victory over Campbell Tuesday night.
● Cameron Moseley continued his hot streak, netting his third goal in as many games and his team-best fifth of the year. Jared Golestani notched the second score of his career, while junior midfielder Cody Brinkman tallied his first career point with an assist. Max Moser, Brian White and Suniel Veerakone also added assists.
last time we met
● Duke rallied from two goals down, but an overtime goal by No. 7 Notre Dame sunk the Blue Devils' upset bid in Notre Dame.
● The Blue Devils fell behind 2-0 as Notre Dame netted goals in the 15th and 55th minutes before battling back to tie the game and force overtime.
● Brian White and Brody Huitema had the goals for the Blue Devils, their fourth and third this season, respectively. Duke was just the third team to score at least two goals against the Irish.
● Patrick Hodan had two goals for Notre Dame, while Jeffrey Farina has the winner.
● Mitch Kupstas had one save for Duke, while Hubbard made five stops in the victory.
In Common
● Duke and Notre Dame have played three common ACC foes this season. The Blue Devils went 0-2-1 in the three games against Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest, while the Irish went 2-0-1.
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Common Foes |
Duke |
ND |
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Virginia Tech |
L, 1-3 |
W, 4-1 |
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Pittsburgh |
T, 1-1 |
W, 2-0 |
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Wake Forest |
L, 0-2 |
T, 2-2 |
Duke vs Ranked Teams
● Duke will meet another top 10 opponent Friday night. The Blue Devils are 1-4-0 against ranked teams, defeating No. 9 UCLA and losing to No. 25 Boston College, No. 12 Wake Forest and No. 18 Virginia Tech and No. 8 North Carolina.
● Under John Kerr, Duke is 7-12-1 against ranked teams when unranked.
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Under head coach John Kerr |
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vs. Ranked when Unranked |
7-12-1 |
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vs. Ranked when Ranked |
4-10-2 |
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vs. Unranked when Ranked |
18-16-8 |
At Home
● Duke is 65-25-13 all-time at home under head coach John Kerr. The Blue Devils are 3-3-2 in 2016.
● The Blue Devils have won at least 70 percent of their home games in three of the past eight seasons and finished above .500 every year.
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Year |
Record |
Pct. |
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2008 |
7-4-1 |
0.625 |
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2009 |
12-1-0 |
0.923 |
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2010 |
8-1-2 |
0.818 |
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2011 |
8-3-2 |
0.692 |
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2012 |
6-3-0 |
0.667 |
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2013 |
4-2-5 |
0.591 |
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2014 |
8-2-1 |
0.773 |
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2015 |
9-4-1 |
0.679 |
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2016 |
3-3-2 |
0.500 |
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Total |
65-23-13 |
0.708 |
At Home in the ACC
● Duke is 15-13-8 in ACC home games since 2008 for a .528 win percentage.
● The current Blue Devils are 5-5-6 against conference foes at Koskinen Stadium.
Moseley Hitting His Stride
● Junior Cameron Moseley has been an offensive force for the Blue Devils lately. The Georgia native has four goals in the previous six games and one in each the past three.
● His 10 points are seven more than he had last season and are one shy of his total as a rookie.
Veerakone Having Strong Rookie Season
● Rookie Suniel Veerakone ranks second on the team in points with three goals and five assists for 11 points. All three of his tallies have come off of free kicks.
● Veerakone's 11 points are the most by a rookie since Cameron Moseley also had 11 points in 17 games in 2014. Senior Brody Huitema had 16 points his rookie season in 2013.
● The Michigan native recently was ranked 23rd among all Division I freshmen this season.
Up Next
● The Blue Devils will hit the road for their final two games, battling Elon in a midweek contest Oct. 25 and Virginia in the regular season finale Oct. 28. Both games are set for 7 p.m.
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