No. 5 Duke Battles to 1-1 Tie Against North Carolina

Friday, September 16

Durham, N.C.

7 P.M.

Duke University

4-0-1, 1-0-1

North Carolina

3-2-1, 0-1-1

North Carolina

Duke

No. 5 Duke Battles to 1-1 Tie Against North Carolina

9/16/2022 10:25:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

DURHAM – A scrappy 90 minutes of play between fifth-ranked Duke (4-0-1, 1-0-1) and rival North Carolina (3-2-1, 0-1-1) ended with the teams tied at one, in front of 3,155 fans on Friday night. Amir Daley scored his first goal of the year, and seven Blue Devils played the full 90 minutes to help Duke remain undefeated in the 2022 season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke's offense was on the attack early on, logging two corners in the first six minutes of the game and putting their first shot on goal in the seventh minute.
The Blue Devils opened the scoring courtesy of Daley. The junior defender put home his first goal of the year, assisted by Ruben Mesalles and Nick Pariano.
The Tar Heels had a quick response, scoring just 29 seconds later to draw level with Duke once again.
Both teams sought a go-ahead goal for the remainder of the game but were turned away by strong defenses and solid goalkeeping.
The Blue Devils remained on the offensive for much of the contest, finishing the game with 10 total shots, including four on goal.
Duke's defense proved capable once again, limiting the Tar Heels to just four total shots.
The rivalry made its presence known, with 29 total fouls being committed and five yellow cards shown.

NOTES

Duke remains undefeated on the season after their first tie of the year.
Nick Pariano secured his team-leading sixth assist of 2022 after finishing last season with seven. The junior is second on the team with seven total points.
Seven Blue Devils played all 90 minutes against North Carolina: Eliot Hamill, Kamran Acito, Antino Lopez, Peter Stroud, Shakur Mohammed, Kenan Hot and Axel Gudbjornsson.
The tie is only the 11th in series history between the two teams after a total of 98 games played.

QUOTES

"It was one of those nights. I thought we played really well overall. We got burned on one of the mistakes we made, and they made us pay. That's soccer. That's how it goes sometimes." – Duke head coach John Kerr
"They've always been a good team, especially recently they've had a few results that didn't go their way, so they had that extra motivation. We matched that motivation, and they always have a good team and credit to them for coming out and giving us a good game." – Duke M/F Shakur Mohammed on the rivalry game.
"Yeah, a little bit. It was 1-1, we were obviously the home team, so you'll be a little more aggressive, taking energy from the crowd and everything. We got a second wind I feel like, and it just hit at the right time. Tried to get forward as much as I could, and I thought I created a couple of chances. Unfortunately, they didn't find the back of the net but on to Elon on Tuesday." – Duke midfielder Peter Stroud on adjustments he made at halftime.

UP NEXT

No. 5 Duke travels to take on the Elon Phoenix next Tuesday, Sept. 20. First touch between the two teams is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Rudd Field. The Blue Devils and the Phoenix both participated in the John Rennie Nike Invitational earlier this season but did not match up against each other. They both finished the event with two wins and the same goal differential of five.

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