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No. 22 Blue Devils Host No. 1 Tar Heels Sunday on ACC Network
10/7/2023 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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Match 12 l Complete Release
#1 North Carolina (9-0-4, 4-0-1) at #22 Duke (5-4-2, 1-2-2 ACC)
Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 - 4 PM (ET) - ACC Network
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Extra Talent: Jenn Hildreth (PXP), Jill Loyden (Analyst)
NEED TO KNOW
•   No. 22 Duke women's soccer returns home Sunday to open a two-match homestand as the Blue Devils (5-4-2, 1-2-2 ACC) host top-ranked North Carolina (9-0-4, 4-0-1) at 4 p.m., inside Koskinen Stadium.
•   Sunday's match versus the Tar Heels will be aired live on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth (PXP) and Jill Loyden (Analyst) calling the action.
•   Duke opens a two-match home stretch where it faces two top-10 ranked opponents -- No. 1 North Carolina and No. 9 Clemson.
•   Over the last three matches, the Blue Devils have been without four different starters at one point due to injuries -- Emily Royson, Olivia Migli, Baleigh Bruster and Grace Watkins. Royson and Migli have missed three straight games.
•   Senior goalkeeper Leah Freeman registered her fourth shutout of the season and 22nd of her impressive career in Duke's 0-0 draw against NC State.
•   Over the last two seasons, Duke has lost six student-athletes that have gone on to play in the NWSL.
•   Duke welcomed 11 newcomers to the 2023 roster as head coach Robbie Church is in his 23rd season with the Blue Devils. Â
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
•   Kat Rader leads Duke with six goals on the season and she owns 18 over her short career. Since scoring goals in each of the first three matches, Rader has been limited to three goals over the last eight contests. She is coming off registering a penalty kick at Pitt Thursday.
•   Rader has tallied 10 of her 18 goals against ACC opponents over her short career. Â
•   Since the late loss to Notre Dame, the Duke offense has struggled. The Blue Devils have attempted only seven shots on goal and scored two goals. One of those goals was a penalty kick. In the last three matches, both of Duke's goals have come in the second half and all three opponents' goals have also come in the second.
•   Duke goalkeeper Leah Freeman is coming off posting a season-high six saves at Pittsburgh. The Blue Devils allowed a season-high 20 shots by the Panthers.
•   Freshman Mia Minestrella made her first collegiate start against NC State and then junior Dieynaba Ndaw made her first start at Virginia. Ndaw also registered her first collegiate goal in the 1-1 draw.
•   In both of Duke's home losses to 24th-ranked Southern California and 10th-ranked Notre Dame, the Blue Devils opened the match with a 1-0 lead. Â
•   Carina Lageyre posted her first two collegiate goals at Boston College in the ACC opener. She went on to be named ACC Offensive Player of the Week as Duke won 2-0 on the road. Â
•   Katie Groff and Devin Lynch have connected for two goals off corner kicks this season (West Virginia and East Carolina).
•   Duke scored goals in the first half in the first three games for the first time since the 2017 season. In 2017, the Blue Devils totaled goals in the first half in each of the first seven matches. Â
•   In her first two seasons, when Kat Rader scores, the Blue Devils feature a 12-3-1 ledger. She became just the sixth Blue Devil to register goals in each of her first three matches to start a season.
THE SERIES WITH NORTH CAROLINA
•   The Blue Devils and Tar Heels will meet for the 52nd time in program history with UNC leading 44-4-3. Â
•   The Tar Heels lead Duke in goals scored 152-38 in the series.
•   Robbie Church owns a 3-22-4 all-time record against UNC.
•   In matches played in Durham, the Blue Devils own a 0-18-2 ledger.
•   Duke has failed to score against North Carolina in six straight home matches. The Blue Devils have been outscored 10-0. Duke did shutout UNC twice during that stretch.
SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS
•   North Carolina enters the match with a 9-0-4 overall and 4-0-1 ACC ledger. Â
•   Ally Sentnor (6 goals), Avery Patterson (5 goals) and Evelyn Shores (4 goals) have paced the Tar Heels on the season.
•   UNC owns a 3-0-2 record on the road this season.
