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“This one hurts. This one hurts,” said Duke head coach Robbie Church. “We had them on our field, we were good enough that we should have won the game, we created enough opportunities and enough chances to win the game.”
The Demon Deacons were college soccer’s most formidable foe when Duke arrived in Winston-Salem, N.C. But none of that mattered when, at the conclusion of 90 grueling minutes, the Blue Devils had finally struck the Goliath between the eyes, winning 3-2.
Duke's match against Virginia at Koskinen Stadium has been rescheduled for Sunday due to the approach of Tropical Storm Ian, per a team release Thursday.
Duke battled Yale to a 1-1 draw Tuesday evening in a Sisyphean match under the lights at Koskinen Stadium.
No. 5 Duke survived an early downpour Sunday to drown the 22nd-ranked Wolfpack 6-0 at Dail Soccer Field.
The Blue Devils managed to pull out a 1-0 victory against the Eagles with a second-half goal by Ruben Mesalles.
No. 5 Duke took down Boston College 3-0 Thursday evening in Koskinen Stadium in a match that proved that the Blue Devils' greatest defense is their offense.
Senior forward Scotty Taylor was elbowed in the face by a member of the Phoenix as they competed for a header just outside the box, which resulted in a Duke free kick. Sophomore forward Shakur Mohammed took the kick and placed it perfectly for the only goal of the night.
Two years ago, it would have been hard to sincerely believe that Duke would rebound from an outcome like this. In 2022, it’s not just believable, it feels inevitable.
Following his decisive goal in last Saturday’s men’s soccer win against Louisville, sophomore forward Shakur Mohammed was named an ACC men’s soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
No. 3 Duke snatched victory from the jaws of a draw Friday with a 1-0 victory at Syracuse, the Blue Devils avoiding what would have been their first winless streak since September 2021.
Tobacco Road games always provide a show, but Friday night’s marquee matchup at Koskinen Stadium may have just earned itself a spot on Broadway.
Whenever the Tar Heels come to Durham, the game becomes about more than sports.
After a breakneck game Saturday evening at Lynn Family Stadium, the seventh-ranked Blue Devils pulled out a 2-1 win against No. 10 Louisville.
The third-ranked Blue Devils fell to No. 2 North Carolina 3-0 Thursday, the Tar Heels extending their unbeaten streak at Koskinen Stadium despite playing in front of its second-largest crowd since capacity was expanded in 2015.
When the two teams face off at 8 p.m. Thursday at Koskinen Stadium, Duke not only has an opportunity to affirm Cosme’s declaration but to fundamentally shift the landscape of women’s soccer.
So far this year, while the stat sheets tell a story of two efficient offenses who create and finish good looks at the net, a more broad look at the dynamics of the two teams shows how they’ll challenge each other to be at their best offensively when paired against each other.
The second-ranked Blue Devils came forth as anything but incapable of notching their fifth win of the season Sunday at TCU.
No. 2 Duke suffered its first loss of the season Thursday, taking a 2-1 defeat from No. 3 UCLA at Koskinen Stadium.
The 17th-ranked Blue Devils were forced to work for a 3-0 victory against Michigan at Koskinen Stadium Thursday night.