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Duke Prepped for No. 1 Pitt in ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
11/14/2020 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Game 8
Duke (2-5-0) vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh (5-0-0)
November 15, 2020 | 6 p.m. | ACC Network
Raleigh, N.C. | Dail Soccer Stadium
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Gameday Details
41 –  Percent of the team's minutes played have been by freshmen – 3,007 of 7,260
9 –  Of the 11 Duke freshmen who have seen the field in 2020
3 – Blue Devils who have registered their first collegiate points this season
3 – Goals scored by Jack Doran in six games of the season
1 – Tally by Doran in his 37 prior games in 2017 and 2018
7 – Different starting lineups for the Blue Devils
2 – Times Duke has been shut out this season, both against North Carolina
0 – Shutouts for Pittsburgh in 2020
65 – Career starts for senior goalkeeper Will Pulisic
13 – Previous matchups between head coaches John Kerr and Jay Vidovich after they squared off eight times while Vidovich was at Wake Forest
4-4-5 – Kerr and Vidovich's record against each other as ACC head coaches
3.40 – Goals per game average for Pittsburgh this season, the highest in the nation
1.25 – Goals per game for Pitt sophomore Valentin Noel, tops among all players nationally
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Duke in the ACC Tournament
Breaking Down the Blue Devils
Series History
Last Time Out
Last Time We Met
Remembering 2018 Thriller
Early Bird Gets the Worm
From Friend to Foe
About Pittsburgh
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Duke (2-5-0) vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh (5-0-0)
November 15, 2020 | 6 p.m. | ACC Network
Raleigh, N.C. | Dail Soccer Stadium
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Gameday Details
- Duke will take on unbeaten and No. 1 Pittsburgh Sunday at NC State. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., on ACC Network.
- NC State is allowing 50 fans per team in the stands.
- The winner advances to the semifinals to play either North Carolina or Notre Dame.
41 –  Percent of the team's minutes played have been by freshmen – 3,007 of 7,260
9 –  Of the 11 Duke freshmen who have seen the field in 2020
3 – Blue Devils who have registered their first collegiate points this season
3 – Goals scored by Jack Doran in six games of the season
1 – Tally by Doran in his 37 prior games in 2017 and 2018
7 – Different starting lineups for the Blue Devils
2 – Times Duke has been shut out this season, both against North Carolina
0 – Shutouts for Pittsburgh in 2020
65 – Career starts for senior goalkeeper Will Pulisic
13 – Previous matchups between head coaches John Kerr and Jay Vidovich after they squared off eight times while Vidovich was at Wake Forest
4-4-5 – Kerr and Vidovich's record against each other as ACC head coaches
3.40 – Goals per game average for Pittsburgh this season, the highest in the nation
1.25 – Goals per game for Pitt sophomore Valentin Noel, tops among all players nationally
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Duke in the ACC Tournament
- The Blue Devils open ACC Tournament play Sunday evening with a matchup against undefeated Pittsburgh. Duke will be playing the Panthers in the postseason event for the second time, advancing past Pitt in 2018 in a penalty kick shootout.
| Overall Record | ||||||
| School | W | L | T | Pct. | For | Opp |
| Duke | 19 | 28 | 5 | 0.413 | 66 | 79 |
Breaking Down the Blue Devils
- The Blue Devils open the ACC Tournament with a clean slate and in search of their first win since Oct. 9. Duke is 2-5 overall with both wins coming against NC State.
- Duke's eight goals have come from five different players as Jack Doran, Daniel Wright, Lewis McGarvey, Nick Pariano and Stephen O'Connell all have goals. Conor Kelly, Matthias Frick, Peter Stroud, Scotty Taylor, Ian Murphy and Pariano have assists. Doran is the top goal scorer with three tallies. The Blue Devils have been shut out twice, both came against North Carolina.
