Duke takes a 3-2 lead late on a beautiful thru ball by Cooper.
Duke takes the lead 3-2 on a goal by Rader. 9 minutes to go.
Duke takes a 3-2 lead late on a beautiful thru ball by Cooper.
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
Duke wins 3-2 in a great come-from-behind, top 25, road game.
Tennessee put up a good fight right to the end. It feels like Duke is not quite coordinated yet.
Yet they are now 3-0 with 3 more games before conference play starts on Sep. 8.
Our Keeper, Ruthie Jones, had a tough night. Too passive on the first goal and way too aggressive on the 2nd. Going to need her to live up to her star billing if this team hopes to go far. Can’t have too many nights like tonight against quality opponents
Tennessee had a couple of good opportunites to score in the last few minutes including a 30-ft shot off the crossbar and an untouched ground ball right through the box. Either Ruthie is not in her groove yet or the defense has not jelled yet (or some of both). Then there was the UT goal that should have been ruled good in the first half. It could have easily been a tie or a loss.
The team definitely needs work but wow, what an exciting comeback to get a W! Credit to the squad for not giving up when they were down so late. Cooper is everywhere, she’s so much fun to watch.
The game winning goal.
https://twitter.com/DukeWSOC/status/1562968035178164224
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
In other news, UNC just lost their preseason AA Maycee Bell for the season with a torn meniscus
Duke wins 4-0 over Charlotte and are now 4-0 for the season. Goals today by Groff, Cooper, Pluck and Rader. Duke dominated with 22 shots versus 0 shots for Charlotte. Cooper left the game midway in the 2nd half with a cut to the face. Let's hope its nothing serious. Next up is #6 UCLA on Thursday at Koskinen.
Huge game tonight - Duke hosts #3 UCLA at 7:30. Go Duke!
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
Anyone else here at the UCLA game?