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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.
In a year that’s been anything but normal , a muted tie on Senior Day feels almost symbolic of the season.
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.
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As the saying goes, there’s no place like home.
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.
"I actually didn't know that I was going to be getting drafted. I didn't enter in the draft,” Boade told The Chronicle.
Somehow the ACC women’s soccer head coaches, left a top-five centre-back in the conference off of their postseason awards.
You would think that on Friday the 13th, the Blue Devils would have the luck. But Florida State must not be superstitious.
You don’t get to the ACC semifinals without elite talent, and now three Blue Devils have been formally recognized as such.
With a win, Duke would move onto the ACC Championship Game for the first time since 2017 and just the second time since 2000.
For the second time this season, an underdog Duke team took down Clemson 1-0.
The Blue Devils have the talent to make it out of the ACC quarterfinals for the first time since 2017.
It’s rare that an easy victory against an ACC bottom-feeder like Miami bears much, if any, significance. This was the outlier.
Duke can theoretically come into the tournament seeded as high as fourth, or could miss it entirely.
Both teams flashed their championship-level potential while failing to get into much of a groove on either end, trading near misses for almost 90 minutes. Almost 90 minutes.
The way she talks about flying, Simmons is sure to be an active pilot for years.
"We got to get a win. These are the games that we need to get a big win," Church said.
Friday's game was an instant classic, a match that not only continues to establish the ACC as the premier conference in women’s soccer, but perches Duke adjacent to its apex.
“I’m excited about [the upcoming schedule],” Church said. “Our players are excited about it. I think it gives them an opportunity to really put our stamp on the college soccer world.”
The Blue Devils are on the road again, and bringing their winning streak with them.
