Tournament Time! Duke Hosts NC State Wednesday

Game 18

ACC Tournament First Round

No. 7 Duke (8-8-1, 4-4-0) vs. No. 10 NC State (7-6-4, 1-4-3)

November 5, 2014 | 7 p.m.

Durham, N.C. | Koskinen Stadium

Setting the Scene

• Duke earned the No. 7 overall seed in the ACC Tournament with 12 points from a 4-4-0 record

• The Blue Devils host 10th-seeded NC State in the first round with the winner advancing to play No. 2 overall seed Syracuse Nov. 9

• NC State qualified for postseason play with six points on a 1-4-3 record ... The win came against then No. 5 Louisville

The Series History

• Duke and NC State are meeting for the 85th time with the Blue Devils holding a commanding 55-22-7 lead

• The Blue Devils are 2-2-2 against the Wolfpack under head coach John Kerr and 6-2-2 in the previous 10 matches

• Duke is 3-1-0 in four ACC Tournament matches versus NC State

Tale of the Tape

Category	Duke	NCSU
Goals-shot attempts	29-216	26-241
Goals per game	1.71	1.53
GAA	1.74	1.11
Shot pct.	0.134	0.108
Shots/game	12.71	14.2
Assists	29	26
Shots on goal-attempts	108-216	121-241
SOG pct.	0.5	0.502
Corner Kicks	85	77
Penalty Kicks	2-4	4-4
Yellow cards	22	19
Red cards	0	4

Duke – NC State by the Numbers

150 – Career wins for head coach John Kerr after Duke shut out Virginia Tech Friday night

3 – ACC Tournament titles for the Blue Devils –1999, 2005, 2006

15 – Different goal scorers for the Blue Devils in 2014 – the most of any team in the ACC

22-18-4 – Duke's ACC Tournament record since the event began in 1987

7-2-1 – Duke's record at Koskinen Stadium in 2014

4 – Road goals for NC State in its four road games this season, going 1-2-1

4-2-2 – NC State's record in the final month of the regular season, including a win over No. 5 Louisville

5-0-0 – Duke's record when scoring two goals

10 – Points – 4 goals and two assists – in the past five games for sophomore Brody Huitema

15 – Saves for senior goalkeeper Wilson Fisher in his past four starts, including four at Virginia Tech for his first career shutout

About the Wolfpack

• NC State enters the ACC Tournament with a 7-6-4 overall record and 1-4-3 mark against conference foes ... The Wolfpack edged Boston College for the final spot in the postseason event with six points

• Michael Baiza and Nick Surkamp both have 11 points from four goals and three assists to headline the offense ... Travis Wannemuehler and Zach Knudson both have 10 points apiece

• Alex McCauley is the final line of defense in goal with a 1.12 goals against average and a .789 save percentage ... His 4.44 saves per game rank third in the ACC

• NC State has played just four road games all year, going 1-2-1 in those outings ... The lone road win was a 2-1 overtime victory at South Carolina Oct. 21

Scouting the Blue Devils

• Duke is riding a three-game win streak after defeating Virginia Tech on the road Friday night ... The win over the Hokies was the Blue Devils' first road win of the year.

• Brody Huitema has hit a hot stretch for the Blue Devils, scoring four goals and two assists in the past five games ... He leads all scorers with 15 points on the year

• Senior Sean Davis is the catalyst to the Duke offense with a career-best eight assists

• Defensively, Duke is led by a combination of freshmen and seniors in the back ... Joe Ohaus has the majority of minutes with a 2.00 goals against average and a .634 save percentage, while Wilson Fisher has come in relief the previous four games to post a 0.95 goals against average and a .789 save percentage.

• The Blue Devils are 7-2-1 at home this season and are looking for their first ACC Tournament win since 2006 ... Duke advanced past Clemson in a shootout in 2011.

