Lageyre’s Brace Leads No. 15 Duke Past Eagles, 2-0

Sunday, September 17

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

1 p.m.

Duke University

5-2-0, 1-0-0

Boston College

3-4-2, 0-1-0

Duke

Boston College

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Lageyre’s Brace Leads No. 15 Duke Past Eagles, 2-0

9/17/2023 4:26:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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NEWTON, Mass. – Led by sophomore Carina Lageyre's brace and Duke women's soccer's third straight shutout on the defensive end, the Blue Devils opened ACC action Sunday at Boston College with a 2-0 victory at the Newton Soccer Complex in Newton, Mass.

Lageyre, who hails from Cooper City, Fla., posted her first two collegiate goals in the first half and helped lead the Blue Devils to their third straight victory. Duke improved to 6-2-0, 1-0-0 in ACC action, while the Eagles dropped to 3-4-2, 0-1-0.

How It Happened
•   The Blue Devils started on the attack from the start and were rewarded early as sophomore Carina Lageyre connected on her first collegiate goal at the 2:51 mark off a feed from senior Grace Watkins and Baleigh Bruster.
•   Watkins sent a feed into the box that went off a Boston College defender and landed at Lageyre's feet, before finishing in the top left corner.
•   Then at the 31:14 mark, senior Nicky Chico drove towards the box and sent a ball to the 18-yard mark where rookie Mia Minestrella stopped the ball and Lageyre blasted a left-footed shot that went off the right post and into the net to put Duke ahead, 2-0.
•   At the 40:43 mark, sophomore Devin Lynch crossed in a perfect ball to a streaking Julia Saunicheva on the right side of the box. Saunicheva drove in and hit a right-footed ball that opposing goalkeeper Wiebke Willebrandt was able to get a leg on to stop.
•   At the end of the first half, Duke held an 8-1 shot advantage, including four on goal.
•   Neither team had a shot in the second half until Watkins' attempt went wide left in the 63rd minute.
•   Watkins featured some nice footwork to get free near the baseline in the 65th minute. She crossed a perfect ball to the head of Lynch, whose header was going towards the left side of the goal, before Willebrandt used her right hand to save it.
•   Boston College had its best scoring chance in the 72nd minute as Aislin Streicek rocketed a shot towards the right points, but Duke goalkeeper Leah Freeman made a diving stop to her left to keep the Eagles off the board.
•   Duke kept attacking as sophomore Elle Piper lofted in a shot in the 85th minute that went off the crossbar.
•   For the match, the Blue Devils held a 19-3 shot advantage.

Notes
•   The goal by Carina Lageyre at the 2:51 mark was the quickest goal the Blue Devils have scored this season.
•   Lageyre's two goals marks the first multi-goal performance by a Blue Devil this season.
•   Duke's two goals in the first half was the second time this season the Blue Devils have posted a couple of tallies over the first 45 minutes (East Carolina).
•   The Blue Devils totaled the seventh straight win in the series with Boston College.
•   Duke is now unbeaten in ACC openers over the last 11 contests.
•   Senior Nicky Chico posted her first collegiate assist.
•   The 19 shots by the Blue Devils were a season high.

Quotes
•   "It felt really relieving, because I have been working really hard for it. I am just really proud to do it with this team and to be able to score goals for this team so we can win. So, it just gave me a lot of confidence and I will continue to keep shooting." -- Duke Sophomore Carina Lageyre on scoring her first two collegiate goals
•   "I think it was everything. We have working really hard on starting and playing for that full 90 minutes at our best performance. I think just coming out and starting strong to get that first goal in the first five minutes was really important for us in building confidence moving forward throughout the game and into ACC play." -- Duke sophomore Carina Lageyre on getting the early goal
•   "I thought we just put the effort in. We completely dominated this game from start to finish. Our effort and focus was great. We wanted to start out on the right foot with a win on the road and it is not easy to do that. So, I take my hat off to the ladies. I thought we were very, very good." -- Duke head coach Robbie Church

Next Match
Duke will return home to host Notre Dame Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. It will mark the first of two straight home matches this week as the Blue Devils also welcome NC State on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.

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