No. 18 Blue Devils Travel to No. 20 Notre Dame

Friday, October 22

South Bend, Ind.

7 P.M.

Duke University

Notre Dame

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No. 18 Blue Devils Travel to No. 20 Notre Dame

10/21/2021 3:51:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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DURHAM – With just two games left in the ACC regular season schedule, the 18th-ranked Duke men's soccer program (10-3-0, 4-2-0 ACC) is set for a clash with ACC Coastal Division leader No. 20 Notre Dame (9-4-1, 4-1-1 ACC) on Friday at 7 p.m. in South Bend, Ind.

The Blue Devils (12) sit one point behind the Fighting Irish (13), with both teams aiming for a first round bye in the ACC Tournament.

Last Time Out

The Blue Devils got back in the win column and reached double figures in wins for the first time since 2018 after beating Furman, 3-2, on Tuesday night.
Sophomore Peter Stroud scored in his third consecutive game and scored a penalty kick in his second straight game to pace the Blue Devils offense.
Freshman Shakur Mohammed and sophomore Miguel Ramirez each tallied goals in the win, while freshmen Felix Barajas and Jai Bean notched assists.
Senior goalkeeper Eliot Hamill made four saves and recorded his eighth win of the season.

Tale of the Tape

Notre Dame enters the matchup with a one-point lead in the ACC Coastal Division, holding a record of 9-4-1 and 4-1-1 in the ACC.
The Fighting Irish hold the division edge on the Blue Devils and Pittsburgh. Notre Dame holds the tiebreaker over Pittsburgh following a 1-0 win on Oct. 16.
Notre Dame have won six straight games and played several opponents that the Blue Devils have matched up against, beating Clemson, Michigan and Pittsburgh but losing to Virginia Tech.
Jack Lynn has put together a strong season, recording seven goals and three assists for 17 points. The Fighting Irish have four 10-point scorers in total.

Opponent History

The Blue Devils and Fighting Irish will meet for the 15th time, with the Fighting Irish holding the series lead.
Duke trails in the all-time series 4-9-1, with all four wins coming in Durham or in a neutral site game.

What to Watch For

Following Mohammed's goal at Furman, the Blue Devils now have two players with 10 or more points. Stroud (9), Barajas (8) and Pariano (8) are closing in on giving the Blue Devils three 10-point scorers for the first time since 2016.
Duke has had at least one All-ACC honoree in every season since 1976, including every year of head coach John Kerr's tenure.
Sophomore Thorleifur Ulfarsson stands alone as the ACC points per game leader, averaging 2.11 per game over nine games.
Ulfarsson ranks second in the ACC in total goals (9) and third in total points (19). The Kopavogur, Iceland, native ranks in a tie for 13th in the country in goals.
Hamill ranks near the top of several major statistical categories in the country, ranking 16th in the nation in save percentage (0.804) and 22nd in shutouts (five). The Scarsdale, N.Y., native also leads the ACC in save percentage and saves per game (4.09).
With five shutouts this season, Hamill is two away from entering a tie for 11th in the single season shutout rankings.
The Blue Devils rank 12th in the nation in goal differential, outscoring opponents 30-11 over 13 games.
The Blue Devils have gotten plenty of production from the freshman class, with 25 of the team's 84 points (29.8%) coming from them. Mohammed leads the way with 10 points, while Barajas has eight, Ruben Mesalles five and Bean two. Mesalles and Mohammed were recently named to TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top-100 Freshman List for their efforts.
Stroud and fellow sophomore Lewis McGarvey (29) are closing in on 30 starts in their collegiate careers. The two captains have each played over 2,600 minutes and have been stalwarts in the lineup since arriving on campus.