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Duke University
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No. 3 Duke Hosts No. 2 UNC Thursday at Koskinen
9/7/2022 12:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Match 7
#2 North Carolina (5-1) at #3 Duke (5-1)
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022Â - 8:00 PM (ET)Â - ACC Network
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Talent:Â Jenn Hildreth (PXP), Lori Lindsey (Color)
Live Stats l Watch on ACC Network  l Twitter  l Media Guide  l Media Hub  l Match Notes
NEED TO KNOW
•   No. 3 Duke (5-1) will host No. 2 North Carolina (5-1) on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m., live on ACC Network from Koskinen Stadium. Â
•   Thursday's match will be aired on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth (PXP) and Lori Lindsey (Color) calling the action. Â
•   The first 100 Blue Devil fans in attendance for Thursday's match will receive a free Duke shirt. Â
•   Duke is in the final leg of one of the most difficult stretches in regular season history for the Blue Devils. On Sept. 1, Duke faced No. 3 UCLA followed by a road contest on Sept. 4 at No. 6 TCU, before hosting second-ranked North Carolina (5-1) on Sept. 8.
•   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 five matches.
•   The Blue Devils boast a 50-8-7 record at home at Koskinen Stadium since the start of the 2017 campaign.
•   Seven different Blue Devils have combined to score 15 goals over the first six matches for Duke. Michelle Cooper and Kat Rader have scored six out of the last seven Blue Devil goals.
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
•   Thursday's contest with North Carolina will be a non-conference match as Duke is a facing 10 other league schools in ACC action. Â
•   Michelle Cooper has scored goals in four straight contests, which marks the first time a Duke player has accomplished this since Marykate McGuire in 2019. Â
•   Duke has been ranked in a school-record 34 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.
•   Blue Devil assistant coach Carla Overbeck will face her alma mater as she is a 1990 graduate of North Carolina. She collected an 89-0-6 record at UNC and won four NCAA Championships under Anson Dorrance.
•   Kat Rader ranks tied for 10th nationally among freshmen with three goals. Â
•   After allowing only five goals in the first 10 matches a year ago, the Blue Devils have allowed six goals in six matches.
•   In five matches back with the Blue Devils, Michelle Cooper has tallied three assists and five goals. She assisted on the game-winner against UNCG and Tennessee, while notching the game-tying goal versus the Lady Vols and collecting the game-winner at TCU.
•   Duke has scored at least one goal in 19 straight matches, which is the fourth-longest streak in school history - 26 in 1994-95, 20 in 2003-04 & 2017.
•   In 23 matches played at Duke, Michelle Cooper has tallied at least a goal or assist in 19 of those contests.
•   Mackenzie Pluck has collected a goal and three assists over the last five matches. Â
•   Ruthie Jones has started 47 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 58 straight starts since arriving at Duke. Â
•   Sophie Jones, Ruthie Jones and Emmy Duerr were voted captains for the 2022 squad.
DUKE VS. UNC SERIES
•   A historic rivalry is renewed on Thursday as Duke takes on North Carolina for the 50th time in program history.
•   The Blue Devils trail the all-time series, 4-42-3, and are looking for their first win in the Tobacco Road showdown in Durham, N.C.
•   Duke is coming off collecting a 1-0 victory last season over the Tar Heels with Tess Boade collecting the game-winner off assists from Michelle Cooper and Olivia Migli.
•   The 2015 upset over the fifth-ranked Tar Heels saw Imani Dorsey score the match's only goal in the 44th minute as Duke earned a 1-0 road win.
•   Duke's prior wins in the series came in 2005 and 1994, with both occurring in Chapel Hill.
•   The Blue Devils are 3-21-3 against North Carolina under head coach Robbie Church.
•   The Blue Devils' 50 all-time matchups with UNC are their most against any opponent in program history, with the next closest being 45 contests between Duke and Virginia.
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#2 North Carolina (5-1) at #3 Duke (5-1)
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022Â - 8:00 PM (ET)Â - ACC Network
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Talent:Â Jenn Hildreth (PXP), Lori Lindsey (Color)
Live Stats l Watch on ACC Network  l Twitter  l Media Guide  l Media Hub  l Match Notes
NEED TO KNOW
•   No. 3 Duke (5-1) will host No. 2 North Carolina (5-1) on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m., live on ACC Network from Koskinen Stadium. Â
•   Thursday's match will be aired on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth (PXP) and Lori Lindsey (Color) calling the action. Â
•   The first 100 Blue Devil fans in attendance for Thursday's match will receive a free Duke shirt. Â
•   Duke is in the final leg of one of the most difficult stretches in regular season history for the Blue Devils. On Sept. 1, Duke faced No. 3 UCLA followed by a road contest on Sept. 4 at No. 6 TCU, before hosting second-ranked North Carolina (5-1) on Sept. 8.
•   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 five matches.
•   The Blue Devils boast a 50-8-7 record at home at Koskinen Stadium since the start of the 2017 campaign.
•   Seven different Blue Devils have combined to score 15 goals over the first six matches for Duke. Michelle Cooper and Kat Rader have scored six out of the last seven Blue Devil goals.
We'll see you tomorrow night! #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/36gtGagkUi
— Duke Women's Soccer (@DukeWSOC) September 7, 2022
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
•   Thursday's contest with North Carolina will be a non-conference match as Duke is a facing 10 other league schools in ACC action. Â
•   Michelle Cooper has scored goals in four straight contests, which marks the first time a Duke player has accomplished this since Marykate McGuire in 2019. Â
•   Duke has been ranked in a school-record 34 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.
•   Blue Devil assistant coach Carla Overbeck will face her alma mater as she is a 1990 graduate of North Carolina. She collected an 89-0-6 record at UNC and won four NCAA Championships under Anson Dorrance.
•   Kat Rader ranks tied for 10th nationally among freshmen with three goals. Â
•   After allowing only five goals in the first 10 matches a year ago, the Blue Devils have allowed six goals in six matches.
•   In five matches back with the Blue Devils, Michelle Cooper has tallied three assists and five goals. She assisted on the game-winner against UNCG and Tennessee, while notching the game-tying goal versus the Lady Vols and collecting the game-winner at TCU.
•   Duke has scored at least one goal in 19 straight matches, which is the fourth-longest streak in school history - 26 in 1994-95, 20 in 2003-04 & 2017.
•   In 23 matches played at Duke, Michelle Cooper has tallied at least a goal or assist in 19 of those contests.
•   Mackenzie Pluck has collected a goal and three assists over the last five matches. Â
•   Ruthie Jones has started 47 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 58 straight starts since arriving at Duke. Â
•   Sophie Jones, Ruthie Jones and Emmy Duerr were voted captains for the 2022 squad.
DUKE VS. UNC SERIES
•   A historic rivalry is renewed on Thursday as Duke takes on North Carolina for the 50th time in program history.
•   The Blue Devils trail the all-time series, 4-42-3, and are looking for their first win in the Tobacco Road showdown in Durham, N.C.
•   Duke is coming off collecting a 1-0 victory last season over the Tar Heels with Tess Boade collecting the game-winner off assists from Michelle Cooper and Olivia Migli.
•   The 2015 upset over the fifth-ranked Tar Heels saw Imani Dorsey score the match's only goal in the 44th minute as Duke earned a 1-0 road win.
•   Duke's prior wins in the series came in 2005 and 1994, with both occurring in Chapel Hill.
•   The Blue Devils are 3-21-3 against North Carolina under head coach Robbie Church.
•   The Blue Devils' 50 all-time matchups with UNC are their most against any opponent in program history, with the next closest being 45 contests between Duke and Virginia.
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