Quarterfinals Trip at Stake as No. 1 Duke Faces No. 4 Texas

11/18/2017 2:02:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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By: Duke Sports Information

DURHAM, N.C. – A trip to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals is on the line Sunday afternoon, as the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils (21-2-0) host the No. 4 seed Texas Longhorns (14-3-3) at Koskinen Stadium.

Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET, with Ryan Craig and Jason Garey on the call. The contest will be live streamed on WatchESPN, which fans can access through WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app.

The Blue Devils continue their quest for the first national championship in program history after defeating the UNCG Spartans last Saturday, 1-0, at home and then rolling over Oklahoma State, 7-0, Friday night. A win Sunday will advance Duke to the elite eight for its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and the 10th time in school history.

The winner of Sunday's contest will advance to the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA Tournament and will face the winner of Baylor and Notre Dame.

No. 1 Duke Blue Devils (21-2-0, 10-0-0 ACC)
Roster | Coaches | Statistics | Schedule & Results | Game Notes

No. 4 Texas Longhorns (14-3-3, 5-2-2 Big 12)
Roster | Coaches | Statistics | Schedule & Results | Game Notes

Match Day Info…

Sunday, Nov. 19
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 4 Texas – 1:00 p.m. ET
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Durham, N.C.
Koskinen Stadium

Live Broadcast…
Both matches on Sunday will be live streamed on WatchESPN. Fans can access the live stream through WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.

No. 1 Duke vs. No. 4 Texas WatchESPN Broadcast

Live Stats…
Duke will provide live stats for both of Sunday's contests. Fans can access them by going to GoDuke.com/wsoccer or clicking the links below.

No. 1 Duke vs. No. 4 Texas Live Stats

Ticket Information…
Tickets for the third rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Koskinen Stadium are available for purchase. Adult tickets are $8, with senior tickets $5 and children 12 and under at $3 for Friday's two contests and Sunday's match. All Duke students and DUAA staff will receive free admission. To purchase tickets, fans can go to www.GoDuke.com/tickets or call 919-681-BLUE (2583).

Last Time Out…
It was a record-setting night at Koskinen Stadium, as the Blue Devils reeled off seven goals en route to a 7-0 thrashing of Oklahoma State in the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Led by two goals from freshman Karlie Paschall and a career-high four points (1 goal, 2 assists) from Rebecca Quinn, the Blue Devils set a program record for scores in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the round of 16 for the 11th time in school history.

Friday, Nov. 17
No. 1 Duke def. Oklahoma State, 7-0 (Recap, Stats)

A Blue Devil Win Would…

Send Duke to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in each of its last six NCAA appearances and for the 10th time in program history
Be the 22nd win of the season, tying the school record set in 2011
Improve Duke's NCAA Tournament record to 36-20-9
Improve Robbie Church's NCAA Tournament record to 29-13-8
Tie the school record for most home wins in a season, set in 2011 with 14

In the Rankings...

Duke
United Soccer Coaches: 3rd
Soccer America: 3rd
TopDrawerSoccer: 5th

Texas
United Soccer Coaches: 18th
Soccer America: 19th
TopDrawerSoccer: 19th

Scouting The Longhorns...
The No. 4 seed Texas Longhorns survived a scare against Clemson on Friday, advancing in PKs to make it to the round of 16. Texas is led by Cyera Hintzen, who tops the team with 10 goals, five assists and 25 points. Nicole Curry has been the lone Longhorn in goal, allowing just 13 scores (0.61) and earning 11 shutouts.

The Series with Texas...

Overall: Duke leads 2-1-0
In Durham: Duke leads 2-0-0
In NCAA Tournament: First Meeting
First Meeting: Duke def. Texas, 3-0 (Oct. 9, 1995 in Durham, N.C.)
Last Meeting: Duke def. Texas, 3-2 (Aug. 31, 2003 in Durham, N.C.)
Current Streak: Duke +1

Leading The Blue Devils…

Points: Imani Dorsey, 33
Goals: Imani Dorsey & Kayla McCoy, 12
Assists: Imani Dorsey & Ella Stevens, 9
Shots: Imani Dorsey, 79
Shots On Goal: Imani Dorsey, 42
Game-Winning Goals: Imani Dorsey & Kayla McCoy, 4
Goals Against Average: EJ Proctor, 0.40
Saves: EJ Proctor, 44
Save Percentage: EJ Proctor, .846

