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No. 4 Duke Faces Lipscomb in D.C. for NCAA Second Round
11/15/2018 10:36:00 AM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. – It will be familiar territory for the No. 4 seed Duke Blue Devils (15-3-2) when they open the second weekend of play in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, as they head to Washington, D.C., to take on the Lipscomb Bison (15-4-2) in second round action on Friday.
Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. ET and will be broadcast by Georgetown at www.GUHoyas.com. Due to inclement weather in the Georgetown area, both matches Friday will be moved to the George Washington-Mt. Vernon Athletic Complex. This will be Duke's second trip to the nation's capital this year, with the other being a scoreless draw against Georgetown in the second weekend of the regular season.
The Blue Devils punched their ticket to the second round after a 1-0 victory against Rutgers last Friday at Koskinen Stadium. It was a scoreless battle until the 78th minute, when Ella Stevens sent a free kick into the box, where Kayla McCoy headed the ball home for her team-leading 11th goal of the season. The goal propelled Duke to its eight-straight advancement out of the opening round of play in the NCAA Tournament.
McCoy, an All-ACC First Team selection, leads Duke with her 11 scores and 29 points, both which stand second in the ACC. Stevens' assist in Friday's win was her 11th of the year, a team high. That total is tied for second in the conference and is eighth in the nation. Brooke Heinsohn recorded her ninth solo shutout of the season in the win, tying her for second in the conference in clean sheets.
If the Blue Devils are victorious on Friday, they will face the winner of No. 1 Georgetown and Washington State in the NCAA Round of 16. That match is slated for 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 18 at Shaw Field.
No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (15-3-2, 8-1-1 ACC)
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Lipscomb Bison (15-4-2, 7-1-0 ASUN)
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Game Day Info…
Friday, November 16
No. 4 Duke vs. Lipscomb – 11:00 a.m. ET
NCAA Tournament Second Round
Live Stream
Live Stats
Washington, D.C.
Shaw Field
Live Broadcast…
Friday's second round contest between the Blue Devils and the Bison will be broadcast through www.GUHoyas.com, with Monika Moore on the call. Fans can access the free broadcast through the link below.
No. 4 Duke vs. Lipscomb Live Stream
Live Stats…
Georgetown will provide live statistics for Friday's matchup. Live stats can be found by clicking the link below.
No. 4 Duke vs. Lipscomb Live Stats
Ticket Information…
Tickets are available for purchase for Friday's game. Adults get in for $10, while children ages 3-12 get in for $5 and those ages two and under will receive free admission.
2018 NCAA Tournament Second Round (Georgetown Site) Ticket Info
Weather…
Friday, November 16 – High 49, Low 34; Sunny (10%)
Last Time Out…
Thanks to Kayla McCoy's score in the 78th minute off a free kick from Ella Stevens, the No. 4 seed Duke Blue Devils took down the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 1-0, to advance to the NCAA Tournament Second Round. Sydney Simmons drew a yellow card that set up Stevens' service. The junior's free kick earned her assist No. 11 on the year, which leads the team. The goal was McCoy's team-high 11th of the season.
The win extended Duke's success in the opening round of NCAA play. The Blue Devils are 7-0-1 in their last eight NCAA openers, with their last loss coming in 2009 to Rutgers in Columbia, S.C. The victory also moved Duke's undefeated streak at home in NCAA play to 20-straight matches.
Friday, Nov. 9 (NCAA Tournament First Round)
No. 5 Duke def. Notre Dame, 2-0 (Recap | Stats | Photos)
A Blue Devil Win Would…
- Improve their NCAA record to 39-20-10, including a 11-4-5 mark in neutral site games.
- Move Robbie Church's NCAA record at Duke to 33-14-9 and career NCAA record to 34-15-9.
- Be their eighth-straight victory in NCAA Second Round action.
- Advance them to the Round of 16 for the 12th time in program history.
- Give them their first win in program history against Lipscomb (First Meeting).
- Be their 10th win or tie in their last 11 NCAA Tournament matches.
- Make them 1-0-0 this year in neutral site matches.
- Improve them to 9-2-1 in their last 12 neutral site matches.
- Give Robbie Church 322 career wins as a women's soccer coach. He currently sits tied for 19th amongst active head coaches and 28th all-time.
- Be the 397th victory in program history, moving them three away from reaching the 400 mark.
In the Rankings...
