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Match 12
No. 5 Duke (6-3-2, 4-2-2 ACC) vs. Clemson (6-3-0, 5-3-0 ACC)
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020
3:00 PM – ACC Network
Cary, N.C. (WakeMed Soccer Park)
NEED TO KNOW
•   Duke owns a three-game winning streak against Clemson and leads the series, 14-13-1
•   Redshirt senior Mia Gyau and rookie Olivia Migli received TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week honors this week
•   Head coach Robbie Church reached 250 wins at Duke in the Blue Devils last match versus Miami
•   Duke finished the regular season with five consecutive away games, notching a 3-2 record
•   The Blue Devils hold an all-time mark of 14-29-3 in the ACC Championship
•   Duke has not sent the same lineup out to the pitch in back-to-back matches this season.
•   The Blue Devils brought the fifth-ranked recruiting class to Durham this year, marking the ninth-straight year Church has delivered a top 10 signing class.
DUKE VS. CLEMSON...
Duke and Clemson will meet for the 29th time in school history with the Blue Devils leading the series, 14-13-1. In ACC Tournament games, the series is tied 1-1-0. In the overall series, the Blue Devils have outscored Clemson, 39-29.
The Blue Devils feature a three-game winning streak over the Tigers and have outscored Clemson, 8-3, in those contests. The last loss for Duke to Clemson was Oct. 27, 2016 in Durham, N.C.
Robbie Church owns an 8-13-1 record against Clemson.
DUKE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT...
Duke enters the ACC Tournament for the fifth season in a row and 31st time across the last 33 seasons. The Blue Devils own an all-time record of 14-29-3 across their match ups in the tournament and have advanced to the championship game five times (1992-94, 2000, 2017). Most recently, Duke earned the six seed a season ago, falling to Virginia on the road, 0-1, in the 2019 quarterfinals.
The Blue Devils have been held scoreless in their last three ACC Tournament matches as Duke dropped 1-0 decisions to Virginia, Florida State and North Carolina. Â
HEADING BACK TO CARY, N.C...
Duke will head back to Cary, N.C., and WakeMed Soccer Park for the first time since the Blue Devils competed in the NCAA College Cup in 2015. The Blue Devils collected one of their biggest victories in school history in the semifinals with a 2-0 win over second-ranked and top-seeded Florida State. Kayla McCoy and Toni Payne scored goals to lift the Blue Devils to the championship game appearance.
Duke would go on to fall in the NCAA Championship, 1-0, to Penn State.
Overall, Duke holds a 4-11 record in matches played at WakeMed Soccer Park. Â
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST MEETING...
In a match-up earlier this season between Duke and Clemson, a first half goal from Olivia Migli proved to be the difference as the Blue Devils earned a 1-0 victory over the Tigers at Koskinen Stadium. The win for the Blue Devils was the first over a top five ACC team since Oct. 15, 2016. Goalkeeper Ruthie Jones faced 10 shots, tallying three saves in 90 minutes. Clemson out shot Duke, 10-5.
250 WINS FOR CHURCH...
Blue Devil head coach Robbie Church reached 250 wins at Duke in the Blue Devils regular season finale against Miami. Church is in his 20th season at Duke.
HEY, I KNOW YOU!...
Delaney Graham and Jackson Moeller of Clemson played Tophat Soccer together and are very close friends.
Emmy Duerr and Remi Swartz played for the same club team as Clemson's Madi Reid and Grace Wagner although Swartz never officially played with Wagner. Reid is also the sister of former Duke defender Morgan Reid.
MIGLI NETS TWO GOALS AT MIAMI...
Blue Devil rookie Olivia Migli collected a career-high two goals on the road at Miami in the last outing and she now owns a team-best four goals. Her four goals also ranks tied for sixth in the ACC. Â
Migli along with Blue Devil freshman Maggie Graham are two of only 10 players in the ACC who have scored multiple goals in a match. Only Duke, Florida State and Virginia Tech own multiple student-athletes with two or more goals in a match. Â
Migli's four tallies for the season is tied for the most by a freshman in the ACC.
Most Goals by a Freshman in the ACC
4 – Megan Bornkamp, Fr., M, Clemson
4 – Olivia Migli, Fr., F, Duke
4 – Jody Brown, Fr., F, Florida State
4 – Tori Powell, Fr., F, Virginia Tech
FIRST HALF DEFENSE...
The Blue Devils have allowed only three goals in the first half, which ranks tied for fourth in the ACC. North Carolina leads the way with one allowed, while FSU (2), Louisville (2), Duke (3), Clemson (3) and Notre Dame (3) round out the top six teams.
SCORING WOES IN FIRST HALF...
Duke has struggled scoring goals in the first half and have totaled only seven tallies in the first half this season. Three of those goals came at Syracuse and two at Miami. In the other nine matches, the Blue Devils have scored only two first half goals.
In comparing the ACC, North Carolina leads the way with 11 first half goals, while Florida State (10), Pittsburgh (10), Virginia (10), Virginia Tech (9), Duke (7), Clemson (6), Notre Dame (6), Louisville (5), Boston College (4),Syracuse (4), Wake Forest (3), Miami (1) round out the league.
