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Friday, September 19
Durham, N.C.
7 p.m.
Duke University
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Syracuse
Blue Devils Welcome Syracuse to Koskinen Stadium
9/18/2025 1:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. - After playing the last three matches on the road, No. 19 Duke men's soccer hosts its ACC home opener, welcoming Syracuse to Koskinen Stadium on Friday, Sept. 19. The Blue Devils (2-0-3, 0-0-1 ACC) and Orange (2-3-2, 0-1-0 ACC) are slated to kickoff at 7 p.m., with the game streamed live on ACC Network Extra.Â
Friday night serves as Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night at Koskinen Stadium, a night of remembrance in honor of Malia Jusczyk, who passed away at the age of 14 in June of 2023 after battling relapsed neuroblastoma. The two teams will wear t-shirts designed by Malia's father, Glen, who was teammates with Duke head coach John Kerr (Worcester Wildfire, 1997).
Single-game tickets are available for purchase here. New this season, for walk-up ticket purchases at either the ticket windows of the Scott Family Athletics Performance Center or Koskinen Stadium ticket booths there will be a $5.00 print fee added to each order. Moving forward, the ticket office will be cashless when accepting payment for tickets, including on gameday. The ticket office accepts American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa. Duke students receive free admission to all Duke soccer games and can reserve their tickets here.Â
MATCHUP NOTES
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMSOC".
#GoDuke
Friday night serves as Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night at Koskinen Stadium, a night of remembrance in honor of Malia Jusczyk, who passed away at the age of 14 in June of 2023 after battling relapsed neuroblastoma. The two teams will wear t-shirts designed by Malia's father, Glen, who was teammates with Duke head coach John Kerr (Worcester Wildfire, 1997).
Single-game tickets are available for purchase here. New this season, for walk-up ticket purchases at either the ticket windows of the Scott Family Athletics Performance Center or Koskinen Stadium ticket booths there will be a $5.00 print fee added to each order. Moving forward, the ticket office will be cashless when accepting payment for tickets, including on gameday. The ticket office accepts American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa. Duke students receive free admission to all Duke soccer games and can reserve their tickets here.Â
MATCHUP NOTES
- Duke leads the all-time series, 5-3-0, against the Orange
- The Blue Devils enter Friday night on a four-game winning streak against Syracuse
- The most recent meeting between the two teams was an eight-goal thriller, with Duke emerging with a 5-3 win over Syracuse on Sept. 29, 2023.Â
- Duke returns from a three-week road trip with its ACC home opener, hosting Syracuse after logging three draws at Furman, Georgetown and California.Â
- The Blue Devils return to the friendly confines of Koskinen Stadium for the first time since Aug. 24. The two most recent ties weren't without drama, as Duke rallied with two goals inside of a minute at Georgetown and scored on a 84th-minute free kick at Cal
- Duke once again used a late goal in their latest outing, bringing home an ACC point with a 1-1 tie at California. Alessadro Arlotti scored his first goal of the season, flicking in a header off a set piece, assisted by Kenan Hot and Drew Kerr.
- In ACC home openers under head coach John Kerr, Duke is 8-4-5.
- Duke was voted to finish fourth in the ACC this season, garnering 160 total votes and two first-place votes, in the preseason coaches poll.
- The Blue Devils return key pieces from last season's squad, including four All-ACC selections.
- Ulfur Bjornsson was selected as a First Team All-ACC honoree, while Kamran Acito and Kenan Hot earned Third Team recognition. Rising sophomore Jamie Kabuusu was Duke's lone honoree on the Freshman Team.Â
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMSOC".
#GoDuke
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