Duke
NCAA RPI: 11th
United Soccer Coaches: 9th
Soccer America: 11th
TopDrawerSoccer: 10th
Lipscomb
NCAA RPI: 76th
United Soccer Coaches: NR
Soccer America: NR
TopDrawerSoccer: NR
2018 Blue Devil Leaders...
Points: Kayla McCoy, 29
Goals: Kayla McCoy, 11
Assists: Ella Stevens, 11
Shots: Kayla McCoy, 55
Shots On Goal: Kayla McCoy, 32
Game-Winning Goals: Kayla McCoy, 5
Goals Against Average: Brooke Heinsohn, 0.69
Saves: Brooke Heinsohn, 56
Save Percentage: Brooke Heinsohn, .800
2018 Blue Devil Goal Tracker…
- Mackenzie Pluck (Unassisted) vs. #23 Ohio State - Aug. 16 (47:02)
- Taylor Racioppi (Ella Stevens) vs. #23 Ohio State - Aug. 16 (80:25)
- Taylor Racioppi (Kayla McCoy) vs. Illinois - Aug. 19 (15:06)
- Kayla McCoy (Taylor Mitchell) vs. Elon - Aug. 26 (33:21)
- Mackenzie Pluck (Ella Stevens; Kayla McCoy) vs. Elon - Aug. 26 (69:24)
- Marykate McGuire (Ella Stevens) vs. Elon - Aug. 26 (82:05)
- Mackenzie Pluck (Ella Stevens) vs. Marquette - Aug. 30 (67:29)
- Ella Stevens (Marykate McGuire) vs. Marquette - Aug. 30 (72:06)
- Taylor Racioppi (Ella Stevens; Kayla McCoy) vs. Providence - Sept. 2 (23:17)
- Marykate McGuire (Karlie Paschall) vs. Providence - Sept. 2 (36:08)
- Tess Boade (Kayla McCoy & Delaney Graham) vs. Nebraska - Sept. 6 (58:34)
- Karlie Paschall (Penalty Kick) vs. Nebraska - Sept. 6 (62:21)
- Karlie Paschall (Penalty Kick) vs. Nebraska - Sept. 6 (82:20)
- Kayla McCoy (Marykate McGuire) vs. Old Dominion - Sept. 9 (2:01)
- Taylor Racioppi (Marykate McGuire) at Syracuse - Sept. 16 (33:58)
- Marykate McGuire (Delaney Graham) at Syracuse - Sept. 16 (39:54)
- Lily Nabet (Kayla McCoy & Karlie Paschall) at Syracuse - Sept. 16 (55:26)
- Kayla McCoy (Karlie Paschall) at Syracuse - Sept. 16 (71:13)
- Tess Boade (Mackenzie Pluck) at Miami – Sept. 20 (43:36)
- Taylor Racioppi (Karlie Paschall) at Miami – Sept. 20 (58:23)
- Kayla McCoy (Karlie Paschall & Marykate McGuire) vs. #4 Virginia – Sept. 23 (89:23)
- Kayla McCoy (Ella Stevens) at #21 NC State – Sept. 27 (76:31)
- Kayla McCoy (Taylor Racioppi) vs. Wake Forest – Oct. 4 (2:46)
- Kayla McCoy (Kat McDonald) vs. Wake Forest – Oct. 4 (27:22)
- Kat McDonald (Ella Stevens) vs. Wake Forest – Oct. 4 (89:11)
- Kayla McCoy (Ella Stevens & Kat McDonald) vs. Virginia Tech – Oct. 7 (66:54)
- Karlie Paschall (Unassisted) vs. Virginia Tech – Oct. 7 (85:50)
- Kat McDonald (Unassisted) at Clemson – Oct. 13 (47:44)
- Kayla McCoy (Tess Boade) at Clemson – Oct. 13 (54:37)
- Taylor Racioppi (Lily Nabet) at Clemson – Oct. 13 (76:21)
- Taylor Racioppi (Kayla McCoy & Ella Stevens) vs. Louisville – Oct. 18 (23:13)
- Karlie Paschall (Penalty Kick) vs. Louisville – Oct. 18 (79:40)
- Mackenzie Pluck (Kayla McCoy & Ella Stevens) vs. #11 Boston College – Oct. 21 (32:52)
- Kayla McCoy (Tess Boade) vs. #11 Boston College – Oct. 21 (84:28)
- Taylor Racioppi (Marykate McGuire & Mackenzie Pluck) at Notre Dame – Oct. 25 (46:58)
- Taylor Racioppi (Marykate McGuire) at Notre Dame – Oct. 25 (66:14)
- Kayla McCoy (Ella Stevens) vs. Rutgers – Nov. 9 (77:46)
Scouting the Bison...
Lipscomb enters Friday's match after defeating Mississippi State last week in Starkville, Miss., for the first NCAA Tournament win in program history. The Bison are led by Olivia Doak, who tops the team with nine goals and nine assists. Kate Mason is the squad's goalkeeper, allowing only 16 goals (0.73 GAA) and posting 10 shutouts.
The Series with Rutgers...
Overall: First Meeting
On Neutral Site: First Meeting
In NCAA Tournament: First Meeting
Another Year in the Big Dance…
With their selection last week, the Blue Devils have reached the NCAA Tournament for the 24th time in program history and the 15th time in the last 16 seasons. Duke received a No. 4 national seed in Georgetown's region, giving the Blue Devils a national seed for the fourth-straight year and ninth time in program history. After Friday's win against Rutgers, Duke is 25-7-2 when receiving a national seed and has made three College Cup appearances and three quarterfinals in six of those nine years.
Duke, Lipscomb Meet for the First Time…
Friday's match will be the first in history between Duke and Lipscomb. It will also be the third time this season that the Blue Devils have faced a new opponent, going 0-1-1 so far. Duke earned a scoreless draw against Georgetown in the second week of the season before fell in a 2-1 battle to Illinois a week earlier. Overall, Duke is 26-16-7 against first-time foes in the NCAA Tournament.
