DURHAM, N.C. - After playing six consecutive matches at home, the No. 7 Duke men's soccer hits the road for the first time since Sept. 14. The Blue Devils (7-0-4, 3-0-1 ACC) travel to Boston College (5-6-0, 1-4-0 ACC) for an ACC matchup on Friday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. Live streaming is available on ACC Network Extra.
MATCHUP NOTES
- The Blue Devils and Eagles meet for the 17th time in the series, with the two teams knotted at 8-8-0 across the first 16 matches.
- Duke carries a two-match winning streak into Friday night's match, will play Boston College during the regular season for the first time since 2018 and travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., for the first time since 2016.
LAST TIME OUT
- In their last match, the Blue Devils rallied for a 1-1 draw at home against Elon.
- After conceding in the first half and going down a man in the 70th minute, the Blue Devils scored a late equalizer, courtesy of Thomas Vold in the 84th minute.
- The Elon goal snapped a stretch of 541 scoreless minutes played by Duke's defense.
COMEBACK KIDS
- In all four of Duke's draws so far this season, the Blue Devils have rallied from a deficit, including scoring at the 84th minute or later in each of the last three (at Georgetown, at California, vs. Elon).
- At Georgetown, Duke scored twice inside the 85th minute, while Duke's goal at California and vs. Elon both came inside the 84th minute.
REMAINING UNBEATEN
- The Blue Devils are one of just 12 teams remaining without a loss on their ledger this season.
- Through 11 games, Duke holds a 7-0-4 record, good for an .818 winning percentage, which ranks eighth best among all unbeaten teams remaining in the country.Â
ACC OUTLOOK
- Duke was voted to finish fourth in the ACC this season, garnering 160 total votes and two first-place votes, in the preseason coaches poll.
- Ulfur Bjornsson was Duke's selection to the ACC Preseason Watch List. Clemson was picked to win the league, with 185 total, and four first-place votes.Â
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