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No. 7 Duke Set for Friday Night Tilt at NC State
4/1/2021 2:01:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Match 17
No. 7 Duke (9-5-2) at NC State (4-1-1)
Friday, April 2, 2021 | 7 p.m. | ACC Network Extra
Raleigh, N.C. – Dail Soccer Field
NEED TO KNOW
DUKE VS. NC STATE
Friday night's battle between Duke and NC State will be the 37th installment of the ACC rivalry that dates back to the Blue Devil program's first year in 1988.
Duke holds a 23-10-3 all-time advantage against the Wolfpack, including a streak of 17 consecutive wins that began during head coach Robbie Church's first season in 2001.
Friday's contest marks the first non-conference matchup in the series. Duke and NC State have faced off eight times in the month of September, 22 times in October and six times in November.
The last two meetings (Sept. 27, 2018; Sept. 22, 2019) have each resulted in a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods.
SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
NC State has opened the spring with a 4-1-1 record, after not competing during the 2020 fall season due to a depleted roster as an indirect impact of COVID-19.
The Wolpack shot out to a 3-0 start in February, including a 2-1 overtime victory over UNCW. NC State was dealt its first loss in its most recent game, a 1-0 double-overtime setback against Wake Forest.
Sophomore Leyah Hall-Robinson paces the Wolfpack offense with two goals and five points this spring. Freshman goalkeeper Maria Echezarreta has started all six games in net, recording 10 saves and two shutout wins.
DUKE AWAY FROM HOME
The Blue Devils have gone 5-3-0 when playing on the road this season, including victories in two of their last three road matches.
Of the five road wins, Duke has shut out its opponent in three -- 1-0 at Boston College (Oct. 15), 4-0 at Syracuse (Oct. 18) and 3-0 at UNCW (March 6).
The five victories away from home are the most by the Blue Devils since the 2017 season. Duke holds a 12-4-1 all-time ledger when playing NC State in Raleigh.
LAST TIME OUT: WEST VIRGINIA 3, DUKE 2
The No. 5 Blue Devils suffered their first setback of the spring season in a top-10 road contest, falling to No. 7 West Virginia, 3-2, in Morgantown on Saturday, March 27.
Duke found itself in an early hole, as the Mountaineers netted two goals in the opening 17 minutes. The Blue Devils responded at the 42:20 mark, as sophomore Sophie Jones scored her second goal in her last two games off an assist from freshman Emily Royson to cut the deficit to one before halftime.
West Virginia quickly regained the two-goal advantage early in the second half, but Duke once again answered, this time with a header goal from senior Caitlin Cosme with 37 minutes remaining.
Both teams battled down the stretch in a physical, hard-fought affair, but the Blue Devils were unable to find the late equalizer.
Sophomore Ruthie Jones made three saves in goal for Duke.
HEY, I KNOW YOU!
Duke and NC State's close proximity to one another has paved way for multiple connections between the two rosters.
Blue Devils sophomore goalkeeper Ruthie Jones and Wolfpack junior Mia Thillet are both from Charlotte, N.C., and played together for Charlotte Soccer Academy.
Duke freshman Katie Groff and NC State freshman Sarah Arnold both attended Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, N.C., and played together at the NC Courage Girls Development Academy.
Duke freshman Olivia Migli and NC State junior Jenna Butler both attended Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Va., and played for The St. James FC Virginia.
LEADING THE ACC IN ASSISTS
The Duke offense has been fueled by unselfish play this season, as the team's 32 assists lead the ACC and rank fifth in the NCAA.
Junior Marykate McGuire paces the team with six helpers, while nine players have recorded two or more assists. The Blue Devils had five assists on six goals against Coastal Carolina on March 17, led by two from juniors Mackenzie Pluck and Delaney Graham.
In the spring opener at UNCW on March 6, Duke registered four assists from four different players.
NOTING DUKE
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No. 7 Duke (9-5-2) at NC State (4-1-1)
Friday, April 2, 2021 | 7 p.m. | ACC Network Extra
Raleigh, N.C. – Dail Soccer Field
NEED TO KNOW
- No. 7 Duke looks to get back in the win column on Friday night when it takes on NC State at Dail Soccer Field.
- Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra, with Andrew Sanders and Emma Thomson on the call.
- The Blue Devils are coming off their first loss of the spring season, a hard-fought 3-2 decision at then-No. 7 West Virginia on Saturday, March 27.
- Sophomore Sophie Jones, who entered the spring on the watch list for the MAC Hermann Trophy, has scored in back-to-back games after not getting on the board in her first 24 career matches.
- Freshman Olivia Migli netted two goals in Duke's 6-0 home win over Coastal Carolina on March 17. Her six goals this season lead the team, are tied for first among ACC freshmen and tied for fifth among all freshmen nationally.
- Migli, senior Tess Boade and junior Marykate McGuire are tied for the team lead with 12 points.
DUKE VS. NC STATE
Friday night's battle between Duke and NC State will be the 37th installment of the ACC rivalry that dates back to the Blue Devil program's first year in 1988.
