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Sunday, November 14
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Duke University
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No. 11 Duke Set For ACC Final Against No. 20 Notre Dame
11/13/2021 4:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM – The No. 11 Duke men's soccer program (13-3-1, 5-2-1 ACC) will compete for an ACC Championship on Sunday, Nov. 14, traveling to WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., for a matchup with No. 20 Notre Dame (11-5-3, 4-2-2 ACC) at 2 p.m.
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The third-seeded Blue Devils are competing for the program's first ACC Tournament title since 2006. The match will be broadcast on ESPNU.
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Last Time Out
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The third-seeded Blue Devils are competing for the program's first ACC Tournament title since 2006. The match will be broadcast on ESPNU.
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Last Time Out
- The Blue Devils advanced to the seventh ACC final in program history, defeating second-seeded Clemson, 1-0 in Clemson, S.C.
- Sophomore Thorleifur Ulfarsson scored the lone goal of the contest on a penalty kick, tying him with Mike Grella (2008), Jason Kreis (1994) and Tom Kain (1985) for 11th on the single season goals list with 14.
- Ulfarsson's goal was his third of the tournament, leading all competitors in the ACC Championship.
- Senior goalkeeper Eliot Hamill registered his sixth shutout and 11th win of the season, making six saves and earning the Blue Devils' first regulation shutout in an ACC tournament game since the 2006 ACC semifinal.
- Notre Dame is back in the ACC final for the first time since 2015 and will compete for its first ACC title in program history.
- The fifth-seeded Fighting Irish enter the final after a 2-0 win in the semifinal over Pittsburgh, snapping the Panthers 19-game home win streak.
- The Fighting Irish have yet to allow a goal this postseason, with regulation wins over NC State and Pittsburgh, while advancing on penalty kicks over Louisville after a 0-0 draw.
- Notre Dame is led by senior forward Jack Lynn, who garnered All-ACC First Team honors with eight goals and 20 points on the season.
- Duke and Notre Dame are meeting for the 16th time and second time this season.
- The Blue Devils trail 4-9-2 in the all-time series but drew 1-1 with the Fighting Irish on Oct. 22.
- The Blue Devils are 3-2-0 against Notre Dame in the state of North Carolina, but 1-7-1 everywhere else.
- The Blue Devils are looking for their first ACC Championship since 2006.
- Ulfarsson continues to lead the nation outright in both goals per game (1.08) and points per game (2.23).
- In addition to goals per game and points per game, Ulfarsson is the ACC's leader in game winning goals (5), total goals (14), total points (29) and shots on goal per game (1.85). The Kopavogur, Iceland, native ranks fourth in the country in goals.
- Ulfarsson was recently named the ACC's Offensive Player of the Year, as well as All-ACC First Team.
- Ulfarsson's next goal would tie him with his head coach, John Kerr (1986), Ali Curtis (2000) and Jay Heaps (1995) for eighth on the single season goals list with 15. He needs three more to tie a school record.
- Hamill ranks near the top of several major statistical categories in the ACC, leading the league in save percentage (0.792) and ranking second in saves per game (4.07) and total saves (61).
- With six shutouts this season, Hamill is one away from entering in a tie for eighth in the single season shutout rankings.
- Hamill also needs 12 more saves to tie Justin Trowbridge (2004) for 10th on Duke's all-time single season save list with 73.
- Following Shakur Mohammed's goal at Furman, the Blue Devils now have two players with 10 or more points. Sophomores Nick Pariano and Peter Stroud (9) and freshman Felix Barajas (8) are closing in on giving the Blue Devils three 10-point scorers for the first time since 2016.
- The Blue Devils rank 14th in the nation in goal differential, outscoring opponents 38-16 over 17 games.
- The Blue Devils have gotten plenty of production from the freshman class, with 31 of the team's 112 points (27.7%) coming from them. Mohammed leads the way with 12 points, while Barajas has eight, Ruben Mesalles seven and Jai Bean four. Mesalles and Mohammed were recently named to the ACC's All-Freshman Team for their efforts.
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