“Play with fire and you are bound to get burned.” It’s wise advice for the curious cub-scout, but a prophecy the Blue Devils hope will not ring true when they take on the Flames this weekend.
The Blue Devils hoped they could knock off the undefeated Orange for their seniors’ last home match but came up just short Saturday.
The Blue Devils will have a chance to do what the Duke men’s basketball team could not accomplish in 2014—knock off an unbeaten, top-ranked Syracuse squad.
After allowing a goal with three minutes left in regulation, the Blue Devils were faced with their fourth sudden-death overtime of the season. But Duke only needed less than a minute of extra time to rally its offense and put away the Dukes Sunday.
Rose Tynan's goal was not enough for the Blue Devils, who dropped their fourth straight contest in the Tobacco Road rivalry Friday in Chapel Hill.
The last time the Blue Devils faced their biggest rival, North Carolina ended Duke’s season in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. The Blue Devils can avenge that loss when they travel to Chapel Hill this weekend.
With the threat of being shut out for the first time since falling at home to North Carolina in October of last year, Duke finally broke the stalemate with Boston University Sunday after 83 scoreless minutes.
Sophomore Ainsely Gill's goal lifted No. 4 Duke to a 2-1 win against No. 10 Boston College Friday for its fifth straight win, despite falling behind early in the second half after a scoreless first period.
After wrapping up a four-game homestand with a 4-0 record and two shutout victories, the Blue Devils have the chance to earn a pair of valuable road wins when they make a trip to the Northeast this weekend.
Alyssa Chillano entered Sunday's game against Longwood without a goal this season. She finished the game with three, as the sophomore's hat trick led the way in a 7-0 Blue Devil win against the Lancers Sunday.
On a night when heavy rain limited the offensive chances for both teams, the No. 5 Blue Devils relied on their depth and toughness to outlast No. 9 Louisville 2-0 and capture their first ACC win of the season Friday.
For the eighth time in nine games, Duke will face a top-15 opponent, hosting No. 9 Louisville Friday at 6 p.m. at Jack Katz Stadium before stepping back into nonconference play to take on Longwood Sunday at 2 p.m.
Duke’s attacking mentality appears to have taken hold—for now.
After an up-and-down weekend that saw the Blue Devils take out yet another ranked opponent in No. 15 Old Dominion in Durham but suffer their second consecutive ACC defeat to No. 4 Virginia on the road, the team will look to continue to assert itself on its home turf.
No. 7 Duke came from behind to defeat No. 15 Old Dominion 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Jack Katz Stadium. The Monarchs came out swinging, scoring the first goal of the game less than four minutes in. It was a familiar situation for the Blue Devils, but this time they scored three unanswered goals to pull off the win.
No. 7 Duke could not recover after the undefeated No. 7 Cavaliers found the net four times in the first period, falling 4-2 at the University Hall Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va., suffering their second conference loss in as many games.
With an opportunity to topple one of the two remaining unbeaten teams in the ACC, Duke will look to find consistency after an up-and-down homestand.
No. 4 Duke bounced back from Friday’s loss to the Demon Deacons with a 6-2 win against William & Mary at Jack Katz Stadium. Junior forward Heather Morris fueled the offense with a hat trick, including the key score in the first half to re-establish Duke’s lead soon after the Tribe evened the score.
Hampered by a sluggish first half, the No. 4 Blue Devils fell 2-1 to No. 12 Wake Forest in a lackluster home opener Friday at Jack Katz Stadium.
Fresh off a successful weekend at the B1G/ACC Cup, in which the Blue Devils scored victories over No.