Duke holds a 23-10-3 all-time advantage against the Wolfpack, including a streak of 17 consecutive wins that began during head coach Robbie Church's first season in 2001.
Friday's contest marks the first non-conference matchup in the series. Duke and NC State have faced off eight times in the month of September, 22 times in October and six times in November.
The last two meetings (Sept. 27, 2018; Sept. 22, 2019) have each resulted in a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods.
SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
NC State has opened the spring with a 4-1-1 record, after not competing during the 2020 fall season due to a depleted roster as an indirect impact of COVID-19.
The Wolpack shot out to a 3-0 start in February, including a 2-1 overtime victory over UNCW. NC State was dealt its first loss in its most recent game, a 1-0 double-overtime setback against Wake Forest.
Sophomore Leyah Hall-Robinson paces the Wolfpack offense with two goals and five points this spring. Freshman goalkeeper Maria Echezarreta has started all six games in net, recording 10 saves and two shutout wins.
DUKE AWAY FROM HOME
The Blue Devils have gone 5-3-0 when playing on the road this season, including victories in two of their last three road matches.
Of the five road wins, Duke has shut out its opponent in three -- 1-0 at Boston College (Oct. 15), 4-0 at Syracuse (Oct. 18) and 3-0 at UNCW (March 6).
The five victories away from home are the most by the Blue Devils since the 2017 season. Duke holds a 12-4-1 all-time ledger when playing NC State in Raleigh.
LAST TIME OUT: WEST VIRGINIA 3, DUKE 2
The No. 5 Blue Devils suffered their first setback of the spring season in a top-10 road contest, falling to No. 7 West Virginia, 3-2, in Morgantown on Saturday, March 27.
Duke found itself in an early hole, as the Mountaineers netted two goals in the opening 17 minutes. The Blue Devils responded at the 42:20 mark, as sophomore Sophie Jones scored her second goal in her last two games off an assist from freshman Emily Royson to cut the deficit to one before halftime.
West Virginia quickly regained the two-goal advantage early in the second half, but Duke once again answered, this time with a header goal from senior Caitlin Cosme with 37 minutes remaining.
Both teams battled down the stretch in a physical, hard-fought affair, but the Blue Devils were unable to find the late equalizer.
Sophomore Ruthie Jones made three saves in goal for Duke.
HEY, I KNOW YOU!
Duke and NC State's close proximity to one another has paved way for multiple connections between the two rosters.
Blue Devils sophomore goalkeeper Ruthie Jones and Wolfpack junior Mia Thillet are both from Charlotte, N.C., and played together for Charlotte Soccer Academy.
Duke freshman Katie Groff and NC State freshman Sarah Arnold both attended Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, N.C., and played together at the NC Courage Girls Development Academy.
Duke freshman Olivia Migli and NC State junior Jenna Butler both attended Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Va., and played for The St. James FC Virginia.
LEADING THE ACC IN ASSISTS
The Duke offense has been fueled by unselfish play this season, as the team's 32 assists lead the ACC and rank fifth in the NCAA.
Junior Marykate McGuire paces the team with six helpers, while nine players have recorded two or more assists. The Blue Devils had five assists on six goals against Coastal Carolina on March 17, led by two from juniors Mackenzie Pluck and Delaney Graham.
In the spring opener at UNCW on March 6, Duke registered four assists from four different players.
NOTING DUKE
- The Blue Devils are 9-0-0 on the season when scoring first and 0-5-1 when the opponent scores first.
- Duke is 6-0-0 when leading at the half.
- Four of Duke's five losses on the season have come to No. 1 Florida State and No. 2 North Carolina, dropping a pair of matches against each opponent.
- After being limited to just three goals between them in the first 14 matches this season, the junior tandem of Marykate McGuire and Mackenzie Pluck each had a tally in the win over Coastal Carolina on March 17. The pair combined for 17 goals in 2019.
- With two goals and an assist in the opening two games of the spring campaign, senior Tess Boade now owns 35 points in four years at Duke.
- Senior Taylor Mitchell has played 7,268 minutes over four years and ranks seventh in all-time minutes played at Duke.
- Fellow senior defender Caitlin Cosme played 300 minutes in eight matches her first two seasons at Duke, but has played 36 matches and 3,217 minutes over the last two years.
- In a fall season that was shortened due to COVID-19, sophomore goalkeeper Ruthie Jones still logged five shutouts, which ranked third in the ACC at the end of the calendar year.
- On Oct. 13, Duke climbed to No. 5 in the national rankings for the first time since week 10 of the 2018 season. The Blue Devils' No. 4 national ranking a week later was the highest in a regular season poll since 2017.
- Duke finished the fall portion of the regular season with five consecutive road games, notching a 3-2 record on the swing. The Blue Devils are 5-3-0 on the season when playing away from home.
- Duke had to come from behind in its first two matches to open the season. The Blue Devils scored the tying goal with two minutes left at Wake Forest in the season opener before winning in overtime, and tied Virginia one week later with a goal in the 60th minute.
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