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Thursday, October 15
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
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Duke University
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Boston College
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Blue Devils Travel to Boston College for ACC Contest
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Match 7
No. 5 Duke (3-1-2, 1-1-2 ACC) at Boston College (0-3-0, 0-3-0 ACC)
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
4:00 PM – RSN-TV
Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Newton Field)
NEED TO KNOW
• Senior Defender Caitlin Cosme was selected ACC Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday.
• Thursday's contest against Boston College will be Duke's first of five straight road games.
• Duke is unbeaten against Boston College over the last six matches with a 5-0-1 mark and holds an 11-4-3 overall series record versus the Eagles.
• No. 5 Duke closed a streak of five straight home contests Friday against Virginia Tech, posting a 2-1-2 record over the homestand.
• A trio of seniors, Caitlin Cosme, Tess Boade and Lily Nabet were voted captains for the 2020 campaign.
• The Blue Devils brought the fifth-ranked recruiting class to Durham this year, marking the ninth-straight year Church has delivered a top 10 signing class.
DUKE VS. BOSTON COLLEGE...
Duke is unbeaten against Boston College over the last six matches with a 5-0-1 mark and holds an 11-4-3 overall series record versus the Eagles. In the overall series, Duke has outscored Boston College, 32-14.
In matches played in Chesnut Hill, Mass., the Blue Devils are 2-3-2. In the previous four meetings, Duke has outscored Boston College by a combined 13-3 ledger.
Head coach Robbie Church is 10-4-3 all-time against Boston College.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST MEETING...
Duke earned a 2-1 win over Boston College on Oct. 21, 2018. Former Blue Devil Kayla McCoy found the net at the 84:28 mark to seal the victory.
Blue Devil goalkeeper Brooke Heinsohn faced eight shots, tallying one save in 90 minutes. Duke outshot Boston College, 15-8.
COSME NAMED ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK...
Following collecting her team-leading third goal of the season and helping lead the seventh-ranked Duke women's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Virginia Tech, Blue Devils' senior Caitlin Cosme was selected ACC Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday.
Cosme played the entire 90 minutes against the Hokies on Friday in the non-conference victory. It marked the second straight shutout and third clean slate of the season for the Blue Devils, which is tied for first in the ACC. Duke's defense limited Virginia Tech to just two shots, and the Hokies did not have a shot on goal.
She also earned TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week for the third time this year.
GRAHAM MAKES FIRST CAREER START...
Rookie Maggie Graham made her first career start against Virginia Tech, while logging 90 minutes. She has appeared in each of the first six matches to start her freshman campaign. Graham attempted a career-high three shots in the outing.
DEFENSE PLAYING STRONG...
Duke's defense has allowed only two goals over its last four matches and both tallies came against top-ranked North Carolina. The Blue Devils now owns three shutouts on the season, which ranks tied for first in the ACC.
Senior's Taylor Mitchell and Caitlin Cosme have been the anchors on defense in the middle, while redshirt senior Mia Gyau, freshman Emily Royson and junior Delaney Graham have been outstanding as well.
SPREADING OUT THE OFFENSE...
On the season, Duke features five different student-athletes who have scored at least one goal. While Caitlin Cosme (3) and Marykate McGuire (2) have multiple goals, Tess Boade, Olivia Migli and Delaney Graham have scored one goal each.
NOTING DUKE...
• Marykate McGuire owns a team-high 19 shots on the season, which ranks tied for fourth in the ACC. Her 3.17 shots per game average ranks fifth.
• Freshman Grace Watkins attempted a career-high four shots in the last contest versus Virginia Tech.
• Since Duke and Wake Forest combined to score seven goals in the season opener, Duke and its opponents have combined for seven goals over the last five matches.
• After scoring one goal over a three-game stretch, Duke has registered three goals over the last two matches.
• Thursday's contest against Boston College will be Duke's first of five straight road games to conclude the regular season.
• No. 5 Duke closed a streak of five straight home contests Friday against Virginia Tech, posting a 2-1-2 record over the homestand.
• Caitlin Cosme and Taylor Mitchell own a tied for team-best 585 minutes played on the season.
• Duke had to come-from-behind in its first two matches to open the
season.
ROYSON STEPPING UP...
Duke freshman Emily Royson has started four straight matches on the defense end, which has allowed the Blue Devils to move junior Delaney Graham up front at forward. She has seen action in 415 minutes and attempted two shots on the season.
BYE KOSKINEN...
