Top ACC Teams Battle Thursday as Duke Faces FSU

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Match 14

#6 Duke (10-3-0, 5-1-0 ACC) at #4 Florida State (9-1-2, 5-1-0)

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022  – 6:00 PM (ET)  – ACC Network

Tallahassee, Fla. (Seminole Soccer Complex)

ACC Network Extra Talent:  Jenn Hildreth (PXP), Lori Lindsey (Color)

NEED TO KNOW

•    The No. 6 Blue Devils (10-3, 5-1 ACC) will hit the road for Tallahassee, Fla., to take on No. 4 Florida State (9-1-2, 5-1) on Thursday at 6 p.m.

•    Thursday’s match will be aired live on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth (PXP) and Lori Lindsey (Color) on the call.

•    Duke is set to conclude the regular season with three out of its last four matches on the road.

•    Over the last 20 road matches, Duke owns a 15-4-1 record.

•    Duke has won seven straight true road contests dating back to last season.  The Blue Devils feature a 5-0 ledger on the road so far this year.  

•    The Blue Devils have won 10 out of their last 11 ACC regular season contests with the lone loss coming against  Virginia on Oct. 2.

•    In the latest NCAA RPI, Duke is fifth with its three losses coming to No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 North Carolina and No. 7 Virginia. The Blue Devils’ schedule is currently ranked the third-toughest nationally.

•    Over the first nine matches, Duke featured a different starting lineup in each of those contests.  The Blue Devils had the same lineup over the last five matches.

•    In 30 matches played at Duke, Michelle Cooper has tallied at least a goal or assist in 23 of those contests.

STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES

•    Duke will take a pair of freshmen back to their home state of Florida this week as Kat Rader (Stuart, Fla.) and Carina Lageyre (Cooper City, Fla.) head to the sunshine state.

•    With her start against Wake Forest, senior Delaney Graham passed Tara Campbell (91) for the school record in matches started. Graham has started 93 contests.

•    Both Duke and Florida State are currently tied for first in the ACC with a 5-1 league mark.

•    On the road in 2022, Michelle Cooper has scored five goals, while Kat Rader has three and Sophie Jones has added two goals.  Duke has allowed only three goals in four matches, while 10 of the 14 goals the Blue Devils…