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On This Date: Duke Beats UNC in Penalties for ACC Title
11/13/2020 5:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C.—On November 13, 2005 Duke freshman Mike Grella provided the winning penalty kick in the sixth round of a penalty kick shootout to clinch the ACC Championship for the Blue Devils. Sophomore goalie Justin Papadaki made two crucial saves, including North Carolina's sixth penalty kick, to give Duke the 5-4 shootout victory and ACC title.
After a scoreless 110 minutes, No. 9 Duke and No. 4 North Carolina headed to penalty kicks to decide the winner. Duke and Carolina remained even after the first three rounds of the shootout, with Ted Odgers, Scott Campbell and Ben Hunter scoring for the Tar Heels and junior Chris Loftus, sophomore Tomek Charowski and sophomore Zach Pope all finding the back of the net for the Blue Devils.
North Carolina took the lead in the fourth round, however, when sophomore Kyle Helton missed the left side of the net following North Carolina's fourth point of the shootout off a Michael Harrington kick. Facing a must-save situation, Papadakis again came up big for the Blue Devils, making a diving save on Dax McCarty's kick to keep Duke's championship hopes alive. Senior Blake Camp hit the top left of the net to tie the shootout at 4-4 after five rounds. In the first round of sudden death, Papadakis saved Stephen Bickford's shot and Grella hit the left side of the net to give Duke a 5-4 win in the shootout.
The championship was Duke's second, with the first coming in 1999, and the fifth-seeded Blue Devils became the lowest seed ever to win the ACC Tournament.
Camp was named the Tournament MVP after netting a pair of goals in Duke's 4-2 semifinal win over Maryland along with the penalty kick that sent the shootout to a second round. Papadakis, Pope and sophomore Spencer Wadsworth were also named to the All-ACC Tournament team for the Blue Devils.
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After a scoreless 110 minutes, No. 9 Duke and No. 4 North Carolina headed to penalty kicks to decide the winner. Duke and Carolina remained even after the first three rounds of the shootout, with Ted Odgers, Scott Campbell and Ben Hunter scoring for the Tar Heels and junior Chris Loftus, sophomore Tomek Charowski and sophomore Zach Pope all finding the back of the net for the Blue Devils.
North Carolina took the lead in the fourth round, however, when sophomore Kyle Helton missed the left side of the net following North Carolina's fourth point of the shootout off a Michael Harrington kick. Facing a must-save situation, Papadakis again came up big for the Blue Devils, making a diving save on Dax McCarty's kick to keep Duke's championship hopes alive. Senior Blake Camp hit the top left of the net to tie the shootout at 4-4 after five rounds. In the first round of sudden death, Papadakis saved Stephen Bickford's shot and Grella hit the left side of the net to give Duke a 5-4 win in the shootout.
The championship was Duke's second, with the first coming in 1999, and the fifth-seeded Blue Devils became the lowest seed ever to win the ACC Tournament.
Camp was named the Tournament MVP after netting a pair of goals in Duke's 4-2 semifinal win over Maryland along with the penalty kick that sent the shootout to a second round. Papadakis, Pope and sophomore Spencer Wadsworth were also named to the All-ACC Tournament team for the Blue Devils.
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