•   The Tar Heels have outscored opponents, 26-7. Â
IN THE LAST MEETING
•   Last season, Duke and UNC played twice. Â
•   In the first meeting, North Carolina posted a 3-0 win in Durham and in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C., in which the Blue Devils drew with the Tar Heels 0-0, before not advancing on penalty kicks, 7-6.
HEY, I KNOW YOU
•   Duke 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.
•   Duke's Carina Lageyre will face her former U.S. teammates Talia Dellaperuta and Ally Sentnor of UNC on Sunday. All three represented the U.S. at the 2022 FIFA Women's World Cup in Costa Rica in August.
•   Duke senior Maggie Graham and junior Baleigh Bruster played with UNC's Evelyn Shores at Tophat Club Soccer team. Shores also attended Westminster with Graham.
•   Duke's Graham, Olivia Migli, Phoebe Goldthwaite, Katie Groff and Leah Freeman all played with Emmie Allen, Emily Moxley, Kayleigh Herr, Brooklyn Holt and Mia Oliaro on the NC Course USL-W League Team over the summer of 2023.
•   Goldthwaite also played with Oliara and Abbie Gundrie at NC Courage Girls Development Academy for three years. Â
DUKE VERSUS NO. 1 RANKED TEAMS
•   The Blue Devils have totaled a 2-19-2 record against No. 1 ranked teams over the history of the program, but is coming off a 1-0 win in the last meeting on Oct. 24, 2021 against Florida State.
•   Duke is 1-12-0 versus the Tar Heels when they are ranked No. 1. Â
Versus No. 1 Ranked Opponents
vs. Florida St. (W, 1-0; 10/24/21 in Durham)
vs. Florida St. (T, 0-0 2OT, 3-5 on PKs; 5/9/21 in Cary, N.C.)
at North Carolina (L, 0-1; 10/23/20 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 0-2; 9/27/20 in Durham)
at Virginia (L, 0-1; 11/3/19 in Charlottesville, Va.)
at Virginia (T, 0-0 2OT; 9/29/19 in Charlottesville, Va.)
at West Virginia (L, 0-1; 11/26/16 in Morgantown, W.Va.)
at Virginia (L, 0-1; 9/27/15 in Charlottesville, Va.)
vs. Virginia (L, 2-3; 9/26/13 in Charlottesville, Va.)
at Florida State (L, 0-1; 9/13/12 in Tallahassee, Fla.)
vs. Stanford (L, 0-1; 12/4/11 in Kennesaw, Ga.)
at North Carolina (L, 1-2 OT; 9/24/09 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
at North Carolina (W, 2-1; 10/9/05 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 2-4; 11/5/04 in Cary, N.C.)
at North Carolina (L, 1-2; 10/28/04 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 1-6; 11/7/03 in Cary, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 0-4; 10/1/03 in Durham)
at North Carolina (L, 0-2; 11/18/01 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 1-3; 10/2/01 in Durham)
vs. Santa Clara (L, 2-7; 9/27/99 in Durham)
vs. North Carolina (L, 1-5 2OT; 11/5/98 in Orlando, Fla.)
at North Carolina (L, 0-4; 10/8/98 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 2-3; 10/30/97 in Durham)
A WIN WOULD...
•   Snap a four-match winless streak for the Blue Devils.
•   Mark the first win at home against North Carolina in school history.
•   Be the third all-time against teams ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY
•   Duke is on a four-match winless streak, which is the longest such streak for the Blue Devils since 2015. In 2015, Duke had two ties and two losses in a row, before snapping the streak at Miami.
•   The last time the Blue Devils had a longer than four-match winless streak was in 2013 when Duke had a six-match stretch.
THE INJURY BUG
•   Duke has featured different starting lineups in three out of the last four matches due to injuries.
•   In the Notre Dame match on Sept. 21, the Blue Devils lost their starting center backs -- Emily Royson and Baleigh Bruster -- to injuries. Both were not on the pitch when the Irish rallied for a pair of goals to win the match.
•   Senior Olivia Migli was also lost late in the Notre Dame match with an injury as well.
•   All three missed the NC State match on Sept. 24 and are listed as day-to-day. Â
•   Bruster made her return at Virginia and played the full 90 minutes, but Royson and Migli have missed the last three matches.
•   Senior Grace Watkins also missed the Virginia match due to an injury suffered in practice, but came off the bench at Pittsburgh.