Friday's contest against Virginia Tech was Duke's last home match of the 2020 fall campaign. The Blue Devils will now hit the road for five straight road games -- Boston College, Syracuse, North Carolina, Florida State and Miami.
FIRST CAREER GOAL...
Rookie Olivia Migli found the net at the 30:20 mark in Duke's match against third-ranked Clemson to notch her first career goal. Prior to Migli's goal, Duke was held scoreless for 278:20 minutes, dating back to the second half against Virginia on Sept. 17.
She has come off the bench in four of the six matches and owns nine shots on the season, which ranks second on the Duke squad.
HEY, I KNOW YOU!...
Sophie Jones has played with Michela and Samantha Agresti of Boston College at numerous camps.
COSME DOING IT ON BOTH ENDS...
One of the leaders on defense for the Blue Devils, Caitlin Cosme, is now becoming one of the top goal scorers for Duke. Cosme collected Duke's first goal in each of the first two contests for the Blue Devils.
She notched a header off a corner kick at Wake Forest to give Duke a 1-0 lead early. Cosme then finished the equalizer against Virginia in the second half off a free kick to send the Blue Devils to a draw with the Cavaliers. She added a penalty kick goal against Virginia Tech.
Cosme has tallied four career goals in 34 games, while attempting 11 shots.
She was selected to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week this week. She also earned the honor on Sept. 22 and Oct. 6. Cosme was also named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week Oct. 13.
NABET BACK ON THE PITCH...
Senior captain Lily Nabet made her first start of the 2020 season against Clemson, while seeing action in 47 minutes. She has played in the last three matches, after missing two contests with an injury.
Nabet owns 27 career starts in 50 matches for the Blue Devils over four years.
GRAHAM MOVES TO FORWARD...
After playing the last two seasons on the defensive end and even earning All-ACC honors for the position, Duke head coach Robbie Church moved junior Delaney Graham to the forward slot against UNC to try to capitalize on her speed and create more offense.
Graham nearly made a splash in the first two minutes with a great chance at a goal that was saved by UNC. She led Duke with three shots and was very impressive overall creating offense for the Blue Devils.
Against Virginia Tech, Graham registered her first goal of the season and second of her career to give Duke a 2-0 lead in the second half.
It marked the first time since her junior year of high school Graham played up front. That season for Westminster Schools, Graham notched 20 goals and 12 assists.
Match 7
No. 5 Duke (3-1-2, 1-1-2 ACC) at Boston College (0-3-0, 0-3-0 ACC)
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
4:00 PM – RSN-TV
Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Newton Field)
NEED TO KNOW
• Senior Defender Caitlin Cosme was selected ACC Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday.
• Thursday's contest against Boston College will be Duke's first of five straight road games.
• Duke is unbeaten against Boston College over the last six matches with a 5-0-1 mark and holds an 11-4-3 overall series record versus the Eagles.
• No. 5 Duke closed a streak of five straight home contests Friday against Virginia Tech, posting a 2-1-2 record over the homestand.
• A trio of seniors, Caitlin Cosme, Tess Boade and Lily Nabet were voted captains for the 2020 campaign.
• The Blue Devils brought the fifth-ranked recruiting class to Durham this year, marking the ninth-straight year Church has delivered a top 10 signing class.
DUKE VS. BOSTON COLLEGE...
Duke is unbeaten against Boston College over the last six matches with a 5-0-1 mark and holds an 11-4-3 overall series record versus the Eagles. In the overall series, Duke has outscored Boston College, 32-14.
In matches played in Chesnut Hill, Mass., the Blue Devils are 2-3-2. In the previous four meetings, Duke has outscored Boston College by a combined 13-3 ledger.
Head coach Robbie Church is 10-4-3 all-time against Boston College.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST MEETING...
Duke earned a 2-1 win over Boston College on Oct. 21, 2018. Former Blue Devil Kayla McCoy found the net at the 84:28 mark to seal the victory.
Blue Devil goalkeeper Brooke Heinsohn faced eight shots, tallying one save in 90 minutes. Duke outshot Boston College, 15-8.
COSME NAMED ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK...
Following collecting her team-leading third goal of the season and helping lead the seventh-ranked Duke women's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Virginia Tech, Blue Devils' senior Caitlin Cosme was selected ACC Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday.
Cosme played the entire 90 minutes against the Hokies on Friday in the non-conference victory. It marked the second straight shutout and third clean slate of the season for the Blue Devils, which is tied for first in the ACC. Duke's defense limited Virginia Tech to just two shots, and the Hokies did not have a shot on goal.
