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Duke University
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Second-ranked Duke Hosts Louisville Sunday
10/5/2024 8:40:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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Match 10
Louisville (6-4-2, 1-3-0 ACC) at Duke (8-1-0, 3-0-0 ACC)
Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 - 1 PM (ET) - ACC Network Extra
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Extra Talent: Dean Linke (PXP), Matt Stradley (Color)
NEED TO KNOW
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
THE SERIES WITH LOUISVILLE
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
HEY, I KNOW YOU!
DUKE SCORING IN FIRST HALF
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A GOAL IN FIRST HALF
14 - 2004 (8/17 vs. UNC to 10/3 vs. Miami)
8 - 2024 (8/22 at Nebraska to 10/3 vs. Virginia)
2017 (8/11 vs. Clemson to 9/8 vs. West Virginia)
1999 (8/27 vs. Missouri to 9/19 vs. Maryland)
1995 (9/22 vs. Clemson to 10/6 vs. Ohio State)
7 - 1996 (9/1 vs. North Carolina to 9/22 vs. FSU)
6 - 1997 (10/26 vs. FSU to 11/16 vs. UNCG)
1994 (9/4 vs. Wake Forest to 9/18 vs. Berry)
1989 (10/15 vs. Monmouth to 10/27 vs. Maryland
TOP WINNING STREAKS
Top Winning Streaks in duke history
19 - Aug. 20 - Nov. 3, 2017
8 - Aug. 22 - Present
Aug. 26 - Sept. 22, 2000 (first 8)
Sept. 10 - Oct. 3, 2004
7 - Aug. 19 - Sept. 17 2021
Sept. 26 - Oct. 17, 1997
Sept. 4 - Sept. 25, 2011
Aug. 26 - Sept. 20, 2018
6 - Oct. 2 - Oct. 18, 1992
Oct. 4 - Oct. 25, 2018
AT HOME IN 2024
LYNCH SCORING AS JUNIOR
QUICK START IN ACC PLAY
LONG NAMED TO U.S. U-17 WORLD CUP SQUAD
FREEMAN NETS ACC HONORS
High-scoring offense
STRONG DEFENSE
LACK OF SHOTS/CORNERS
OFFENSIVE ATTACK
IN THE NCAA STATS
Match 10
Louisville (6-4-2, 1-3-0 ACC) at Duke (8-1-0, 3-0-0 ACC)
Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 - 1 PM (ET) - ACC Network Extra
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ACC Network Extra Talent: Dean Linke (PXP), Matt Stradley (Color)
NEED TO KNOW
- The second-ranked Duke women's soccer team (8-1-0, 3-0-0) is set to close a three-match homestand Sunday, Oct. 6 by hosting Louisville (6-4-2, 1-3-0) at 1 p.m., at Koskinen Stadium.
- Sunday's contest will be aired live on ACC Network Extra with Dean Linke (PXP) and Matt Stradley (Analyst) on the call.
- The Blue Devils have tied a school record by scoring three or more goals in five straight matches (1990). Duke is one of only three schools nationally to feature a current 5-game stretch with 3+ goals (Utah Valley, FIU).
- Duke has scored a goal in the first half in eight straight matches, which is tied for the second-longest streak in Blue Devil history.
- On the season, Duke has scored 29 goals by 12 different players.
- Robbie Church announced on July 22, 2024 he will be retiring at the end of the season and Duke will be promoting associate head coach Kieran Hall to head coach in 2025. Current assistant coach Carla Overbeck will move to associate head coach in 2025 as well.
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES
- For the sixth time in program lore, Duke has opened ACC play with a 3-0 record (2024, 2022, 2017, 2011, 1997). If the Blue Devils win Sunday, Duke will open ACC play with a 4-0 ledger for only the third time (2017, 1997).
- Fifth year Ella Hase owns six assists, all of which have come over the last five matches. She tallied two against Missouri and SMU. Her six assists ranks tied for third in the ACC.
- Devin Lynch has scored or assisted in five straight matches, which are also Lynch's first five starts of the year. She owns three goals and five assists during that stretch.
- Duke finished the month of September with a 5-0 ledger, which marked only the second undefeated month of September in program history (2017 - 8-0).
- Maggie Graham owns four goals over her last seven matches, while adding four assists. She owns 12 points on the season. Graham has scored or assisted in six out of the last seven contests.
- Carina Lageyre has tallied a tied for team-best five assists on the season, which ranks tied for sixth in the ACC.
- Duke has scored 29 goals the last eight matches, while the Blue Devils scored a total of 15 goals a season ago in 16 contests.
- Blue Devil head coach Robbie Church reached the 300-win mark against SMU. He is the winningest coach in Duke history.
- The last time the Blue Devils dropped a season opener was in 2017. Duke went on to win 19 straight matches after the loss and made an appearance in the NCAA College Cup.
