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No. 9 Duke Takes on No. 23 Pittsburgh Saturday Night
10/20/2023 12:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The ninth-ranked Duke men's soccer team hits the road for the final time in the regular season, traveling to Ambrose Urbanic Field to take on No. 23 Pittsburgh on Saturday night. The Blue Devils (8-3-1, 3-3-0) and Panthers (6-4-3, 2-2-2) kickoff at 7 p.m., on ACC Network Extra, with Josh Rowntree and David Day on the call. Â
MATCHUP NOTES
9 - Duke's ranking in the most recent top-25 poll. The Blue Devils break into the top-10 for the first time since Sept. 25
10 - Different goal scorers for Duke so far this season, including multi-goal seasons for six separate players.
6 - Goals for Forster Ajago over the last six matches, helping the striker remain near the top of the leaderboard nationally.
83 - Total points tallied by Duke so far in 2023, an average of 6.92 per game, which ranks 14th nationally.
COMING DOWN THE STRETCH
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MATCHUP NOTES
- Duke and Pittsburgh meet in a key ACC Coastal matchup in the penultimate regular-season ACC weekend.
- The two teams meet for the 14th time in program history.
- After snapping a four-game losing streak against the Panthers last season, the Blue Devils are searching for their first overall win against Pittsburgh since 2018 and the first at Ambrose Urbanic Field since 2017.
- The two teams have been evenly matched as of late, with each of the previous six meetings ending in a scoreless draw or with a one-goal margin.
9 - Duke's ranking in the most recent top-25 poll. The Blue Devils break into the top-10 for the first time since Sept. 25
10 - Different goal scorers for Duke so far this season, including multi-goal seasons for six separate players.
6 - Goals for Forster Ajago over the last six matches, helping the striker remain near the top of the leaderboard nationally.
83 - Total points tallied by Duke so far in 2023, an average of 6.92 per game, which ranks 14th nationally.
COMING DOWN THE STRETCH
- With 2 ACC weekends remaining, Duke is in the midst of ACC Tournament seeding implications, with 8 total points.
- Notre Dame has clinched at least a share of the division but the five other Coastal teams are separated by just four points.
- The two division winners automatically receive a first-round bye, with the other two first-round passes given to the teams with the most points, regardless of division.
- With Pittsburgh ranked 23rd nationally, the Blue Devils are set for their third top-25 matchup in less than a month
- The Blue Devils are 1-1 against top-25 teams, defeating No. 7 Syracuse 5-3 before falling, 0-1, at No. 11 Notre Dame.
- So far this season, Duke is 6-1-0 when scoring first (Forster Ajago vs. Furman, Elon and NC State, Ulfur Bjornsson at Princeton and vs. Virginia, Nick Pariano vs. College of Charleston).
- The Blue Devils scored first in 13 of their 15 regular season goals in '22 and went 11-1-1 when scoring first.
- Duke returns to Durham for a two-match homestand to close the regular season.Â
- The Blue Devils' first match of the final week is against Howard, on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.
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