Duke Falls to No. 1 North Carolina, 2-0 – Duke University

DURHAM – High-ranked North Carolina scored a pair of first-half objectives and held off the No. 25 Blue Devils for a 2-0 win within the ultimate common season sport for the Duke area hockey staff Saturday afternoon. Duke celebrated its seven distinctive student-athletes enjoying within the ultimate common season residence contest of their careers.

Duke finishes the common season with a 7-10 total report and 0-6 mark in opposition to ACC foes, whereas North Carolina stays unbeaten at 15-0 and 6-0.
 
The way it Occurred

• Duke acquired off on the best foot to begin the sport, incomes a penalty nook within the opening 90 seconds. Sophomore Issy Carey fired a shot on cage, however Tar Heel goaltender Abigail Taylor was there to make the unbelievable cease to maintain the Blue Devils off the board.
• The Blue Devils continued to maintain the nation’s greatest scoring offense off the board with Hampsch making a pleasant save within the fifth minute.
• North Carolina broke by with the primary purpose of the sport with 25 seconds remaining within the first quarter as Erin Matson scored off a penalty nook for her twenty first of the season.
• The Tar Heels added a second purpose from Kennedy Cliggett with 4:55 remaining within the second interval. Matson supplied the help with a one-touch move to Cliggett ready on the left publish.
• Duke discovered its offensive rhythm once more later within the third quarter, sustaining possession and getting circle entries to maintain the Tar Heels out of their offensive finish.
• The Blue Satan protection was stout within the second half, holding North Carolina to a few pictures and two penalty corners, together with none within the fourth quarter.
• Duke fired 4 pictures within the 60 minutes and earned three penalty corners. The Tar Heels had six penalty corners. In purpose, Piper Hampsch had three saves, whereas North Carolina’s Taylor and Kylie Walbert wanted to make only one cease.

Notes

• Duke held the Tar Heels to solely 10 pictures, eight fewer than their season common. The 2 objectives scored by North Carolina are the fewest by the Tar Heels since beating Wake Forest, 2-0. Duke is just the second staff to carry them to simply two objectives.
• Hampsch made three saves to push her profession complete to 206, rating tenth in Duke historical past.

Quotes
Pam Bustin on the message at halftime
“It was simply to maintain at it. Do not do greater than we have been asking every of us to do. Do not do greater than that as a result of it’s working. We may see somewhat frustration constructing within the opponent as a result of we simply moved as a unit so nicely. When Erin [Matson] acquired the five-minute yellow card, I feel it was thrilling for the staff as a result of they labored laborious sufficient that now [the frustration] is on the opposite facet. I feel even when she got here again in that was the vitality we had for the entire second half.”
 
Pam Bustin on the senior class
“It is enjoyable to see them [celebrate] like this collectively as a result of it has been laborious. To see them play that method and the way in which we come to observe day by day – I have never had this a lot enjoyable teaching in a very very long time, and it has been a collaborative effort between the staff and the teaching employees. That is why that is the vitality we now have. Each are impressed to be higher day by day. What we did to provide you with a gameplan for at present was actually thrilling. It is what we’re presupposed to do, and we now have a staff that desires it and is open to it. We did some various things at present and that is what it is all about. That is the way you win championships. It is a particular group that they’ve stayed by every thing. Their love for this college is clear.
 
Up Subsequent
Duke hosts the 2022 ACC Match, which will get underway on Williams Subject at Jack Katz Stadium. The Blue Devils, seeded seventh, play No. 2 Wake Forest Nov. 1 at 3:30 p.m. All six video games all through the match will likely be televised on ACC Community.
 
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