2017 Blue Devil Goal Tracker…

Taylor Racioppi (Ella Stevens & Imani Dorsey) at No. 6 North Carolina – Aug. 18, 2017 (24:46)
Kayla McCoy (Taylor Racioppi) vs. Xavier – Aug. 20, 2017 (16:17)
Chelsea Burns (Penalty Kick) vs. Xavier – Aug. 20, 2017 (73:10)
Imani Dorsey (Unassisted) vs. Xavier – Aug, 20, 2017 (89:40)
Chelsea Burns (Penalty Kick) vs. Bucknell – Aug. 25, 2017 (44:15)
Imani Dorsey (Kayla McCoy & Taylor Racioppi) vs. Bucknell – Aug. 25, 2017 (51:22)
Chelsea Burns (Penalty Kick) at Old Dominion – Aug. 27, 2017 (14:45)
Kayla McCoy (Unassisted) at Old Dominion – Aug. 27, 2017 (21:14)
Imani Dorsey (Unassisted) at Old Dominion – Aug. 27, 2017 (61:42)
Imani Dorsey (Unassisted) vs. UNCW – Sept. 1, 2017 (38:55)
Ella Stevens (Unassisted) vs. Auburn – Sept. 3, 2017 (23:59)
Imani Dorsey (Kayla McCoy) vs. Auburn – Sept. 3, 2017 (55:12)
Imani Dorsey (Rebecca Quinn) at West Virginia – Sept. 8, 2017 (28:27)
Kat McDonald (Unassisted) at West Virginia – Sept. 8, 2017 (37:44)
Kayla McCoy (Schuyler DeBree) at West Virginia – Sept. 8, 2017 (52:27)
Kayla McCoy (Ella Stevens) at West Virginia – Sept. 8, 2017 (62:09)
Kayla McCoy (Taylor Mitchell) vs. Utah – Sept. 11, 2017 (81:11)
Rebecca Quinn (Unassisted) vs. Utah – Sept. 11, 2017 (81:56)
Chelsea Burns (Penalty Kick) vs. Virginia Tech – Sept. 17, 2017 (42:41)
Ashton Miller (Imani Dorsey) vs. Virginia Tech – Sept. 17, 2017 (50:49)
Imani Dorsey (Karlie Paschall) vs. Virginia Tech – Sept. 17, 2017 (58:42)
Own Goal at Notre Dame – Sept. 21, 2017 (59:15)
Imani Dorsey (Taylor Racioppi) at Notre Dame – Sept. 21, 2017 (73:37)
Malinda Allen (Schuyler DeBree, Ella Stevens) at Notre Dame – Sept. 21, 2017 (75:13)
Ashton Miller (Unassisted) vs. Pitt – Sept. 24, 2017 (38:37)
Kayla McCoy (Ashton Miller & Ella Stevens) vs. Pitt – Sept. 24, 2017 (66:16)
Ella Stevens (Unassisted) at Louisville – Sept. 29, 2017 (23:50)
Taylor Racioppi (Kayla McCoy) at Louisville – Sept. 29, 2017 (74:18)
Ashton Miller (Unassisted) at Louisville – Sept. 29, 2017 (102:11)
Kayla McCoy (Unassisted) vs. NC State – Oct. 5, 2017 (36:49)
Chelsea Burns (Ashton Miller & Ella Stevens) vs. NC State – Oct. 5, 2017 (49:42)
Ella Stevens (Chelsea Burns & Imani Dorsey) vs. Florida State – Oct. 8, 2017 (2:37)
Imani Dorsey (Kayla McCoy) vs. Florida State – Oct. 8, 2017 (21:35)
Kayla McCoy (Imani Dorsey) vs. Miami – Oct. 15, 2017 (51:24)
Rebecca Quinn (Unassisted) vs. Miami – Oct. 15, 2017 (57:06)
Malinda Allen (Olivia Erlbeck) vs. Miami – Oct. 15, 2017 (88:41)
Taylor Racioppi (Imani Dorsey) at Boston College – Oct. 19, 2017 (3:35)
Schuyler DeBree (Unassisted) at Boston College – Oct. 19, 2017 (61:27)
Kayla McCoy (Ella Stevens) at Syracuse – Oct. 22, 2017 (8:21)
Kayla McCoy (Imani Dorsey) at Syracuse – Oct. 22, 2017 (29:38)
Kat McDonald (Kayla McCoy) at Virginia – Oct. 26, 2017 (86:19)
Chelsea Burns (Ella Stevens) vs. Boston College – Oct. 29, 2017 (13:01)
Imani Dorsey (Kayla McCoy) vs. Boston College – Oct. 29, 2017 (26:18)
Kayla McCoy (Imani Dorsey) vs. Boston College – Oct. 29, 2017 (40:04)
Ella Stevens (Schuyler DeBree & Chelsea Burns) vs. Virginia – Nov. 3, 2017 (46:27)
Imani Dorsey (Unassisted) vs. UNCG – Nov. 11, 2017 (69:00)
Taylor Racioppi (Kayla McCoy & Ella Stevens) vs. Oklahoma State – Nov. 17, 2017 (9:16)
Kayla McCoy (Rebecca Quinn) vs. Oklahoma St. - Nov. 17, 2017 (24:38)
Rebecca Quinn (Imani Dorsey) vs. Oklahoma St. - Nov. 17, 2017 (28:30)
Karlie Paschall (Kat McDonald & Imani Dorsey) vs. Oklahoma St. - Nov. 17, 2017 (34:53)
Imani Dorsey (Kat McDonald & Ella Stevens) vs. Oklahoma St. - Nov. 17, 2017 (35:19)
Karlie Paschall (Rebecca Quinn) vs. Oklahoma St. - Nov. 17, 2017 (65:29)
Anna Munro (Tess Boade) vs. Oklahoma St. - Nov. 17, 2017 (73:09)

