Duke starts home slate with Kerr's old squad
By Taylor Doherty | September 5, 2008Duke head coach John Kerr has a rare advantage in preparing Duke for its next opponent: he built the team himself.
Duke head coach John Kerr has a rare advantage in preparing Duke for its next opponent: he built the team himself.
Three games into 2008, Duke has yet to allow a goal. But this weekend, for the first time all year, the Blue Devils will face off against the type of elite competition they are used to.
Twenty-two years ago, John Kerr wasn't simply the best soccer player in the nation, and he wasn't just the captain of Duke's first national championship.
When it comes to Saturday's 7 p.m. game at Wallace Wade Stadium, both Northwestern and Duke are preaching from the same book.
The Blue Devils kicked off their season this weekend with a pair of games against top-10 opponents, both of which took place in Bloomington, Ind., and both of which ended in Duke losses.
For Duke, playing UNC-Greensboro is like going to the dentist, head coach Robbie Church said Sunday night. The No. 16 Blue Devils made sure they closed a three-game homestand at Koskinen Stadium...
Head coach Robbie Church has repeatedly said that he wants his players to be hungry. This weekend will give the Blue Devils plenty to chew on. No. 16 Duke (1-0) plays two games with a quick...
After years of prolonged success under former head coach John Rennie, Duke's new era under John Kerr finally kicks off this weekend-and the 1986 Hermann Trophy winner and Duke graduate could hardly...
Student-athletes can only play four seasons of their chosen sport, coaches shift jobs, and graduation each May brings an abrupt end to players' careers.
Senior preseason All-American Mike Grella scored two goals as Duke tied the United Soccer League's Real Maryland, 2-2, Saturday afternoon in its last preseason exhibition of the year.
With just over 16 minutes left in the first half, junior Jane Alukonis set up a corner kick with the Blue Devils holding a commanding 4-0 advantage.
After starting with defense the past few years, the Blue Devils have shifted their preseason focus to the offensive side of the field, a year after they finished in the bottom half of the league in...
Led by Hermann Trophy candidate Lorraine Quinn, No. 16 Duke opens its season Sunday against Coastal Carolina at 5 p.m. in Koskinen Stadium.
Duke seniors Zack Pope and Tim Jepson were selected in the Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft, becoming the fourth and fifth Blue Devils drafted into the professional league this off-season.
A trio of Duke seniors-Michael Videira, Joe Germanese and Spencer Wadsowrth-were scooped up by the New England Revolution Friday in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft in Baltimore, Md.
As John Kerr walked around campus after being named Duke's new men's head soccer coach, the former Blue Devil couldn't help but notice what's changed: new athletic facilities, construction on...
Many of the Blue Devils lingered a little longer on the field the day after Thanksgiving, unable to comprehend that their season had come to an all-too-premature close. "A lot of people weren't...
As the clock ticked down to zero on a frigid night in South Bend, Ind., the book finally closed on an improbable hot streak in the NCAA tournament for Duke.
On the icy shores of Lake Michigan, the clock struck midnight on Duke's Cinderella ride through the NCAA College Cup.
The rights to go to the final four in College Station, Texas are almost in the bag. First, however, the Blue Devils must travel to the land of the Golden Dome and the home of soccer's version of...