Duke loses on last-second call
By Taylor Field | September 20, 2006"You can't win if you don't score goals," Duke head coach John Rennie said. "It's as simple as that."
"You can't win if you don't score goals," Duke head coach John Rennie said. "It's as simple as that."
The No. 5 Blue Devils have yet to lose this season, and they have won 27 straight games against unranked, non-conference opponents.
No. 17 Duke had just 10 more minutes to accomplish its goal, but the team ended its second game of this weekend's Duke/adidas Classic in a hard-fought 1-1 tie with Marquette at Koskinen Stadium.
In recent years, the Duke-Harvard rivalry has extended out of the classroom-and on to the soccer field. The last time the No. 5 Blue Devils (5-0-1) faced Harvard in 2003, they were upset by the...
Duke (5-2-1) is looking forward to a weekend without a hectic travel schedule and a chance to defend its home turf in the Duke/adidas Classic at Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Devils open with Florida...
Playing its third consecutive ranked opponent, Duke (5-0-1, 1-0-1 ACC) controlled possession for most of the game but failed to score against the Hokies' tight defense. Virginia Tech stacked their...
The Blue Devils and Hokies have a tumultous history, tying 2-2 at Virginia Tech in double overtime last September before Duke eliminated the Hokies from the ACC tournament quarterfinals, 2-0, in...
With just 26 seconds left on the clock and the score knotted at three, Kansas' Shannon McCabe sent a shot over Duke goalkeeper Allison Lipsher to give the Jayhawks (4-1) the lead at 4-3. The Blue...
The No. 9 Blue Devils scored three goals in the last 15 minutes of play Friday to capture a thrilling road victory over fifth-ranked Wake Forest. In front of the largest regular-season crowd in...
After starting all 20 games last season, Loftus, one of two senior captains on No. 14 Duke's roster, is adapting to coming off the bench.
"It's great for us," said tournament Most Valuable Player Michael Videira. "We really want to set an example this year that we're a really tough team to beat. We set the tone for the rest of the...
No. 12 Duke defeated the No. 23 Bulldogs 3-0 Friday, besting the team that knocked it out of the 2005 Women's College Cup. Sunday, however, No. 16 Connecticut handed the Blue Devils a 2-1 defeat in...
Although the 14th-ranked Blue Devils (2-0) put on an offensive show in victories over Hartford and St. Francis last weekend, Rennie still has concerns about the inconsistency of his defense as Duke...
Last November, Duke's season came to an abrupt end when Yale's Laurel Kames scored a last-second goal to pull out a win for the Bulldogs, 2-1, in the second round of the NCAA College Cup.
Joe Germanese, a junior, decided to transfer to Duke after Vanderbilt disbanded its men's soccer program after the 2005 season as a result of Title IX equity concerns at the school. And he hasn't...
Moros, one of the women's soccer team's tri-captains, spent the past summer playing for the Under-21 U.S. Women's National Team. Her experience, which began when she trained with the team in the...
The Blue Devils outmatched Western Carolina en route to a 1-0 victory Sunday. Their energy and focus, however, drained under the sweltering heat of the afternoon sun in their second game of a...
If Duke hopes to advance further in the NCAA tournament and win its first national title in 20 years, it will have to become more consistent defensively. Although the Blue Devils gave up just 1.15...
The 14th-ranked Blue Devils kicked off the 2006 season with two solid wins at home this weekend, outscoring their opponents 9-3 in successive 5-2 and 4-1 victories.
Duke ended last season on a disappointing defensive slip in the final minute of its 2-1 loss to Yale, even though its back unit had dominated all season long. This year, however, the Blue Devils...