Need To Know…

No. 1 seed Duke dominated Oklahoma State, 7-0, on Friday to make its 11th appearance in school history in the NCAA round of 16. The Blue Devils school NCAA record seven goals send them to the third round of play for the seventh-straight NCAA appearance.
The Blue Devils' 21 wins in 2017 are second in DWS history. The school record is 22, set in 2011.
Head coach Robbie Church captured his 400th-career victory (men's and women's) in Friday night's win against Oklahoma State.
The Blue Devils captured its third ACC regular season championship and first since 2011 with a perfect 10-0-0 record in conference play. Duke is the first since Virginia in 2013 to finish perfect in the league.
Duke took home four of the five ACC individual awards and a league high nine All-ACC honors last week. Robbie Church was named Coach of the Year, while Imani Dorsey (Offensive POTY), Schuyler DeBree (Defensive POTY) and Rebecca Quinn (Midfielder of the Year) pulled in the other three honors.
Duke won a program best 19-straight matches from Aug. 20 - Nov. 3. The previous record was eight straight in 2000.
Leading the Duke attack are senior Imani Dorsey and junior Kayla McCoy, who lead the squad with 12 goals as well as 33 and 31 points, respectively. Dorsey has tallied a point in 16 matches, while McCoy has five goals and four assists in the last 10 contests.
On the defensive end for Duke has been the standouts of Chelsea Burns, Schuyler DeBree, Morgan Reid and Taylor Mitchell. Burns, DeBree and Reid have have started all 23 contests and recorded 15 clean sheets. Reid and DeBree have gone the distance in 19 matches this year, while Mitchell has 13 such performances and Burns has played the full time in 12 contests.
Senior EJ Proctor has been nothing short of dominant in goal this year. She has drawn 21 starts (1787:24 minutes) and leads the ACC in goals against average (0.40) and save percentage (.846). She is second in the league with 11 shutouts and is third in the Duke record book with 32 for her career.

Two Down, Four To Go…
The Blue Devils took the second step toward their ultimate goal of winning the program's first national championship on Friday, defeating Oklahoma State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Duke advanced to its 11th Sweet Sixteen in history and improved its overall NCAA Tournament record to 35-20-9. Robbie Church is now 28-13-8 in NCAA Tournament play and has advanced to the third round of play in 10 of his 15 NCAA Tournament showings.

No. 1 On The Dance Floor…
For just the second time in school history, the Blue Devils will enter the NCAA Tournament as one of the field's four No. 1 seeds. Duke's stellar season, which featured a program record 19-match winning streak and the third ACC regular season title in school history, propelled the squad to a top seed. The only other time this feat was accomplished was in 2011, when Duke made one of its three College Cup appearances in school history.

The selection marks the 23rd time in history that the Blue Devils have made the Big Dance and the 14th time in the last 15 seasons.

Duke Scores A TD, Tacks On The PAT…
It was a clinical performance from the Blue Devils on Friday night, as they set a school record for goals in an NCAA Tournament contest with seven in the shutout win against Oklahoma State. The seven were the most since defeating Wofford 9-1 on Aug. 19, 2016. A total of six different Blue Devils scored in the contest and six collected assists, as Duke set a season high with 24 points.

