Upcoming Event: Men's Soccer at Clemson on October 17, 2025 at 8 p.m.
/
8 p.m.
Men's Soccer
at Clemson
Friday, October 13
Durham, N.C.
8 p.m.
Duke University
vs
NC State
No. 15 Duke Welcomes NC State to Koskinen Stadium
10/12/2023 2:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM - The 15th-ranked Duke men's soccer team closes out its brief two-game homestand on Friday night, taking on NC State at 8 p.m. Fans can watch live on ACC Network, with Dalen Cuff and Devon Kerr on the call.
Friday night serves as a Duke soccer double-header, with the 23rd-ranked women's team taking on No. 7 Clemson in the first match of the night, with kickoff in that game scheduled for 5 p.m.
MATCHUP NOTES
18 - Straight regular-season games at Koskinen Stadium without a loss.
9 - Different goal scorers for Duke so far this season, including multi-goal seasons for six separate players.
5 - Goals for Forster Ajago over the last five matches, helping the striker remain near the top of the leaderboard nationally.
78 - Total points tallied by Duke so far in 2023, an average of 7.09 per game, which ranks 14th nationally.
OPPORTUNITY AWAITS IN OCTOBER
#GoDuke
Â
Friday night serves as a Duke soccer double-header, with the 23rd-ranked women's team taking on No. 7 Clemson in the first match of the night, with kickoff in that game scheduled for 5 p.m.
MATCHUP NOTES
- Duke and NC State meet in a North Carolina-themed ACC cross-division match.
- The Blue Devils take on the Wolfpack for the 85th time all-time and 14th time under head coach John Kerr.
- The two teams have not played since March 2021 - a 0-0, double-overtime, draw.
- Friday night marks the first time these two teams have clashed at Koskinen Stadium in over three years, with the last meeting in Durham coming on Sept. 26, 2020 - a 1-0, double-overtime, win for Duke.Â
18 - Straight regular-season games at Koskinen Stadium without a loss.
9 - Different goal scorers for Duke so far this season, including multi-goal seasons for six separate players.
5 - Goals for Forster Ajago over the last five matches, helping the striker remain near the top of the leaderboard nationally.
78 - Total points tallied by Duke so far in 2023, an average of 7.09 per game, which ranks 14th nationally.
OPPORTUNITY AWAITS IN OCTOBER
- After going 4-2-0 in September, the Blue Devils have turned their attention to the final month of the regular season.
- Duke has started the month with a 1-1 record, tallying a win against Elon and dropping a 1-0 decision at Notre Dame. The Blue Devils play three of their final four matches in Durham, with the lone road trip remaining on the calendar to Pittsburgh on Oct. 21.
- The Blue Devils went 7-0-3 in the regular season at home in 2022 and have started 2023 undefeated, with 6 wins and 1 draw.
- Under John Kerr, Duke is 113-44-26 at home. The Blue Devils' best season was 2009, going 12-1-0 at home.
- So far this season, Duke is 5-1-0 when scoring first (Forster Ajago vs. Furman and vs. Elon, Ulfur Bjornsson at Princeton and vs. Virginia, Nick Pariano vs. College of Charleston).
- The Blue Devils scored first in 13 of their 15 regular season goals in '22 and went 11-1-1 when scoring first.
- Duke hits the road for the final time in the regular season, traveling to Pittsburgh for a key ACC Coastal matchup on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.
#GoDuke
Â
Players Mentioned
Cinematic Recap vs Notre Dame
Tuesday, November 12
A DOMINANT WIN OVER NOTRE DAME - MEN'S SOCCER
Tuesday, November 05
Duke Athletics: A Tour of Campus
Saturday, October 19
Welcome to Duke
Saturday, October 19
