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Match 18
Howard (11-4-5) at #1 Duke (14-2-1)
Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 – 6 PM (ET) – ESPN+
Durham, N.C. (Koskinen Stadium)
ESPN+ Talent: Chris Edwards (PXP)
NEED TO KNOW
- The No. 1 seeded Duke women’s soccer team (14-2-1) opens its 2024 NCAA Tournament campaign Friday, Nov. 15 by hosting Howard (11-4-5) in the first round at 6 p.m., inside Koskinen Stadium.
- Friday’s contest will be aired live on ESPN+ with Chris Edwards on the call.
- Duke is making its 29th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and enter as a top-16 national seed for the eighth time out of the last nine seasons. It marked the first time in Blue Devil history the squad was the No. 1 overall seed.
- The Blue Devils will return home after playing four out of the last six matches on the road. Duke owns an 8-0-1 ledger in Koskinen Stadium this season.
- On the season, Duke has scored 54 goals by 13 different players. Eleven Blue Devils have totaled two or more goals. Duke has also scored two or more goals in 12 out of the last 13 contests.
- Robbie 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
- In NCAA Tournament matches being played in Durham, N.C., the Blue Devils boast a 28-3-1 record. Duke has won 12 straight opening NCAA matches played in Durham, N.C.
- Duke is 20-3-5 all-time in its opening match of the NCAA Championship, including a 15-1-4 mark in the first round since the tournament expanded to its current 64-team format in 2001.
- The winner of Friday’s first round match will face the winner of the LSU (9-8-3) versus Texas Tech (14-4-2) contest on Friday, Nov. 22 at the higher seed.
- Duke features a 45-23-11 overall record in 28 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
- The Blue Devils have won eight straight opening matches in the NCAA Tournament and has not dropped a match in the opening round since 2009 on the road.
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