- Duke was shutout in the season opener for the first time since 2014, which was also a loss to Ohio State (1-0).
- The last time Duke head coach Robbie Church dealt with a losing season was in 2014 and the next year he led the Blue Devils to the 2015 NCAA College Cup.
- Duke will take its eight natives of California back to their home state in October for a week-long road trip to play Stanford (Oct. 10) and California (Oct. 13).
THE SERIES WITH LOUISVILLE
- Duke and Louisville will meet for the 11th time in program history with the Blue Devils leading the series, 4-1-5.
- In matches played in Durham, Duke holds a 2-0-2 ledger, including two straight wins.
- Last year, the Blue Devils dropped a 1-0 decision on the road at Louisville, which concluded their season and kept Duke out of the NCAA Tournament.
- In the last meeting in Durham, Duke totaled a 4-0 victory with Kat Rader and Michelle Cooper each scoring goals.
- Head coach Robbie Church owns a 7-3-6 record against Louisville.
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
- Louisville enters the contest with a 6-4-2 ledger, but has dropped four out of its last five matches.
- The Cardinals have been led by Karsyn Cherry (6 goals), Mackenzie Geigle (5 goals) and Amber Jackson (3 goals).
- Louisville has given up 13 goals the last four contests.
HEY, I KNOW YOU!
- Duke's Phoebe Goldthwaite and Mia Oliaro teamed with Louisville's Mackenzie Geigle helped lead the NC Courage's USL W-League U-23 squad to the championship over the summer of 2024.
- Duke's Maggie Graham and Baleigh Bruster played for the same club team, Tophat, in Atlanta, Ga., as Jolie St. Louis from Louisville.
DUKE SCORING IN FIRST HALF
- Duke has scored a goal in the first half of the last eight consecutive matches, which is tied for the second-longest streak in Blue Devil history.
- The record is 14 from the 2004 campaign.
- Under head coach Robbie Church, it is tied for the second-longest streak behind 14 in 2004.
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A GOAL IN FIRST HALF
14 - 2004 (8/17 vs. UNC to 10/3 vs. Miami)
8 - 2024 (8/22 at Nebraska to 10/3 vs. Virginia)
2017 (8/11 vs. Clemson to 9/8 vs. West Virginia)
1999 (8/27 vs. Missouri to 9/19 vs. Maryland)
1995 (9/22 vs. Clemson to 10/6 vs. Ohio State)
7 - 1996 (9/1 vs. North Carolina to 9/22 vs. FSU)
6 - 1997 (10/26 vs. FSU to 11/16 vs. UNCG)
1994 (9/4 vs. Wake Forest to 9/18 vs. Berry)
1989 (10/15 vs. Monmouth to 10/27 vs. Maryland
TOP WINNING STREAKS
- Duke owns an eight-match winning streak on the season, which is tied for the second-longest in Duke history.
- The top streak was in 2017 when the Blue Devils totaled a 19-match streak.
Top Winning Streaks in duke history
19 - Aug. 20 - Nov. 3, 2017
8 - Aug. 22 - Present
Aug. 26 - Sept. 22, 2000 (first 8)
Sept. 10 - Oct. 3, 2004
7 - Aug. 19 - Sept. 17 2021
Sept. 26 - Oct. 17, 1997
Sept. 4 - Sept. 25, 2011
Aug. 26 - Sept. 20, 2018
6 - Oct. 2 - Oct. 18, 1992
Oct. 4 - Oct. 25, 2018
AT HOME IN 2024
- Duke boasts a 6-0 record at home in 2024.
- In those matches, the Blue Devils have outscored opponents by a 23-1 ledger. Duke has outshot opponents 129-33 as well.
- Maggie Graham, Mia Minestrella, Devin Lynch and Mia Oliaro have scored three goals each to lead the Blue Devils. Two of Graham's and Oliaro's goals were game winners.
- Duke has averaged 21.5 shots per game at home.
LYNCH SCORING AS JUNIOR
- After not scoring her first two years at Duke, junior Devin Lynch has tallied a tied for team-best four goals over the first nine matches in 2024.
- The only other Blue Devils to be scoreless their first two seasons and then score four or more goals as a junior were Kelly Hathorn (6 in 2007), Heidi Hollenbeck (4 in 2004) and Molly Lester (4 in 2010).
- Lynch has scored or assisted in five straight matches.
QUICK START IN ACC PLAY
- Duke has jumped out to a 3-0 start in ACC play for only the sixth time in Blue Devil history (2024, 2022, 2017, 2011, 1997).
- If the Blue Devils win Sunday, Duke will open ACC play with a 4-0 ledger for only the third time (2017, 1997).
