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Though, Duke Had Four Turnovers Duke Was Victorious Saturday Night On Senior Night In Durham As Eli Pancol Caught Three Touchdowns From Maalik Murphy In Duke's 31-28 Win Over Virginia Tech

Turnovers were a problem for Duke on Saturday night on the gridiron in Durham as Duke committed four turnovers!

Though, Duke had four turnovers Duke was victorious Saturday night on senior night in Durham as Eli Pancol caught three touchdowns from Maalik Murphy in Duke’s 31-28 win over Virginia Tech.

Eli Pancol’s first touchdown from Maalik Murphy came in the 1st quarter as he caught 86 yard pass from Maalik Murphy, Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point giving Duke a 7-0 lead. Eli Pancol’s second touchdown from Maalik Murphy also came in 1st quarter when Eli Pancol caught 77 yard pass from Maalik Murphy, Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point giving Duke a 14-0 lead. Eli Pancol’s third touchdown came in the 2nd quarter when Eli Pancol caught 7 yard pass from Maalik Murphy Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point putting Duke up 21-17. Though before Duke got up on Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech got back into the game with two touchdowns a field goal. The first touchdown came in the 1st quarter when Ali Jennings caught 65 yard pass from Coll Schlee , Jordan Love kicked, made extra point with Duke still maintaining 14-7 lead . The second touchdown from Virginia Tech in 2nd quarter evened the game at 14 when Ayden Greene ran for 21 yard run , John Love kicked, made extra point. In the 4th quarter Virginia Tech scored when Jordan kicked, made 38 yard field goal , a touchdown as Bhayshul Tuten ran for 29 yards , William Watson completed two point conversion.

Though, it was Duke who came out on top despite their mistakes their four turnovers!

Following Duke having four turnovers Duke being victorious Saturday night on senior night in Durham where Eli Pancol caught four touchdowns from Maalik Murphy in Duke’s 31-28 win over Virginia Tech Duke Head Coach Manny Diaz had this to say about the game his teams turnovers!

So many momentum shifts , so many mistakes . We certainly didn’t play our best . But ultimately we were resilient… I don’t know if anyone would confuse that with excellence, but we were successful .’’

According article by Associated Press on ESPN App

Duke is now going to prepare for their final regular season game that comes on the road Saturday at Wake Forest before learning their bowl destination, opponent on Sunday December 8, 2024.

Tip off for Duke, Wake Forest game is set for 12:00pm from Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!

Though, who is commentating the game is to be determined!