Blue Devils Win Fourth Straight; Defeat Syracuse, 2-0

Thursday, October 23

Durham, N.C.

7 p.m.

Duke University

10-3-1, 5-3-0

Syracuse

5-8-4, 1-7-1

Syracuse

Duke

Photo by: Peter Raider, Duke Athletics

Blue Devils Win Fourth Straight; Defeat Syracuse, 2-0

10/23/2025 10:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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DURHAM, N.C. – The seventh-ranked Duke women's soccer team received goals from Kat Rader and Mia Oliaro while the Blue Devils collected their seventh shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory over Syracuse Thursday evening inside Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium.

Duke improved to 10-3-1 overall and 5-3-0 in ACC action as the Blue Devils won their fourth match in a row. The Orange dropped to 5-8-4, 1-7-1. The Blue Devils have scored two or more goals in six matches in a row.

How It Happened

The Blue Devils controlled the ball for 75 percent of the first half and held a 21-1 shot advantage.
Duke had numerous chances for goals, but couldn't get anything past the goal line until the 40:13 mark.
Syracuse had a handball in the box that led to redshirt junior Kat Rader finishing the penalty kick to give the Blue Devils a 1-0 lead.
Senior Devin Lynch tied a career high with six shots in the first half.A total of 10 different Blue Devils attempted a shot in the first 45 minutes.
The Blue Devils moved the score to 2-0 at the 64:41 mark as Lynch served a corner kick into the box that went off redshirt junior Elle Piper and junior Mia Oliaro punched in her second goal of the season.
In the 76th minute, Duke goalkeeper Caroline Dysart made a great save with her right leg off a shot by Julia Arbelaez to preserve the shutout.
The Blue Devils held a 32-6 advantage in shots for the match with Lynch and Mia Minestrella leading the way with six attempts each.

Notes

Kat Rader has scored a goal in four out of the last five matches she has played. She owns nine goals on the season and 29 for her career.
Rader now owns 15 goals and five assists for 35 points in her career at home.
Senior Julia Saunicheva made her second start of the season and the first since the opener against Penn State.
The 21 shots in the first half were a season high for the Blue Devils.
Duke has won 19 out of its last 22 home contests.
The Blue Devils reached 10 wins for the 29th time out of the 38 seasons in program history.
Duke won its eighth in a row against the Orange.
Elle Piper totaled her second assist of the season.
Devin Lynch has totaled a goal or assist in four out of her last five matches.
Over 90 minutes, Caroline Dysart finished with one save in goal.

Quotes

"Really happy – I thought we performed really well.We were consistent from start to finish, we created a lot of chances, probably should have scored more and maybe could have been a little bit more clinical.But really happy. I thought the energy was fantastic on the field, on the bench and [overall] the energy was very positive."-- Duke head coach Kieran Hall

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