PALO ALTO, Calif. – In front of a record-setting crowd of 2,268, Duke men’s soccer (3-2-2, 1-1-1 ACC) secured a point in Palo Alto, California, drawing No. 1 Stanford (7-1-1, 2-0-1 ACC), 2-2.
Duke opened the scoring in the 44th minute courtesy of sophomore Ulfur Bjornsson who one-timed a pass into the back of the net, 1-0. Freshman Julius Suber began the attack, receiving a ball with space and taking it down the left side of the pitch.
Minutes after the second half began, Duke increased its lead in the 55th minute, as Adam Luckhurst deposited his fifth goal of the campaign, heading a deflected ball into the left side netting, 2-0. Stanford would storm back in the final 15 minutes of action, scoring two goals to preserve their unbeaten ACC record and earn a result in the first ACC action on campus for the Cardinal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Within the first four minutes of action, Stanford tallied the first shot of the match, producing a corner but sending the header chance out of play.
- Minutes later, Nikolai Bull Jorgensen registered the first dangerous chance of the match, rifling a bouncing ball on the net, but was denied by Rowan Schnebly.
- In the 44th minute of action, Duke found a seam down the left side of the pitch to secure the first goal of the evening. Freshman Julius Suber drove to the wide side of the field before crossing the ball through the front of goal, finding Ulfur…
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