DURHAM – The fifth-ranked Duke women’s soccer team returned home Sunday evening and collected three goals in a span of 8:08 of the first half to take a commanding lead and went on to win, 4-0, over Charlotte at Koskinen Stadium.
The Blue Devils received four goals from four different players – Katie Groff, Mackenzie Pluck, Michelle Cooper and Kat Rader – and moved to 4-0 on the season. Charlotte dropped to 0-3-1.
How It Happened
• For the third time in four matches, Duke got on the board in the first seven minutes of the contest as junior Katie Groff connected on a free kick from 21 yards away to put the Blue Devils ahead, 1-0, at the 6:03 mark.
• Graduate student Jenna Royson sent a perfect kick to the head of Mackenzie Pluck in the eighth minute. Pluck headed a shot that was saved by Emily Keck, but Pluck was there for the rebound and tapped in her 19th career goal and first this season.
• Sophomore Michelle Cooper got into the scoring action at the 14:11 mark as Pluck placed an outstanding corner kick to a leaping Cooper in front of the goal.
• Duke registered three goals in a span of 8:08, after collecting three goals in 11:15 at Tennessee on Aug. 25.
• The Blue Devils held a 9-0 advantage in shots at the end of the first half.
• Freshman Kat Rader added her second goal in as many matches after Groff found the forward streaking towards the right side of the box. Rader made a couple of moves and finished into the back of the net at the 62:11 mark.
• In the second half, Duke outshot the 49ers 15-0 and went on to finish the contest with a 24-0 advantage.
• Ruthie Jones and Caroline Duffy each saw action in the contest in goal for the Blue Devils.
Notes
• With her 32 minutes played on the night, graduate student Delaney Graham moved into ninth place on Duke’s all-time minutes played list with 7,147:02 minutes.
• Mackenzie Pluck collected her 23rd career assist to move into a tie for fifth on Duke’s all-time assist charts.
• Junior Olivia Migli made her first start of the season and 29th of her career, while junior Nicky Chico also started for the first time in 2022 and collected her fourth career start.
• Freshman Carina Lageyre, freshman Caroline Duffy,…
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