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No. 1 Duke women's soccer earns four ACC regular-season honors
By Elle Chavis | November 6, 2024Robbie Church was named ACC Coach of the Year for the third time in his Duke career.
Robbie Church was named ACC Coach of the Year for the third time in his Duke career.
As No. 1 Duke women's soccer and No. 2 Duke men's soccer head into ACC play, here's a review of their seasons and a look at the upcoming tournaments.
Joined by the Duke band, the Blue Devils delivered an astonishing 4-0 performance Friday night over the team that lost in the finals of the College Cup last year.
Duke women’s soccer took home its second win against North Carolina this season in head coach Robbie Church's last regular-season game at the helm. The Blue Devils emerged victorious 3-2 buoyed by prolific midfield play and ball distribution.
During the fall season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. This week’s spotlight goes to Mia Oliaro of Duke women's soccer.
At home in Koskinen Stadium Tuesday, the fifth-ranked Blue Devils took on the Lancers for their penultimate game of the regular season. Duke’s early spark led the team to a 4-1 victory over Longwood.
Mesalles balances on the precipice of his college career’s end, fast approaching the time of year when any game could be his last. He’s figuring out how to captain a team, which means raising his quiet voice. The one thing around which there exists no doubt is that he will never have a season like this — with Duke — again.
In honor of Duke’s Centennial, the Blue Zone’s Blast from the Past series highlights pivotal figures and events in Duke sports history. Next, we look back at the postseason aspirations of the 1992 women's soccer team.
In the weekend’s highly anticipated matchup, No. 1 Duke defeated No. 2 Wake Forest 2-0 on the road to take the ACC regular season title.
Friday night, No. 10 Duke overtook Virginia Tech 1-0, continuing its undefeated road record and tallying its fourth straight shutout in a row.
Duke and its fans watching the scoreboard as the time ran out and the game ended in a 3-3 draw in Koskinen Stadium.
It was a 5-0 victory for the tenth-ranked Blue Devils Tuesday night as they cruised past Queens in Koskinen Stadium, a scoreline emblematic of the team’s utter dominance on both ends of the ball.
In the second-to-last regular-season home game of head coach Robbie Church’s career, No. 1 Duke defeated Boston College with a final score of 7-0 Saturday evening in Koskinen Stadium.
Halfway through, the Blue Devils were knotted with Howard at zero. By game’s end, it was 10-0 Duke.
The Blue Devils pulled off the 2-1 victory over the Golden Bears to head back to Durham from their California trip with two victories in the bag.
At home in Koskinen Stadium, No. 16 Duke played to a 0-0 draw against in-state opponents Wake Forest. The Blue Devils entered the match without a home win in over a month, while the Demon Deacons came into the game in good form.
The Blue Devils traveled all the way to California for a historic conference victory against No. 7 Stanford, winning 4-1 for a first-ever win at the Laird Cagan Stadium and ending the Cardinal’s 34-game unbeaten home record.
In the 23 years between his first team and his last team, Church has built Duke women’s soccer into a national powerhouse, inspired and encouraged dozens of young women and left his mark — not only on Duke but also on the women’s college and professional soccer world.
On a chilly fall evening at Rudd Field in Elon, N.C., No. 16 Duke outlasted the Phoenix 2-1 in a resilient second-half comeback.
With program alumni looking on proudly from the stands, No. 2 Duke won a gritty 3-1 victory at home against Louisville Sunday afternoon.