No. 7 Duke, No. 14 Vanderbilt Battle to 0-0 Draw in 2OT

Sunday, April 11

Durham, N.C.

1 p.m.

Duke University

10-5-3, 4-4-2

Vanderbilt

9-5-1, 8-4-0

Vanderbilt

Duke

No. 7 Duke, No. 14 Vanderbilt Battle to 0-0 Draw in 2OT

4/11/2021 5:21:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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DURHAM, N.C. – No. 7 Duke finished with 12 shots, including six on goal, but was unable to get one past the Vanderbilt goalkeepers as the Blue Devils and No. 14 Commodores played to a 0-0 draw on Sunday at Koskinen Stadium.

Each side ramped up the offensive pressure during the two 10-minute overtime periods, highlighted by a breakaway opportunity for freshman Olivia Migli in the 108th minute. Migli took a feed from senior Tess Boade and found herself one-on-one with Vanderbilt goalkeeper Kate Devine, who came charging out and turned away Migli's left-footed strike.

The Blue Devils conclude the regular season with a 10-5-3 record, including a 4-4-2 mark in ACC play. They now turn their attention to the NCAA women's soccer tournament selection show, which is set for Monday, April 19 at 1 p.m. ET.

"[Vanderbilt is] the SEC champions, and a good team," head coach Robbie Church said. "It was a good game, and for the most part, we really controlled the game on the front foot and played well. We didn't execute in the final third. It's a continuing theme, a little bit. We've got to continue to get better in that third. We've been good in different parts of the field. We built a great [chance] in overtime at the very end – great buildup, great play through and the goalkeeper made a great save."

Vanderbilt (9-5-1) had a number of late opportunities, first with a shot off the crossbar by Madison Ewell in the 72nd minute. The ball ricocheted to the feet of Leila Azari, who stood near the six-yard box with an open right side of the cage. She was not able to capitalize, however, sending the ball past the far left post. One minute later, Alex Kerr fired a shot from 20 yards out that was corralled by sophomore goalkeeper Ruthie Jones.

In the fourth minute of the first overtime period, Elwell sent another high shot towards goal that caught Jones falling backwards. Just as she was crossing her own goal line, Jones threw the ball back into play, preventing the game-winner. Freshman Katie Groff cleared the ball from danger as a pair of Vanderbilt forwards tried to jump on the rebound.

"It was what our goalkeeper group calls an improv save," Jones said. "At that point, the ball was coming at me and maybe I was coming from a little bit out of position. I caught the ball, I didn't want to fall into the goal with the ball in my hands, so I sort of improvised and did whatever I could to keep the ball on the other side of the line."

Groff made her first career start Sunday, playing a career-high 94 minutes and helping Duke record its 10th clean sheet of the season. Senior Caitlin Cosme played a full 110 minutes and led Duke with three shots on goal, including a header off a Boade corner kick with six seconds remaining in the second overtime that was stopped by Devine.

Devine finished with five saves for the Commodores, after subbing in for starter Sarah Fuller at halftime. Jones collected two saves and moves to 9-5-3 on the year.

NOTES

Head coach Robbie Church is in his 20th season at Duke and 35th year as a head coach. His record is now 254-131-58 with the Blue Devils and 437-245-72 overall.
The Blue Devils allowed no goals in each of their final four home matches this season. Duke ends its 2020-21 Koskinen schedule with a streak of 426 minutes and 39 seconds without conceding a goal.
Duke moves to 5-3-1 all-time against Vanderbilt. Sunday's match was the first in the series since Nov. 3, 2001.
Senior Caitlin Cosme's five shots and three shots on goal each marked a career high.
Cosme, Tess Boade, Taylor Mitchell, Lily Nabet, Remi Swartz and Natasha Turner were all recognized in a pregame ceremony as part of Senior Day. The 2021 senior class has contributed to 58 wins over its four years in Durham.