DURHAM – Seeking to build off their 1-0 win against Boston College on Saturday night, No. 7 Duke returns to action at Koskinen Stadium against Yale on Tuesday evening. The Blue Devils (6-0-1, 2-0-1) will take on the Bulldogs (4-0-2, 0-0-0) for the first time in program history, kicking off at 7 p.m. and streaming on ACC Network Extra.
Tuesday evening is also K9s in Koskinen Night, where dogs are permitted into Koskinen Stadium for free.
LAST TIME OUT
- Duke extended their unbeaten streak to start the 2022 season with a 1-0 victory against Boston College on Saturday night.
- The Eagles and Blue Devils remained scoreless through the first 45 minutes of action.
- Ruben Mesalles scored his first goal of the season in the 53rd minute to put Duke ahead.
- Goalkeeper Eliot Hamill and the rest of the Blue Devils' defense held the Eagles to just two total shots in the second half en route to Duke's fifth shutout of the year.
TALE OF THE TAPE
- Yale has won their last four games after playing to a draw in their first two contests of the season.
- The Bulldogs have won their last two games by the same score line of 3-2 against Stony Brook and Marquette.
- Tuesday night's match will mark the third consecutive road contest for Yale.
ELIOT HAMILL REMAINS TOP OF THE CHARTS
- After two consecutive shutouts against Elon and Boston College, goalkeeper Eliot Hamill sits in solo first, or in a tie for first, in the ACC for shutouts, goals against average and save percentage.
- His efforts place him in first, second and a tie for third nationally in the same respective categories.
BY THE NUMBERS
10 – The amount of points
Shakur Mohammed has collected in the Blue Devils' first six games of 2022. He leads the team and is three points away from matching his 2021 output (13).
4 - Goals for Mohammed, a new career-high. The sophomore converted on a free kick against Elon on Sept. 20 to surpass his goal total in 2021.
7 - 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. Duke had previously begun a season without a loss through five games in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
11 - Current goal differential for Duke. Having allowed just two opponent goals so far in 2022, best in the ACC, the Blue Devils have a current goals against average per game of .286.
5 – 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.
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