DURHAM, N.C. – No. 10 Duke men’s soccer (7-2-4, 2-1-3 ACC) returns to ACC play Friday evening in Blacksburg, Virginia, to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (7-4-2, 1-4-1 ACC) at Thompson Field. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACCNX.
MATCHUP NOTES
- Duke and Virginia Tech meet for the 26th time in program history on Friday. The Blue Devils lead the overall tally 17-4-4. Duke carries a four-match winning streak into Thompson Field.
- Last season, the two sides squared off at Koskinen Stadium for an ACC tilt, as the Blue Devils paraded seven goals onto the pitch for a 7-1 victory over the Hokies. The last Hokies’ victory against the Blue Devils came in 2019 when Virginia Tech held on to defeat Duke 2-1.
BY THE NUMBERS
14 – Goals scored against Averett at Koskinen Stadium tied a program record for most goals scored in a single contest.
10 – Duke has won 10-plus contests in 10 of the 16 completed seasons under Kerr.
7 – Seven different Blue Devils registered their first career goals in 2024, including five against Averett.
3 – Graduate Adam Luckhurst tallied three goals against Averett netting his first career hat trick in his first game in Koskinen Stadium.
FIRST TOUCH
- Sophomore Ulfur Bjornsson produced a new career high in goals on Tuesday, notching his 11th of the season, passing his rookie campaign total of 10. Bjornsson has registered goals in seven matches this season, including a hat trick against UC San Diego, two against Averett, and two against Howard. The Iceland native rides a two-match goal streak into Blacksburg on Friday.
- Graduate Wessel Speel is rounding into form as the regular season heads toward completion. Speel has posted a 7-2-4 record this season, improving his career tally to 58-13-17. The Utrecht, Netherlands, native has collected three consecutive clean sheets, blanking Wake Forest, Howard, and Queens.
- Graduate Cameron Kerr found the back of the net for the first time in his career on Tuesday, hitting a ball from just inside the box off the crossbar and in. He followed up that tally with an assist on Sol Arbib‘s 90th-minute goal against Queens to finish the match with a three-point effort.
ACC TABLE IS CROWDED
- Heading into the seventh weekend of ACC play, the league standings are crowded, as eight teams…
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