LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Duke men’s soccer, ranked seventh in the country, used two second-half goals on Saturday night to storm back and defeat 10th-ranked Louisville on the road. Jai Bean scored a goal in his first game of the season, and Shakur Mohammed netted his third in 2022 to lead Duke’s offensive efforts. Eliot Hamill allowed his first goal of the year, but responded with a season-high seven saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first half was an end-to-end affair, with both offenses testing the opposing defensive lines early and often.
- Duke nearly broke through in the 28th minute when Shakur Mohammed was able to dribble around the goalkeeper but was denied by a quick-responding Louisville defender standing in the net.
- Peter Stroud kept the pressure on shortly after, forcing the Cardinals’ defense to respond to yet another threat from the Blue Devils.
- Louisville broke the deadlock with the first goal of the game in the 34th minute.
- Mohammed created immediate pressure in the second half, firing a shot off the crossbar from 18 yards out less than five minutes into the frame.
- Nick Pariano sustained the pressure by forcing a Louisville save less than two minutes later.
- Jai Bean scored his first goal of the season in his first appearance of the 2022 campaign in the 54th minute, leveling the scoring at one goal apiece.
- Eliot Hamill made two sprawling saves in quick succession in the 72nd minute to keep the contest knotted at…
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