No. 5 Duke women’s soccer pours it on in runaway win at No. 22 N.C. State
By Em Adler | September 26, 2022No. 5 Duke survived an early downpour Sunday to drown the 22nd-ranked Wolfpack 6-0 at Dail Soccer Field.
No. 5 Duke survived an early downpour Sunday to drown the 22nd-ranked Wolfpack 6-0 at Dail Soccer Field.
The Blue Devils managed to pull out a 1-0 victory against the Eagles with a second-half goal by Ruben Mesalles.
No. 5 Duke took down Boston College 3-0 Thursday evening in Koskinen Stadium in a match that proved that the Blue Devils' greatest defense is their offense.
Senior forward Scotty Taylor was elbowed in the face by a member of the Phoenix as they competed for a header just outside the box, which resulted in a Duke free kick. Sophomore forward Shakur Mohammed took the kick and placed it perfectly for the only goal of the night.
Two years ago, it would have been hard to sincerely believe that Duke would rebound from an outcome like this. In 2022, it’s not just believable, it feels inevitable.
Following his decisive goal in last Saturday’s men’s soccer win against Louisville, sophomore forward Shakur Mohammed was named an ACC men’s soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
No. 3 Duke snatched victory from the jaws of a draw Friday with a 1-0 victory at Syracuse, the Blue Devils avoiding what would have been their first winless streak since September 2021.
Tobacco Road games always provide a show, but Friday night’s marquee matchup at Koskinen Stadium may have just earned itself a spot on Broadway.
Whenever the Tar Heels come to Durham, the game becomes about more than sports.
After a breakneck game Saturday evening at Lynn Family Stadium, the seventh-ranked Blue Devils pulled out a 2-1 win against No. 10 Louisville.
The third-ranked Blue Devils fell to No. 2 North Carolina 3-0 Thursday, the Tar Heels extending their unbeaten streak at Koskinen Stadium despite playing in front of its second-largest crowd since capacity was expanded in 2015.
When the two teams face off at 8 p.m. Thursday at Koskinen Stadium, Duke not only has an opportunity to affirm Cosme’s declaration but to fundamentally shift the landscape of women’s soccer.
So far this year, while the stat sheets tell a story of two efficient offenses who create and finish good looks at the net, a more broad look at the dynamics of the two teams shows how they’ll challenge each other to be at their best offensively when paired against each other.
The second-ranked Blue Devils came forth as anything but incapable of notching their fifth win of the season Sunday at TCU.
No. 2 Duke suffered its first loss of the season Thursday, taking a 2-1 defeat from No. 3 UCLA at Koskinen Stadium.
The 17th-ranked Blue Devils were forced to work for a 3-0 victory against Michigan at Koskinen Stadium Thursday night.
After a third-round exit in the NCAA tournament last season, the Blue Devils got off to a fresh start and built a solid foundation for another successful season with a pair of wins.
One of the comforting things about life is that most of its greatest mysteries will inevitably be solved. “Whatever happened to Amelia Earhart?” “Why is the sky blue?” “When is a door not a door?” Another emerged Thursday night: How did Duke pull off the win?
In 2022, Duke faces the tough task of following up a 2021 season in which it lost just three regular-season matches, went to the ACC championship and made it to the third round of the NCAA tournament.
No. 2 Duke rolled to a win in its home opener Sunday, besting UNC Greensboro 3-1 as junior attacking midfielder Maggie Graham recorded her second-career brace.