Blue Devils & Wolfpack Battle to 0-0 Draw

Sunday, September 24

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Duke University

5-3-1, 1-1-1

NC State

1-5-5, 0-1-2

NC State

Duke

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Blue Devils & Wolfpack Battle to 0-0 Draw

9/24/2023 8:57:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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DURHAM – The 16th-ranked Duke women's soccer team battled with NC State to a 0-0 draw on Sunday evening at Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Devils held a 19-6 shot advantage, but couldn't get anything in the back of the net. The Blue Devils move to 5-3-1 overall and 1-1-1 in ACC, while the Wolfpack are now 1-5-5, 0-1-2.

How It Happened
•   The Blue Devils came out on the attack and took the first four shots of the match by Kat Rader, Mia Minestrella (2) and Devin Lynch. All went wide of the goal.
•   NC State responded with two attempts of its own, which went wide as well.
•   The Blue Devils had the best scoring chance of the first half as sophomore Elle Piper took a pass and blasted a right-footed attempt from 23 yards, but NC State goalkeeper Olivia Pratapas made a diving save to keep Duke off the board.
•   At the end of the first half, the Blue Devils held a 10-3 advantage in shots, but the score remained 0-0.
•   Blue Devil senior Maggie Graham opened the second half with a shot from outside the box that just went over the crossbar.
•   At the 78:58 mark, NC State had its best scoring chance of the match as Annika Wohner found herself wide open in front of the net off a pass from Emika Kawagishi, but Duke goalkeeper Leah Freeman was there to make the stop.
•   With just under seven minutes remaining, the Blue Devils thought they had the first goal of the match as Rader fed a streaking Minestrella and she hit the top left corner of the net, but Minestrella was just offside.
•   The Wolfpack were awarded a free kick at the 85:37 mark, but Wohner's attempt went just right of the post.

Notes
•   Duke played the match without three starters – Emily Royson, Baleigh Bruster and Olivia Migli. All three were injured in the Notre Dame match.
•   Freshman Mia Minestrella made her first collegiate start.
•   In the first half, Minestrella, Kat Rader and Devin Lynch each led the Blue Devils with two shots each.
•   Duke held a 19-6 advantage in shots with Rader leading the way with four. It marked the first home match she has not scored in.
•   The Blue Devils had scored at least one goal in each of the first halves at home this season (5).
•   Freshman Cameron Roller played a career-high 90 minutes at center back.
•   Nine different Blue Devils attempted a shot on the night.
•   Duke tied a season high with 19 shots.
•   Leah Freeman finished the night with one save over 90 minutes in goal and registered her fourth shutout of the season.

Quotes
•   "I think our coaches said it pretty well. We have dug ourselves into a hole and we kind of get to choose whether or not to dig ourselves out. There needs to be a fire in our stomach that we don't really have right now. I think that is something that we need to cultivate at least off the field, because clearly we are not bringing it to the field. I think if we can have that passion and that mentality everything will start falling into place, but clearly we have to have that first."    -- Duke senior Maggie Graham

Next Match
•   The Blue Devils hit the road for Charlottesville, Va., to take on Virginia on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m.

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