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Blue Devils Host No. 2 Wake Forest Friday
10/22/2020 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Game 6
Duke (2-3, 2-2) vs. No. 2 Wake Forest (4-1, 2-1)
October 23, 2020 | 6 p.m. | ACC Network
Durham, N.C. | Koskinen Stadium
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Duke – Wake Forest by the Numbers
2 –  Blue Devils – Sintayehu and Miguel Ramirez – who saw their first minutes at Clemson
9 –  Of the 11 Duke freshmen who have seen the field in 2020
3 – Blue Devils who have registered their first collegiate points this season
2 – Goals scored by Jack Doran in the first four games of the season
1 – Tally by Doran in his 37 prior games in 2017 and 2018
5 – Different starting lineups for the Blue Devils, through the first four games of the year
5 – Different Blue Devils who have scored a goal this season
63 – Career starts for senior goalkeeper Will Pulisic
151 – Combined starts for the defensive trio of Pulisic, Matthias Frick and Ian Murphy
9/23/11 – Date of Duke's last win over Wake Forest
4 – Goals allowed by Wake Forest in its five games
2.40 – Wake Forest's scoring offense, second highest in the ACC and third among the 21 active teams
25 – Number of Demon Deacons who have seen action this season
4 – Of the five teams ranked in the United Soccer Coaches national poll that come from the ACC
Breaking Down the Blue Devils
Series History
Last Time Out
Last Time We Met
About Wake Forest
Defending Koskinen
At Home in the Acc
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Duke (2-3, 2-2) vs. No. 2 Wake Forest (4-1, 2-1)
October 23, 2020 | 6 p.m. | ACC Network
Durham, N.C. | Koskinen Stadium
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Duke – Wake Forest by the Numbers
2 –  Blue Devils – Sintayehu and Miguel Ramirez – who saw their first minutes at Clemson
9 –  Of the 11 Duke freshmen who have seen the field in 2020
3 – Blue Devils who have registered their first collegiate points this season
2 – Goals scored by Jack Doran in the first four games of the season
1 – Tally by Doran in his 37 prior games in 2017 and 2018
5 – Different starting lineups for the Blue Devils, through the first four games of the year
5 – Different Blue Devils who have scored a goal this season
63 – Career starts for senior goalkeeper Will Pulisic
151 – Combined starts for the defensive trio of Pulisic, Matthias Frick and Ian Murphy
9/23/11 – Date of Duke's last win over Wake Forest
4 – Goals allowed by Wake Forest in its five games
2.40 – Wake Forest's scoring offense, second highest in the ACC and third among the 21 active teams
25 – Number of Demon Deacons who have seen action this season
4 – Of the five teams ranked in the United Soccer Coaches national poll that come from the ACC
Breaking Down the Blue Devils
- The Blue Devils play their sixth game of the abbreviated 2020 fall season Friday when they host Wake Forest Friday.
- Duke is 2-3-0 overall and 2-2 in ACC play with both wins coming against NC State. The Blue Devils are among four teams in the South Division with six points.
- Duke's seven goals have come from five different players as Jack Doran, Daniel Wright, Lewis McGarvey, Nick Pariano and Stephen O'Connell all have goals. Conor Kelly, Matthias Frick, Peter Stroud, Scotty Taylor and Pariano have assists.
- Pulisic, Matthias Frick and Ian Murphy are the veterans anchoring the defense. They have a combined 151 starts and have been and will be crucial in Duke's success this season. Rookie Antino Lopez, Amir Daley and Lewis McGarvey join the veteran crew. Frick, Murphy and McGarvey are the lone Blue Devils to play every minute this season.
- Twenty different Blue Devils have seen action this season, including nine of the 11 freshmen.
Series History
- Duke and Wake Forest meet for the 47th time since the first game in 1980. The Blue Devils are 23-16-7 overall against the Demon Deacons, but Wake Forest has had the more recent success with a 3-0-2 record in the past five outings.
- Duke last defeated Wake Forest Sept. 23, 2011, a 4-1 win in Durham behind a brace from Andrew Wenger. The Demon Deacons are averaging three goals per game in the previous four matchups.
Last Time Out
- Clemson's James Brighton scored 16 seconds into the second overtime to hand Duke a heart-breaking 2-1 loss last week at Historic Riggs Field. Brighton had both goals for the Tigers as Clemson escaped with the victory.
- "We definitely didn't deserve to lose and we certainly had two or three good chances to win the game so it's a bummer," said head coach John Kerr after the setback.
- Stephen O'Connell had the goal for the Blue Devils with Scotty Taylor providing the assist. The Blue Devils were excellent throughout the 100 minutes of action and were incredibly unlucky not to come away with the win in regulation. Duke outshot Clemson 10-8 in the 90 minutes and had a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks as it did well to force Clemson into mistakes and create dangerous counters.
Last Time We Met
- Duke and Wake Forest last played in 2018 when the Blue Devils traveled to face the No. 1 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
- Ciaran McKenna put Duke ahead 1-0 in the 41st minute, but the lead was short-live as Wake Forest answered 90 seconds later to equalize before the half.
- Wake Forest came out fast in the second half to add two more goals and take a 3-1 lead before a penalty kick from Daniele Proch pulled it within one in the 76th minute. The Deacons iced the victory with a fourth goal in the 81st minute.
About Wake Forest
- Wake Forest (4-1, 2-1) comes to Durham ranked second nationally after a midweek loss to Clemson. The Demon Deacons bounced back from the setback with a 1-0 overtime win over No. 3 North Carolina Sunday.
- Leading the way offensively for Wake Forest is Kyle Holcomb with four goals on eight shots. Both Machop Chol and David Wrona have three tallies apiece. Holcombs' four goals are the most in the most of any player in the ACC and second among any current active player nationally. The Demon Deacons are outshooting their opponents by a count of 65-35.
- Defensively, Wake Forest has allowed just four goals in five games, two of which came in the loss at Clemson. Its opponents are managing seven shots per game and fewer than three of those are on goal. Andrew Pannenburg is the man in the net. He has nine saves, a 0.89 goals against average and a .692 save percentage.
Defending Koskinen
- The Blue Devils are 1-1 at home in 2020 with two games remaining. Duke was 6-4-2 at home in 2019.
- Under John Kerr, Duke is 91-35-20 at home for a .692 win percentage. The Blue Devils' best season was 2009, going 12-1-0 at home.
At Home in the Acc
- Duke is 23-21-10 in ACC regular season and tournament home games since 2008 for a .519 win percentage.
- The current Blue Devils are 7-7-1 against conference foes at Koskinen Stadium.
- Duke closes out its regular season home slate with a non-conference matchup with Kentucky. Kickoff is at 7 p.m., on ACC Network Extra.
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