Pirates Stumped by No. 14 Duke, 2-0

Thursday, September 7

Durham, NC

7 PM

East Carolina University

4-2-1, 0-0-0

Duke

3-2-0, 0-0-0

East Carolina

Duke

September 07, 2023 | Soccer

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DURHAM, N.C. – The East Carolina soccer team fell to the the Duke Blue Devils, 2-0, on Thursday evening at Koskinen Stadium. Both Duke goals came in the first half as the Pirates saw their four-game win streak come to an end.

Duke opened the scoring early in the game when Carina Lageyre made a great run into the box in just the ninth minute. Her initial shot was saved but the dynamic Kat Rader was there to fire home a second shot which beat Maeve English to the far post.

Annabelle Abbott had the best look of the first half for the Pirates in the 15^th minute when she got a look at the top of the 18 on a corner kick. Her shot was blocked and went just wide for another corner which Duke was able to clear away.

The Blue Devils struck again in the 40^th minute when Katie Groff scored on a long header on Devin Lynch's corner kick. Groff's header was a long, lofted shot which sailed over the heads of the Pirate defense and into the right side of the net.

In the second half, both teams were able to build some offense, getting forward on the pitch and hunting for chances, but to no avail on the score sheet.

Rader took a good shot in the 54^th minute but English was able to comfortably make the save for the Pirates. The Duke star nearly struck again in the 71^st minute when her free kick from near the top of the 18 clanged off the woodwork and back into the field of play where the Pirates were able to end the danger.

Key Stats

Sierra Lowery made her first start of the season as she works back from injury.
A host of Pirates went the full 90: English, Abbott, Abby Sowa, Jazmin Ferguson, Lucy Fazackerley, Sierra Lowery and Juliana Viera.
The Pirates were outshot 14-3 with a 6-2 margin on goal.