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Wednesday, November 1
Durham, N.C.
Duke University
vs
Boston College
Blue Devils Welcome Boston College for ACC Tournament First Round
10/31/2023 7:06:00 PM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM - The fifth-seeded Duke men's soccer team opens ACC Tournament play on Wednesday night, welcoming 12th-seeded Boston College to Koskinen Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m., and fans can watch on ACC Network Extra, with Daron Vaught and Cedric Burke on the call.
Guests traveling to the Duke University West Campus on Wednesday, November 1st should be aware of the following parking alert:
Guests attending the Duke Men's Soccer game can find general public parking in the Jogging Trail Lot on NC 751/Cameron Blvd., and Circuit Lots on Circuit Drive. Parking passes may be purchased ahead of time for $25 at my.parking.duke.edu with a NetID or as a guest. Cash Parking is available for $25 at Circuit Lot. Cash will not be accepted at the Jogging Trail. All general public parking will be open beginning at 4:00 PM.Â
Guests with disabilities attending the ACC Men's Soccer Championship 1st Round game will be available at Science Drive Garage off Cameron Blvd. Parking passes may be purchased ahead of time for $25 at my.parking.duke.edu with a NetID or as a guest. Cash Parking is available for $25. An accessible drop-off and pick-up point for persons with disabilities is also located at Science Dr Visitors Lot.Â
MATCHUP NOTES
11 - Different goal scorers for Duke so far this season, including multi-goal seasons for eight separate players.
7 - Goals scored in each of Duke's last two games, the first time scoring seven in consecutive matches since 1971.
126 - Total points tallied by Duke so far in 2023, an average of 8.40 per game.
13 - Goals for Forster Ajago, the most goals in a season since Mike Grella scored 14 in 2008.
TOURNEY TIME
#GoDuke
Guests traveling to the Duke University West Campus on Wednesday, November 1st should be aware of the following parking alert:
Guests attending the Duke Men's Soccer game can find general public parking in the Jogging Trail Lot on NC 751/Cameron Blvd., and Circuit Lots on Circuit Drive. Parking passes may be purchased ahead of time for $25 at my.parking.duke.edu with a NetID or as a guest. Cash Parking is available for $25 at Circuit Lot. Cash will not be accepted at the Jogging Trail. All general public parking will be open beginning at 4:00 PM.Â
Guests with disabilities attending the ACC Men's Soccer Championship 1st Round game will be available at Science Drive Garage off Cameron Blvd. Parking passes may be purchased ahead of time for $25 at my.parking.duke.edu with a NetID or as a guest. Cash Parking is available for $25. An accessible drop-off and pick-up point for persons with disabilities is also located at Science Dr Visitors Lot.Â
MATCHUP NOTES
- Duke and Boston College face off for the 17th time in program history.
- Wednesday night marks the fourth meeting between the two teams in the ACC Tournament, with Boston College holding the advantage in the postseason, 3-0
- The Blue Devils last played the Eagles in the ACC Tournament in 2011, a 2-1 victory for Boston College.
11 - Different goal scorers for Duke so far this season, including multi-goal seasons for eight separate players.
7 - Goals scored in each of Duke's last two games, the first time scoring seven in consecutive matches since 1971.
126 - Total points tallied by Duke so far in 2023, an average of 8.40 per game.
13 - Goals for Forster Ajago, the most goals in a season since Mike Grella scored 14 in 2008.
TOURNEY TIME
- Duke enters the ACC Tournament as the fifth seed, the first time the Blue Devils have been seeded fifth since 2008.
- Duke is 21-31-5 all-time in the ACC Tournament.
- As the five seed in the ACC Tournament, Duke is 4-4-2 overall.
- Duke is seeking its first ACC Tournament against Boston College -- the Blue Devils are currently 0-3-0 in ACC Tournament play.Â
- The Blue Devils went 7-0-3 at home in the regular season in 2022 and went undefeated again in 2023 at Koskinen Stadium, with a 9-0-1 (.950) record.
- The regular-season .950 winning percentage is the best for the program under head coach John Kerr.
- With Kerr at the helm, Duke is 116-44-26 at home. The Blue Devils' best overall season was 2009, going 12-1-0 (.923) at home.
- So far this season, Duke is 8-1-0 when scoring first (Forster Ajago vs. Furman, Elon and NC State, Ulfur Bjornsson at Princeton, vs. Virginia and Howard, 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.
#GoDuke
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