University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, September 17
Chapel Hill, N.C.
7 PM
North Carolina
0
vs
1
Duke
Second Half Goal Lifts No. 4 Duke Past No. 2 UNC
September 17, 2021 | Women's Soccer
Fourth-Largest Home Crowd at UNC
Midfielder Tess Boade's goal in the 55th minute gave No. 4 Duke a 1-0 win over No. 2 North Carolina in an ACC-opening women's soccer match for both teams Friday evening at Dorrance Field.
Duke is now 7-0 overall and 1-0 in the ACC, while the Tar Heels drop to 7-1, 0-1.
The loss was Carolina's first in a regular-season ACC game since 2016. The Tar Heels were 38-0-3 in their previous 41 regular-season conference games.
The game was played before a sellout crowd of 5,301, the fourth-largest home crowd in UNC women's soccer history.
Boade, a fifth-year graduate student from Colorado, scored from 12 yards out on a transition goal following assists by Olivia Migli and Michelle Cooper.
Carolina out-shot the Blue Devils, 15-9, for the game, but couldn't get a shot past Duke keeper Ruthie Jones, who made six saves.
That included a 7-2 edge in shots in the first half when the Tar Heels had several quality scoring chances.
Rachel Jones blasted a left-footer just over the bar with 27:54 to play in the half, then moments later Ruthie Jones made two exceptional saves to keep the game scoreless. First, she tipped a Libby Moore shot over the cross bar, then prevented an own goal when Carolina's corner kick was deflected toward the goal by a Blue Devil defender.
Early in the second half, UNC's Emily Colton fed Rachel Jones in the middle of the box for a scoring chance but Ruthie Jones made the stop.
Trailing 1-0, Carolina had an opportunity with 25 minutes to play in the second half on a through ball to Mollie Baker that led to a one-on-one, but Baker was unable to get a clean shot off and Jones came off her line to make the stop.
Cooper nearly gave Duke a 2-0 advantage with 9:40 remaining but Claudia Dickey made a diving save for the Tar Heels. Dickey finished with three saves.
Carolina's final scoring chance came with 45 seconds to play after a free kick but Maycee Bell's shot sailed high over the bar.
The Tar Heels return to action September 23 at 7 p.m. at Dorrance Field against Virginia Tech.
Duke is now 7-0 overall and 1-0 in the ACC, while the Tar Heels drop to 7-1, 0-1.
The loss was Carolina's first in a regular-season ACC game since 2016. The Tar Heels were 38-0-3 in their previous 41 regular-season conference games.
The game was played before a sellout crowd of 5,301, the fourth-largest home crowd in UNC women's soccer history.
Boade, a fifth-year graduate student from Colorado, scored from 12 yards out on a transition goal following assists by Olivia Migli and Michelle Cooper.
Carolina out-shot the Blue Devils, 15-9, for the game, but couldn't get a shot past Duke keeper Ruthie Jones, who made six saves.
That included a 7-2 edge in shots in the first half when the Tar Heels had several quality scoring chances.
Rachel Jones blasted a left-footer just over the bar with 27:54 to play in the half, then moments later Ruthie Jones made two exceptional saves to keep the game scoreless. First, she tipped a Libby Moore shot over the cross bar, then prevented an own goal when Carolina's corner kick was deflected toward the goal by a Blue Devil defender.
Early in the second half, UNC's Emily Colton fed Rachel Jones in the middle of the box for a scoring chance but Ruthie Jones made the stop.
Trailing 1-0, Carolina had an opportunity with 25 minutes to play in the second half on a through ball to Mollie Baker that led to a one-on-one, but Baker was unable to get a clean shot off and Jones came off her line to make the stop.
Cooper nearly gave Duke a 2-0 advantage with 9:40 remaining but Claudia Dickey made a diving save for the Tar Heels. Dickey finished with three saves.
Carolina's final scoring chance came with 45 seconds to play after a free kick but Maycee Bell's shot sailed high over the bar.
The Tar Heels return to action September 23 at 7 p.m. at Dorrance Field against Virginia Tech.
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