Duke in the ACC Tournament

• Duke is 22-18-4 all-time in the ACC Tournament since it started in 1987 ... The Blue Devils own titles in 199, 2005 and 2006

• The Blue Devils have not won a NCAA Tournament game since the title victory in 2006, tying Clemson in 2011 before advancing with a shootout victory

• Duke is a perfect 3-0-0 against the Wolfpack in ACC postseason play ... They last squared off in 2006, a 2-1 for the Blue Devils

• Duke is 8-7-1 in opening round games in the ACC Tournament

Veteran Lineup Leads Duke Down Stretch

Head coach John Kerr has relied on a senior laden starting lineup in the past three games ... All eight seniors started against Pittsburgh and seven of eight started in the other two – Jack Coleman came off the bench due to injury ... Duke is 3-0-0 in those games and has gotten off to fast starts in each game with four first-half goals and just two in the second ... Senior Chase Keesling has gone the full 90 minutes in the past two games at right back.

Balanced Scoring

Duke has a balanced attack with seven different Blue Devils owning multiple goals this season and 15 overall have at least one score ... Three Blue Devils have at least three goals - Cameron Moseley (5), Nick Palodichuk (3), Brody Huitema (5).

ACC Balanced Scoring
School	Players w/ 1	Players w/ 2+
Duke	15	7
Clemson	14	9
Wake Forest	12	9
Louisville	12	4
North Carolina	12	8
Syracuse	11	7
Notre Dame	11	6
Virginia	11	4
Virginia Tech	10	4
NC State	10	7
Boston College	8	5
Pittsburgh	6	3

Last Time We Met

Sean Davis scored in the 74th minute to help Duke to a 1-1 draw against the Wolfpack in 2013 ... NC State benefited from an own goal early in the game before Davis fired in a free kick from 30-yards to earn Duke the single point at home ... Duke held and 18-12 edge in shots and Alex Long had four saves.

Home Sweet Home at Koskinen Stadium

Duke has fared well at home under head coach John Kerr ... Since 2008, the Blue Devils are 48-16-10 in the friendly confines of Koskinen Stadium ... Duke's highwater mark was a 12-1-0 season in 2009 ... The Blue Devils are 6-2-1 at home this season.

Friendly Foes

A host of former club teammates will square off on opposite sides Wednesday night ... Both Duke and NC State have a host of players from both the Capital Area Soccer League as well as the Players' Development Academy program in New Jersey.

Duke	NC State	Club
Cody Brinkman	Caleb Duvernay	CASL Railhawks
Brian White/Joe Ohaus	Ryan Peterson	PDA
Ryan Thompson	Seth Poole	CASL Chelsea
Chase Keesling	Moss Jackson-Atogi	CASL Chelsea

Last Time Out

Senior Brody Huitema scored and handed out an assist to lead Duke to a 2-0 victory at Virginia Tech to close the regular season ... Freshman Brian White registered his first career goal and Wilson Fisher registered his first career shutout in goal ... Duke scored in the opening half and got a goal midway through the second half to beat the Hokies.

Two is the Magic Number

Duke fares well when it scores two goals in a game ... The Blue Devils are a perfect 5-0-0 when they score two goals in game this season ... Duke is 7-0-0 when the Blue Devils put at least two goals on the scoreboard ... On the flip side, Duke is 1-6-1 when scoring just one goal.

Fisher Posts First Career Shutout

Senior Wilson Fisher earned his first career shutout at Virginia Tech Friday night ... The senior goalkeeper has started the past four games, going 3-1-0 with a 1.00 goals against average, a .798 save percentage and 15 saves ... He had previously played in four games for 21 minutes and had not recorded a save in that span.

Next Up

Should the Blue Devils win Wednesday night, Duke will travel to No. 2 overall seed Syracuse Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.

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Tournament Time! Duke Hosts NC State Wednesday

Players Mentioned

Cody Brinkman

Jack Coleman

Sean Davis

Wilson Fisher

Brody Huitema

Chase Keesling

Alex Long

Cameron Moseley

Joe Ohaus

Nick Palodichuk

Ryan Thompson

Brian White

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Tournament Time! Duke Hosts NC State Wednesday

Players Mentioned

Cody Brinkman

Jack Coleman

Sean Davis

Wilson Fisher

Brody Huitema

Chase Keesling

Alex Long

Cameron Moseley

Joe Ohaus

Nick Palodichuk

Ryan Thompson

Brian White

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