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With Duke and North Carolina facing off on the Blue Devils’ Senior Night in the last regular season game of the season for both teams, it’s natural that tensions were running high.
An even score doesn’t necessarily reflect an evenly matched game. Despite leaving Raleigh without a win, the Blue Devils controlled play for almost the entire night.
Freshman forward Thorleifur Ulfarsson took matters into his own hands Sunday afternoon.
“Strikers are judged on their goal production, and apart from the Virginia Tech game, we've been struggling,” Kerr said. “And that has to change.”
After failing to notch a goal in any of their first three games of the spring season, anticipation for when one would finally sneak past the goalie was high in Blacksburg, Va., this past Saturday.
Hamill was Duke mens’ soccer’s savior Friday night.
Duke played energetically, swiftly retrieving the ball from Kentucky and getting plenty of shot opportunities. However, finishing those opportunities remains a recurring issue for the Blue Devils.
Rarely are scoreless games entertaining. But what the Blue Devils couldn’t deliver on the scoreboard Friday evening they certainly delivered in excitement.
The Blue Devils continued their theme of close losses to top-ranked teams.
In what’s become the theme of its season, Duke fought throughout but ultimately fell victim in the second half.
There's no better way to finish off a regular season than Duke vs. North Carolina.
With the score knotted at 1-1 in the 85th minute, it looked inevitable that Duke was heading into a second straight overtime matchup.
Duke proved it could compete with one of the best teams in the ACC, but when all was said and done just couldn’t quite do enough to pull out the victory.
Clemson boasts one of the top offenses in the ACC.
The stakes were high for both teams going into the game.
In their previous encounter, the Blue Devils and Wolfpack went head-to-head for 109 minutes.
Despite this being their first official game of the season, the Tar Heels came out of the gate with speed and precision that the Blue Devils couldn’t match until well into the contest.
Duke ended a 20-year road losing streak to the Tar Heels last season.
Through a grueling 90 minutes of regulation and 19 minutes of overtime, Duke’s home-opener remained scoreless.
This weekend's match could be the first indicator of who will turn the tide and become a serious ACC contender.