When the No. 17 Blue Devils take on No. 5 Virginia Tech tonight, it will be the second consecutive game in which they take on an ACC opponent ranked among the top five teams in the country.
All the ingredients were there for an emotionally inspired match: a sizable home crowd, senior night and a pre-game ceremony honoring longtime head coach John Rennie.
This was not the first Tar Heel strike Duke wanted to see in 424 minutes of action against its rivals.
So far, the Blue Devils have had an injury-plagued and inconsistent season-but that may very well change tonight.
During their four-game winning streak, the Blue Devils had been consistent defensively even without senior co-captain Tim Jepson.
Over the last two years, Duke has struggled to beat Clemson, losing a game in each season to its ACC foe.
When the Blue Devils face off against Clemson tonight at Historic Riggs Field, in a way they will be looking two weeks into their past.
On the soccer field, it seems as if Zack Pope can outrun anybody. On the dance floor, however, he is perfectly in sync with everyone else.
It was not a repeat of last year by any stretch, but UNC-Wilmington still put up a fight for the first half.
Heading into its first away game of the regular season tonight at 7 p.m. against UNC-Wilmington, Duke seems to have hit its stride.
No. 12 Duke (5-2-0, 1-0-0 in the ACC) defeated Maryland on head coach John Rennie's birthday, winning 2-1 in double overtime in front of 5,013 fans in Koskinen Stadium.
Six games into the season, Duke has already lost as many games as they did through the entire regular season last year. Heading into ACC play against No. 16 Maryland (3-2-1, 0-1 in the ACC) this...
The Blue Devils entered Wednesday night's game against South Carolina looking to break out of their scoring slump by getting early goals and scores from their stars.
In two of its last three games, No. 12 Duke has struggled to score despite having plenty of opportunities on offense. Both of those contests ended in 1-0 Blue Devil losses.
Entering Saturday's game, West Virginia had played every match this season to a final score of 1-0. And the Mountaineers' contest in Koskinen Stadium against Duke was no different.
The Blue Devils do not know very much about West Virginia-but they do know that the Mountaineers will come to play.
After the game, it's easy to tell which players are freshmen. They're the ones on the sidelines after every other Blue Devil has left, still busy collecting the pinnies, the soccer balls, the...
One preseason prediction is already inaccurate-but at least Duke's season is back on track.
For a team that is ranked in the top two in the country, Duke still feels as if it has a lot to prove.
Defense wins championships-Duke senior goalkeeper Justin Papadakis has proven that to be more than just a tired cliche.
