No. 5 Duke Travels to No. 22 NCSU Sunday for ACC Tilt

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Match 10

#5 Duke (7-2, 2-0 ACC) at #22 NC State (6-2-3, 1-1-0 ACC)

Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022  – 7:00 PM (ET)  – ACC Network

Raleigh, N.C. (Dail Soccer Field/Track Complex)

ACC Network Talent:  Jonathan Yardley (PXP), Paddy Foss (Color)

NEED TO KNOW

•    No. 5 Duke will travel down the road to Raleigh, N.C., to face 22nd-ranked NC State on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m.

•    Sunday’s match will be aired on ACC Network with Jonathan Yardley (PXP) and Paddy Foss (Color).

•    Duke enters Sunday’s contest with a seven-match winning streak in ACC regular season action.  It is the longest streak since 2017 (10).

•    Over the last 18 road matches, Duke owns a 14-4-1 record.

•    Duke has won six straight true road contests dating back to last season.  The Blue Devils feature a 4-0 ledger on the road so far this year.  

•    The Blue Devils have played nine matches and featured a different starting lineup in all nine games.

•    In 27 matches played at Duke, Michelle Cooper has tallied at least a goal or assist in 20 of those contests.

•    In the lone match without Michelle Cooper, the Blue Devils won, 1-0, at ECU, but since her return, Duke has scored 17 goals over its last eight matches.

•    The Blue Devils are one of only three undefeated teams in ACC action through two matches — Pittsburgh and Florida State.

STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES

•    Duke junior Katie Groff along with NC State’s Brianna Holt, Madison Reid, Brooklyn Holt and Alexis Strickland played for the NC Courage Girls Development Academy.

•    Madison Reid of NC State is the sister of former Duke standout Morgan Reid, who played for the Blue Devils from 2014-17.  

•    On the road in 2022, Michelle Cooper has scored three goals, while Kat Rader and Sophie Jones have added two goals.  Duke has allowed only three goals in four matches, while six of the eight goals the Blue Devils have scored have come in the second half.

•    Freshman Kat Rader’s four goals are tied for second in the ACC among freshmen — Taylor Price of Virginia Tech (6) and Tori Dellaperuta of UNC (4).  Nationally, Rader ranks tied for 16th among freshmen.

•    The Blue Devils’ schedule…