All 32 names on Duke’s roster lived and breathed the beautiful game, such that an amalgam of different nationalities not only fit into the team but actively built its chemistry.
Days after the Philadelphia Union announced it had signed senior midfielder Nick Pariano and a professional career claimed freshman goalkeeper Julian Eyestone, many of the remaining Duke stars entered the world of Major League Soccer, too.
The senior midfielder and team captain signed a homegrown contract with MLS’s Philadelphia Union, which the team announced Thursday.
Freshman goalkeeper Julian Eyestone announced Tuesday morning that he will leave Duke to pursue a professional career.
In an overtime thriller, No. 15-seed Duke fell to Western Michigan on its home turf, ending its NCAA tournament run in the second round.
From the outside, one could easily assume that the Dallas native is a veteran player — someone who has been with the team for several years and has become a leader by way of his experience with the college game. It might surprise a spectator, then, to learn that Julian Eyestone is just a 17-year-old freshman.
Six Blue Devils earned conference awards Wednesday.
On a dark Sunday night in Clemson, South Carolina, the fifth-seeded Blue Devils fought tooth and nail for a spot in the ACC semifinals against No. 4-seed Clemson.
The fifth-seeded Blue Devils scored early, pulled ahead and then hung on after giving up two late goals to leave Koskinen Stadium with a 3-2 win against No. 12-seed Boston College in a win-or-go-home ACC tournament matchup.
The Blue Devils played to a physical 1-1 draw in the first half, before riding the momentum of two quick goals in the second half to come out on the winning end of an eventual 7-1 hammering.
With the playoffs in full swing, several former Blue Devils are leading their teams in the hunt for an NWSL title. The Blue Zone breaks down the performances of the Duke alums as they vie for postseason success.
The Blue Devils are the 25th-ranked team in the nation and their sheer artistry at times and individual excellence are undeniable. But as the wind blew hard in Louisville, Ky., Duke and its postseason aspirations came crashing down.
The Blue Devils shut out the Bison 7-0 beneath bright Koskinen Stadium lights in a collaborative showcase that saw goals from all over the roster. Both rosters, actually.
It was all doom and gloom for Duke as it was dominated by the first-ranked Seminoles in a 4-0 defeat Sunday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium. While the team cannot qualify for the ACC Tournament at this point, a bid to the NCAAs is still on the line.
Soccer is a strange game, and sometimes a goal just is not in the cards. Such was the case in Pittsburgh Saturday evening, as No. 9 Duke and No. 23 Pittsburgh exchanged several quality offensive opportunities but ultimately played to a 0-0 draw.
Duke women’s soccer has not lived up to preseason expectations, as it has slid to a 6-6-3 record, with a losing record in the ACC. The Blue Zone takes a closer look at the Blue Devils’ fall from a top-5 team to an unranked side, and hopes to help find some answers after their Sunday 4-0 loss to No. 1 Florida State.
A certified collegiate sensation, Rader takes the superstar references and pressure in stride, never letting the moment get too big. So how did she get to be the extremely talented yet humble and hard-working heroine she is?
Duke put away Virginia Tech 1-0 Thursday night to snap a record-tying six-game winless streak. The Blue Devils knight in shining armor? A freshman who came off the bench.
Regardless of why the 15th-ranked Blue Devils seem to prefer place kicks to develop the offense, the approach certainly worked when N.C. State came to Durham Friday night. Duke rode two scores that came as results of set pieces to come out on top of the Wolfpack 2-1.
The 23rd-ranked Blue Devils fell 1-0 against No. 7 Clemson courtesy of Makenna Morris’ first-half goal — a goal which all but eliminated them from contention for the ACC tournament and the later NCAA tournament.
