#3 Blue Devils Hit the Road for ACC Opener at Clemson

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Match 7
#3 Duke (5-1-0, 0-0-0 ACC) at Clemson (4-2-2, 0-1-0 ACC)
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 – 7 PM (ET) – ACC Network
Clemson, S.C. (Historic Riggs Field)
ACC Network: Jenn Hildreth (PXP), Kacey White (Analyst)
 
NEED TO KNOW

• After being at home since late August, the third-ranked Duke women’s soccer team (5-1-0) will hit the road for the ACC opener at Clemson (4-2-2) on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at Historic Riggs Field. 
• Thursday’s contest will be aired live on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth (PXP) and Kacey White (Analyst) on the call.
• On the season, Duke has scored 20 goals by 12 different players.
• The Blue Devils have won five straight matches, which marks the longest winning streak since 2021.  Under head coach Robbie Church, Duke has posted 13 winning streaks of five matches or more with the longest coming in 2017 with 19 in a row.
• Duke hits the road for the first time since Aug. 22 at Nebraska.  The Blue Devils are 1-1 in road matches this year.
• Duke welcomed eight newcomers to the 2024 roster as head coach Robbie Church is in his 24th season in Durham.  Church announced on July 22, 2024 he will be retiring at the end of the season and Duke will be promoting associate head coach Kieran Hall to head coach in 2025.  Current assistant coach Carla Overbeck will move to associate head coach in 2025 as well. 

 
STORYLINES/OTHER BLUE DEVIL NOTES

• Duke features a 485:48 shutout streak since allowing its lone goal of the season at Ohio State in the season opener.  It marks the sixth-longest scoreless streak in program history.
• Blue Devil head coach Robbie Church is two wins away from reaching 300 victories at Duke.
• The Blue Devils are averaging 22.1 shots a match and outshooting opponents by a 133-31 margin.
• Duke has scored 20 goals the last five matches, while the Blue Devils scored a total of 15 goals a season ago in 16 contests.
• Duke’s 4-0 win against UNCW was the 250th win in program history at home.
• The last time the Blue Devils dropped a season opener was in 2017.  Duke went on to win 19 straight matches after the loss and made an appearance in the NCAA College Cup.
• Duke was shutout in the season opener for the first time since 2014, which was also a loss…