Duke Women's Soccer 2013 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Duke Blue Devils
ACC

 

2013 Record: 8-8-4
Coach: Robbie Church

Good Results: 8/23 at Texas A&M (1-0), 10/20 at Notre Dame (2-1)
Bad Results: 9/19 at Wake Forest (1-3), 9/22 at Syracuse (2-2)

Key Strikers:
Kelly Cobb, Junior, 6 goals, 3 assists
Laura Weinberg, Senior, 5 goals, 4 assists
Kim DeCesare, 4 goals, 4 assits
 
Key Midfielders:
Kaitlyn Kerr, Senior, 5 goals, 3 assists
Toni Payne, Freshman, 3 goals, 5 assists
 
Key Defenders:
Natasha Anasi, Senior, 1 goal, 1 assists
Christina Gibbons, Freshman, 0 goals, 2 assists

Key Goalkeepers:
Ali Kershner, Sophomore, 1.68 goals against average, .691 save percentage, 3 shutouts
Meghan Thomas, Junior, 0.93 goals against average, .789 save percentage, 3 shutouts

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 1.35 (153rd in nation, 8th in conference)
Goals-Against Average: 1.375 (193, 9)
Shutout Percentage: 0.300 (153, 8)
Save Percentage:  0.729 (258, 11)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012    First Round        Defeated Loyola Maryland
2012    Second Round    Defeated Miami (OH)
2012    Third Round        Defeated Virginia
2012    Quarterfinals        Lost to Penn State
2011    First Round        Defeated Radford
2011    Second Round    Defeated Georgia
2011    Third Round        Defeated Ohio State
2011    Quarterfinals        Defeated Long Beach State
2011    National Semifinals    Defeated Wake Forest
2011    National Finals    Lost to Stanford
2010    First Round        Defeated California
2010    Second Round    Defeated Florida  
2010    Third Round        Lost to Oklahoma State
2009    First Round        Lost to Rutgers
2008    First Round        Defeated Radford
2008    Second Round    Defeated William & Mary
2008    Third Round        Defeated Virginia
2008    Quarterfinals        Lost to UCLA
2007    First Round        Defeated South Carolina
2007    Second Round    Defeated Georgia
2007    Third Round        Defeated Indiana
2007    Quarterfinals        Lost to Notre Dame

*all team stats through 11/3

 

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