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Duke Opens NCAA Tournament with Pacific Sunday
11/17/2018 1:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
GAME 19
No. 6 Duke vs. Pacific | NCAA Second Round
November 18, 2018 | 6 p.m. | ACC Network Extra
Durham, N.C. | Koskinen Stadium
ACC Network Extra | Live Stats | Twitter | Game Notes | NCAA Digital Program
GAME DETAILS
- The Blue Devils, the No. 6 overall seed in the tournament, host Pacific Sunday at 6 p.m., at Koskinen Stadium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for youth and senior citizens. Duke staff and students are free of charge with a valid Duke ID.
- Parking will be available in the grounds lot off of 751/Cameron Blvd.
DUKE - PACIFIC BY THE NUMBERS
27 – Appearances for Duke in the NCAA Championship field
3 – Appearances for Pacific in the NCAA Championship, all of which have come in the past three seasons
31-24-2 – Duke's all-time record in the NCAA Tournament
7 – Returning starters for the Blue Devils from last year's NCAA Tournament
13 – Points for rookie Issa Rayyan in his 18 games, the most by a Duke freshman since Brody Huitema had 16 in 2013
5 – NCAA College Cup appearances - 1982, 1986, 1992, 1995, 2004
15.00 – Shots per game average for the Blue Devils in 2018, the highest in the ACC and 16th nationally
4 – Goals allowed by Pacific in the past six games for a 0.65 goals against average
17 – First-half tallies scored by Duke this season, one more than they had in 20 games last season
7 – Goals allowed by Duke in the first half this season
16 – Goals allowed by Duke in the second half this season
5 – Game-winning goals for Daniele Proch, the most in the league, eighth nationally and one of 24 players with at least five
343:14 – Total minutes Duke has trailed in 2018-19
1661:42 – Total minutes Duke has played this season
DUKE NCAA TOURNAMENT RESUME
10 - Wins
3rd Place – Finish in ACC Regular Season
ACC Semifinalist
5-5-0 - Record against RPI Top 50
3 - Top 10 RPI victories
5 - Top 50 RPI victories
6 - Top 70 RPI victories
5 - Strength of Schedule
9 - Opponent Strength of Schedule
73 - RPI Average of Duke's victories
8 - RPI Average of Duke's losses
5 - Shutouts
6 – Losses came against RPI top 25 (Nos. 1, 3 (twice), 4, 15, 25)
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
- Duke has 27 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and earned the No. 6 seed for the second straight year. The Blue Devils are 31-24-2 overall in NCAA action.
- The Blue Devils have advanced to the round of 16 four times – 2004, 2006, 2009, 2017 – since the field expanded to 16 teams in 2001. Duke is 8-7 in second-round games and defeated FIU 2-1 last season.
- Under head coach John Kerr, Duke is 5-4-1 in postseason play with two of the losses coming in overtime.
- The Blue Devils are one of 24 teams to win an NCAA title, capturing the 1986 crown. They have advanced to three championship games and five NCAA semifinals – the last being 2004.
- Head coach John Kerr is one of five Blue Devils to score two goals in an NCAA Tournament game, netting two against Harvard in the 1986 title run.
LAST TIME OUT
- Fourth-ranked North Carolina scored a go-ahead goal with 3:13 remaining in the second half and held off a furious final charge from the eighth-ranked Blue Devils to earn a 2-1 victory in the ACC Men's Soccer Semifinal 11 days ago.
- Duke equalized with 3:42 remaining in regulation, only to have its hopes dashed 29 seconds later. Issa Rayyan netted the goal for the Blue Devils, while Will Pulisic made a season-high matching five saves. Pulisic and Brandon Williamson were voted to the All-Tournament team following their performances against the Tar Heels.
LAST TIME IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
- The 2017 Duke men's soccer season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion last season as Fordham outlasted the sixth-seeded Blue Devils in a penalty kick shootout, 8-7, in the third round. The game headed to the decisive shootout after finishing 110 minutes knotted at 2-2. Brian White and Matthias Frick provided the goals for the Blue Devils. The Rams tied the game with 3:22 left in regulation to force the eventual shootout.
ABOUT THE BLUE DEVILS
- Duke opens NCAA play Sunday when it hosts Pacific in the second round. The Blue Devils are 10-6-2 and looking to advance to the round of 16 for the second consecutive season.
- Daniele Proch leads all scorers with 11 goals and 26 points overall, while Issa Rayyan has five goals and three assists for 13 points. Ian Murphy and defender Matthias Frick have three goals apiece. Kristófer Garðarsson has been outstanding lately and has a team-best five assists. Brandon Williamson is the engine to the midfield, while Max Moser is a threat from the right midfield and has two goals and two assists. Duke has 10 different players with at least one goal.
- Rookie Aedan Stanley has anchored the backline in the center back position. A captain, Ciaran McKenna is back in the lineup after sitting out the last game. Sophomore Matthias Frick is the other anchor at outside back. Frick also provides threats on set pieces offensively. Will Pulisic is the leader from the back in goal. Fresh off of a strong rookie campaign, Pulisic was named to the All-ACC second team after a solid regular season campaign. He has five shutouts this season and 12 in his career. Currently he sports a 1.20 goals against average and a .690 save percentage. He was instrumental in the ACC quarterfinal shootout victory, stopping Pitt's final two kicks and making Duke's fourth.
- Off the bench, Duke is the deepest it's been in recent memory with a wealth of talent ready to step in. Suniel Veerakone and Seth Kuhn can provide an offensive spark off the bench, while Nicolas Macri and Colby Agu also can step in as dangerous offensive weapons.
ABOUT PACIFIC
- Pacific earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament on the strength of an 11-4-2 regular season record. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA second round with a 1-0 win over UC Riverside Thursday night. The Tigers own wins over top 25 foes California and Portland and a road victory at reigning NCAA champion Stanford.
- The Tigers advanced to the second round with a 1-0 win over UC Riverside in the first round. Anthony Orendain scored in the 23rd minute and Pacific defended well to score its seventh shutout.
- Camden Riley and Jonathan Jimenez pace the offense with 23 and 21 points, respectively. Ten different players have at least one goal. The Tigers are averaging 1.67 goals per game and have been shut out four times.
- Defensively, Pacific is allowing 1.11 goals per game, but has only allowed four in the past six games overall. The Tigers have seven shutouts with Mateo Gomez collecting five of them in goal. Gomez has played 1,104 minutes and sports a 1.14 goals against average and a .650 save percentage. Pacific is 4-2-1 on the road this year.
UP NEXT
- The winner Sunday advances to the third round to face the winner between 11-seed Maryland and NC State. The game will be played at the highest remaining seed on a day and time to be determined.
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