Paschall Breaks Through…
It had been a slow start for Karlie Paschall and her collegiate career. Then came Friday. The freshman scored the first two goals of her career in the 7-0 romping of Oklahoma State, becoming the fifth Blue Devil in school history to tally her first-career goal in NCAA Tournament play and the first since Mia Gyau did so last year against Charlotte.

Welcome Back, Quinn…
After missing the last three games while away with the Canadian National Team, redshirt senior Rebecca Quinn made a major splash in her first match back. The Toronto native netted one goal and recorded two assists, racking up a career-high four points in the win.

Dorsey Moving Up The Record Books…
With her goal and two assists on Friday, senior Imani Dorsey continued to make moves in the Duke record book. On the career side, she is remains fifth in shots (232) and tied for sixth in game-winning goals (10), while moving up into a tie for seventh in assists (21) and up to ninth in points (75). Her 27 goals give her sole possession of 10th on the charts.

She also made moves on the single-season side of things, moving into a tie for seventh in points (33) and shots (79). The senior is tied for 10th with 12 goals and four game winners.

Showing Out In The Classroom…
Duke women's soccer has a long tradition of excellence in the classroom and last Thursday, that tradition carried on. Imani Dorsey, Schuyler DeBree, EJ Proctor, Kayla McCoy and Chelsea Burns were tabbed CoSIDA Academic All-District III First Team, putting them on the ballot to be named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in December.

Early Goal Emphasis…
Heading into the Florida State contest, head coach Robbie Church put a heavy emphasis on scoring within the first 15 minutes of play and his squad responded. Prior to that game, Duke had just one score within the first 15 minutes, but since then Ella Stevens (2:37 vs. Florida State), Taylor Racioppi (3:35 at Boston College & 9:16 vs. Oklahoma State, NCAAT), Kayla McCoy (8:21 at Syracuse) and Chelsea Burns (13:01 vs. Boston College, ACCT) have netted early goals.

A majority of Duke's 53 goals have come midway through the first half and in the early portion of the second, as it has 11 from 15:01 – 30:00 and has tallied 10 in the 45:01 – 60:00 stretch. Duke has punched in 26 scores in the second half.

Set Em Up, Shut Em Down…
There have been a number of storylines to this year's Duke women's soccer squad, but one of the best has been the play of the Blue Devil defense. On the year, Duke has allowed just 10 goals, outscoring opponents 53-10, and has posted 15 total shutouts after blanking OSU. Over the last 10 matches, the Blue Devils have outscored foes 22-3 and shut out seven opponents, including picking up four ranked victories.

Duke leads the ACC with a .435 goals against average and a .652 shutout percentage, which stand ninth and 13th in the NCAA entering the weekend. The Blue Devils kept the performance going strong through ACC play, as they earned clean sheets against eight of their 10 conference opponents. That mark is the most in program history.

A big part of that success has been the play of the Blue Devil backline of Chelsea Burns, Schuyler DeBree, Taylor Mitchell and Morgan Reid. Burns, DeBree and Reid have started every match for Duke and earned all 15 clean sheets, while Mitchell has drawn the start in 20 contests. Reid and DeBree have gone the distance in 19 games this season, while Mitchell has played the full time in 13 and Burns has 12 such performances.

Goals On Goals On Goals…
The Blue Devils continue to dominate on the offensive side of the ball as well, tallying 17 multi-goal matches this season. Duke has scored 53 times, which leads the ACC and is 12th in the NCAA entering the weekend. Twelve Blue Devils have scored this year, showing the array of weapons coach Robbie Church has at his disposal, led by junior Kayla McCoy and senior Imani Dorsey, who both have 12 goals on the year.

Proctor Nearly Flawless Between The Posts…
It's been business as usual for EJ Proctor this season. The All-ACC First Team keeper has been solely responsible for 11 of Duke's 15 shutouts this year, putting her career total at 32, which is third in Duke history and one shy of taking over second place. On the year, Proctor leads the ACC in goals against average (0.40) and save percentage (.846). She is also second in the conference and sixth in the nation with her 11 clean sheets.

Dorsey Up For Senior CLASS Award…
Senior Imani Dorsey has been on a tear in her final season at Duke and she added to that by becoming one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award. Former Blue Devil standout Christina Gibbons captured the award last season, becoming the first in school history to do so. Dorsey is the fourth in DWS history to be named a finalist for the award and fans can vote for her daily until Nov. 20 by going to www.seniorclassaward.com/vote. Up Next…

The winner of Sunday's contest will advance to the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA Tournament and will face the winner of Baylor and Notre Dame. Date and time are TBA.

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