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DWS Game Notes: Charlotte, Nov. 12, 1 PM, ACCNE
11/11/2016 11:35:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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Charlotte (11-8-2, 5-4-1) at #14 Duke (12-4-3, 7-2-1)
NCAA Tournament First Round
Saturday, Nov. 12 • 1:00 PM • Durham, N.C.
Koskinen Stadium • ACC Network Extra
Duke Set to Open NCAA Tournament Saturday Against Charlotte...
After receiving a No. 3 overall seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, the 14th-ranked Duke women's soccer team (12-4-3) will open postseason action Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m., against Charlotte (11-8-2). The match will be played at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C. It will be aired live on the ACC Network Extra.
The winner of the Duke/Charlotte match will advance to the NCAA Tournament second round to face the winner of the Michigan/Illinois State contest on Nov. 18.
Duke is riding a 12-match undefeated streak in NCAA Tournament matches played in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils are making their 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance.
In the Rankings...
Duke is listed No. 14 in the Soccer America and NSCAA top 25 rankings, while being No. 15 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com listing.
In the latest NCAA RPI, Duke is listed No. 15 and the Blue Devils' four losses have come to No. 2 (West Virginia), No. 14 Clemson, No. 17 (FSU) and No. 18 (Arkansas). Charlotte is listed No. 85.
A Look at Charlotte...
Charlotte enters the NCAA Tournament with an 11-8-2 overall record under head coach John Cullen. The 49ers have been led by Martha Thomas and Megan Greene with 10 goals each. Thomas has also collected 10 assists for a team-best 30 points on the year. Riley Orr leads Charlotte with 11 assists. The 49ers knocked off Western Kentucky, UTEP and Florida Atlanta over the weekend to claim the Conference USA Championship and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Series with Charlotte...
Duke and Charlotte will meet for the seventh time in school history with the Blue Devils leading the series, 5-1. The 49ers downed Duke, 2-1, in the last meeting Oct. 20, 2002. Blue Devil head coach Robbie Church started the Charlotte women's soccer program in 1995 and totaled a 66-30-10 record with the 49ers.
Head coach Robbie Church owns a 1-1 record against the 49ers as a women's head coach. The two meetings came in 2002 (L, 1-2 in Charlotte) and in 2001 (W, 1-0, in neutral site game).
DUKE VS. CHARLOTTE GAME BY GAME
CHARLOTTE 5-1
Home 2-0 • Away 2-1 • Neutral 1-0
Sept. 7, 1997 A …..Duke 3, Charlotte 0
Oct. 13, 1998 N …..Duke 2, Charlotte 0
Oct. 27, 1999 A …. Duke 4, Charlotte 1
Oct. 25, 2000 H …..Duke 2, Charlotte 1 (OT)
Sept. 9, 2001 H …. Duke 1, Charlotte 0
Oct. 20, 2002 A …. Charlotte 2, Duke 1
Duke Against the Conference USA...
The Blue Devils have totaled a 16-1-4 overall record against teams from the Conference USA in school history -- UAB (4-0), Charlotte (5-1), Florida International (4-0-4), Middle Tennessee State (1-0) and Old Dominion (2-0).
The Charlotte Connection...
Blue Devil head coach Robbie Church has a connection with Charlotte in a big way. Church started the women's soccer program at Charlotte and spent five seasons with the 49ers. He collected a 66-30-10 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round in 1998, after winning the Conference USA Championship.
Church's son, Kyle Church, was a walk on for the Charlotte men's basketball team from 2006-10 and is now the Director of Basketball Operations at Florida.
Hey, I Know You...
The Duke duo of Kat McDonald and Mary Love Taylor competed on the same CASL club team as Charlotte's Emily Truelove and Emma Socha. Truelove was McDonald's best friend growing up.
Duke Versus the Field...
Duke faced eight different teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament and notched a 3-4-2 overall record against those opponents in the regular season.
Gibbons' Minutes...
Since Duke started keeping minutes played in 2002, senior Christina Gibbons ranks third in Blue Devil history with 7,474 minutes played behind Tara Campbell (8,003) and Natasha Anasi (7,803).
Gibbons is the fourth player in Duke history to register two 2,000-minute seasons. Only Anasi has notched three 2,000-minute seasons.
Gibbons is the only player in Duke history to play in 80 or more matches and average 90+ minutes a game. She is currently averaging 90.05 minutes a match.
At Home in the NCAAs...
Duke has won its past 12 NCAA Tournament matches played in Durham, N.C. This includes advancing on penalty kicks in 2013 against Arkansas.
During those contests, the Blue Devils have outscored their opponents, 39-7.
Duke in the NCAA Tournament...
The Blue Devils reached the big show for the 13th time out of the last 14 years and the 22nd time in school history. Duke has advanced to the second round of the tournament in 12 out of the last 13 appearances.
The Blue Devils hold an overall record of 30-19-9 in tournament play and advanced to the NCAA Championship match in 2011 before falling to Stanford, 1-0.
Over the last four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, Duke has outscored its opponents, 45-16.
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