Duke Rolls to 14-1 Victory Over Averett on Sunday

Sunday, September 1

Durham, N.C.

2 p.m.

Duke University

2-1-1, 0-0-0

Averett

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Averett

Duke

Duke Rolls to 14-1 Victory Over Averett on Sunday

9/1/2024 7:02:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke men's soccer (2-1-1) defeated Averett (1-0-0), 14-1, on Sunday afternoon in Koskinen Stadium. Nine goals scores found their names on the stats sheet, while Adam Luckhurst led the way with three goals in the win.

Graduate Wessel Speel earned the win, playing the first half before being relieved by Nathan Gaviser and Ryan Gallagher. Sophomore Ulfur Bjornsson pushed his season total to six goals, slotting home two more in the win on Sunday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the seventh minute of play, junior Drew Kerr opened the scoring, receiving a pass from Trevor Burns and Colton Pleasants slotting a left-footed shot into the bottom left corner of the net, 1-0.
The match was suspended for 53 minutes due to severe weather in the area.
After the restart, Ulfur Bjornsson tallied his fifth goal of the season, pressuring the keeper and deflecting the attempted pass into the back of the net, 2-0.
Minutes later, Kerr doubled his tally, firing a deflected shot and following his rebound to increase the Blue Devils' lead, to 3-0.
Bjornsson doubled his tally in the 26th minute, following a spilled ball by the Averett keeper, 4-0.
Adam Luckhurst recorded his first goal of the season in the 41st minute, finishing a cross from Niclas Wittur and Felix Barajas, 5-0.
In the 44th minute, Luckhurst doubled his goal total for the season, finishing a ball from Barajas and Jack Zugay.
Right after halftime, Sintayehu Clements scored his first career goal, depositing a pass from Kerr into the back of the net, 7-0. Duke continued to pile on the goals in the second half as Luke Thomas slotted home a right-footed goal, before Kenan Hot slotted home his first career goal, 9-0.
Pleasants added to the Duke tally in the 53rd minute before Luckhurst collected his hat trick in the 54th minute. Hudson Hazlewood, Caleb Donaldson, and Sol Arbib all collected their first career goals on the day, pushing the score to 14-1 to cap it off.

NOTES

Sophomore Ulfur Bjornsson tallied two more goals in the win over Averett, bringing his season total to six. He has collected 13 points and has scored in three of the Blue Devils' four matches this season.
Junior Drew Kerr recorded a six-point afternoon, scoring twice and assisting on two goals. Kerr's day was a career-high for goals scored (2), tied a career-high for assists (2), and was a new career-best for points (6).
Graduate Colton Pleasants notched his second straight match with a goal, slotting home a right-footed shot in the second half. He added two assists on the day to produce four points.
The 14 goals on Sunday, ties the program's best mark against Mercer in 1994.
Sophomore Nathan Gaviser and graduate Ryan Gallagher tallied just over 20 minutes in net during the second half.
Nine different Blue Devils recorded goals in Sunday's 14-1 victory over Averett.
Graduate Adam Luckhurst tallied his first career hat trick on Sunday, recording three goals on three shots.
Duke outshot the Cougars 38-4 and 21-1 in the first half.

UP NEXT

Duke returns to the pitch to begin the Atlantic Coast Conference slate, traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia, for a matchup with the Virginia Cavaliers. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the match will be broadcast on ACCN.

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