No. 10 Duke Finishes with 0-0 Draw at Clemson

Thursday, October 20

Clemson, S.C.

7 P.M.

Duke University

10-4-1, 5-2-1

Clemson

7-4-4, 3-3-2

Duke

Clemson

Photo by: Clemson University

No. 10 Duke Finishes with 0-0 Draw at Clemson

10/20/2022 10:39:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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CLEMSON, S.C. – On Thursday evening in Clemson, S.C, the Duke women's soccer team held an 11-8 advantage in shots, but the No. 10 Blue Devils and Clemson Tigers finished with a 0-0 draw at Historic Riggs Field.

With the tie, Duke moves to 10-4-1, 5-2-1 in ACC action, while Clemson is 7-4-4, 3-3-2.

How It Happened
•   Both teams did a good job of holding possession over the first 15 minutes and didn't feature a shot until the 15:11 mark off the foot of Duke's Michelle Cooper, which went wide right.
•   With one minute remaining in the first half, Cooper sent a long feed to a streaking Delaney Graham, but a Tiger defender made a good sliding tackle to avoid a shot attempt.
•   Duke held a 3-1 advantage in shots after the first 45 minutes.
•   Clemson came out in the second half and featured the first two corner kicks of the match.
•   After a Duke turnover in the box, the Tigers had their best scoring chance of the night as Maliah Morris fired a shot from 12 yards, but Blue Devil goalkeeper Ruthie Jones made a save with her left hand to keep Clemson off the board.
•   At the 70:16 mark, Duke graduate student Mackenzie Pluck used some fancy footwork outside the box to get space and fired a cross in front of the goal line, but freshman Kat Rader's header went wide left.
•   The Blue Devils had their best chance of the night with 80:57 on the clock as Pluck crossed a ball to a leaping Cooper, but Clemson keeper Halle Mackiewicz made a diving stop to her right to preserve the shutout.
•   For the match, Duke held an 11-8 advantage in shots, including 8-7 in the second half.

Notes
•   Delaney Graham has now played in a school-record 8,046 minutes over her Blue Devil career, passing Tara Campbell (8,003).
•   Over the last 22 road matches, Duke owns a 15-5-2 ledger.
•   Ruthie Jones finished with six saves on the night and collected her 23rd career shutout for the Blue Devils.
•   Following a loss, Duke has collected a 9-0-2 record over the last 11 matches.
•   For the first time this season, the Blue Devils were held without a corner kick.
•   Michelle Cooper finished with a game-high six shots.

Quotes
"I thought we played really well. I thought we possessed it in the first half and we did a good job. But we were just not dangerous enough. Once we got into the final third, the quality of service broke down, and our run wasn't hard enough. The girl made a phenomenal save at end of the game. She got down low and made a great save." – Duke head coach Robbie Church

"Overall, I thought it was a solid performance. We just have to be a little bit more cutthroat in that final third, taking chances, looking for second balls, making hard runs and getting in front of them. So, plenty of things to work on."   – Duke head coach Robbie Church

Next Match
Duke will host Louisville on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m., as the Blue Devils will hold senior day at Koskinen Stadium.

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