Fear not Duke fans—this particular confluence of chaos is unlikely to happen again.
The second-ranked Blue Devils made the trip to Charlottesville, Va., for a Thursday night matchup against No. 7 Virginia.
Expect an end-to-end, enthralling 90 minutes of evenly matched teams abundant in tenacity and talent. Regardless of whether you’re a Cavalier or a Blue Devil, enjoy the spectacle; there are sure to be fireworks.
Even if you couldn’t see the scoreboard, the frustrated jeers from the crowded Tar Heel student section would have clued you in to Duke men’s soccer’s all but inevitable win as the minutes on the clock ticked away.
Before this match even started, you could tell there was something different in the air.
For Duke, a victory would mark consecutive triumphs over established ACC heavyweights, while, for North Carolina, a win would be the perfect way to bounce back from the Pittsburgh loss and re-establish their status among the conference’s elite.
Michello Cooper, unmarked, crossed it to enganche Tess Boade, who only needed to adjust the ball’s path for a wide-open goal—Duke’s first against North Carolina in over four years.
Duke comes in ranked fourth in the country while North Carolina checks in at No. 2, and the two will battle Friday night at 7 p.m. in Chapel Hill.
Koskinen Stadium saw an end-to-end, thrilling match, with Thorleifur Ulfarsson’s first-half penalty ultimately deciding the difference in the hard-fought affair.
Coming off of its phenomenal win against No. 11 Stanford, No. 5 Duke closed its nonconference schedule without a dent in its undefeated record by demolishing East Carolina 5-0 Thursday night.
Robbie Church has been the head coach of Duke women's soccer for two decades, and has established the Blue Devils as not only a perennial November threat, but the premier tournament team.
Goalkeeper Eliot Hamill made a career-high eight saves on 15 shots faced, the second-most faced in his career, and many of them likely left the Red Hawks scratching their heads and wondering How did he save that?
We are three games into the Duke men’s soccer season, and the team has yet to give up a goal.
Why are these Blue Devils different from all other Blue Devils?
In their biggest test of the season, the Blue Devils secured their lead midway through the second half, and didn’t look back, taking down No. 10 Stanford 2-1 at Koskinen Stadium for their fifth-straight win to start the season—the best start since 2000 and in head coach Robbie Church's tenure.
If this is truly to be Duke’s year, then there’s a decent number of demons it’s going to have to exorcise. Thursday is the first opportunity to put a dent in that list.
Dedicated fans gathered at Koskinen Stadium Sunday under the blazing heat of the sun to watch the Blue Devils once again dominate on the field.
After reacquainting themselves with Vanderbilt last season, ending a 19-year gap between matchups but ending in a disappointing Senior Day tie, the Blue Devils came into this one looking to continue its hot start and get a bit of revenge.
After nearly a year of waiting, victory finally returned to Koskinen Stadium for the men’s soccer team.
Thorleifur "Thor" Ulfarsson had an usual route to the Duke men's soccer team, but he made the most of his time last season and looks to carry that momentum into this year.
