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Men's Soccer
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Tuesday, September 23
Durham, N.C.
7 p.m.
Duke University
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Howard
Duke Continues Homestand Against Howard
9/22/2025 4:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. - Looking to build off a 2-0 win over Syracuse, No. 19 Duke hosts Howard on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Devils (3-0-3, 1-0-1 ACC) and Bison (1-5-1, 0-0-0 NEC) meet for the sixth time, with Duke holding a four-match winning streak after playing in each of the last four seasons. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m., start and will stream live on ACC Network Extra.
Tuesday night is Bark in the Park night at Koskinen Stadium. Dogs enter for free and their humans will be asked to sign a waiver before entering through the Whitford entrance to Koskinen Stadium. All dogs and their owners must sit on the east bleachers across the field from Kennedy Tower. Discounted $5 tickets are available online here, until 5 PM the day before the game.
MATCHUP NOTES
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Tuesday night is Bark in the Park night at Koskinen Stadium. Dogs enter for free and their humans will be asked to sign a waiver before entering through the Whitford entrance to Koskinen Stadium. All dogs and their owners must sit on the east bleachers across the field from Kennedy Tower. Discounted $5 tickets are available online here, until 5 PM the day before the game.
MATCHUP NOTES
- The Blue Devils hold a four-match winning streak over the Bison and lead the all-time series, 4-1. In the last meeting between the two teams, Duke scored 10 goals in the second half, including braces by Ulfur Bjornsson and Jose Ortega, and additional goals by current Duke players Drew Kerr, Julius Suber and Caleb Donaldson.
- Duke has squared off against Howard in each of the last four seasons, with wins in 2021 (4-0), 2022 (2-0), 2023 (7-0) and 2024 (10-0).Â
- In their last match, the Blue Devils secured all three points, defeating Syracuse, 2-0, in Duke's ACC home opener on Friday, Sept. 19. Jose Ortega opened the scoring with an early goal, his first of the season, assisted by Trevor Burns and Max Simpson. In the second half, Ulfur Bjornsson, seeing action for the first time since Aug. 24, blasted home his first goal in the second half, with Simpson and Thomas Vold earning the assists.
- Simpson became the first Blue Devil to record multiple assists in a match since Luke Thomas accomplished the feat against Longwood on Oct. 29, 2024. The freshman started and played 74 minutes against the Orange and now has four points, courtesy of one goal (vs. San Diego) and his two helpers.
- Bjornsson scored the first goal of his season against Syracuse, snapping a four-match streak without a goal, which tied for the longest such stretch in his Duke career. The preseason No. 1 player in the country by TopDrawerSoccer missed three Duke matches after suffering an injury against UC San Diego on Aug. 24.
- Duke goalkeeper Eryk Dymora was solid in net against the Orange, securing the second shutout of his Duke career. The Monmouth transfer saved both shots he faced and now has 23 combined clean sheets between his time with Duke and the Hawks.
- Dating back to last season, Duke is unbeaten in its last nine regular-season matches at home. Across that span, Duke is 7-0-2 and holds a goal differential of +26.
- With its 2-0 win over Syracuse, Duke won its ACC home opener for the 2025 season. Under head coach John Kerr, Duke is 9-4-5 in its first conference game at home.
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