Blue Devils Take on Memphis in Second Round Friday

Friday, November 19

6:30 P.M.

Duke University

Memphis

Blue Devils Take on Memphis in Second Round Friday

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Match 19 – NCAA Championship First Round
No. 1 Duke (14-3-1) vs. Memphis (14-4-2)
Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Durham, N.C. – Koskinen Stadium

NEED TO KNOW

No. 1-seeded Duke continues its run at the NCAA Championship when it takes on Memphis on Friday night at Koskinen Stadium.
The match kicks off at approximately 6:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra with Chris Edwards on the call.
The Blue Devils are coming off a thrilling 1-0 victory in the opening round against Old Dominion, with graduate student Caitlin Cosme netting the game-winner on a free kick with 16 seconds remaining in regulation.
This tournament marks Duke's 27th all-time appearance in the NCAA Championship, including its 18th in the last 19 years. The Blue Devils hold a 43-22-11 record in 76 tournament matches.
Duke earned a No. 1 seed for the third time in program history. Each of the previous two instances (2011, 2017) saw the Blue Devils advance to the NCAA College Cup.
The Blue Devils are 12-6-2 all-time in the second round of the tournament with an 8-1-0 mark over their last nine matches in that stage.
Duke is 36-15-10 in NCAA Championship matches under head coach Robbie Church.
Koskinen is also the site of the second-round match featuring St. John's and Samford at 4 p.m. on Friday. The winner of Friday's contests will face one another on Duke's campus in the Round of 16 on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m.
The Blue Devils brought in multiple postseason individual awards, highlighted by Michelle Cooper being named the ACC Freshman of the Year.
Cooper is tied for sixth among all freshman nationally with 10 goals this year. She is one goal shy of the Duke freshman record set by Kelly Cobb in 2011.
Cooper was also tapped to the All-ACC First Team alongside graduate student Tess Boade and junior goalkeeper Ruthie Jones, while junior Sophie Jones was added to the Second Team.

DUKE IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

The Blue Devils are competing in their 27th all-time NCAA Championship appearance and hold a 43-22-11 overall record in 76 tournament matches.
Duke is set to play in the second round for the 21st time in program history and the 18th time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 2001. The Blue Devils are 12-6-2 in second-round games.
Robbie Church's squad was selected as one of four No. 1 seeds in this year's tournament, marking the third time in school history that Duke holds the top seed in its region.
Each of the previous two instances resulted in a College Cup appearance. Duke carried its No. 1 seed to the national final in 2011 and ran through competition en route to a semifinal appearance in 2017. The Blue Devils are 10-1-1 as a No. 1 seed.
The Blue Devils are 36-15-10 under Church in the NCAA Championship. He las led Duke to the big dance in 19 of his 21 seasons in Durham.
After receiving a first-round bye in last season's tournament that only featured 48 teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Duke picked up two wins to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the seventh time since 2011. The Blue Devils are one of three programs nationally with 7+ quarterfinal appearances in the last 10 tournaments
(Florida State, 8; Stanford, 7).
The Blue Devils have advanced to the Round of 16 in nine of their last 10 NCAA Championship appearances.

DUKE VS. MEMPHIS

Friday will be the first all-time match between Duke and Memphis.
Duke's first all-time meeting with an opponent has occurred in the NCAA Championship 15 times before. The Blue Devils are 12-1-2 in those matches, with their only setback coming against Oklahoma State in the 2010 Round of 16.
The Blue Devils are 12-4-1 all-time against teams currently in the American Athletic Conference, with one of those wins coming in the NCAA Championship (1992 vs. SMU).

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Memphis comes to Durham on the heels of an impressive 3-0 win over LSU in the first round, marking the program's first victory in an NCAA Championship match since 2011.
Each of the Tigers' three goals came after the 50th minute, led off by freshman Jocelyn Alonzo's sixth tally of the season.
Alonzo, an AAC All-Rookie Team selection, is tied for the team lead in goals with all-conference First Team pick Tanya Boychuk and fellow All-Rookie honoree Aubrey Mister.
Memphis earned an automatic bid to this year's tournament by claiming its second American Athletic Conference Championship title on Nov. 7. The Tigers bested top-seeded South Florida in penalty kicks, 3-0.
Brooks Monaghan's team is 4-0-1 over its last five matches -- with the draw occurring against USF in the AAC title game -- and has not allowed a goal in its last 473 minutes of play.
Senior goalkeeper Elizabeth Moberg was named the AAC Championship Most Outstanding Defensive Player after totaling nine saves over three consecutive shutouts, including seven stops vs. USF. Moberg has started all 20 matches this season, recording 48 saves (.828 pct.) to just 10 goals allowed (0.50 goals against average).
Memphis' team goals against average of 0.48 ranks fourth nationally, one spot ahead of Duke (0.49).
The Tigers have made the tournament in each of the past four years.

LAST TIME OUT: DUKE 1, OLD DOMINION 0

Graduate student Caitlin Cosme scored on a free kick with 16 seconds left to lift Duke to a 1-0 win over Old Dominion in the NCAA Championship First Round on Friday, Nov. 12.
Freshman Michelle Cooper drew a foul at the top of the 18-yard box with under a minute remaining in regulation, setting Cosme up for a final look at goal.
The New Hyde Park, N.Y., native drilled her attempt off the right post and in to send Duke through to the second round for the seventh straight year.
The Blue Devils recorded six shots on goal while not allowing an attempt on target for the Monarchs. Duke earned its 11th shutout victory of the season.
Graduate student Tess Boade and freshman Grace Watkins each finished with four shot attempts, while Cooper fired three.

DUKE AT KOSKINEN

Despite Friday's match officially being played as a neutral site game, Duke will look to capitalize on one of the best home-field advantages in the nation provided by Koskinen Stadium.
The Blue Devils boast a 46-6-7 record at the venue since the start of the 2017 campaign, including a 10-2-0 mark this season.
Three of Duke's six wins against ranked opponents this season have come at Koskinen, including its 1-0 victory over then-No. 1 Florida State on Sunday, Oct. 24.
Duke has outscored its opponents 30-7 at Koskinen this season.
The 5-0 win over East Carolina on Sept. 9 marked head coach Robbie Church's 150th career victory at the venue.
Duke is 23-2-1 in NCAA Championship matches played in Durham.