HIGH POINT, N.C.— No. 22 High Point University men's soccer prepares for its second straight top-25 matchup this Tuesday playing the No. 5/15 Duke Blue Devils on the road this Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Blue Devils were ranked as high as fifth in this week's rankings, while the Panthers slipped back three spots after a 4-2 loss to No. 1/No. 2 Wake Forest. 

After falling behind by a pair of goals, the Panthers managed to tie the score of their match against the Demon Deacons before the end of the first half, on tallies from Siggi Benonysson and Tony Pineda. Before the team's decision at Wake Forest, High Point had been in the middle of a six-game winning streak, while riding back-to-back overtime wins in conference. HPU came in at No. 22 in the 'College Soccer News' Top-30, while its No. 43 ranking in the most recent RPI is over 80 spots ahead of the next Big South member, Radford. 

Duke enters the week on a three-game winning streak, dropping No. 9 Notre Dame at home this past Friday, and defeating No. 10 Virginia on the road the previous week. The Blue Devils are one of seven ACC teams to get ranked in the top-10 of the most recent RPI poll, taking their last loss back on September 29th in a 4-2 road loss at Wake Forest. 
 
No. 22 High Point (10-2-0, 5-0-0) vs No. 5/15 Duke (8-3-1, 3-2-0)
When: Tuesday, October 16, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Durham, N.C. | Koskinen Stadium
All-Time Series: High Point trails 0-8-1
Last Meeting: Loss 3-2 (OT), on Sept. 1, 2017 in Durham, N.C.
Watch: ACCN Extra
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

On the Panthers
• Forwards Siggi Benonysson and Tony Pineda each picked up three points against No.1/No. 2 Wake Forest this past Tuesday, scoring a goal and an assist apiece
• With five goals and five assists on the year, Pineda's 15 points are the top mark for a Big South freshman, while his five goals are second
• The top-three point scorers in the Big South all play for the Panthers, with Ilias Kosmidis leading the pack (20), followed by Benonysson and Pineda in second (15)
• High Point's offense has been one of the most impressive in the country this year, with its 25 goals sitting 18th, its 2.08 goals per game ranking 20th and its 5.92 individual points per game coming in at 25th in all of Division I men's soccer
• With seven helpers on the year, Benonysson not only sits first in the Big South, but in a tie for eight in all of D1 men's soccer
• Goalkeeper Keegan Meyer's 1.11 goals against average currently ranks second in the Big South, while his 0.55 GAA and .833 save percentage against Big South opponents is the top mark in the league
 
On the Blue Devils
• The Blue Devils and the Panthers are almost neck-and-neck in terms of offense, with Duke's 2.09 goals per game ranking 18th, its 23 total goals sitting 26th and its 5.73 individual points per game coming in at 28th in all of Division I men's soccer
• The cousin of Borussia Dortmund star Christian Pulisic, Will Pulisic has been in goal during every match for the Blue Devils this year, and has posted three shutouts on the season
• Junior midfielder Daniele Proch has been one of the top offensive producers in D1 this year, with his 10 goals ranking 10th and his 21 points sitting 16th
 
Series Notes:
• The Panthers are yet to beat the Blue Devils, falling to the side 3-2 in overtime during their meeting last season (9/1/17)
• Since joining Division I HPU has gone 0-3-0 against the Blue Devils losing by a single goal in each match
• Duke has shutout the Panthers only once since 1999, with the pair's other two meetings ending in overtime
 
Coming Up Next:
• The Panthers will have the weekend off before returning to conference play next week, playing their final three Big South matchups in the span of eight days
• HPU begins the final regular season stretch with a 7 p.m. road matchup at Campbell next Wednesday, looking to improve its 7-11-3 record against the Camels all-time

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