Late Goal Pushes No. 5 Duke Past No. 4 Maryland 2-1

The Terps fell to the Blue Devils to close out the B1G/ACC Challenge.

Box Score DURHAM, NC - The No. 4 Terrapins (2-2) fell to No. 5 Duke on the road on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils scored a pair of goals on corners, one coming in the final minutes, to earn the win on their home turf.

The first quarter only featured one shot, but it came on a Duke corner and Julia Boehringer buried it to put the Blue Devils ahead 1-0. Neither team tallied more than one shot in a heavily-defensive second quarter as the lead held through the half.

Maryland's Jordyn Hollamon — reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Week — put Maryland on the board early in the 4th quarter on the Terps' second corner of the day. The Terps put a barrage of shots on goal in the final quarter, but Duke made several defensive stands.

The Blue Devils scored on another corner in the 56th minute on a shot from Alaina McVeigh. Even with the empty net, Maryland was unable to respond, falling to No. 5 Duke 2-1.

How it Happened:
1st Quarter:

Duke scored on its first shot in the seventh minute on a corner. Boehringer scored for the Blue Devils.

2nd Quarter:

Each team recorded just one shot in the second quarter and put it on goal, but Duke's goalkeeper turned it away.
Feliz Kuhne had Maryland's first shot in the 19th minute.
Duke took its 1-0 lead into the half.

3rd Quarter:

Djuna Eikelboom forced Duke to make another save on a great look out front.
Maryland had the only shot in the 3rd quarter, but Duke's defense remained steady.

4th Quarter:

Duke fought off Maryland's first corner early in the quarter to keep the match scoreless.
Maryland took another corner minutes later and scored on Hollamon's third goal of the season.
The Blue Devils defended a pair of penalty corners in the 50th minute.
Duke's McVeigh scored her second goal of the season in the 56th minute.

Up Next:

Maryland returns to College Park for the Terrapin Invitational, which starts with a match with Pennsylvania on Sept. 12. The match will start at 4 PM and air on B1G+.

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Players Mentioned

#21 Djuna Eikelboom: 5' 9"; Freshman

#20 Feliz Kuhne: 5' 9"; Freshman

#13 Jordyn Hollamon: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#21 Djuna Eikelboom
: 5' 9"; Freshman

#20 Feliz Kuhne
: 5' 9"; Freshman

#13 Jordyn Hollamon
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#21 Djuna Eikelboom

#20 Feliz Kuhne

#13 Jordyn Hollamon

Players Mentioned

#21 Djuna Eikelboom

#20 Feliz Kuhne

#13 Jordyn Hollamon