Blue Devils Have Sights Set on Round of 16…
The Blue Devils have been no stranger to the round of 16 lately in NCAA Tournament play. They have made 11 showings in the NCAA Round of 16 in program history, including their last seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament. This year marks the first time since the 2015 season that Duke will play on the road in the NCAA Second/Third Rounds. That year, the Blue Devils defeated Florida Gulf Coast and No. 2 Florida in Gainesville, Fla., to advance on to the NCAA Quarterfinals and eventually to the College Cup National Championship match.
Shining Bright in Postseason Play…
Several Blue Devils have seen tremendous success in the NCAA Tournament throughout their careers at Duke and that has placed them amongst the best in DWS history when it comes to performing on the sport's biggest stage. Kayla McCoy stands tied for third with six goals, tied for fourth with 15 points and tied for 10th with three assists. Ella Stevens is second in DWS history with seven assists, one behind the program record held by Mollie Pathman. She's also tied for sixth with 13 points and tied for 10th with three goals. Taylor Racioppi rounds out the group with four assists (T6th), four goals (T7th) and 12 points (T8th).
McCoy Named CoSIDA Academic All-District...
For the second-straight year, Kayla McCoy has been named to the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team due to her excellence on the field and in the classroom. She is the eighth player in program history to receive multiple All-District First Team laurels in her career.
Five Blue Devils Reel in All-ACC Honors…
Duke will enter the 2018 NCAA Tournament led by five All-ACC selections, headlined by All-ACC First Team honoree Kayla McCoy. McCoy reeled in her second-straight first team laurel, making her the 11th in program history to receive multiple. Taylor Racioppi and Ella Stevens both received All-ACC Second Team honors for the second-straight year. Stevens now has four all-conference honors in her three seasons, while Racioppi reeled in the third conference award of her career.
Rounding out Duke's All-ACC honorees are rookies Sydney Simmons and Delaney Graham, who were named ACC All-Freshman Team. It's the eighth time in program history that the Blue Devils have received multiple All-Freshman Team selections in one season and the first since McCoy and Racioppi did so in 2015.
2018 Senior Class Continues to Dominate…
The 2018 Duke women's soccer senior class continues to do what it's done best for four years: win. Duke's victory against Rutgers moved the class' win total to 67. The squad is the winningest senior class in program history, while last year's class is second with 60 victories.
In their four years, the DWS seniors of Chelsea Burns, Kayla McCoy, Kat McDonald and Taylor Racioppi have made two trips to the NCAA College Cup, including a National Championship game appearance in 2015, and a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2016. The group of four also captured the 2017 ACC Regular Season Championship and has picked up at least one win against every ACC program.
McCoy Keeps the Good Times Rolling…
There was no doubt that senior Kayla McCoy would be the Blue Devils' offensive catalyst in 2018 and she hasn't disappointed, especially as Duke heads into postseason play. McCoy leads the team with 29 points (2nd ACC) and 11 goals (2nd ACC) while her seven assists are tied for fourth in the league. The Lincolnwood, Ill., native has tallied one four-point and three three-point contests this season and has at least one in all but five matches in 2018, tallying a point in 12 of the last 15 matches.
McCoy's play ramped up in conference action, as she tallied eight goals and two assists. Her eight scores led the league, with her 19 points standing second. She also topped the conference with 0.80 goals per game.
McCoy Continues Her Record Book Climb…
Senior Kayla McCoy has cracked a number of top 10 charts so far this season, including entering the top five in a number of records. She currently has 37 for her career, putting her fourth all-time. Kelly Walbert (1992-95) owns the program record with 47-career scores.
McCoy's five game-winning goals this season has her career total now up to 15, putting her third on the DWS all-time list. She's two shy of Casey McCluskey (2001-04) for second place and five behind the record holder Kelly Walbert (1992-95), who has 20.
The Duke senior forward also stands fourth with 90 career points and tied for fifth with five career multi-goal performances.
Stevens Among the DWS Assists Elite...
With her team-high 11 dimes so far, Ella Stevens has cracked the top five on Duke's all-time assists list. She now has 28 for her career, which is fourth in DWS history. She is two from tying Mollie Pathman (2010-13) for third. Andi Melde (1994-97) holds the all-time record at Duke with 42.
Blue Devils One of the Nation's Top Assists Teams…
With 40 assists so far this year, the Blue Devils have become one of the nation's best when it comes to dropping dimes. Their 40 rank fourth in the ACC and 23rd in the country. Leading the way is Ella Stevens, who has 11 assists this season, which ties her career high set last season. Those 11 are tied for second in the conference and eighth in the NCAA.
Next Up…
If the Blue Devils are victorious on Friday, they will face the winner of No. 1 Georgetown and Washington State in the NCAA Round of 16. That match is slated for 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 18 at Shaw Field.
Social Media…
Fans can keep up with all things Duke women's soccer by following the program on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for “DukeWSoc”. Behind-the-scenes content of women's soccer and all Duke athletic programs can be found on Snapchat by following “dukeathletics”.
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