- Duke is averaging an ACC-best 3.0 goals a game in ACC play scoring nine in three matches.
- The Blue Devils' two goals allowed is tied along with North Carolina and Stanford.
- Duke is averaging 10.3 points a game in ACC play with 13 assists as well. The Blue Devils' 18.3 shots a game in ACC play is second behind Notre Dame (20.0).
- Ella Hase, Devin Lynch and Maggie Graham rank tied for second with three assists in ACC matches. Lynch leads the ACC with 2.3 points per game, while Oliaro is fifth (2.0) and Hase is seventh (1.67).
- Leah Freeman is one of five goalkeepers to only allow two goals so far in ACC play (Haley Craig of Stanford, Clare Gagne of UNC, Teagan Wy of California and Sonoma Kasica of Notre Dame).
LONG NAMED TO U.S. U-17 WORLD CUP SQUAD
- Duke freshman Mary Long has been named to represent the United States Under-17 Women's Youth National Team at the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup, which will be held in the Dominican Republic from Oct. 16 through Nov. 3.
- Long, a product of Mission Hills, Kan., has appeared in eight matches off the bench for the Blue Devils so far in her rookie campaign, while scoring two goals. She is one of only four collegiate players named to the U.S. squad. Long will see action in Duke's two matches this week against Virginia and Louisville, before heading to meet up with the U.S. squad.
- The U.S. will open action Oct. 16 in Group B against Spain.
- Long missed the Nebraska match as well earlier this season as she was training with the U-17 squad.
FREEMAN NETS ACC HONORS
- After leading Duke to its seventh-straight victory on Friday, Blue Devil fifth year goalkeeper Leah Freeman has been tabbed the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
- Freeman helped the Blue Devils collect a 3-0 shutout victory over SMU on last week to move to 2-0 in ACC play. Freeman played the full 90 minutes in goal, collected four saves and notched her 26th career clean sheet.
- The honor for Freeman was her first in the ACC. She earned Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week accolades three different times prior to arriving in Durham.
High-scoring offense
- Since the season opener, the Blue Devils have tallied 29 goals in eight matches.
- The 29 goals over the first nine matches ranks tied for sixth on Duke's all-time record charts -- 35 (1989), 33 (2004), 32 (2012), 31 (1990), 30 (2008) and 29 (2024, 1993).
- The Blue Devils tallied four goals in the first half against Missouri. It was the most since Oct. 10, 2021 against ECU.
- The seven goals against Missouri were a season high for the Blue Devils and the most since Nov. 21, 2021 against St. John's (7).
- The 21 goals over the last five matches for the Blue Devils are the most since 2004. The most goals over a five-game stretch are 24 goals (1990), 23 (2004) and 21 (1989, 2024).
- Duke ranks second in the ACC in points per game with a 10.3 average behind Florida State (10.4). The Blue Devils are also second in goals per game (3.2).
- For the first time in Duke history, the Blue Devils have scored three or more goals in the first three ACC matches of the season.
STRONG DEFENSE
- Over nine matches, Duke has allowed only three goals against Ohio State, Clemson and Virginia.
- The Blue Devils had totaled five straight shutouts prior to allowing a first half goal against Clemson. Duke's scoreless streak of 511:94 ranked as the fifth-longest in program history (since 2002).
- Duke's three goals allowed leads the ACC with the next closest being Stanford (4).
- The Blue Devils rank tied for second nationally with two goals allowed on the year behind Mississippi State (2).
- The three goals allowed over the first nine games to open a season is tied for the fewest in program history -- 3 (2005, 2024), 4 (1988, 2010, 2011, 2018).
- Duke's defense has allowed only 13 corner kicks in the last nine matches as well.
LACK OF SHOTS/CORNERS
- Duke's defense has only allowed 53 shots to open the season, which is the fewest allowed in the ACC (Florida State - 75).
- The Blue Devils have allowed only 44 shots the last eight matches for an average of 5.5 per game.
OFFENSIVE ATTACK
- Duke's 20.9 shots per game average on the season currently ranks third in the ACC and eighth nationally -- Florida State (23.7), Pitt (23.2) and Duke (20.9).
- The Blue Devils are averaging 3.2 goals a game this season, which ranks second in the ACC and fourth nationally.
IN THE NCAA STATS
- In the NCAA stats, as a team Duke ranks eighth in shots (20.9), second in assists per game (3.9), third in goals-against average (.333), third in points per game (10.3), fourth in scoring offense (3.2), fifth in goal differential (26), eighth in shots on goal per game (9.7), eighth in shutout percentage (.667).
- In assists per game, Ella Hase ranks eighth nationally (0.67), while Carina Lageyre and Devin Lynch (0.56) are 17th. Hase ranks 15th with six assists on the year.
- Leah Freeman ranks seventh in goals-against average (0.374).
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