Durham, N.C. – Cole Grossman scored a pair of goals to lead the Duke Blue Devils to a 4-0 victory over Furman in the non-conference finale for both teams on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.

The win, Duke's fifth shutout of the season, improved the Blue Devils to 7-4-4 overall while Furman slipped to 7-5-4.

Matthew Thomas put the Blue Devils in front with the eventual match-winning tally at 12:43.  Sebastian Ibeagha headed a pass to Andrew Wenger who headed into the path of Thomas for the strike from inside the six-yard box.

Grossman doubled the lead with his first of two goals at 35:50.  Chris Tweed-Kent, who assisted on each of Duke's final three goals, sent a cross from the left flank and Grossman poked a shot past Furman goalkeeper Alec Kann.

In the 84th minute, Grossman bagged his second of the night taking a pass from Tweed-Kent and firing a 17-yard effort into the back of the net for his sixth goal of the season.  Ryan Finley capped the scoring just 29 seconds later at 84:09 beating Kann on a one-versus-one with the Paladins keeper after receiving a pass from Tweed-Kent.

The Blue Devils outshot Furman 22-10, including holding a 12-4 edge in shots on goal.  James Belshaw notched the shutout for Duke while totaling four saves.  Belshaw denied Nathan Wagner on a header just before intermission and prevented the Paladins from trimming the Blue Devils 2-0 lead when he made a diving save on Michael Channell's 14-yard strike midway through the second half.

Kann notched seven saves in the loss for the Paladins.

Furman returns home on Saturday night to host UNC Greensboro on Senior Night in the Paladins' regular season home finale.  Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Eugene Stone III Soccer Stadium.

Tickets for Saturday's match are available for $4 for adults and $2 for children ages 4-16.  Furman students receive free admission with a valid student ID.

Paladin fans can follow Furman soccer all season with live statistics and game reports at www.furmanpaladins.com as well as in-game updates of home matches at www.twitter.com/FurmanPaladins.