Cobb emerges as nation’s top freshman
By Vignesh Nathan | September 27, 2011Kelly Cobb comes to Durham from Chugiak, Alaska, and for the first time in years, the No. 4 Blue Devils are ranked higher than their rivals down Tobacco Road.
Kelly Cobb comes to Durham from Chugiak, Alaska, and for the first time in years, the No. 4 Blue Devils are ranked higher than their rivals down Tobacco Road.
Following an undefeated home stand, the Blue Devils took their winning ways on the road.
Duke has done little but win during the first half of its season.
This time, there was no letdown.
Not much has gone wrong for Duke this year.
When opposing the best teams in the country, the wins are in the details.
Kelly Cobb and the Blue Devils wasted no time Thursday night finishing off their final nonconference opponent of the season, College of Charleston.
Despite losing star center back and redshirt junior Ashley Rape for the remainder of the season, the Blue Devils are quickly returning to form.
Defender Ashley Rape suffered a torn left anterior cruciate ligament in Duke’s 3-1 victory over then-No. 1 Notre Dame on Aug. 28, associate sports information director Lindy Brown confirmed to The...
Duke returned home yesterday after a four-day trip to Alabama, where they competed in the Auburn Tournament, splitting two contests.
After a surprisingly deep run in the NCAA tournament ended at the hands of Oklahoma State in the Sweet Sixteen, Duke looks to build on the success and push towards new heights this season.
After 60 minutes of play, the outlook was bleak for Duke against No. 1 Notre Dame.
Head coach Robbie Church doesn’t like to make it easy on his team early in the season.
As Gamecock Kortney Rhoades bore down on the Duke goal unmarked in the 64th minute, goalkeeper Tara Campbell was the only Blue Devil left who could keep Duke’s lead at 1-0.
Chugiak, Alaska isn’t typically regarded as a soccer hotspot, or a hotspot of any kind for that matter.
At the beginning of the season, it seemed like a young Duke team was crumbling under the pressures of an always unforgiving ACC schedule.
After stunning national powerhouse Florida in penalty kicks in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Nov. 14, a weary Duke team flew across the country to take on Big 12 champion Oklahoma State.
After an up-and-down regular season, the Blue Devils are free from the rigors of their brutal conference schedule and have finally found some consistency in the NCAA Tournament.