RALEIGH, N.C. – Graduate Adam Luckhurst tallied two second-half goals to lift Duke men’s soccer (4-2-2, 2-1-1 ACC) over NC State (5-2-2, 1-2-0 ACC), 2-1 on Friday evening at Dail Soccer Park.
NC State opened the scoring in the 28th minute of play, being awarded a free kick which Taig Healy deposited into the upper right corner to give the Wolfpack the lead, 1-0. The half ended with the Wolfpack holding an advantage on the scoreboard, as Duke led the shot totals 6-5 and forced two saves by the NC State keeper.
After half, Duke found an offensive groove, generating multiple chances on the Wolfpack defense, before finally breaking through in the 60th minute. Drew Kerr played a ball into the box which bounced around, before controlling it and chipping it over to Luckhurst for his first tally of the night.
With just over 15 minutes left to play in the match, Kenan Hot found some space in the NC State defense and drove into the attacking third. Hot played a pass to Ulfur Bjornsson who played it back to Hot, before he was fouled in the box free on goal. Luckhurst once again delivered for the Blue Devils, taking the penalty kick and finishing it into the left side netting for the lead.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a back-and-forth first 25 minutes of action, NC State opened the scoring in the 28th minute as Taig Healy deposited a free kick into the back of the net, 1-0.
- At the half, Duke led the shot…
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