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Goalkeeper Ruthie Jones recorded a career-high eight saves in Duke's Elite Eight game against Florida State.

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Duke women's soccer drops hard-fought Elite Eight match to Florida State in penalty kicks

By Jonathan Browning | May 10, 2021

For 110 minutes, No. 9-seed Duke held top-ranked Florida State without a goal—the only team in the country to accomplish that feat all season. But it wasn’t enough to give the Blue Devils the win.

Delaney Graham's move back to winger has been a boost to Duke's offense.

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Duke women’s soccer cruises to Elite Eight with win against Ole Miss

By Em Adler | May 6, 2021

The road to the College Cup is long and winding, but sometimes, if you can weave through traffic just right, you can set your cruise control and just ride for a few miles.

Sophomore Sophie Jones found the back of the net in double-overtime to give Duke the win.

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Sophie Jones nets game-winner to push Duke women’s soccer to Round of 16 in NCAA tournament

By Em Adler | May 2, 2021

If styles make fights, then one shared style makes for a long, slow, painful battle to the death. A battle where one Maggie Graham-Sophie Jones connection was enough to provide the deadly blow.

Sophomore midfielder Sophie Jones was named to the All-ACC First Team this past fall before the season resumed in the spring.

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Column: Duke women’s soccer faces tough-yet-winnable path in NCAA tournament

By Em Adler | April 21, 2021

After Duke’s longest regular season ever and a nonconference schedule designed to prove the team's worth, the Blue Devils are in the NCAA tournament for the sixth straight year.

The senior is currently fifth in Duke women's soccer history for career minutes.

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The more you know: Taylor Mitchell is a Duke women’s soccer all-time great

By Jonathan Browning | April 14, 2021

Taylor Mitchell's incredible career may have cemented her as the best Blue Devil out of Sierra Canyon School, the school that produced Marvin Bagley III and Cassius Stanley.

Sophomore Ruthie Jones logged two saves against Vanderbilt.

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Offense stalls, defense shines as No. 7 Duke women’s soccer draws with Vanderbilt on Senior Day

By Jonathan Browning | April 12, 2021

In a year that’s been anything but normal , a muted tie on Senior Day feels almost symbolic of the season.

Redshirt senior wingback Mia Gyau's goal in the 61st minute was the lone score of Friday's win for Duke.

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Column: A return to normalcy in Duke women's soccer's win at N.C. State

By Em Adler | April 5, 2021

It’s easy to forget how much you miss the feel of a crowd, and how little you pine for soccer fans’ yelling over offsides and fouls. Duke took the opportunity to remind me of both Friday.

Freshman Olivia Migli's solid play early sparked the Blue Devils.

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'Fun to be home': Duke women's soccer cruises past Coastal Carolina in first home match since Oct. 9

By Jonathan Levitan | March 18, 2021

As the saying goes, there’s no place like home.

Senior Caitlin Cosme notched a goal and an assist in the win.

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In win against UNC-Wilmington, No. 5 Duke women’s soccer ventures into the great unknown

By Em Adler | March 9, 2021

A total of 113 days passed between Duke's fall finale and its spring opener, the longest gap between games in the same season in team history.

Boade notched three goals and one assist in 12 games in the fall.

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Duke women's soccer's Tess Boade drafted by Sky Blue FC of NWSL

By Em Adler | January 17, 2021

"I actually didn't know that I was going to be getting drafted. I didn't enter in the draft,” Boade told The Chronicle.

Caitlin Cosme broke out last season and emerged as one of Duke's best defenders, making her an invaluable piece to this year's team.

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Take of the week: Caitlin Cosme was snubbed from All-ACC honors

By Em Adler | November 28, 2020

Somehow the ACC women’s soccer head coaches, left a top-five centre-back in the conference off of their postseason awards.

Florida State continued its perfect season against the Blue Devils Friday.

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Duke women's soccer blown out by Florida State in ACC tournament semifinals

By Jonathan Browning | November 13, 2020

You would think that on Friday the 13th, the Blue Devils would have the luck. But Florida State must not be superstitious.

Sophomore Sophie Jones has quickly become one of the top players in the ACC.

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Duke women's soccer's Sophie Jones, Delaney Graham, Taylor Mitchell named to All-ACC teams

By Em Adler | November 13, 2020

You don’t get to the ACC semifinals without elite talent, and now three Blue Devils have been formally recognized as such.

Duke's elite defense will be key if the Blue Devils hope to upset the top-seeded Seminoles.

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Duke women’s soccer looking for revenge against Florida State in ACC semifinals

By Jonathan Browning | November 12, 2020

With a win, Duke would move onto the ACC Championship Game for the first time since 2017 and just the second time since 2000.

Juniors such as Sydney Simmons had never made it past the first round of the ACC tournament.

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Duke women's soccer takes down Clemson for first ACC tournament win since 2017

By Em Adler | November 11, 2020

For the second time this season, an underdog Duke team took down Clemson 1-0.

Freshman Olivia Migli, who notched the game's lone goal in the Blue Devils' last matchup against Clemson, will be an essential part of Duke's offense.

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Duke women’s soccer set to begin ACC tournament with rematch against Clemson

By Jonathan Browning | November 9, 2020

The Blue Devils have the talent to make it out of the ACC quarterfinals for the first time since 2017.

Freshman Olivia Migli notched two goals against the Hurricanes, finishing the regular season with a team-leading four goals.

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Duke women's soccer rolls past Miami for Church's 250th win with program

By Evan Kolin | November 2, 2020

It’s rare that an easy victory against an ACC bottom-feeder like Miami bears much, if any, significance. This was the outlier.