NOTING DUKE...
• Since 2015, Duke is 15-5-1 in matches played in the month of November.
• Duke's three losses on the season have come to No. 1 North Carolina (twice) and No. 2 Florida State.
• After scoring a combined 17 goals in 2019, Duke juniors Marykate McGuire and Mackenzie Pluck have been limited to only two goals between them so far in 2020.
• With her 11th career goal at Miami, Tess Boade now owns 30 career points in four years at Duke.
• Taylor Mitchell has played 6,886 minutes over four years and is only 134 minutes away from 10th place on Duke's all-time minutes played ledger.
• Caitlin Cosme played 300 minutes in eight matches her first two seasons at Duke, but has played 31 matches and 2,823 minutes over the last two years.
• Redshirt senior Mia Gyau and rookie Olivia Migli received TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week honors this week
• In a shortened season due to COVID-19, goalkeeper Ruthie Jones has logged four shutouts, which ranks tied for third in the ACC.
• Marykate McGuire now owns a team high six assists, which ranks
second in the ACC.
• Duke is ranked in the top five for the first time since week 10 of the 2018 season. The Blue Devils' No. 4 national ranking earlier this season was the highest regular season ledger since 2017.
• Duke finished the regular season with five consecutive road games, notching a 3-2 record over the contests
• No. 6 Duke closed a streak of five straight home contests against Virginia Tech, posting a 2-1-2 record over the homestand.
• Taylor Mitchell owns a team-best 995 minutes played on the season.
• Duke had to come-from-behind in its first two matches to open the
season.
TOUGH SLATE...
For only the second time in school history, Duke faced the top two teams in the nation in back-to-back contests as the Blue Devils faced top-ranked North Carolina and second-ranked Florida State. Â
The last time it happened was in the 1998 campaign under head coach Bill Hempen as Duke faced No. 2 Santa Clara and No. 1 North Carolina in back-to-back games.
TOUGH DEFENSE...
Duke's defense has allowed only five goals over its last nine matches and three of the five tallies came against top-ranked North Carolina. The Blue Devils now own five shutouts on the season, which ranks tied for second in the ACC. Â
Senior's Taylor Mitchell and Caitlin Cosme have been the anchors on defense in the middle, while redshirt senior Mia Gyau, freshman Emily Royson and junior Delaney Graham have been outstanding as well. Remi Swartz and Karlie Paschall both played big in the Boston College match with Royson out as well. Â
Full set of notes are attached!
Match 12
No. 5 Duke (6-3-2, 4-2-2 ACC) vs. Clemson (6-3-0, 5-3-0 ACC)
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020
3:00 PM – ACC Network
Cary, N.C. (WakeMed Soccer Park)
NEED TO KNOW
•   Duke owns a three-game winning streak against Clemson and leads the series, 14-13-1
•   Redshirt senior Mia Gyau and rookie Olivia Migli received TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week honors this week
•   Head coach Robbie Church reached 250 wins at Duke in the Blue Devils last match versus Miami
•   Duke finished the regular season with five consecutive away games, notching a 3-2 record
•   The Blue Devils hold an all-time mark of 14-29-3 in the ACC Championship
•   Duke has not sent the same lineup out to the pitch in back-to-back matches this season.
•   The Blue Devils brought the fifth-ranked recruiting class to Durham this year, marking the ninth-straight year Church has delivered a top 10 signing class.
DUKE VS. CLEMSON...
Duke and Clemson will meet for the 29th time in school history with the Blue Devils leading the series, 14-13-1. In ACC Tournament games, the series is tied 1-1-0. In the overall series, the Blue Devils have outscored Clemson, 39-29.
The Blue Devils feature a three-game winning streak over the Tigers and have outscored Clemson, 8-3, in those contests. The last loss for Duke to Clemson was Oct. 27, 2016 in Durham, N.C.
Robbie Church owns an 8-13-1 record against Clemson.
DUKE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT...
Duke enters the ACC Tournament for the fifth season in a row and 31st time across the last 33 seasons. The Blue Devils own an all-time record of 14-29-3 across their match ups in the tournament and have advanced to the championship game five times (1992-94, 2000, 2017). Most recently, Duke earned the six seed a season ago, falling to Virginia on the road, 0-1, in the 2019 quarterfinals.
The Blue Devils have been held scoreless in their last three ACC Tournament matches as Duke dropped 1-0 decisions to Virginia, Florida State and North Carolina. Â
HEADING BACK TO CARY, N.C...
Duke will head back to Cary, N.C., and WakeMed Soccer Park for the first time since the Blue Devils competed in the NCAA College Cup in 2015. The Blue Devils collected one of their biggest victories in school history in the semifinals with a 2-0 win over second-ranked and top-seeded Florida State. Kayla McCoy and Toni Payne scored goals to lift the Blue Devils to the championship game appearance.
Duke would go on to fall in the NCAA Championship, 1-0, to Penn State.
Overall, Duke holds a 4-11 record in matches played at WakeMed Soccer Park. Â
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST MEETING...
