No. 3 Duke Takes on Notre Dame in ACC Matchup

DURHAM –No. 3 Duke plays its first home ACC match since Sept. 24, welcoming Notre Dame to Koskinen Stadium on Friday evening. Kick off is scheduled for 6 p.m., with the game broadcast live on ACC Network. The Blue Devils (8-0-3, 3-0-2) and Fighting Irish (5-5-1, 2-3-0) are separated by just five points in the ACC Coastal standings. Fans still hoping to purchase tickets to Friday’s match can take advantage of a “buy one get one” ticket promotion until 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon.

SERIES HISTORY

• Friday’s match is the 17th overall meeting between the two teams.
• Duke’s last win against the Fighting Irish came in 2018, a 3-2 victory in Durham. The Blue Devils picked up a point with a 1-1 (2OT) draw last October.
• The Blue Devils and Fighting Irish last matched up in the ACC Tournament Final, with Notre Dame prevailing 2-0. Duke outshot Notre Dame 13-11 but gave up goals in the 5th and 77th minutes.

TALE OF THE TAPE

• Notre Dame last played on Oct. 8, a 2-0 defeat at home against Louisville.
• The Fighting Irish are 5-5-1 overall and are 2-3-0 in conference play, with conference wins coming at Virginia and against Boston College.
• Paddy Burns leads Notre Dame with eight points courtesy of a team-high four goals in 2022.

LAST TIME OUT

• Duke remained atop the ACC Coastal table with a 0-0 draw against No. 21 Virginia on Oct. 7.
• Both defenses showed their strength, with only three combined shots put on goal in the 90-minute affair.
• Goalkeeper Eliot Hamill set a new season-high with his seventh shutout of 2022, surpassing his efforts between the posts in 2021.

BY THE NUMBERS

12 – The amount of points Shakur Mohammed has collected in the Blue Devils’ first nine games of 2022. He leads the team and is one point away from matching his 2021 total for points (13).

5 – Goals for Mohammed, a career-high. The sophomore scored the first goal of the Blue Devils’ 3-2 victory over No. 1 Wake Forest in early October.

11 – The current unbeaten streak of games to start the season for Duke, the most successful start for the Blue Devils with John Kerr at the helm. Kerr and Duke had previously begun a season without a loss through five games in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

14 – Current goal differential for Duke. Having allowed just five opponent goals so far in 2022, tied for best in the ACC, the Blue Devils have a…