She also earned TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week for the third time this year.
GRAHAM MAKES FIRST CAREER START...
Rookie Maggie Graham made her first career start against Virginia Tech, while logging 90 minutes. She has appeared in each of the first six matches to start her freshman campaign. Graham attempted a career-high three shots in the outing.
DEFENSE PLAYING STRONG...
Duke's defense has allowed only two goals over its last four matches and both tallies came against top-ranked North Carolina. The Blue Devils now owns three shutouts on the season, which ranks tied for first in the ACC.
Senior's Taylor Mitchell and Caitlin Cosme have been the anchors on defense in the middle, while redshirt senior Mia Gyau, freshman Emily Royson and junior Delaney Graham have been outstanding as well.
SPREADING OUT THE OFFENSE...
On the season, Duke features five different student-athletes who have scored at least one goal. While Caitlin Cosme (3) and Marykate McGuire (2) have multiple goals, Tess Boade, Olivia Migli and Delaney Graham have scored one goal each.
NOTING DUKE...
• Marykate McGuire owns a team-high 19 shots on the season, which ranks tied for fourth in the ACC. Her 3.17 shots per game average ranks fifth.
• Freshman Grace Watkins attempted a career-high four shots in the last contest versus Virginia Tech.
• Since Duke and Wake Forest combined to score seven goals in the season opener, Duke and its opponents have combined for seven goals over the last five matches.
• After scoring one goal over a three-game stretch, Duke has registered three goals over the last two matches.
• Thursday's contest against Boston College will be Duke's first of five straight road games to conclude the regular season.
• No. 5 Duke closed a streak of five straight home contests Friday against Virginia Tech, posting a 2-1-2 record over the homestand.
• Caitlin Cosme and Taylor Mitchell own a tied for team-best 585 minutes played on the season.
• Duke had to come-from-behind in its first two matches to open the
season.
ROYSON STEPPING UP...
Duke freshman Emily Royson has started four straight matches on the defense end, which has allowed the Blue Devils to move junior Delaney Graham up front at forward. She has seen action in 415 minutes and attempted two shots on the season.
BYE KOSKINEN...
Friday's contest against Virginia Tech was Duke's last home match of the 2020 fall campaign. The Blue Devils will now hit the road for five straight road games -- Boston College, Syracuse, North Carolina, Florida State and Miami.
FIRST CAREER GOAL...
Rookie Olivia Migli found the net at the 30:20 mark in Duke's match against third-ranked Clemson to notch her first career goal. Prior to Migli's goal, Duke was held scoreless for 278:20 minutes, dating back to the second half against Virginia on Sept. 17.
She has come off the bench in four of the six matches and owns nine shots on the season, which ranks second on the Duke squad.
HEY, I KNOW YOU!...
Sophie Jones has played with Michela and Samantha Agresti of Boston College at numerous camps.
COSME DOING IT ON BOTH ENDS...
One of the leaders on defense for the Blue Devils, Caitlin Cosme, is now becoming one of the top goal scorers for Duke. Cosme collected Duke's first goal in each of the first two contests for the Blue Devils.
She notched a header off a corner kick at Wake Forest to give Duke a 1-0 lead early. Cosme then finished the equalizer against Virginia in the second half off a free kick to send the Blue Devils to a draw with the Cavaliers. She added a penalty kick goal against Virginia Tech.
Cosme has tallied four career goals in 34 games, while attempting 11 shots.
She was selected to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week this week. She also earned the honor on Sept. 22 and Oct. 6. Cosme was also named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week Oct. 13.
NABET BACK ON THE PITCH...
Senior captain Lily Nabet made her first start of the 2020 season against Clemson, while seeing action in 47 minutes. She has played in the last three matches, after missing two contests with an injury.
Nabet owns 27 career starts in 50 matches for the Blue Devils over four years.
GRAHAM MOVES TO FORWARD...
After playing the last two seasons on the defensive end and even earning All-ACC honors for the position, Duke head coach Robbie Church moved junior Delaney Graham to the forward slot against UNC to try to capitalize on her speed and create more offense.
Graham nearly made a splash in the first two minutes with a great chance at a goal that was saved by UNC. She led Duke with three shots and was very impressive overall creating offense for the Blue Devils.
Against Virginia Tech, Graham registered her first goal of the season and second of her career to give Duke a 2-0 lead in the second half.
It marked the first time since her junior year of high school Graham played up front. That season for Westminster Schools, Graham notched 20 goals and 12 assists.
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