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Match 12 l Complete Release
#1 North Carolina (9-0-4, 4-0-1) at #22 Duke (5-4-2, 1-2-2 ACC)
Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 - 4 PM (ET) - ACC Network
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Extra Talent: Jenn Hildreth (PXP), Jill Loyden (Analyst)
NEED TO KNOW
•   No. 22 Duke women's soccer returns home Sunday to open a two-match homestand as the Blue Devils (5-4-2, 1-2-2 ACC) host top-ranked North Carolina (9-0-4, 4-0-1) at 4 p.m., inside Koskinen Stadium.
•   Sunday's match versus the Tar Heels will be aired live on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth (PXP) and Jill Loyden (Analyst) calling the action.
•   Duke opens a two-match home stretch where it faces two top-10 ranked opponents -- No. 1 North Carolina and No. 9 Clemson.
•   Over the last three matches, the Blue Devils have been without four different starters at one point due to injuries -- Emily Royson, Olivia Migli, Baleigh Bruster and Grace Watkins. Royson and Migli have missed three straight games.
•   Senior goalkeeper Leah Freeman registered her fourth shutout of the season and 22nd of her impressive career in Duke's 0-0 draw against NC State.
•   Over the last two seasons, Duke has lost six student-athletes that have gone on to play in the NWSL.
•   Duke welcomed 11 newcomers to the 2023 roster as head coach Robbie Church is in his 23rd season with the Blue Devils. Â
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
•   Kat Rader leads Duke with six goals on the season and she owns 18 over her short career. Since scoring goals in each of the first three matches, Rader has been limited to three goals over the last eight contests. She is coming off registering a penalty kick at Pitt Thursday.
•   Rader has tallied 10 of her 18 goals against ACC opponents over her short career. Â
•   Since the late loss to Notre Dame, the Duke offense has struggled. The Blue Devils have attempted only seven shots on goal and scored two goals. One of those goals was a penalty kick. In the last three matches, both of Duke's goals have come in the second half and all three opponents' goals have also come in the second.
•   Duke goalkeeper Leah Freeman is coming off posting a season-high six saves at Pittsburgh. The Blue Devils allowed a season-high 20 shots by the Panthers.
•   Freshman Mia Minestrella made her first collegiate start against NC State and then junior Dieynaba Ndaw made her first start at Virginia. Ndaw also registered her first collegiate goal in the 1-1 draw.
•   In both of Duke's home losses to 24th-ranked Southern California and 10th-ranked Notre Dame, the Blue Devils opened the match with a 1-0 lead. Â
•   Carina Lageyre posted her first two collegiate goals at Boston College in the ACC opener. She went on to be named ACC Offensive Player of the Week as Duke won 2-0 on the road. Â
•   Katie Groff and Devin Lynch have connected for two goals off corner kicks this season (West Virginia and East Carolina).
•   Duke scored goals in the first half in the first three games for the first time since the 2017 season. In 2017, the Blue Devils totaled goals in the first half in each of the first seven matches. Â
•   In her first two seasons, when Kat Rader scores, the Blue Devils feature a 12-3-1 ledger. She became just the sixth Blue Devil to register goals in each of her first three matches to start a season.
THE SERIES WITH NORTH CAROLINA
•   The Blue Devils and Tar Heels will meet for the 52nd time in program history with UNC leading 44-4-3. Â
•   The Tar Heels lead Duke in goals scored 152-38 in the series.
•   Robbie Church owns a 3-22-4 all-time record against UNC.
•   In matches played in Durham, the Blue Devils own a 0-18-2 ledger.
•   Duke has failed to score against North Carolina in six straight home matches. The Blue Devils have been outscored 10-0. Duke did shutout UNC twice during that stretch.
SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS
•   North Carolina enters the match with a 9-0-4 overall and 4-0-1 ACC ledger. Â
•   Ally Sentnor (6 goals), Avery Patterson (5 goals) and Evelyn Shores (4 goals) have paced the Tar Heels on the season.
•   UNC owns a 3-0-2 record on the road this season.
•   The Tar Heels have outscored opponents, 26-7. Â
IN THE LAST MEETING
•   Last season, Duke and UNC played twice. Â
•   In the first meeting, North Carolina posted a 3-0 win in Durham and in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C., in which the Blue Devils drew with the Tar Heels 0-0, before not advancing on penalty kicks, 7-6.
