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Duke University
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Blue Devils & Eagles Face Off Thursday in Durham
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Match 9
Boston College (4-2-3, 0-1 ACC) at #5 Duke (6-2, 1-0 ACC)
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022Â - 7:00 PM (ET)Â - ACC Network Extra
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Talent:Â Chris Edwards (PXP)
NEED TO KNOW
•   The fifth-ranked Blue Devils (6-2, 1-0 ACC) will host Boston College (4-2-3, 0-1 ACC) on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., at Koskinen Stadium. Â
•   Thursday's match will be aired on ACC Network Extra with Chris Edwards (PXP) calling the action. Â
•   Duke enters Thursday's contest with a six-match winning streak in ACC regular season action. It is the longest streak since 2018 (6).
•   The Blue Devils are set to play four out of the next five matches at home in Koskinen Stadium.
•   Duke has a streak of 270.50 minutes without allowing a goal at home in ACC regular season action dating back to last season.
•   The Blue Devils have played eight matches and featured a different starting lineup in all eight matches.
•   In 26 matches played at Duke, Michelle Cooper has tallied at least a goal or assist in 19 of those contests.
•   The Blue Devils boast a 50-9-7 record at home at Koskinen Stadium since the start of the 2017 campaign.
•   In the lone match without Michelle Cooper, the Blue Devils won, 1-0, at ECU, but since her return, Duke has scored 14 goals over its last seven matches.
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
•   Duke's Delaney Graham, Maggie Graham and Baleigh Bruster along with Boston College's Eva Nahas are from Atlanta, Ga., and played for Tophat club soccer team.
•   Boston College's Emily Sapienza and Duke's Katie Groff are both from Raleigh, N.C., and competed for the NC Courage Girls Development Academy. Â
•   Michelle Cooper has scored 12 of her 17 career goals at home in Koskinen Stadium. Three of the other five goals have come on the road this season (TCU/Tennessee).
•   Over the last two matches, Duke has been held to zero goals and only four shots in the first half.
•   The Blue Devils have dropped two straight home matches for the first time since the 2014 season and are looking to avoid three consecutive home losses for the first time since 1999 and the first time under head coach Robbie Church.
•   Freshmen Kat Rader and Elle Piper made starts at Syracuse in the ACC opener.
•   Duke has taken 31 of its 41 corner kicks in the second half.
•   Duke has been ranked in a school-record 36 straight weeks in the top 10. That streak, which dates back to Oct. 6, 2020, surpassed the 25 straight polls that listed Duke in the top 10 from 1992-95.
•   Junior defender Emily Royson leads all Duke field players with 666 minutes played out of 720 possible minutes on the season. She has missed only one minute over the last four contests.
•   Duke has seven different players that have scored through eight matches.
•   After allowing only five goals in the first 10 matches a year ago, the Blue Devils have allowed nine goals in eight matches.
•   Ruthie Jones has started 49 straight matches in goal for the Blue Devils and has 21 shutouts, which ranks fifth all-time at Duke.
•   Sophie Jones owns a streak of 60 straight starts since arriving at Duke. Â
•   Sophie Jones, Ruthie Jones and Emmy Duerr were voted captains for the 2022 squad.
DUKE VS. BOSTON COLLEGE
•   Thursday's match-up between the Blue Devils and Eagles will be their 20th all-time in the series since their first meeting in 1990.
•   Duke holds a 12-4-3 series lead over Boston College and is undefeated at home, 8-0-1.
•   In its last meeting, Duke beat Boston College, 1-0, in overtime in Chestnut Hill, Mass., with a goal from Delaney Graham.
•   The Blue Devils are on a current five-game winning streak against the Eagles.
•   In matches played in Durham, Duke owns an 8-0-1 ledger versus Boston College.
•   Duke has outscored Boston College, 16-4, over the last seven meetings.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
•   The Eagles have totaled a 4-2-3 overall and 0-1-0 ledger in ACC action.
•   Boston College owns a 2-0-2 mark on the road this season.
•   On the year, the Eagles have been led by Sam Smith (5 goals), Emily Sapienza (4 goals) and Ella Richards (8 points). Â
LAST TIME OUT
•   Maggie Graham scored the game-winner in the 91st minute off assists from Mackenzie Pluck and Sophie Jones to give Duke a 1-0 victory on the road at Syracuse to open ACC action.
•   Graham has now scored in three straight games against Syracuse and owns four career goals against the Orange.
•   Duke outshot Syracuse, 11-1, in the second half.
IN THE ACC/NCAA STATISTICS
•   In the latest ACC stats, Michelle Cooper ranks first in points per game (1.86), third in goals per game (0.71), first in shots per game (4.71) and fourth in goals (5). Mackenzie Pluck ranks tied for fourth in assists (4) and tied for seventh in assists per game (.50).
•   In the NCAA stats, Cooper ranks tied for tied for 37th in goals per game (0.71), tied for 18th in points per game (1.86), fourth in shots per game (4.71), tied for 59th in goals (5) and tied for 48th in points (13). Pluck ranks tied for 53rd in assists per game (.50)
•   The top five shots per game averages nationally are Nicole Douglas of Arizona State (6.0), Brecken Mozingo of BYU (5.3), Rebecca Cooke of Quinnipiac (5.0), Cooper (4.7) and Margie Detrizio of Washington State (4.6).
