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Duke Concludes Regular Season with No. 18 UNC Friday
4/8/2021 3:19:00 PM | Men's Soccer
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Honoring the Seniors
Friday night will be the final regular season home game for six Blue Devils who have shown the utmost dedication over the course of their careers at Duke. They've excelled on the field and the classroom and have exemplified what it means to be a Duke student-athlete. On the field, the group has combined for 35 wins and two NCAA Tournament appearances and off the field they have collected 18 ACC Academic Honor Roll awards.
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The six Blue Devils are Jack Doran, Matthias Frick, Nicolas Macri, Stephen O'Connell, Michael Reis and Daniel Wright.
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A graduate student, Jack Doran has been a steady force for the Blue Devils over the course of his career. He started 12 of 13 games played this season and owns three goals. Despite missing the 2019 campaign to injury, Doran has played in 50 career games and has four goals and three assists. He will graduate with his Master of Management Studies from the Fuqua School of Business in May.
A native of Feldkirch, Austria, Matthias Frick started every game he has played, captaining Duke's backline over the past four years. An aerial threat in the offensive third as well, he has six goals and four assists for his career and will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in political science.
Nicolas Macri played three seasons with the Blue Devils, working his way from playing just one game as a rookie to becoming a starter his senior campaign. Macri has two goals to his name and will graduate with his second Duke degree in May as he earns his Master of Management Studies from Duke's Fuqua School of Business.
A utility man for the Blue Devils, Stephen O'Connell has made great strides during his time in Durham. He has started 10 of Duke's 15 games as a senior and when not starting has been an impact player off the bench. He is second on the team with three goals and has played in 32 career games. A political science major, he will graduate in May.
Hailing from Claremont, California, Michael Reis has been a crucial member of the Goalkeeper Union the past four seasons. His work ethic on and off the field is second to none as he consistently makes everyone around him better. Reis will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in computer science.
A key contributor on offense over the past four seasons, Daniel Wright is Duke's most experienced player with 72 games played. A starter in 43 career games, Wright has 11 goals and eight assists for 30 points for his career. He will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in political science.
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Duke – UNC by the Numbers
9 –  Points scored this spring by Thor Ulfarsson, the most on the team despite playing just eight games
3 – Goals scored by Ulfarsson against Virginia, the first hat trick by a Blue Devil since 2015 against NC State
16 – Other Division I players who have registered a hat trick this season
7 – Of Duke's 16 games this season that have gone into overtime, five of which have come this spring
6 – Blue Devil seniors - Jack Doran, Matthias Frick, Nicolas Macri, Stephen O'Connell, Michael Reis and Daniel Wright – playing in their final home game
10 - Goals registered by the Blue Devils in eight games this spring, all of which came in three contests
3 - Goals allowed by the Tar Heels in six games this spring
29 – Saves by Duke goalkeeper Eliot Hamill in his eight outings, 13 more than Will Pulisic made in the eight contests in the fall
7 – Shutouts for North Carolina goalkeeper Alec Smir, second most nationally
9.54 –  Fouls committed per game average by the Tar Heels, the fewest in the ACC
14.88 – Fouls per game average for the Blue Devils
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Series History
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Honoring the Seniors
Friday night will be the final regular season home game for six Blue Devils who have shown the utmost dedication over the course of their careers at Duke. They've excelled on the field and the classroom and have exemplified what it means to be a Duke student-athlete. On the field, the group has combined for 35 wins and two NCAA Tournament appearances and off the field they have collected 18 ACC Academic Honor Roll awards.
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The six Blue Devils are Jack Doran, Matthias Frick, Nicolas Macri, Stephen O'Connell, Michael Reis and Daniel Wright.
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A graduate student, Jack Doran has been a steady force for the Blue Devils over the course of his career. He started 12 of 13 games played this season and owns three goals. Despite missing the 2019 campaign to injury, Doran has played in 50 career games and has four goals and three assists. He will graduate with his Master of Management Studies from the Fuqua School of Business in May.
A native of Feldkirch, Austria, Matthias Frick started every game he has played, captaining Duke's backline over the past four years. An aerial threat in the offensive third as well, he has six goals and four assists for his career and will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in political science.
Nicolas Macri played three seasons with the Blue Devils, working his way from playing just one game as a rookie to becoming a starter his senior campaign. Macri has two goals to his name and will graduate with his second Duke degree in May as he earns his Master of Management Studies from Duke's Fuqua School of Business.
A utility man for the Blue Devils, Stephen O'Connell has made great strides during his time in Durham. He has started 10 of Duke's 15 games as a senior and when not starting has been an impact player off the bench. He is second on the team with three goals and has played in 32 career games. A political science major, he will graduate in May.
Hailing from Claremont, California, Michael Reis has been a crucial member of the Goalkeeper Union the past four seasons. His work ethic on and off the field is second to none as he consistently makes everyone around him better. Reis will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in computer science.
