With this upcoming season being head coach Robbie Church’s last with the Blue Devils, the pressure is on for Duke to return to the tournament as a positive send-off to the winningest coach in Blue Devil history.
The Duke women’s soccer head coach announced Monday night that 2024 will be his final year of coaching.
With Duke in the offseason, several former Blue Devils have been competing in the NWSL. The Blue Zone takes a look at some alumni in the midst of their 2024 campaigns.
In honor of Duke’s Centennial, the Blue Zone’s new Blast from the Past series highlights pivotal figures and events in Duke sports history. During this pride month, we look at a trailblazer for transgender athletes, at Duke and beyond.
While Duke soccer may be in the offseason, several former Blue Devils are kicking off their MLS campaigns. The Blue Zone is here to break down the performances of some key alumni.
Ten years ago, in the early days of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), few people were confident in the league’s longevity, even in the feasibility of women’s professional soccer. Now, teams like the Courage are proving those skeptics wrong.
All 32 names on Duke’s roster lived and breathed the beautiful game, such that an amalgam of different nationalities not only fit into the team but actively built its chemistry.
Days after the Philadelphia Union announced it had signed senior midfielder Nick Pariano and a professional career claimed freshman goalkeeper Julian Eyestone, many of the remaining Duke stars entered the world of Major League Soccer, too.
The senior midfielder and team captain signed a homegrown contract with MLS’s Philadelphia Union, which the team announced Thursday.
Freshman goalkeeper Julian Eyestone announced in December that he would leave Duke for a professional career. Friday, he signed with Brentford FC.
In an overtime thriller, No. 15-seed Duke fell to Western Michigan on its home turf, ending its NCAA tournament run in the second round.
From the outside, one could easily assume that the Dallas native is a veteran player — someone who has been with the team for several years and has become a leader by way of his experience with the college game. It might surprise a spectator, then, to learn that Julian Eyestone is just a 17-year-old freshman.
Six Blue Devils earned conference awards Wednesday.
On a dark Sunday night in Clemson, South Carolina, the fifth-seeded Blue Devils fought tooth and nail for a spot in the ACC semifinals against No. 4-seed Clemson.
Make no mistake about it, the Kerr family presence is hardly a coincidence, but rather a demonstration of a family’s true passion for the game of soccer.
The fifth-seeded Blue Devils scored early, pulled ahead and then hung on after giving up two late goals to leave Koskinen Stadium with a 3-2 win against No. 12-seed Boston College in a win-or-go-home ACC tournament matchup.
The Blue Devils played to a physical 1-1 draw in the first half, before riding the momentum of two quick goals in the second half to come out on the winning end of an eventual 7-1 hammering.
With the playoffs in full swing, several former Blue Devils are leading their teams in the hunt for an NWSL title. The Blue Zone breaks down the performances of the Duke alums as they vie for postseason success.
The Blue Devils are the 25th-ranked team in the nation and their sheer artistry at times and individual excellence are undeniable. But as the wind blew hard in Louisville, Ky., Duke and its postseason aspirations came crashing down.
The Blue Devils shut out the Bison 7-0 beneath bright Koskinen Stadium lights in a collaborative showcase that saw goals from all over the roster. Both rosters, actually.
