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CARY, N.C. – Bitter rivals will clash one final time as top-seeded Duke faces second-seeded North Carolina in the Division I Women’s College Cup semifinals today – Friday, Dec. 6 – at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The NCAA soccer match is available on multiple streaming services.

Today’s match will broadcast live on ESPNU at approximately 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Fans who have parted ways with their local cable provider can catch this game for free by utilizing streaming alternative DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial. FuboTV is also offering $30 off your first month.

Sling TV is offering half off your first month. In order to watch ESPNU on this streaming service, you will need the Sling Orange + Blue package, or the Sling Orange package with the Sports Extra add-on for an additional $11 per month.

Finally, this match will also stream on ESPN Plus. You can get a subscription to ESPN Plus for $11.99 per month Another option is to sign up for an annual subscription for $119.99, which saves about 17% off compared to the monthly route.

After clinching the program’s first No. 1 overall seed, the Duke Blue Devils (18-2-1) are two wins away from their first ever Women’s College Cup championship. It’s the fourth time the two rivals will meet this season. North Carolina ousted Duke in the ACC tournament semifinals, but fell to the Blue Devils in both regular season meetings.

It’s only fitting the two must go through one another once more to punch their ticket for the national championship game.

Bolstered by a stellar defense, the Blue Devils have not conceded a goal this tournament. They defeated Howard (8-0), No. 8 Texas Tech (3-0), No. 5 Michigan State (2-0) and slipped past Virginia Tech (1-0) in a thrilling quarterfinal.

The Blue Devils have scored 14 goals in four games this postseason. Graduate midfielder Nicky Chico notched the lone goal in the win over the Hokies, marking a new single-season scoring record for the program at 68 goals.

This is Duke’s fifth appearance in the College Cup (1992, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2024). Regardless of the outcome, 23-year head coach Robbie Church is set to retire after the conclusion of the historic campaign.

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North Carolina (20-5-0) holds the record for the most national titles, but has not won a championship since 2012. They return to the College Cup for a 32nd time and the fifth appearance in the last seven years.

The Tarheels handled their opposition to reach the semifinal stage, notching victories over USC Upstate (8-0), Santa Clara (1-0), No. 6 Minnesota (3-0) and a golden goal propelled them past No. 3 Penn State in the quarterfinals after a 1-1 draw.

The match was not without controversy as a video review overturned a first half goal from the Nittany Lions. North Carolina broke through with a Kate Faasse stunning header to send the Heels back to Cary. The junior midfielder leads the nation with 19 goals, including an incredible seven game-winning goals.

North Carolina owns the all-time series with a 44-6-5 record, but the Blue Devils are 3-4-3 in the last 10 encounters, signaling a shift in the lopsided rivalry.

Cary is 19 miles from Durham. It’s 22 miles from Chapel Hill. The rivalry is renewed in their own backyard. The winner will face No. 2 Wake Forest and No. 3 Stanford in the national championship on Dec. 9.

It is the first time that four teams from the same conference will compete in the final four of the Division I Women’s College Cup.

More information on how to watch the match on TV and streaming services:

• What: Women’s College Cup semifinal: Duke vs. North Carolina
• When: Friday, Dec. 6, 2024
• Time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern
• Where: WakeMed Soccer Park | Cary, North Carolina
• Channel: ESPNU
• Best streaming options: FuboTV ($30 off first month), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and Sling TV (promotional offers for new customers) and ESPN Plus
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