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Women's Soccer
vs North Carolina
Thursday, September 8
Durham, N.C.
8 P.M.
Duke University
5-2-0, 0-1-0
0
vs
3
North Carolina
6-1-0, 1-0-0
1
2
F
North Carolina
1
2
3
Duke
0
0
0
Photo by: Duke Athletics
No. 3 Duke Falls, 3-0, to No. 2 North Carolina on Thursday
9/8/2022 11:06:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM – In a top-five matchup at Koskinen Stadium on Thursday evening, second-ranked North Carolina registered a 3-0 victory over third-ranked Duke in front of a season-high 3,527 fans. The 3,527 attendance marked the second-largest crowd for the Blue Devils since the Kennedy Tower was built in 2015.
Duke (5-2) concluded a three-match stretch where the Blue Devils faced three top-six ranked opponents. North Carolina improved to 6-1 on the year.
How It Happened
• For the first 30 minutes, the match featured two shots, both by North Carolina.
• Junior Katie Groff turned in Duke's only shot attempt in the first half that was saved by Tar Heel goalkeeper Emmie Allen.
• North Carolina broke through at the 34:56 mark as Emily Moxley served a corner kick to the head of Tori Hansen, who finished into the left corner to give the Tar Heels a 1-0 lead.
• At the end of the first 45 minutes, North Carolina held a 5-1 shot advantage.
• Duke picked up key defensive stops by junior Nicky Chico and junior Olivia Migli, along with a save from Blue Devil goalkeeper Ruthie Jones in a span of two minutes to start the second half.
• North Carolina added a second goal in the 75th minute as Emily Murphy redirected a pass from Sam Meza into the left corner past a diving Jones to give the Tar Heels a 2-0 lead.
• The Tar Heels closed the scoring in the 84th minute as Isabel Cox redirected a pass from Emily Colton into the back of the net to move the score to 3-0.
Notes
• Duke was held to a season-low two shots, while North Carolina had 15 attempts, including 10 in the second half.
• Michelle Cooper had her streak of four straight games with a goal come to an end as she was held without a shot.
• Duke snapped a streak of 19 straight matches with at least one goal scored. It marked the first time the Blue Devils were shutout since Sept. 23, 2021 at Virginia (1-0).
• The Blue Devils dropped a home contest at Koskinen Stadium for only the ninth time out of the last 66 contests in Durham.
• Graduate student Delaney Graham moved into sixth place on Duke's all-time minutes played list with 7,414:13 minutes, moving past Libby Jandl (7,336).
• Thursday's match was considered a non-conference contest and will not be counted in ACC action.
• The three goals allowed at home are the most for a Duke opponent at Koskinen Stadium since West Virginia scored three on Sept. 9, 2016.
Quotes
"First of all, congratulations to North Carolina. They played great. They swarmed us and were all over us. I thought we had good effort, but we didn't have good quality. We will be ok and will be fine. It is September 8 and trophies are not given out now. This is a lesson. We have to get better and we understand that. We have to grow from this game. We have been in a really, really tough stretch and I think some of that caught us tonight. We planned that stretch and will be better because of the stretch. We were not good enough tonight. We just have to get better and have to stay together. We have women of unbelievable character in this program and they will learn from this and we will be better." – Duke head coach Robbie Church
Next Match
Duke will be off until Friday, Sept. 16 when the Blue Devils travel to Syracuse, N.Y., to face Syracuse at 7 p.m.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC".
#GoDuke
Duke (5-2) concluded a three-match stretch where the Blue Devils faced three top-six ranked opponents. North Carolina improved to 6-1 on the year.
How It Happened
• For the first 30 minutes, the match featured two shots, both by North Carolina.
• Junior Katie Groff turned in Duke's only shot attempt in the first half that was saved by Tar Heel goalkeeper Emmie Allen.
• North Carolina broke through at the 34:56 mark as Emily Moxley served a corner kick to the head of Tori Hansen, who finished into the left corner to give the Tar Heels a 1-0 lead.
• At the end of the first 45 minutes, North Carolina held a 5-1 shot advantage.
• Duke picked up key defensive stops by junior Nicky Chico and junior Olivia Migli, along with a save from Blue Devil goalkeeper Ruthie Jones in a span of two minutes to start the second half.
• North Carolina added a second goal in the 75th minute as Emily Murphy redirected a pass from Sam Meza into the left corner past a diving Jones to give the Tar Heels a 2-0 lead.
• The Tar Heels closed the scoring in the 84th minute as Isabel Cox redirected a pass from Emily Colton into the back of the net to move the score to 3-0.
Notes
• Duke was held to a season-low two shots, while North Carolina had 15 attempts, including 10 in the second half.
• Michelle Cooper had her streak of four straight games with a goal come to an end as she was held without a shot.
• Duke snapped a streak of 19 straight matches with at least one goal scored. It marked the first time the Blue Devils were shutout since Sept. 23, 2021 at Virginia (1-0).
• The Blue Devils dropped a home contest at Koskinen Stadium for only the ninth time out of the last 66 contests in Durham.
• Graduate student Delaney Graham moved into sixth place on Duke's all-time minutes played list with 7,414:13 minutes, moving past Libby Jandl (7,336).
• Thursday's match was considered a non-conference contest and will not be counted in ACC action.
• The three goals allowed at home are the most for a Duke opponent at Koskinen Stadium since West Virginia scored three on Sept. 9, 2016.
Quotes
"First of all, congratulations to North Carolina. They played great. They swarmed us and were all over us. I thought we had good effort, but we didn't have good quality. We will be ok and will be fine. It is September 8 and trophies are not given out now. This is a lesson. We have to get better and we understand that. We have to grow from this game. We have been in a really, really tough stretch and I think some of that caught us tonight. We planned that stretch and will be better because of the stretch. We were not good enough tonight. We just have to get better and have to stay together. We have women of unbelievable character in this program and they will learn from this and we will be better." – Duke head coach Robbie Church
Next Match
Duke will be off until Friday, Sept. 16 when the Blue Devils travel to Syracuse, N.Y., to face Syracuse at 7 p.m.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC".
#GoDuke
Team Stats
UNC
DUKE
Goals
3
0
Shots
15
2
Shots on Goal
6
1
Saves
1
3
Corners
5
1
Fouls
11
9
Scoring Plays
Tori Hansen (2)
Assisted By: Emily Moxley
GOAL by UNC Hansen, Tori Assist by Moxley, Emily.
34:56
Emily Murphy (3)
Assisted By: Sam Meza
GOAL by UNC Murphy, Emily Assist by Meza, Sam.
74:28
Isabel Cox (1)
Assisted By: Emily Colton
GOAL by UNC Cox, Isabel Assist by Colton, Emily.
83:08
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
M
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
M
/ Women's SoccerD
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Soccer
M
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