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Duke University
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No. 11 Duke and North Carolina Face Off in Rivalry Matchup
9/22/2023 1:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The 11th-ranked Duke men's soccer team makes the quick trip to Chapel Hill on Saturday night, taking on the North Carolina Tar Heels at Dorrance Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the broadcast is available on ACC Network Extra, with Dean Linke and Matt Krause on the call.
MATCHUP NOTES
6 - Total goals scored by Duke over its last two wins at UNC
43 - Points tallied by the Blue Devils so far through six matches, good for an average of 7.2 per gameÂ
8 - Different goal scorers for the Blue Devils through the first six matches
+10 - Goal differential for Duke through six matches, tied for the 10th-best differential nationally as of 9/21
ON THE ROAD IN THE ACC
#GoDuke
MATCHUP NOTES
- Duke and North Carolina clash in the rivalry matchup for the 98th total time and 21st time under head coach John Kerr
- The last time Duke played Clemson and UNC in back-to-back road ACC games, without a mid-week game in between, was 2019. The Blue Devils lost, 1-2, at Clemson and then claimed the win at North Carolina, 3-2.
- Duke has won in two of its last three visits to Chapel Hill, most recently winning, 3-0, in 2021.
6 - Total goals scored by Duke over its last two wins at UNC
43 - Points tallied by the Blue Devils so far through six matches, good for an average of 7.2 per gameÂ
8 - Different goal scorers for the Blue Devils through the first six matches
+10 - Goal differential for Duke through six matches, tied for the 10th-best differential nationally as of 9/21
ON THE ROAD IN THE ACC
- The Blue Devils went 3-0-1 on the road in ACC play last season, including wins at then-No. 10 Louisville (2-1) and then-No. 1 Wake Forest (3-2)
- The matchup with UNC marks the second straight ACC road test for Duke, having played at Clemson on Sept. 15
- The 2-0 loss at Clemson marked the first regular-season loss by the Blue Devils since 2021, snapping a streak of 23 consecutive regular-season matches played without a defeat.
- Ulfur Bjornsson scored the game-winning goal in both of Duke's last two victories, as the Blue Devils defeated Princeton (2-0) and Virginia (2-0)
- The freshman forward opened his ledger against the Tigers with a second-half header. Against Virginia, Bjornsson finished with three points, adding an assist to his first-half goal.
- The Blue Devils scored first in 13 of their 15 regular season goals in '22 and went 11-1-1 when scoring first
- Duke is 3-0-0 this season when scoring first (Forster Ajago vs. Furman, Ulfur Bjornsson at Princeton and vs. Virginia)
- Duke plays at home for the first time since Sept. 8, taking on College of Charleston at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26
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