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8 p.m.
Men's Soccer
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Friday, October 7
Charlottesville, Va.
7 P.M.
Duke University
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Virginia
Blue Devils, Cavaliers Meet in Top-25 Contest
10/6/2022 2:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.– The second-ranked men's soccer team is set to play its third conference match between two ranked teams in 2022 on Friday evening. The Blue Devils (8-0-2, 3-0-1) travel to take on No. 21 Virginia (7-4-0, 3-1-0) at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., with streaming available on ACC Network Extra.
SERIES HISTORY
12 – The amount of points Shakur Mohammed has collected in the Blue Devils' first nine games of 2022. He leads the team and is one point away from matching his 2021 total for points (13).
5 - Goals for Mohammed, a new career-high. The sophomore scored the first goal of the Blue Devils' 3-2 victory over No. 1 Wake Forest on Saturday night.
10 - The current unbeaten streak of games to start the season for Duke, the most successful start for the Blue Devils with John Kerr at the helm. Kerr and Duke had previously begun a season without a loss through five games in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
14 - Current goal differential for Duke. Having allowed just five opponent goals so far in 2022, tied for best in the ACC, the Blue Devils have a current goals against average per game of .500
6 – Assists for Nick Pariano, a team-high. He logged two assists against Louisville, the first time a Duke player has recorded two or more assists in one game since Cameron Kerr did so against Wake Forest in November 2021.
3 – Consecutive ACC openers won by Duke after the Blue Devils defeated Louisville 2-1 on Sept. 10.
62.8 - The percentage of 2021 goals from returning players this season. While losing Thorleifur Ulfarsson's 15 goals, the team had 27 from returning players this year.
2 – ACC award winners returning from last season. Reigning ACC Midfielder of the Year Peter Stroud and ACC Freshman of the Year Shakur Mohammed are both back in action for another campaign.
45 – The consecutive seasons by the Duke men's soccer program with at least one All-ACC honoree. The team has had at least one every season since 1976.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMSOC".
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SERIES HISTORY
- Friday's match is the 93rd overall meeting between the two teams.
- Duke has won four of the last five meetings against the Cavaliers, including a 3-2 OT victory last October.
- The Blue Devils secured ACC Coastal Division Co-Champion honors with the overtime win in the final regular season game of 2021.
- Antino Lopez and Thorleifur Ulfarsson opened the scoring for Duke, with Lewis McGarvey heading in the game-winner in the 97th minute.
- Virginia has picked up two straight road victories against ranked ACC foes, but fell to No. 13 Denver on Tuesday, 1-0.
- The Cavaliers are 7-4-0 overall but hold a 3-1-0 record in conference place and sit just one point behind Duke in the Coastal Division.
- Virginia entered the United Soccer Coaches top-25 for the first time in 2022, debuting at No. 21 on Oct. 4.
- Leo Afonso leads Virginia with five goals in 2022, and Philip Horton was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 4.
- Duke pushed its unbeaten streak to double digits, with a 2-0 win against Howard on Tuesday night.
- Wayne Frederick scored his first career goal for the Blue Devils in the 26th minute and Jai Bean put home his second goal in as many games in the 64th minute.
- Goalkeeper Eliot Hamill matched a season-high with his sixth shutout of 2022, equaling his efforts between the posts in 2021.
- After his sixth shoutout of the season against Howard, and a season-high seven saves against Wake Forest, goalkeeper Eliot Hamill sits in a tie for first or second in the ACC for shutouts, goals against average and save percentage.
- His seven-save effort against Wake Forest on Saturday earned the graduate student the PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Week recognition on Oct. 3.
12 – The amount of points Shakur Mohammed has collected in the Blue Devils' first nine games of 2022. He leads the team and is one point away from matching his 2021 total for points (13).
5 - Goals for Mohammed, a new career-high. The sophomore scored the first goal of the Blue Devils' 3-2 victory over No. 1 Wake Forest on Saturday night.
10 - The current unbeaten streak of games to start the season for Duke, the most successful start for the Blue Devils with John Kerr at the helm. Kerr and Duke had previously begun a season without a loss through five games in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
14 - Current goal differential for Duke. Having allowed just five opponent goals so far in 2022, tied for best in the ACC, the Blue Devils have a current goals against average per game of .500
6 – Assists for Nick Pariano, a team-high. He logged two assists against Louisville, the first time a Duke player has recorded two or more assists in one game since Cameron Kerr did so against Wake Forest in November 2021.
3 – Consecutive ACC openers won by Duke after the Blue Devils defeated Louisville 2-1 on Sept. 10.
62.8 - The percentage of 2021 goals from returning players this season. While losing Thorleifur Ulfarsson's 15 goals, the team had 27 from returning players this year.
2 – ACC award winners returning from last season. Reigning ACC Midfielder of the Year Peter Stroud and ACC Freshman of the Year Shakur Mohammed are both back in action for another campaign.
45 – The consecutive seasons by the Duke men's soccer program with at least one All-ACC honoree. The team has had at least one every season since 1976.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMSOC".
#GoDuke
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