No. 1 Women’s Soccer Readies For Rivalry Match At No. 22 Duke

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 52nd edition of the Tobacco Road rivalry will take place in Durham on Sunday, Oct. 8, as top-ranked North Carolina women's soccer takes on No. 22 Duke. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET at Koskinen Stadium.

The match will broadcast nationally on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth and Jill Loyden on call.

Match Info
Who: (1) North Carolina at (22) Duke
Where: Durham, N.C. – Koskinen Stadium
When: Sunday, Oct. 8 – 4 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats

Ten Things to Know

North Carolina checked in at No. 1 in the recent United Soccer Coaches poll for the third consecutive week.
The Tar Heels are also ranked No. 2 in this week's NCAA RPI for the second week in a row.
As of Oct. 6, UNC is one of just eight teams in Division I without a loss this season.
Graduate forward Isabel Cox made her 100th career appearance on Oct. 5. The forward has the most appearances among all active DI players.
Carolina's defense has held 12 of its 13 opponents to 10 shots or less, six of those to five or fewer and three to only one.
In its last outing, UNC posted a 1-0 win over Miami behind Emily Colton's first goal of the season in the 16th minute.
The Tar Heels kept the Hurricanes shotless during the first half. It was the sixth time this season UNC has held an opponent shotless during a half.
UNC leads the all-time series with Duke at 43-4-4, including 18-0-2 in Durham.
The Tar Heels have out-scored the Blue Devils 148-38 all-time, and 11-2 in the last 10 meetings.
The rivals met twice in 2022, including a thrilling ACC semifinal match which saw UNC advance to the championship game on PKs, 7-6.

North Carolina will arrive in Durham with a 9-0-4 overall mark, including a 4-0-1 record in conference play. Duke enters the contest at 5-4-2 (1-2-2 ACC).

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No. 1 Women’s Soccer Readies For Rivalry Match At No. 22 Duke

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Players Mentioned

Emily Colton

Isabel Cox