In a match-up earlier this season between Duke and Clemson, a first half goal from Olivia Migli proved to be the difference as the Blue Devils earned a 1-0 victory over the Tigers at Koskinen Stadium. The win for the Blue Devils was the first over a top five ACC team since Oct. 15, 2016. Goalkeeper Ruthie Jones faced 10 shots, tallying three saves in 90 minutes. Clemson out shot Duke, 10-5.
250 WINS FOR CHURCH...
Blue Devil head coach Robbie Church reached 250 wins at Duke in the Blue Devils regular season finale against Miami. Church is in his 20th season at Duke.
HEY, I KNOW YOU!...
Delaney Graham and Jackson Moeller of Clemson played Tophat Soccer together and are very close friends.
Emmy Duerr and Remi Swartz played for the same club team as Clemson's Madi Reid and Grace Wagner although Swartz never officially played with Wagner. Reid is also the sister of former Duke defender Morgan Reid.
MIGLI NETS TWO GOALS AT MIAMI...
Blue Devil rookie Olivia Migli collected a career-high two goals on the road at Miami in the last outing and she now owns a team-best four goals. Her four goals also ranks tied for sixth in the ACC. Â
Migli along with Blue Devil freshman Maggie Graham are two of only 10 players in the ACC who have scored multiple goals in a match. Only Duke, Florida State and Virginia Tech own multiple student-athletes with two or more goals in a match. Â
Migli's four tallies for the season is tied for the most by a freshman in the ACC.
Most Goals by a Freshman in the ACC
4 – Megan Bornkamp, Fr., M, Clemson
4 – Olivia Migli, Fr., F, Duke
4 – Jody Brown, Fr., F, Florida State
4 – Tori Powell, Fr., F, Virginia Tech
FIRST HALF DEFENSE...
The Blue Devils have allowed only three goals in the first half, which ranks tied for fourth in the ACC. North Carolina leads the way with one allowed, while FSU (2), Louisville (2), Duke (3), Clemson (3) and Notre Dame (3) round out the top six teams.
SCORING WOES IN FIRST HALF...
Duke has struggled scoring goals in the first half and have totaled only seven tallies in the first half this season. Three of those goals came at Syracuse and two at Miami. In the other nine matches, the Blue Devils have scored only two first half goals.
In comparing the ACC, North Carolina leads the way with 11 first half goals, while Florida State (10), Pittsburgh (10), Virginia (10), Virginia Tech (9), Duke (7), Clemson (6), Notre Dame (6), Louisville (5), Boston College (4),Syracuse (4), Wake Forest (3), Miami (1) round out the league.
NOTING DUKE...
• Since 2015, Duke is 15-5-1 in matches played in the month of November.
• Duke's three losses on the season have come to No. 1 North Carolina (twice) and No. 2 Florida State.
• After scoring a combined 17 goals in 2019, Duke juniors Marykate McGuire and Mackenzie Pluck have been limited to only two goals between them so far in 2020.
• With her 11th career goal at Miami, Tess Boade now owns 30 career points in four years at Duke.
• Taylor Mitchell has played 6,886 minutes over four years and is only 134 minutes away from 10th place on Duke's all-time minutes played ledger.
• Caitlin Cosme played 300 minutes in eight matches her first two seasons at Duke, but has played 31 matches and 2,823 minutes over the last two years.
• Redshirt senior Mia Gyau and rookie Olivia Migli received TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week honors this week
• In a shortened season due to COVID-19, goalkeeper Ruthie Jones has logged four shutouts, which ranks tied for third in the ACC.
• Marykate McGuire now owns a team high six assists, which ranks
second in the ACC.
• Duke is ranked in the top five for the first time since week 10 of the 2018 season. The Blue Devils' No. 4 national ranking earlier this season was the highest regular season ledger since 2017.
• Duke finished the regular season with five consecutive road games, notching a 3-2 record over the contests
• No. 6 Duke closed a streak of five straight home contests against Virginia Tech, posting a 2-1-2 record over the homestand.
• Taylor Mitchell owns a team-best 995 minutes played on the season.
• Duke had to come-from-behind in its first two matches to open the
season.
TOUGH SLATE...
For only the second time in school history, Duke faced the top two teams in the nation in back-to-back contests as the Blue Devils faced top-ranked North Carolina and second-ranked Florida State. Â
The last time it happened was in the 1998 campaign under head coach Bill Hempen as Duke faced No. 2 Santa Clara and No. 1 North Carolina in back-to-back games.
TOUGH DEFENSE...
Duke's defense has allowed only five goals over its last nine matches and three of the five tallies came against top-ranked North Carolina. The Blue Devils now own five shutouts on the season, which ranks tied for second in the ACC. Â
Senior's Taylor Mitchell and Caitlin Cosme have been the anchors on defense in the middle, while redshirt senior Mia Gyau, freshman Emily Royson and junior Delaney Graham have been outstanding as well. Remi Swartz and Karlie Paschall both played big in the Boston College match with Royson out as well. Â
Full set of notes are attached!
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