Duke kicks off season at home
By Joe Drews | August 31, 2007The Blue Devils are banged up and facing two new opponents this weekend-but they are still ready to start the season.
The Blue Devils are banged up and facing two new opponents this weekend-but they are still ready to start the season.
One of Duke's largest problems last year was an inability to score late in the season-but goaltending was never an issue.
The Blue Devils were cruising in last year's NCAA quarterfinals against UCLA, holding a 2-0 lead at home with a defense that had not given up a goal in four games. But in just under an hour, the...
In the winter of 2005, the immediate future of Duke women's soccer looked extremely bright.
The loss of a successful senior class usually causes teams to quickly lower expectations for the following season.
Although No. 4 Duke only needed to take small steps this year to improve upon its national quarterfinals finish last season, the team took a giant leap forward during the offseason, bolstering its...
Head coach John Rennie announced Monday that his 29th season at Duke will also be his last.
Duke's season, highlighted by regular-season and ACC tournament championships, came to an abrupt end Sunday at Koskinen Stadium, when the Bruins' Sal Zizzo found the back of the net just 30 seconds...
The frustration, disappointment and fatigue were obvious. Several Duke players dropped to the ground, while others hid their faces with jerseys pulled over their heads.
The top-seeded Blue Devils (18-3-1) defeated Lehigh (15-2-3), 3-0, to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA College Cup. In doing so against the Mountain Hawks, Duke has now held its opponents...
Top-seeded Duke (17-3-1) takes on sixteenth-seeded Lehigh (16-1-2) at 1 p.m. in Koskinen Stadium in a third-round matchup. The winner will advance to the NCAA quarterfinals.
In one particularly frustrating four-game stretch from Oct. 8 to Oct. 19, Duke lost at home to North Carolina, saw its 1-0 lead at Wake Forest erased due to lightning, battled Maryland to a...
Duke recorded its third straight shutout and received goals from its two leading scorers-Michael Videira and Mike Grella-to carry it past the Bears and into the round of 16.
Last year, then-freshman Mike Grella scored a game-winner that secured the ACC Championship for Duke, leading the Blue Devils to a first-round bye in the NCAA Men's College Cup and a nine-day...
Duke played 220 minutes of soccer this weekend, but both of its games were decided by a single shot.
For a Duke team that has had its ups and downs this season, tonight's game is an opportunity to start over.
All season long, Duke has felt it can beat anyone in the country-it just needed a chance. The Blue Devils were given that opportunity Monday when they earned an at-large bid to the 64-team NCAA...
The Blue Devils (16-3-1) are the top seed in the 48-team tournament and will host the winner of Adelphi and Brown at home Nov. 15. For the second straight year, Duke is guaranteed at least one home...
One season after knocking home the deciding penalty kick in the ACC title game against North Carolina, Grella lifted No. 9 Duke (16-3-1) past top-ranked Wake Forest (15-3-3), 1-0, Sunday in...
The No. 9 Blue Devils, seeded first in the ACC tournament, clash with the No. 5 and fourth-seeded Terrapins for the second time this season in the semifinals of the ACC tournament.