ELON, N.C. – The Elon University men's soccer team is back on its home pitch, hosting No. 21 Duke on Tuesday night, Oct. 15, at Rudd Field. That match is slated for a kickoff at 7 p.m.
 
How to Follow
Tuesday's game will be broadcast live through on FloSports at elonphoenix.com. Live stats will be available at elonphoenix.com. Updates of the match will be provided on Twitter at the team's handle, @ElonMSoccer.
 
About FloSports
With the CAA and FloSports partnering to broadcast select events, special CAA fan pricing is now available with two options:
     1. Signing up month-to-month for $12.50 per month
     2. Signing up for a yearly subscription for $95.88 ($7.99 per month)
 
• Included with either subscription to FloSports, fans have unlimited ability to watch games live and on-demand while also getting other exclusive CAA content.
• Either subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network and fans can watch the events across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and the App Store.
 
Match Promotions
• The program is hosting its Vs. Cancer game on Tuesday.
• Wear pink to the game to honor those who have been touched by cancer.
 
The Matchup
• Elon and Duke have met as intrastate foes 16 times on the soccer pitch dating back to 1980.
• The Blue Devils hold a 12-1-3 all-time record over Elon and have won three straight and four out of the last five contests over the maroon and gold.
• The teams last met in 2017 in Durham with the then 19^th-ranked Blue Devils coming away with a 1-0 victory.
• The Phoenix's lone win of the series came in 2014 on its home pitch with Elon earning a 2-1 victory.
 
Last Time Out
• Elon earned a 2-0 road victory at Liberty on Saturday, Oct. 12, to improve to 4-7-1 overall on the season.
• The Phoenix forced an own goal in the sixth minute against the Flames before Valdimar Jonsson doubled the lead for Elon with his third goal of the year in the 30^th minute.
• Peter Wentzel earned his first career clean sheet in the win as the redshirt freshman had a couple of saves in the match.
• It was the first contest between the two programs since 2004. Elon's win moved the series record to 7-2-1 in advantage of Liberty.
 
Phoenix Earns Team Academic Award
• For the 11^th time out of the past 12 years, the Phoenix was earned a Team Academic Award for the 2018-19 academic school year from the United Soccer Coaches as announced on Thursday, Oct. 3.
• Elon was one of 345 teams on the men's side to earn the award. The Phoenix posted a cumulative 3.41 grade-point-average during the 2018-19 academic school year. That total was the second-highest among men's programs from the Colonial Athletic Association with UNCW posted a higher average at 3.63.
 
Opening Stanza
• The Phoenix is averaging 1.50 goals per match on 12.7 shots per contest. Elon has seen 61 of those attempts go on frame at .401 percent.
• The maroon and gold have seen nine players find the back of the net this season. Freshman Burl Shepherd paces the squad with his four goals and eight points. His four scores are tied for fourth in the league.
• Fellow rookie Mattias Cooper is tied for second in the CAA in assists this season with four. The Oslo, Norway, native has tallied an assist in three of the team's last six games.
• The Phoenix has seen its first-year class make an immediate impact on the program this season. Eight rookies have been in the team rotation this season with four of them (Kasper Lehm, Cooper, Marco Vesterholm, Vemund Hole Vik) seeing time in each game.
• Wentzel has started the last two matches in goal for the Phoenix. On the season, Wentzel has a 2.20 goals against average with 16 saves and a shutout in his seven matches this season.
• The Phoenix is in its third season under head coach Marc Reeves. Through his nine seasons as a head coach, Reeves is 91-62-29 overall.
• Elon welcomes back 22 letterwinners and five starters from last year's team. The Phoenix went 5-8-2 last season, but had a pair of victories against top-25 opponents (No. 20 FIU and No. 25 James Madison) while also defeating another 2018 NCAA Tournament team at High Point.
• Among the notable returners for the Phoenix includes senior defender Luke Matthews. The Swindon, England, native was a first team All-CAA selection a year ago and garnered 2019 Preseason All-CAA accolades.
• Senior striker Iñigo Bronte was also an All-CAA choice in 2018 in his first season with the Phoenix. The Pamplona, Spain, native led the Phoenix in total points (13) and goals (six).
• Elon welcomes 11 new players to its roster in 2019. Of the 11 players, eight are international players.
• Four players will don the captain armband for the Phoenix this season. Matthews returns as one of the captains for the squad while fellow seniors Josh Blank, Caner Snover and John Walden will join him among the leadership group.
• Elon closed out its 2019 exhibition schedule with a 1-0-1 record. The Phoenix earned a 2-1 victory at Davidson on Aug. 19 before closing its its preseason with a 1-1 draw versus Campbell on Aug. 24.
 
Scouting Duke
• The Blue Devils are ranked No. 21 in the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings with its 6-3-1 record on the year.
• Duke is coming off a 1-0 defeat at Notre Dame last Friday, Oct. 11, during ACC play. The loss dropped the Blue Devils to 2-3 record in the ACC and snapped a three-match unbeaten streak.
• The Blue Devils have scored 21 goals this season at 1.91 goals per match. Duke is averaging 12.9 shots per game with over 40 percent of those attempts coming on frame.
• Senior Daniele Proch leads Duke with 19 points on the season with eight goals and three assists. The Riva Del Garda, Italy, native has scored a goal in two of the past three matches.
• Will Pulisic has manned every minute between the posts for the Blue Devils this season. He has posted a GAA of 1.25 with 45 saves.
 
Up Next
Elon hosts Northeastern on Saturday, Oct. 19. The team will host Senior Night to honor its 11 graduating players.