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Match 9
Boston College (4-2-3, 0-1 ACC) at #5 Duke (6-2, 1-0 ACC)
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022Â - 7:00 PM (ET)Â - ACC Network Extra
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Talent:Â Chris Edwards (PXP)
NEED TO KNOW
•   The fifth-ranked Blue Devils (6-2, 1-0 ACC) will host Boston College (4-2-3, 0-1 ACC) on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., at Koskinen Stadium. Â
•   Thursday's match will be aired on ACC Network Extra with Chris Edwards (PXP) calling the action. Â
•   Duke enters Thursday's contest with a six-match winning streak in ACC regular season action. It is the longest streak since 2018 (6).
•   The Blue Devils are set to play four out of the next five matches at home in Koskinen Stadium.
•   Duke has a streak of 270.50 minutes without allowing a goal at home in ACC regular season action dating back to last season.
•   The Blue Devils have played eight matches and featured a different starting lineup in all eight matches.
•   In 26 matches played at Duke, Michelle Cooper has tallied at least a goal or assist in 19 of those contests.
•   The Blue Devils boast a 50-9-7 record at home at Koskinen Stadium since the start of the 2017 campaign.
•   In the lone match without Michelle Cooper, the Blue Devils won, 1-0, at ECU, but since her return, Duke has scored 14 goals over its last seven matches.
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
•   Duke's Delaney Graham, Maggie Graham and Baleigh Bruster along with Boston College's Eva Nahas are from Atlanta, Ga., and played for Tophat club soccer team.
•   Boston College's Emily Sapienza and Duke's Katie Groff are both from Raleigh, N.C., and competed for the NC Courage Girls Development Academy. Â
•   Michelle Cooper has scored 12 of her 17 career goals at home in Koskinen Stadium. Three of the other five goals have come on the road this season (TCU/Tennessee).
•   Over the last two matches, Duke has been held to zero goals and only four shots in the first half.
•   The Blue Devils have dropped two straight home matches for the first time since the 2014 season and are looking to avoid three consecutive home losses for the first time since 1999 and the first time under head coach Robbie Church.
•   Freshmen Kat Rader and Elle Piper made starts at Syracuse in the ACC opener.
•   Duke has taken 31 of its 41 corner kicks in the second half.
•   Duke has been ranked in a school-record 36 straight weeks in the top 10. That streak, which dates back to Oct. 6, 2020, surpassed the 25 straight polls that listed Duke in the top 10 from 1992-95.
•   Junior defender Emily Royson leads all Duke field players with 666 minutes played out of 720 possible minutes on the season. She has missed only one minute over the last four contests.
•   Duke has seven different players that have scored through eight matches.
•   After allowing only five goals in the first 10 matches a year ago, the Blue Devils have allowed nine goals in eight matches.
•   Ruthie Jones has started 49 straight matches in goal for the Blue Devils and has 21 shutouts, which ranks fifth all-time at Duke.
•   Sophie Jones owns a streak of 60 straight starts since arriving at Duke. Â
•   Sophie Jones, Ruthie Jones and Emmy Duerr were voted captains for the 2022 squad.
DUKE VS. BOSTON COLLEGE
•   Thursday's match-up between the Blue Devils and Eagles will be their 20th all-time in the series since their first meeting in 1990.
•   Duke holds a 12-4-3 series lead over Boston College and is undefeated at home, 8-0-1.
•   In its last meeting, Duke beat Boston College, 1-0, in overtime in Chestnut Hill, Mass., with a goal from Delaney Graham.
•   The Blue Devils are on a current five-game winning streak against the Eagles.
•   In matches played in Durham, Duke owns an 8-0-1 ledger versus Boston College.
•   Duke has outscored Boston College, 16-4, over the last seven meetings.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
•   The Eagles have totaled a 4-2-3 overall and 0-1-0 ledger in ACC action.
•   Boston College owns a 2-0-2 mark on the road this season.
•   On the year, the Eagles have been led by Sam Smith (5 goals), Emily Sapienza (4 goals) and Ella Richards (8 points). Â
LAST TIME OUT
•   Maggie Graham scored the game-winner in the 91st minute off assists from Mackenzie Pluck and Sophie Jones to give Duke a 1-0 victory on the road at Syracuse to open ACC action.
•   Graham has now scored in three straight games against Syracuse and owns four career goals against the Orange.
•   Duke outshot Syracuse, 11-1, in the second half.
IN THE ACC/NCAA STATISTICS
•   In the latest ACC stats, Michelle Cooper ranks first in points per game (1.86), third in goals per game (0.71), first in shots per game (4.71) and fourth in goals (5). Mackenzie Pluck ranks tied for fourth in assists (4) and tied for seventh in assists per game (.50).
•   In the NCAA stats, Cooper ranks tied for tied for 37th in goals per game (0.71), tied for 18th in points per game (1.86), fourth in shots per game (4.71), tied for 59th in goals (5) and tied for 48th in points (13). Pluck ranks tied for 53rd in assists per game (.50)
•   The top five shots per game averages nationally are Nicole Douglas of Arizona State (6.0), Brecken Mozingo of BYU (5.3), Rebecca Cooke of Quinnipiac (5.0), Cooper (4.7) and Margie Detrizio of Washington State (4.6).
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