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Duke Set for Round of 16 Matchup Versus Ole Miss
5/4/2021 6:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
No. 9 Duke (11-5-3) vs. Ole Miss (10-5-2)
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 | 12 p.m.
Cary, N.C. – WakeMed Field #2
NEED TO KNOW
DUKE IN THE ROUND OF 16
The Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 for the 12th time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 2001. Duke is 7-3-1 all-time in the Round of 16.
Duke improved to 41-22-10 all-time in tournament games with its double-overtime win on Saturday. Under head coach Robbie Church, the Blue Devils are 35-16-9 in the tournament with eight quarterfinal appearances and three trips to the College Cup (2011, '15, '17).
Seeded as the No. 9 overall team, Duke entered the tournament as a top-10 seed for the ninth time since the tournament expanded. This year's tournament features 48 teams, with the top 16 seeds receiving a first-round bye.
DUKE VS. OLE MISS
Duke and Ole Miss have faced off once before -- a 1-0 Blue Devils win on Sept. 4, 2011 in Auburn, Ala.
The Blue Devils and Rebels shared Vanderbilt as a common opponent this season. Duke battled the Commodores to a 0-0 draw on April 11, while Ole Miss defeated them 2-1 in overtime on Nov. 7.
SCOUTING THE REBELS
Ole Miss advanced on penalty kicks in each of its first two matches of the NCAA Tournament, edging past Bowling Green in the first round and then coming back from a two-goal deficit to knock out eight-seeded USC in the second round.
The Rebels enter Wednesday with a 10-5-2 overall record, and a 4-4-0 mark in SEC play during the fall. Ole Miss is unbeaten in its last nine games, tearing through the spring regular season slate with seven consecutive wins.
Junior midfielder Haleigh Stackpole paces the Ole Miss offense with 16 points on the year (four goals, eight assists). Her eight assists rank third in the SEC. Senior forward Channing Foster leads the team with five goals.
Junior goalkeeper Ashley Orkus has started all 17 games in net, recording 82 saves (.828 save percentage) and collecting six shutout wins.
LAST TIME OUT: DUKE 2, ARIZONA STATE 1 (2OT)
In one of the most exciting games in the program's recent memory, Duke defeated Arizona State in double-overtime of the NCAA Second Round on a goal by sophomore Sophie Jones in the 103rd minute on Saturday, May 1.
Jones was on the receiving end of a cross by freshman Maggie Graham, who recorded her first career assist on the play. The goal marked the first overtime winner in the NCAA Tournament in Blue Devils history.
After conceding the tying goal with just three minutes left in the second half, Duke earned itself a number of prime scoring opportunities in the overtime frame. The Sun Devils battled back with chances of their own, including a header inside the six-yard box that was stopped by sophomore goalkeeper Ruthie Jones. Jones finished with three saves.
Senior Tess Boade opened the scoring with her sixth goal of the season in the 29th minute. The Highlands Ranch, Colo., native one-timed a cross from junior Delaney Graham into the upper right corner of the net, giving Duke an early advantage.
The victory marked the first time Duke won a match in double-overtime since Sept. 29, 2017 -- a 3-2 win at Louisville.
SOPHIE JONES NETS THREE IN LAST FIVE MATCHES
Sophomore midfielder Sophie Jones was tapped to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List entering the spring campaign, and has stepped up her offensive output for the Blue Devils since the regular season resumed in March.
Jones' winning goal in double-overtime on Saturday was her third tally in the last five games, after going scoreless in her first 24 career appearances. The Menlo Park, Calif., native notched her first Duke goal in the 6-0 win over Coastal Carolina (3/17), finishing off a pretty give-and-go play with Mackenzie Pluck. Jones also dished out her third assist of the season in the win. She followed that up with another goal at No. 7 West Virginia (3/27), which earned her TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week honorable mention.
The sophomore was also added to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women's Preseason best XI Second Team, and checked in at No. 16 on TopDrawer's National Top 100 list. She was joined by teammates Delaney Graham (No. 53) and Taylor Mitchell (No. 70) on the player rankings.
Jones capped off the fall season with All-ACC First Team and ACC All-Tournament honors.
SPREADING OUT THE OFFENSE
On the season, Duke features seven different players who have scored at least two goals -- Olivia Migli (6), Tess Boade (6), Caitlin Cosme (5), Marykate McGuire (3), Sophie Jones (3), Delaney Graham (2) and Maggie Graham (2).
NOTING DUKE
#GoDuke
No. 9 Duke (11-5-3) vs. Ole Miss (10-5-2)
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 | 12 p.m.
Cary, N.C. – WakeMed Field #2
NEED TO KNOW
- Duke will play in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 for the 12th time since the tournament expanded in 2001 when it takes on Ole Miss on Wednesday at 12 p.m. at the WakeMed Soccer Complex in Cary, N.C.
- The match will be streamed on goheels.com and NCAA.com.
- The Blue Devils are coming off a thrilling double-overtime victory over Arizona State in the second round on Saturday at Johnson Stadium (East Carolina University).
