Column: New formation is key to Duke women's soccer's turnaround
By Em Adler | October 5, 2020Two weeks ago, Duke kicked its schematic aggression into overdrive, fundamentally altering the identity of the team.
Two weeks ago, Duke kicked its schematic aggression into overdrive, fundamentally altering the identity of the team.
“We talk about [North] Carolina being a bully in the neighborhood," Church said. "This is the bully’s cousin in Clemson."
“You could see the change. I don’t know if something kind of kicked in during the week, but you could see something really kicked in," Church said.
In the rivalry like no other, women’s soccer will be the first fall 2020 team to represent Duke blue.
When the buzzer sounded after 110 minutes of play, the Blue Devils were met with a familiar fate.
For the first time since March 11, a Duke team got to play on its home field.
Not only will the matchup be Duke's first official conference game, it will also be the team’s first major test of the season.
The Blue Devils' trip to Wake Forest Thursday marked Duke's return to the college sports scene, and the two teams made sure they didn't disappoint.
Overbeck has called Duke her home since 1992. During that time, she helped bring women’s soccer to the Olympics in 1996 and captained perhaps the most memorable World Cup team ever in 1999.
Jones has casually passed by hundreds of people on campus who have had no idea that they’d perhaps just seen one of American soccer’s next great talents.
It’s been six months since any Blue Devils have participated in official collegiate competition. But that prolonged drought will end Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Blue Devils are in the midst of an incredible run of success, and their talent this year is their best since their record 2017 campaign.
The National Women’s Soccer League became the first American team sport to come back during the pandemic June 27, when its highest-rated match ever kicked off the 2020 season.
Throughout the hour-long Zoom call, the panel talked about the process of reopening the economy, the role of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation during the pandemic and more.
Ella Stevens' college accolades earned her a spot on a professional team's draft board.
Duke was able to keep its momentum at bay but, at the end of the night, it was the Badgers that emerged on top with a goal in the 78th minute.
Duke may have won the first-round NCAA tournament matchup 4-0 against Utah, but Emmy Duerr won the night at Koskinen Stadium, scoring the first two goals of her college career in spectacular fashion.
Duke’s hopes at an ACC tournament title were quickly extinguished.
If the 2019 Duke women’s soccer team truly wants to leave a legacy, there’s an easy way to do it: tie in Tallahassee.
The first goal of Caitlin Cosme's career and the second goal of Julia Hannon's career first career powered Duke to victory Sunday afternoon.