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Duke women’s soccer set to face North Carolina Tar Heels in national semifinals

Duke women’s soccer booked its first ticket to the national semifinals since 2017 on Saturday night, and an old rival awaits next weekend.

The Duke women’s soccer team punched its fifth ticket to the NCAA College Cup on Saturday night, a 1-0 victory over Virginia Tech that sent the Blue Devils back to the national semifinals for the first time since 2017.

While head coach Robbie Church’s final season in Durham has felt like something from a fairy tale thus far, the team from Chapel Hill wants a word before the journey takes another step. Duke will face the North Carolina Tar Heels on Friday, December 6, with a spot in the national title game on the line.

The Blue Devils defeated UNC in Durham for the first time ever on September 5, a 1-0 victory punctuated by a Maggie Graham goal in the final minute of the first half. Duke followed that up with a 3-2 victory over the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill on October 31, but North Carolina bounced the Blue Devils from the ACC Tournament with a 2-1 win on November 7.

That game is Duke’s only outright loss since August 15.

The Blue Devils have shut out each of their first four postseason opponents, defeating Howard, Texas Tech, the Michigan State Spartans, and the Hokies by a combined margin of 14-0.

Friday’s game starts at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time and will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Watch: Rutgers set for the final four, heading to the NCAA College Cup

Rutgers women’s soccer won an epic game over Arkansas on Friday night.

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Rutgers women’s soccer is through to the final four of the NCAA Tournament, outlasting Arkansas on Friday night on penalty kicks.

It has been a banner season for the women’s program, who won the Big Ten regular season title and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Scarlet Knights have now won consecutive penalty kick shootouts to advance to the final four teams in the tournament.

Last Sunday, Rutgers outlasted TCU in eight rounds of a shootout in the Sweet 16, winning 5-4 to advance to Friday’s Elite Eight match with Arkansas.

First half goals by freshman Riley Tiernan and senior forward Amirah Ali were the bookend to two Arkansas goals in the first half.

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Rutgers booked a ticket to the NCAA College Cup for the first time since 2014. They will play Florida State for the right to advance to the championship game.

The Scarlet Knights are now 19-3-2 on the season and 13-2-2 at home.

It’s Final (Four)! Rutgers women’s soccer on to the NCAA College Cup

Rutgers women’s soccer books a ticket to the Final Four with a win on penalty kicks over Arkansas.

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Rutgers women’s soccer is in to the final four, outlasting Arkansas on penalty kicks on Friday night. The Scarlet Knights are on to the College Cup, a 2-2 match settled 4-2 on penalty kicks.

It is another big accomplishment in a season filled with them for a program that won the Big Ten regular season and earned a No. 1 seed in the tournament. It was a second-straight penalty kick win for Rutgers as they outlasted TCU last Sunday on penalty kicks to book their ticket to the Elite Eight match-up.

The women’s program makes a return to the Final Four for the first time since 2015.

 

A Riley Tiernan goal just two minutes into the match sent the home crowd at Yurcak Field into a frenzy but it was answered by two Arkansas tallies in the next 13 minutes as the visitors took a 2-1 lead. Senior Amirah Ali leveled right before halftime, the 2-2 scoreline holding through regulation and two overtime periods.

Rutgers will face Florida State on Friday, December in Santa Clara, CA with a berth to the championship game on the line.