- Sophomore Sophie Jones netted the game-winner in the 103rd minute, marking her third goal in the last five games.
- The Blue Devils entered the tournament as the No. 9 overall seed after posting a 10-5-3 record during the 2020-21 season.
- Duke is 7-3-1 all-time in the Round of 16.
DUKE IN THE ROUND OF 16
The Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 for the 12th time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 2001. Duke is 7-3-1 all-time in the Round of 16.
Duke improved to 41-22-10 all-time in tournament games with its double-overtime win on Saturday. Under head coach Robbie Church, the Blue Devils are 35-16-9 in the tournament with eight quarterfinal appearances and three trips to the College Cup (2011, '15, '17).
Seeded as the No. 9 overall team, Duke entered the tournament as a top-10 seed for the ninth time since the tournament expanded. This year's tournament features 48 teams, with the top 16 seeds receiving a first-round bye.
DUKE VS. OLE MISS
Duke and Ole Miss have faced off once before -- a 1-0 Blue Devils win on Sept. 4, 2011 in Auburn, Ala.
The Blue Devils and Rebels shared Vanderbilt as a common opponent this season. Duke battled the Commodores to a 0-0 draw on April 11, while Ole Miss defeated them 2-1 in overtime on Nov. 7.
SCOUTING THE REBELS
Ole Miss advanced on penalty kicks in each of its first two matches of the NCAA Tournament, edging past Bowling Green in the first round and then coming back from a two-goal deficit to knock out eight-seeded USC in the second round.
The Rebels enter Wednesday with a 10-5-2 overall record, and a 4-4-0 mark in SEC play during the fall. Ole Miss is unbeaten in its last nine games, tearing through the spring regular season slate with seven consecutive wins.
Junior midfielder Haleigh Stackpole paces the Ole Miss offense with 16 points on the year (four goals, eight assists). Her eight assists rank third in the SEC. Senior forward Channing Foster leads the team with five goals.
Junior goalkeeper Ashley Orkus has started all 17 games in net, recording 82 saves (.828 save percentage) and collecting six shutout wins.
LAST TIME OUT: DUKE 2, ARIZONA STATE 1 (2OT)
In one of the most exciting games in the program's recent memory, Duke defeated Arizona State in double-overtime of the NCAA Second Round on a goal by sophomore Sophie Jones in the 103rd minute on Saturday, May 1.
Jones was on the receiving end of a cross by freshman Maggie Graham, who recorded her first career assist on the play. The goal marked the first overtime winner in the NCAA Tournament in Blue Devils history.
After conceding the tying goal with just three minutes left in the second half, Duke earned itself a number of prime scoring opportunities in the overtime frame. The Sun Devils battled back with chances of their own, including a header inside the six-yard box that was stopped by sophomore goalkeeper Ruthie Jones. Jones finished with three saves.
Senior Tess Boade opened the scoring with her sixth goal of the season in the 29th minute. The Highlands Ranch, Colo., native one-timed a cross from junior Delaney Graham into the upper right corner of the net, giving Duke an early advantage.
The victory marked the first time Duke won a match in double-overtime since Sept. 29, 2017 -- a 3-2 win at Louisville.
SOPHIE JONES NETS THREE IN LAST FIVE MATCHES
Sophomore midfielder Sophie Jones was tapped to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List entering the spring campaign, and has stepped up her offensive output for the Blue Devils since the regular season resumed in March.
Jones' winning goal in double-overtime on Saturday was her third tally in the last five games, after going scoreless in her first 24 career appearances. The Menlo Park, Calif., native notched her first Duke goal in the 6-0 win over Coastal Carolina (3/17), finishing off a pretty give-and-go play with Mackenzie Pluck. Jones also dished out her third assist of the season in the win. She followed that up with another goal at No. 7 West Virginia (3/27), which earned her TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week honorable mention.
The sophomore was also added to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women's Preseason best XI Second Team, and checked in at No. 16 on TopDrawer's National Top 100 list. She was joined by teammates Delaney Graham (No. 53) and Taylor Mitchell (No. 70) on the player rankings.
Jones capped off the fall season with All-ACC First Team and ACC All-Tournament honors.
SPREADING OUT THE OFFENSE
On the season, Duke features seven different players who have scored at least two goals -- Olivia Migli (6), Tess Boade (6), Caitlin Cosme (5), Marykate McGuire (3), Sophie Jones (3), Delaney Graham (2) and Maggie Graham (2).
NOTING DUKE
- The Blue Devils are 11-0-0 on the season when scoring first and 0-5-1 when the opponent scores first.
- Duke is 7-0-0 when leading at the half.
- With her sixth goal of the season in the NCAA Second Round match on Saturday, senior Tess Boade now owns 37 points in four years at Duke.
- Senior Taylor Mitchell has played 7,571 minutes over four years and ranks fourth 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 39 matches and 3,520 minutes over the last two years.
- 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 and 1-1-0 at a neutral site.
- Duke's defensive core features a veteran quartet of Cosme, Mitchell, Mia Gyau and Delaney Graham, who have combined for 20,160 minutes, 249 games played and 208 starts over the last four years.
#GoDuke
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