Blue Devils know Gummersall has the ability to carry the team if she needs to. Along with three fellow seniors, Gummersall was named a captain for the 2009 season.
Home-field advantage means a lot to most teams, and Duke found out this weekend just how valuable a friendly crowd can be.
Following three relatively easy wins to start the season, Duke knew the going would get much tougher when it traveled to face No. 16 Virginia Friday night.
After scoring Duke’s game-clinching goal Sunday in the 84th minute, senior captain Josh Bienenfeld triumphantly jogged back toward the Blue Devils’ bench, arms outstretched and head bobbing the...
Duke had a 31-2 shot advantage in 110 minutes of play Saturday but could not generate a lead in the only category that mattered—the final score.
In the first half of Tuesday’s season opener, the Blue Devils looked like a team that had never played together before. They couldn’t link passes together, didn’t communicate well and failed to...
Season openers dictate the tone and intensity for the remainder of the season. And with a handful of senior leaders surrounded by an inexperienced roster, that first opportunity to come out of the...
Just when it seemed the Blue Devils had battled back from the brink of defeat to tie the game up with UCF in the closing minutes, the Golden Knights struck again and came out on top by a head.
The last game of Duke’s preseason showed promise, but also highlighted some of the team’s flaws. The Blue Devils’ 4-0 rout of Greensboro College Saturday night started slowly and finished late with...
Just when it seemed the Blue Devils had battled back from the brink of defeat to tie the game up with UCF in the closing minutes, the Golden Knights struck again and came out on top by a head. No....
The last game of Duke's preseason showed promise, but also highlighted some of the team's flaws. The Blue Devils' 4-0 rout of Greensboro College Saturday night started slowly and finished late with...
Some would say that the best offense is a good defense. But is the best defense a good offense? Duke certainly hopes so. The Blue Devils enter the year with an injury-riddled back line. Four...
Losing four senior leaders would decimate most teams, but the Blue Devils will face this adversity together-as a tougher and tighter unit. Despite the low expectations given to this Blue Devil...
Two freshmen helped anchor the Blue Devil defense, but it was veteran leadership that carried Duke to victory in its season opener. Senior forward KayAnne Gummersall scored two goals and senior...
Three returning sophomores, including two starters, have been suspended from the team for the year for failing to uphold the standard of conduct expected of a Duke student-athlete, head coach John...
