Duke Earns 3-0 Victory Over Virginia Friday Night

Friday, October 16

Durham, N.C.

7 p.m.

Duke University

7-8-0, 1-5-0

Virginia

7-6-1, 3-3-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Virginia	0	0	0
Duke	2	1	3

Sol Arbib goal versus Virginia Friday October 16, 2026

Duke Earns 3-0 Victory Over Virginia Friday Night

10/16/2026 10:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke earned its first ACC win of the season with a convincing 3-0 victory over Virginia Friday night at Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium.

The Blue Devils (7-8, 1-5 ACC) held the Cavaliers (7-6-1, 3-3 ACC) scoreless for the first time this season.

Freshman Jack Ottley tallied a career-high three points with a goal and an assist to lead the offense. Juniors Sol Arbib and Jonah Wolf each added a goal while freshman Ethan Congleton was credited with an assist.

Freshman goalkeeper Max Deisenhofer tallied his second consecutive clean sheet and third of his rookie season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blue Devil offense applied pressure early, firing off four shots and earning four corners in the first 15 minutes.
Arbib broke through in the 18th minute, sliding a pass from Ottley past the Cavaliers' goalkeeper to put Duke in front, 1-0.
Ottley doubled the Blue Devils' advantage to 2-0 just before halftime, curling in a left-footed shot in the 37th minute for his seventh goal of the season.
The Blue Devils kept the pressure on in the second half as the visiting Cavaliers were down to 10 men after receiving a red card in the 43rd minute.
Wolf found the back of the net during the 73rd minute to extend the gap to 3-0 and put the game out of reach.

UP NEXT

Duke welcomes North Carolina to Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, to close the regular season home slate.
Opening kick is slated for 8 p.m., and will be broadcast on ACC Network.

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