A key contributor on offense over the past four seasons, Daniel Wright is Duke's most experienced player with 72 games played. A starter in 43 career games, Wright has 11 goals and eight assists for 30 points for his career. He will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in political science.
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Duke – UNC by the Numbers
9 –  Points scored this spring by Thor Ulfarsson, the most on the team despite playing just eight games
3 – Goals scored by Ulfarsson against Virginia, the first hat trick by a Blue Devil since 2015 against NC State
16 – Other Division I players who have registered a hat trick this season
7 – Of Duke's 16 games this season that have gone into overtime, five of which have come this spring
6 – Blue Devil seniors - Jack Doran, Matthias Frick, Nicolas Macri, Stephen O'Connell, Michael Reis and Daniel Wright – playing in their final home game
10 - Goals registered by the Blue Devils in eight games this spring, all of which came in three contests
3 - Goals allowed by the Tar Heels in six games this spring
29 – Saves by Duke goalkeeper Eliot Hamill in his eight outings, 13 more than Will Pulisic made in the eight contests in the fall
7 – Shutouts for North Carolina goalkeeper Alec Smir, second most nationally
9.54 –  Fouls committed per game average by the Tar Heels, the fewest in the ACC
14.88 – Fouls per game average for the Blue Devils
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Series History
- Duke and North Carolina are meeting for the 96th time in the rivalry and the third time in this 2020-21 season. The Tar Heels hold a 49-36-10 record against the Blue Devils, including winning both games in the fall by identical 2-0 scores.
- The Blue Devils last defeated North Carolina in 2019, a 3-2 victory in Chapel Hill. Scotty Taylor provided the winning score for Duke.Â
- Fourth-ranked North Carolina scored a pair of second-half goals to earn a 2-0 win over the Blue Devils to close out the fall regular season slate.
- North Carolina nabbed the 1-0 lead in the 56th minute on a header from Giovanni Montesdeoca off a Lucas Rosario service. The Tar Heels iced the victory with an 83rd-minute goal from Taff Wadda. Smir had two saves for North Carolina.
- North Carolina comes to Durham looking to rebound from a 1-0 loss to Virginia Tech last week. The Tar Heels are ranked 18th this week and sport a 6-4-3 overall record and a 3-2-1 mark this spring.Â
- Giovanni Montesdeoca paces the offense with four goals and two assists, while Santiago Herrera has three goals. North Carolina has scored just 15 goals all season with seven of them coming this spring. In all four of their setbacks, the Tar Heels have failed to score.
- North Carolina has been stingy on defense this season, allowing only eight goals in the 13 games and three in the six contests this spring. Alec Smir has seven shutouts and a 0.57 goals against average and a .789 save percentage.
- Duke and North Carolina share six common ACC opponents in Clemson, NC State, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. Duke went 4-3-1 in versus the group, while UNC was 3-3-1.
- Duke outshot the Wolfpack, 8-2, for the game, but couldn't find the back of the net in a scoreless draw last weekend in Raleigh. The Blue Devils hit the woodwork in the second half and missed an opportunity in the waning minutes to post their third tie of the spring slate.
- Duke put two shots on frame, while Blue Devil goalkeeper Eliot Hamill made one save in his third shutout.
- The Blue Devils are 1-5-2 at home in 2020-21.
- Under John Kerr, Duke is 91-38-22 at home for a .679 win percentage. The Blue Devils' best season was 2009, going 12-1-0 at home.
- Duke is 23-24-10 in ACC regular season and tournament home games since 2008 for a .491 win percentage.
- The current Blue Devils are 7-10-1 against conference foes at Koskinen Stadium.
- The Blue Devils are 4-9-3 overall after a scoreless draw at NC State last week. Duke is 4-5-1 in conference action and 2-2-1 in ACC play this spring.
- Head coach John Kerr arranged a challenging 2021 slate, featuring three non-conference games against teams ranked in the top 25 or receiving votes in the polls. In all, Duke will play four teams this spring currently ranked in the USC top 25.
- Junior goalkeeper Eliot Hamill has been outstanding for the Blue Devils this spring. After spending the past three seasons behind Will Pulisic, Hamill earned his first start against Charlotte to open spring action. It was the first time the Blue Devils had a new face in net in 67 games. In seven starts and eight games overall, Hamill has 29 saves, a 0.744 save percentage and a 1.19 goals against average. His 29 saves rank 54th nationally and eighth in the ACC.
- The Blue Devils will look to strike first Friday against UNC. All four of Duke's wins this season came when it scored the opening goal of the game, while it is 0-6 when giving up the first goal.
- Duke scored two first-half goals at Virginia Tech and Virginia, marking the only time this season the Blue Devils took a lead into halftime.
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