HEY, I KNOW YOU
•   Duke 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.
•   Duke's Carina Lageyre will face her former U.S. teammates Talia Dellaperuta and Ally Sentnor of UNC on Sunday. All three represented the U.S. at the 2022 FIFA Women's World Cup in Costa Rica in August.
•   Duke senior Maggie Graham and junior Baleigh Bruster played with UNC's Evelyn Shores at Tophat Club Soccer team. Shores also attended Westminster with Graham.
•   Duke's Graham, Olivia Migli, Phoebe Goldthwaite, Katie Groff and Leah Freeman all played with Emmie Allen, Emily Moxley, Kayleigh Herr, Brooklyn Holt and Mia Oliaro on the NC Course USL-W League Team over the summer of 2023.
•   Goldthwaite also played with Oliara and Abbie Gundrie at NC Courage Girls Development Academy for three years. Â
DUKE VERSUS NO. 1 RANKED TEAMS
•   The Blue Devils have totaled a 2-19-2 record against No. 1 ranked teams over the history of the program, but is coming off a 1-0 win in the last meeting on Oct. 24, 2021 against Florida State.
•   Duke is 1-12-0 versus the Tar Heels when they are ranked No. 1. Â
Versus No. 1 Ranked Opponents
vs. Florida St. (W, 1-0; 10/24/21 in Durham)
vs. Florida St. (T, 0-0 2OT, 3-5 on PKs; 5/9/21 in Cary, N.C.)
at North Carolina (L, 0-1; 10/23/20 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 0-2; 9/27/20 in Durham)
at Virginia (L, 0-1; 11/3/19 in Charlottesville, Va.)
at Virginia (T, 0-0 2OT; 9/29/19 in Charlottesville, Va.)
at West Virginia (L, 0-1; 11/26/16 in Morgantown, W.Va.)
at Virginia (L, 0-1; 9/27/15 in Charlottesville, Va.)
vs. Virginia (L, 2-3; 9/26/13 in Charlottesville, Va.)
at Florida State (L, 0-1; 9/13/12 in Tallahassee, Fla.)
vs. Stanford (L, 0-1; 12/4/11 in Kennesaw, Ga.)
at North Carolina (L, 1-2 OT; 9/24/09 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
at North Carolina (W, 2-1; 10/9/05 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 2-4; 11/5/04 in Cary, N.C.)
at North Carolina (L, 1-2; 10/28/04 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 1-6; 11/7/03 in Cary, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 0-4; 10/1/03 in Durham)
at North Carolina (L, 0-2; 11/18/01 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 1-3; 10/2/01 in Durham)
vs. Santa Clara (L, 2-7; 9/27/99 in Durham)
vs. North Carolina (L, 1-5 2OT; 11/5/98 in Orlando, Fla.)
at North Carolina (L, 0-4; 10/8/98 in Chapel Hill, N.C.)
vs. North Carolina (L, 2-3; 10/30/97 in Durham)
A WIN WOULD...
•   Snap a four-match winless streak for the Blue Devils.
•   Mark the first win at home against North Carolina in school history.
•   Be the third all-time against teams ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY
•   Duke is on a four-match winless streak, which is the longest such streak for the Blue Devils since 2015. In 2015, Duke had two ties and two losses in a row, before snapping the streak at Miami.
•   The last time the Blue Devils had a longer than four-match winless streak was in 2013 when Duke had a six-match stretch.
THE INJURY BUG
•   Duke has featured different starting lineups in three out of the last four matches due to injuries.
•   In the Notre Dame match on Sept. 21, the Blue Devils lost their starting center backs -- Emily Royson and Baleigh Bruster -- to injuries. Both were not on the pitch when the Irish rallied for a pair of goals to win the match.
•   Senior Olivia Migli was also lost late in the Notre Dame match with an injury as well.
•   All three missed the NC State match on Sept. 24 and are listed as day-to-day. Â
•   Bruster made her return at Virginia and played the full 90 minutes, but Royson and Migli have missed the last three matches.
•   Senior Grace Watkins also missed the Virginia match due to an injury suffered in practice, but came off the bench at Pittsburgh.
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