Duke men's soccer's Ulfarsson, Murphy taken in first round of MLS SuperDraft
By Jake C. Piazza | January 11, 2022During his two years in Durham, Ulfarsson made a name for himself scoring goals. And a lot of them.
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During his two years in Durham, Ulfarsson made a name for himself scoring goals. And a lot of them.
Duke's sophomore star Thorleifur Ulfarsson has declared for the MLS SuperDraft after signing a contract with Generation Adidas.
Duke’s season was little short of landmark, a premier season for one of the country’s premier programs.
Coming in at No. 10: Duke men's soccer bounces back from a subpar 2020 season to go to the ACC Championship game and third round of the NCAA tournament.
It took 11 months from the first pick to the last, but now all three of Duke’s super-senior captains are going pro.
The super senior is the first Blue Devil to be drafted in the first round since 2018, and the highest-drafted Duke defender in NWSL history.
Sophomores Thorleifur Ulfarsson and Peter Stroud of Duke men's soccer have been named NCAA Division I Men's All-Americans, per a Thursday release from United Soccer Coaches.
It’d been a few years since the Blue Devils had a first-team All-American. For one last mark in her historic season, striker Michelle Cooper changed that.
Taking on No.10-seed Saint Louis in the third round of the NCAA tournament, the Blue Devils scored three goals, but that wasn’t enough, as their miracle season finally ended with a 4-3 loss.
Two years ago, at Koskinen Stadium, the beleaguered Blue Devils had a signature win against then-No. 19 Santa Clara. Friday night, the Broncos finally got their revenge.
"I don't think other teams have ever experienced an attacking player like this.”
It’s been a relatively quiet last few games for Cooper, with her last goal coming in Duke’s regular-season finale against Louisville. But against the Red Storm, it was all gas, no brakes from the ACC Freshman of the Year.
The Devil works hard, but the Blue Devils work harder.
The blueprint to flustering Duke has been out for a month: Be physical. Dare the Blue Devils to go through you. Close up space—and if they still get by you, make them feel it. Friday night, Duke tore that blueprint to shreds.
The Blue Devils struck early in this one, waiting until merely the waning minutes of the first half to notch their first score and No. 1 Duke made its way past Memphis 1-0 at Koskinen Stadium Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details—and numbers.
By all accounts, it’s been a historic season for head coach John Kerr and his Blue Devils, but the cards just didn't fall the way of the Blue Devils.
Duke men's soccer will be the No. 7-overall seed in the Division I Men's Soccer Championship, the NCAA announced Monday.
Through 90 minutes of an evenly-matched, back-and-forth battle at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., Duke fell to Notre Dame 2-0.
It took until the last minute for Duke to break through, but when your opponent isn’t scoring, you only need a single goal to win.