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Duke University
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UCLA
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Top-Three Battle Thursday as #2 Duke Hosts #3 UCLA
8/31/2022 2:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
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Match 5
#3 UCLA (3-0) at #2 Duke (4-0)
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022Â - 7:30 PMÂ - ACC Network Extra
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACCNX Talent:Â Dean Linke (PXP), Cedric Burke (Color)
NEED TO KNOW
•   Koskinen Stadium will feature a top-three matchup on Thursday, Sept. 1 as No. 2 Duke (4-0) hosts No. 3 UCLA (3-0) at 7:30 p.m. The match will be aired on ACC Network Extra with Dean Linke and Cedric Burke calling the action.
•   Thursday's match versus UCLA will be part of a doubleheader as the men's soccer team will host Michigan at 5 p.m. It will also mark K9s in Koskinen. Dogs will enter for free. Â
•   Duke is set to embark on one of the most difficult stretches in regular season history for the Blue Devils. On Thursday, Sept. 1, Duke will face No. 3 UCLA (3-0) followed by a road contest Sunday, Sept. 4 at No. 6 TCU (3-0-1), before hosting top-ranked North Carolina (4-0) on Thursday, Sept. 8.
•   Duke has won two straight matches at home against top-five ranked opponents -- No. 1 FSU in 2021 and No. 3 Clemson in 2020-21. Â
•   In the lone match without Michelle Cooper, the Blue Devils won, 1-0, at ECU, but since her return, Duke has scored 10 goals over its last three matches.
•   Seven different Blue Devils have combined to score 11 goals over the first four matches for Duke.
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
•   In three matches back with the Blue Devils, Michelle Cooper has tallied two assists and two goals. She assisted on the game-winner against UNCG and Tennessee, while notching the game-tying goal versus the Lady Vols.
•   Katie Groff is coming off a big week with an assist at Tennessee along with a goal and assists versus Charlotte, while helping the Duke defense notch a shutout versus the 49ers.
•   Blue Devil senior Ruthie Jones will play in her 50th career match as a Duke goalkeeper on Thursday.
•   Duke has scored at least one goal in 17 straight matches, which is the fourth-longest streak in school history - 26 in 1994-95, 20 in 2003-04 & 2017.
•   In 21 matches played at Duke, Michelle Cooper has tallied at least a goal or assist in 17 of those contests.
•   Mackenzie Pluck has collected a goal and two assists over the last two matches. Â
•   The Blue Devils are looking to open the season with a 5-0 ledger for only the second time since the 2011 campaign.
•   The Blue Devils boast a 50-7-7 record at home at Koskinen Stadium since the start of the 2017 campaign.
•   Duke holds a 31-4 advantage in corner kicks on the season.
•   On Tuesday, Michelle Cooper and freshman Kat Rader received honorable mention accolades for the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week. The duo combined to score four goals and notch two assists in the wins over Tennessee and Charlotte.
•   After being held without a goal last year, senior Sophie Jones tallied two goals in the first three matches as she connected against ECU and Tennessee.
•   Ruthie Jones has started 45 straight matches in goal for the Blue Devils and has 20 shutouts, which ranks fifth all-time at Duke.
•   Sophie Jones owns a streak of 56 straight starts since arriving at Duke. Â
•   Sophie Jones, Ruthie Jones and Emmy Duerr were voted captains for the 2022 squad.
THE UCLA SERIES
•   Duke and UCLA will meet for the seventh time in school history on Thursday with the Bruins leading the series with a 4-1-1 ledger.
•   The Blue Devils last win against the Bruins was back in September of 1996 in Chapel Hill during the Carolina Classic (2-1).
•   In its last meeting, Duke and UCLA remained scoreless after double overtime, before UCLA advanced, 4-3, after penalty kicks in the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA College Cup.
•   Duke is 16-17-2 all-time against Pac-12 opponents.
•   Duke is on a current four-game winning streak against Pac-12 opponents. A win Thursday would give Duke its longest winning streak against Pac-12 opponents (5).
•   Head coach Robbie Church owns a 0-5-1 ledger against UCLA.
