No. 2 Duke Remains Unbeaten With Draw Against Pitt

DURHAM – The second-ranked Duke men’s soccer team closed out an undefeated home regular season slate on Friday night, playing to a scoreless draw against Pittsburgh on Senior Night. Eliot Hamill logged his fifth consecutive, and 10th total, shutout in 2022 to help extend Duke’s unbeaten streak to 14 games.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The tone of the game was set early on, with four fouls called on Pittsburgh within in the first 10 minutes.
• The Blue Devils put their first shot on goal in the 12th minute when Ruben Mesalles forced a save by the opposing goalkeeper.
• Eliot Hamill logged his first save of the contest in the 24th minute and made another in the 31st.
• The intensity picked up in the second half, with sixteen total fouls called and six yellow cards shown in the second 45 minutes of play.
• Hamill and the Duke defense were tested as the half wore on, with Pittsburgh unleashing four shots in the final 15 minutes of play, including one each in the 88th and 89th minutes.

NOTES

• Duke capped off a home undefeated season for the first time since 1999, when the Blue Devils went 7-0-1 at Koskinen Stadium.
• Eliot Hamill is now tied for fourth-place in program history for most shutouts in a season with 10. It’s the first time a Blue Devils goalkeeper has reached double digits in one season since Ali Knutsson in 1998.
• The Blue Devils are one of five remaining undefeated Division I teams.

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