SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – No. 20 Duke men's soccer played to a 2-2 draw in Thursday's season opener in San Diego, California. The Blue Devils used two second-half goals to get back into the match, after trailing 1-0 at the half.
Junior Jose Ortega recorded his first career goal just after halftime, receiving a pass from Ulfur Bjornsson to level the score in the 48th minute. Less than 10 minutes later, Bjornsson added a goal of his own, giving Duke its first lead of 2024, 2-1.