- Pulisic, Matthias Frick and Ian Murphy are the veterans anchoring the defense. They have a combined 157 starts and have played all but 45 minutes. Rookie Antino Lopez, Amir Daley and Lewis McGarvey join the veteran crew. Frick, Murphy and McGarvey are the lone Blue Devils to play every minute this season. Defensively, Duke is allowing 10 shots per game, 3.6 on goal and 1.86 goals per game.
- Twenty different Blue Devils have seen action this season, including nine of the 11 freshmen.
Series History
- The Duke - Pittsburgh series is a young one with just nine meetings between the two teams. The Blue Devils and Panthers first squared off in 1955 and then started again when Pittsburgh joined the ACC in 2013.
- Duke is 6-1-2 overall against the Panthers and 5-1-2 as ACC foes. Pittsburgh beat Duke for the first time last season in a dramatic 4-3 comeback victory.
Last Time Out
- Fourth-ranked North Carolina scored a pair of second-half goals to earn a 2-0 win over the Blue Devils last Friday. It was just the second time this season Duke failed to find the back of the net in a game.
- The Tar Heels outshot Duke, 12-8, for the game, while Duke had the 9-3 advantage in corner kicks. Will Pulisic and Alec Smir both finished with two saves apiece.
Last Time We Met
- Pittsburgh scored four unanswered goals, including three in the second half, to rally to a 4-3 victory over Duke last season. The Blue Devils led 3-0 before the Panthers made the unlikely comeback.
- Duke raced out to a 3-0 lead in the opening 37 minutes with goals from Max Moser, Daniel Wright and Suniel Veerakone. Pittsburgh got one back with 4:18 remaining in the first half and rode that momentum to three more goals and a win in the second 45. Will Pulisic had three saves for the Blue Devils, while Arie Ammann had six stops for Pitt.
Remembering 2018 Thriller
- Duke goalkeeper Will Pulisic stopped two penalty kicks and converted his own with ease to lead the eighth-ranked Blue Devils to the ACC Championship semifinals with a 4-3 shootout victory over Pittsburgh in 2018.
- The game ended in a scoreless draw after 110 minutes, during which Pittsburgh hit the crossbar three times and Duke nearly scored in the final seconds of both regulation and the second overtime. Overall for the game, the two teams combined for 31 shots, 10 of which came on frame. The Blue Devils played the final 48:54 of the game with 10 players due to a red card in the second half.
Early Bird Gets the Worm
- The Blue Devils will look to strike first Sunday against Pittsburgh. Both of Duke's wins came when it scored the opening goal of the game, while it is 0-3 when giving up the first goal.
- Pittsburgh has eight first-half goals and has allowed two. The Panthers have sacrificed six goals in the second 45 minutes to their opponents. Pittsburgh has never trailed this season
From Friend to Foe
- There will be a familiar face for Duke rookie Santa Ihara on the Pittsburgh bench Sunday. Panther freshman Soshun Shigaki and Ihara both hail from Tokyo and are products of Montverde Academy.
- Ihara was the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year, while Shigaki arrived at Montverde Academy for the 2019-20 academic year in hopes of playing collegiate soccer in the United States.
About Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh comes down to North Carolina to play its first game since Oct. 23. The Panthers are 5-0 overall and ranked first nationally. They were picked to finish second in the North Division in the ACC preseason poll of the coaches.
- The Pittsburgh offense has been stellar in 2020, leading the nation in goals per game at 3.40. Valentin Noel paces the Panthers with 11 points from five goals and an assist. Bertin Jacquesson is the playmaker with five assists. Three different Panthers have nine-plus points. The Panthers have scored at least three goals in each game.
- The defensive third has not been quite as successful for Pittsburgh. The Panthers are giving up 1.60 goals per game and have yet to post a shutout this season. Opponents are averaging 8.6 shots per game with five of those coming on frame. In goal, Nico Campuzano has played every minute this season. He has a 1.55 goals against average and a .667 save percentage.
Up Next
- A win by the Blue Devils pushes Duke into the semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 18 at a location and time to be determined.
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