DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke women’s soccer team registered three goals in a span of three minutes and 24 seconds late in the first half en route to a 4-0 shutout win over UNC Wilmington on Thursday evening in the home opener at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Four different goal scorers registered tallies on the night by Kat Rader, Cameron Roller, Devin Lynch and Maggie Graham, while the Blue Devils posted their second straight shutout and allowed only four shot attempts.
Duke improved to 2-1-0, while UNC Wilmington dropped to 2-2-1. The Blue Devils notched their 250th all-time victory at home on the night.
How It Happened
- After taking 11 of the first 12 shots of the match, the Blue Devils were finally able to get on the board in the 30th minute.
- Junior Julia Saunicheva was taken down in the corner of the box and fellow junior Kat Rader calmly finished the penalty kick to give Duke a 1-0 lead.
- Less than two minutes later, graduate student Hannah Bebar placed a perfect corner kick to a leaping sophomore Cameron Roller.Roller, a native of Sherman, Texas, headed in her first collegiate goal to put Duke ahead, 2-0, at the 31:21 mark.
- The Blue Devils added another goal a minute and 40 seconds later as Roller fed junior Devin Lynch and she blasted a 24-yard rocket just inside the right post for a 3-0 Duke lead at the 33:01 mark.
- Duke featured a 16-1 shot advantage at the halftime…
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