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Match 5
#3 UCLA (3-0) at #2 Duke (4-0)
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022Â - 7:30 PMÂ - ACC Network Extra
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACCNX Talent:Â Dean Linke (PXP), Cedric Burke (Color)
NEED TO KNOW
•   Koskinen Stadium will feature a top-three matchup on Thursday, Sept. 1 as No. 2 Duke (4-0) hosts No. 3 UCLA (3-0) at 7:30 p.m. The match will be aired on ACC Network Extra with Dean Linke and Cedric Burke calling the action.
•   Thursday's match versus UCLA will be part of a doubleheader as the men's soccer team will host Michigan at 5 p.m. It will also mark K9s in Koskinen. Dogs will enter for free. Â
•   Duke is set to embark on one of the most difficult stretches in regular season history for the Blue Devils. On Thursday, Sept. 1, Duke will face No. 3 UCLA (3-0) followed by a road contest Sunday, Sept. 4 at No. 6 TCU (3-0-1), before hosting top-ranked North Carolina (4-0) on Thursday, Sept. 8.
•   Duke has won two straight matches at home against top-five ranked opponents -- No. 1 FSU in 2021 and No. 3 Clemson in 2020-21. Â
•   In the lone match without Michelle Cooper, the Blue Devils won, 1-0, at ECU, but since her return, Duke has scored 10 goals over its last three matches.
•   Seven different Blue Devils have combined to score 11 goals over the first four matches for Duke.
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— Duke Women's Soccer (@DukeWSOC) August 31, 2022
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
•   In three matches back with the Blue Devils, Michelle Cooper has tallied two assists and two goals. She assisted on the game-winner against UNCG and Tennessee, while notching the game-tying goal versus the Lady Vols.
•   Katie Groff is coming off a big week with an assist at Tennessee along with a goal and assists versus Charlotte, while helping the Duke defense notch a shutout versus the 49ers.
•   Blue Devil senior Ruthie Jones will play in her 50th career match as a Duke goalkeeper on Thursday.
•   Duke has scored at least one goal in 17 straight matches, which is the fourth-longest streak in school history - 26 in 1994-95, 20 in 2003-04 & 2017.
•   In 21 matches played at Duke, Michelle Cooper has tallied at least a goal or assist in 17 of those contests.
•   Mackenzie Pluck has collected a goal and two assists over the last two matches. Â
•   The Blue Devils are looking to open the season with a 5-0 ledger for only the second time since the 2011 campaign.
•   The Blue Devils boast a 50-7-7 record at home at Koskinen Stadium since the start of the 2017 campaign.
•   Duke holds a 31-4 advantage in corner kicks on the season.
•   On Tuesday, Michelle Cooper and freshman Kat Rader received honorable mention accolades for the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week. The duo combined to score four goals and notch two assists in the wins over Tennessee and Charlotte.
•   After being held without a goal last year, senior Sophie Jones tallied two goals in the first three matches as she connected against ECU and Tennessee.
•   Ruthie Jones has started 45 straight matches in goal for the Blue Devils and has 20 shutouts, which ranks fifth all-time at Duke.
•   Sophie Jones owns a streak of 56 straight starts since arriving at Duke. Â
•   Sophie Jones, Ruthie Jones and Emmy Duerr were voted captains for the 2022 squad.
THE UCLA SERIES
•   Duke and UCLA will meet for the seventh time in school history on Thursday with the Bruins leading the series with a 4-1-1 ledger.
•   The Blue Devils last win against the Bruins was back in September of 1996 in Chapel Hill during the Carolina Classic (2-1).
•   In its last meeting, Duke and UCLA remained scoreless after double overtime, before UCLA advanced, 4-3, after penalty kicks in the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA College Cup.
•   Duke is 16-17-2 all-time against Pac-12 opponents.
•   Duke is on a current four-game winning streak against Pac-12 opponents. A win Thursday would give Duke its longest winning streak against Pac-12 opponents (5).
•   Head coach Robbie Church owns a 0-5-1 ledger against UCLA.
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