Duke Hosts Panthers in Regular Season Home Finale

Game 16

Duke (6-8-1) vs. Georgia State (6-8-0)

October 27, 2014 | 7 p.m. | Blue Devil Network

Durham, N.C. | Koskinen Stadium

Setting the Scene

• Duke closes out its regular season home schedule Tuesday night against Georgia State

• The Blue Devils are coming off a 2-1 win over PIttsburgh Friday night and are looking for their seventh win of the season

• Sean Davis has two assists in the past two games and a career-best seven for the year

The Series History

• Duke and Georgia State are meeting for the sixth time in the programs' histories

• The Blue Devils have never lost to the Panthers, sporting a 5-0-0 record

• Duke last defeated Georgia State 3-0 in 2012 and won 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament first round in 2011

• The lone goals Duke has sacrificed against the Panthers were the two in the 5-2 win in 1984

Tale of the Tape
Category	Duke	GSU
Goals-shot attempts	25-180	15-155
Goals per game	1.67	1.07
GAA	1.9	1.7
Shot pct.	0.139	0.097
Shots/game	12	11.1
Assists	25	7
Shots on goal-attempts	86-180	63-155
SOG pct.	0.478	0.406
Corner Kicks	75	64
Penalty Kicks	1-2	1-1
Yellow cards	20	26
Red cards	0	0

Duke – Georgia State by the Numbers

6-2-1 – Duke's record at home in 2014 heading into the regular season home finale Tuesday night

14 – Different goal scorers for the Blue Devils in 2014 after Jake Butwin and Markus Fjørtoft registered their first career goals Friday night

5 – National rank of senior Sean Davis by Top Drawer Soccer in its midseason player rankings

8 – Place Blue Devils sit in the ACC standings heading into the ACC finale Friday night

13 – Where Davis' seven assists per game rank nationally among Division I players

29-10-4 – Duke's record in midweek affairs under head coach John Kerr

5-1-0 – Duke's record when scoring first this season

25 – Goals for the Blue Devils this season, equal to that scored by Duke in 19 games in 2013

15 – Goals scored by Georgia State in its 14 games this season

About the Panthers

• Georgia State visits Durham after falling to Hartwick 2-1 Saturday night ... The Panthers are 6-8-0 overall and 2-3-0 in their previous five contests

• Stephen McGill is the team's top scorer with three goals and two assists for eight points ... Rashid Alarape also has three tallies

• The Panthers have just 15 goals in their 14 games and have allowed 24 ... CJ Cochran has started all 14 games and sports a 1.61 goals against average and a .728 save percentage

• Georgia State is 3-5-0 on the road and 0-1-0 against ACC foes with a loss to North Carolina

Scouting the Blue Devils

• Duke found its winning ways again with a 2-1 win over PIttsburgh Friday night ... A pair of Blue Devils tallied their first career goals in the win over the Panthers

• Fourteen different Blue Devils have a goal this season, the most of any ACC program

• Freshman Cameron Moseley owns a team-best five goals ... Brody Huitema and Nick Palodichuk both have three goals apiece

• Senior captain Sean Davis quarterbacks the offense with a career-best seven assists ... He has nine points overall on the year

• In goal, senior Wilson Fisher registered his first career win against PIttsburgh, making three saves ... Freshman Joe Ohaus has started the other 13 games for the Blue Devils and has a 2.00 goals against average and a .634 save percentage.

• Duke is 6-2-1 at home this season and is 2-1-0 in midweek games at Koskinen Stadium

Balanced Scoring

Duke has a balanced attack with six different Blue Devils owning multiple goals this season and 14 overall have at least one score ... Three Blue Devils have at least three goals - Cameron Moseley (5), Nick Palodichuk (3), Brody Huitema (3).

Last Time We Met

Duke's Sebastien Ibeagha registered a career-high two goals to lead the Blue Devils to a 3-0 victory over visiting Georgia State in 2012 ... Sophomore Nick Palodichuk provided the game-winner for the Blue Devils ... The shutout was the first of the season, while the three goals matched the season total up through the first four games at the time.

In Common

Duke and Georgia State share a pair of common opponents in North Carolina and Appalachian State ... Duke went 2-0 in those game, while Appalachian State was 1-1.

Opponent	Duke	GSU
North Carolina	W, 2-1	L, 0-4
Appalachian State	W, 2-0	W, 1-0 (OT)

Next Up

The Blue Devils play their final regular season game Friday night at ACC foe Virginia Teach ... Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. in Blacksburg, Va.

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Duke Hosts Panthers in Regular Season Home Finale

Players Mentioned

Jake Butwin

Sean Davis

Wilson Fisher

Brody Huitema

Sebastien Ibeagha

Cameron Moseley

Joe Ohaus

Nick Palodichuk

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Duke Hosts Panthers in Regular Season Home Finale

Players Mentioned

Jake Butwin

Sean Davis

Wilson Fisher

Brody Huitema

Sebastien Ibeagha

Cameron Moseley

Joe Ohaus

Nick Palodichuk

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