The Blue Devils took a one-goal edge to the locker room, but could not preserve the advantage against the fourth-ranked Cavaliers.
Junior midfielder Kara Wilson has transitioned beautifully to her new center back position and will look to spark the Blue Devils in their bid to make a push toward the NCAA Tournament.
Although this is their first year in a Duke uniform, freshmen Imani Dorsey and Schuyler DeBree have been Blue Devils for a long time.
Duke's offensive woes continued Sunday afternoon, as the Blue Devils failed to find the back of the net against North Carolina.
After breaking a 372-minute scoring drought Sunday against Wake Forest, the Blue Devil will look to take down their Tobacco Road Rivals, who haven't lost since August.
Behind a pair of underclassmen goals, the Blue Devils snapped their three-game scoreless slump and began their four game homestand with a victory Sunday.
Duke extended its scoreless streak—now at 376 minutes—by another 90 minutes in Thursday night's loss at Clemson.
The emphasis has been on the defense so far throughout conference play for Duke, but the offense will have to come alive this weekend.
A slow start and hot second half were not enough, as the Blue Devils failed to find the back of the net for the second straight game.
The Blue Devils will have to deal with an unfamiliar opponent in their bid to rebound from last week's 2-0 loss at Virginia Tech.
Despite keeping things close throughout the contest, Duke could not find a way to upset the second-ranked Hokies Sunday.
After a quick goal from Rebecca Quinn, the Blue Devils were able to hold on and continue their dominance of the Wolfpack.
Duke takes on North Carolina State and Virginia Tech in two pivotal ACC road games on Thursday and Saturday.
Duke kicked off ACC play firing on all cylinders, as the Blue Devils sent a message to the rest of the conference that they are a challenger for the ACC title.
Duke will hit the road for its first conference game of the season, as the Blue Devils will try to break .500 against Pittsburgh.
The Blue Devils bounced back from a tough loss to Hofstra to close out their weekend with a win against LSU and head into ACC play on a high note.
The Blue Devils will do their best to bounce back from a disheartening home loss to Penn State as they conclude nonconference play this weekend.
Despite netting three goals—including one from Duke Nike Classic MVP Kelly Cobb—the Blue Devils fell to the Nittany Lions in a Sunday shootout.
Sophomore Toni Payne found senior Kelly Cobb for a pair of second-half goals before adding one of her own to open the Duke Nike Invitational with a win.
After traveling to Chapel Hill two weeks ago to open its season at the UNC Nike Classic, Duke will host its own Nike Classic at Koskinen Stadium this weekend.
