Duke Closes Regular Season with 3-0 Loss at Notre Dame

Friday, October 30

South Bend, Ind.

7 p.m.

Duke University

7-9-1, 1-6-1

Notre Dame

7-5-3, 4-4-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Duke	0	0	0
Notre Dame	2	1	3

10/30/2026 9:15:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Duke men's soccer finished its regular-season campaign at Notre Dame, falling 3-0. The Blue Devils (7-9-1, 1-6-1 ACC) fell behind in the first half after two goals by the Fighting Irish (7-5-3, 4-4-0 ACC) and the hosts added a third following intermission.

Duke turns its attention to the ACC Tournament, with first-round matchups set to be announced at the conclusion of the final match day across the league.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The two teams traded early shots in the first 10 minutes and Duke fired off a volley of shots in the 12th minute, with a trio of attempts blocked by Notre Dame's defense.
Notre Dame got on the board with a goal in the 32nd minute and quickly doubled its lead with a penalty-kick goal in the 35th minute.
Duke's defense blocked a pair of shots by the Fighting Irish in early goings of the second half, but the home side eventually broke through for their third in the 54th minute.
Ulfur Bjornsson forced a save in the 61st minute, with a header attempt.
The Blue Devils continued to test the home side's goalie, with two more shots on goal, but remained off the scoresheet after the full 90 minutes.

UP NEXT

Duke will be the No. 15-seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament and will travel to the No. 2-seed for the first round.
Final seedings and official bracket will be announced on the ACC's website following the conclusion of all regular-season conference matches.

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