Team USA, Martin Finish Fifth

The U.S. National Team recently competed in a World Cup Qualifier in Argentina.

Martin scored a goal against Belgium and helped Team USA beat Chile on Sunday, 2-1.

Five Named to All-South Region

Five Blue Devils were named to the All-South Region squad!

The full release it available at goduke.com

Martin With Team USA in Argentina

Duke assistant coach Jarred Martin will be with the U.S. National Team in Quilmes, Argentina for World Cup Qualifiers from Nov. 14-22.

More information available at goduke.com

Final: Duke 1, Virginia 3

Duke fell to Virgina, 3-1, in the first round of the ACC Tournament. Game story to follow on goduke.com

Halftime: Duke 1, UVa 2

Duke scored off a penalty corner in the 15th minute, but UVa responded with two goals on corners to take the 2-1 lead into halftime. Abby Hassinger had the goal for Duke, her third of the year.

Game Day: Duke vs. Virginia

Game just kicked off, will update at halftime

Arrived in Charlottesville

The team is back on the Virginia turf on their schduled practice time. It is a little cloudy and overcast, but not bad for a November afternoon.

We will head to the team hotel later and then get ready for No. 3 Virginia tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.

ACC Tournament Central

Duke is the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament and will play No. 3 Virginia on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

Visit goduke.com or ACC Tournament Central for more info

Nelson Q&A

Junior goalie Samantha Nelson recently took time to answer some questions with goduke.com. Check the article out here.

Fee Discusses Ohio, Virginia

Stefanie Fee recaps the weekend in Ohio and a big upcoming game against No. 3 Virginia. Halloween even gets a mention.

Our first game was against Ohio University on Saturday and we started with an encouraging corner practice. Even with our intensity at a high level, the coaching staff motivated us further...

Read the rest at goduke.com

Hassinger on Virginia Weekend

Abby Hassinger sat down to discuss the Blue Devils weekend in Virginia

Our team then made the hour drive to Old Dominion and settled in to our hotel. After a delicious dinner at Outback, we came together for a pre-game meeting and went over our goals for the next day. Tomorrow was all about playing our game, coming out hard, and avenging our last meeting with ODU....

Read the rest at goduke.com

Miller and Survilla named NFHCA Senior All-Stars

Lauren Miller and Amie Survilla were named NFHCA Senior All-Stars. The game will be held on Nov. 21 at Wake Forest. The U.S. Women's National Team will also take part.

More info about the all-stars and the game schedule is on goduke.com.

Jennings Covers Big Weekend

Sophomore midfielder Tara Jennings took some time to talk about last weekend's big weekend against the top-two teams in the country.

The next morning we woke up for breakfast at the Devils Den, and prepared ourselves for, quite possibly, the toughest game of our season. You could almost feel the intensity and excitement at breakfast, corner practice, and pre-game in the locker room. After a very unfortunate outcome to the cross-town rivals nearly two weeks prior, our team was not ready to let that happen again....

See the rest at goduke.com

Virginia Bound Blue Devils

Duke hits the road this weekend to take on two regional opponents - William & Mary on Saturday and No. 20 Old Dominion on Sunday.

More info about the games available here.

Devon Gagliardi Checks in

Freshman Devon Gagliardi took some time to talk about Duke's recent road trip and some other team activities:

After a long, hectic week of midterms the Duke field hockey team can finally take a break... or not. Last week, the team balanced papers, exams, and studying while preparing for a big weekend in Boston. Although we had to miss classes on Friday to catch an early flight, our teachers were more than understanding and wished us the best of luck for our upcoming games.

Read the rest at goduke.com

Duke Heads to Boston

The Blue Devils have a long road trip this weekend to take on 10th-ranked Boston College and Boston University.

Keeping Up With Laura Gentile

Laura Gentile recently sat down to discuss her playing career and current life. Gentile was a second team All-America and three-time All-ACC selection. She was also part of the first field hockey team to reach the NCAA tournament in 1992. Gentile now works with ESPN and continues to be involved with the Duke field hockey program.

Weekend in Review

Duke went 1-1 over the weekend. The Blue Devils had a tough game against No. 2 North Carolina, but bounced back on Sunday to defeat New Hampshire 7-2.

Courtney Sommer Update

Check out a new interview with former Duke and U.S. national team player Courtney Sommer.

Duke splits weekend games

The Blue Devils won easily on Saturday with a 7-0 victory over Longwood. Duke had trouble putting away on Old Dominion on Sunday, which ultimately cost them the match as the Blue Devils lost 3-2, in overtime. Duke travels to Chapel Hill to take on the Tar Heels on Sept. 26.

Players Visit Local School

Lauren Miller, Susan Ferger and Samantha Nelson took some time to visit a Durham school to help promote youth field hockey.

Duke falls to Wake Forest, 3-2

Duke came back strong in the second half, but lost to Wake Forest today, 3-2. Amie Survilla had 2 goals and nearly a third that was stopped by a great save from the Wake Forest goalie. Duke is back in action against Longwood on Sept. 19.

Duke vs. Wake Forest

Duke kicks off their ACC schedule against third-ranked Wake Forest tomorrow at 1 p.m. It will be the toughest test so far for the Blue Devils, but they have had great success at home so far, beating two ranked opponents already.

Ferger On Philly Trip

Susan Ferger talks about Duke's first road trip of the season and their time spent in Philadelphia.

We ate lunch at the Reading Terminal Market, where I had a delicious turkey sandwich and one of the best cookies in the world. We left the market and drove through the city to the Rocky Stairs (which I learned is actually the art museum). Running to the top was obviously our first instinct...

Read the rest here.

Laura Suchoski Update

GoDuke.com recently sat down with former captain and four-time All-America Laura Suchoski about her playing career and what she is up to now.

Jennings: One Journey, Three Paths

Tara Jennings is featured in an article about her playing carrer and her two sisters who also play collegiate field hockey. It is a real interesting story worth checking out.

Field Hockey In Philly

Duke hits the road for the first time this season to square off against Drexel tomorrow at 1.pm. and against St. Joe's on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both games will be held at Buckley Field on the Drexel campus. The Blue Devils will look to move to 4-0 for the first time since 2006.

Miller ACC POW

Senior tri-captain Lauren Miller was named ACC POW!


Lauren had three goals over the weekend and an assist to help the Blue Devils beat No. 13 Louisville and No. 8 Michigan State to win the Champions Challenege.

Duke Beats Michigan State, 3-2, in OT

Duke won the Champions Challenge after a great back and forth game against Michigan State yesterday afternoon.

The Blue Devils came back from being two goals down to win on a penalty stroke by Lauren Miller in overtime.

Duke will be back in action against at Drexel and St. Joseph's next weekend.

Duke Over Louisville 3-0

The Blue Devils won big today against Louisville 3-0!

Duke will play against No. 8 Michigan State tomorrow at 2 p.m. to finish the Champion Challenege.

Rhian: Ready For Weekend

Rhian Jones spent some time writing about practice and the beginning of school before the field hockey takes the field this weekend against Louisville.

On Monday all the student athletes were brought together for food and a video presentation near the athletic fields. It was a great opportunity for all the athletes to bond and get excited for the new year. The highlight of the event was definitely the coaches dunk tank where everyone was given the opportunity to try and dunk our own Coach Beth Bozman into the water....

Read more from Rhian here.

Season Starts Tomorrow

Duke opens up at home against No. 13 Louisville tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. as part of the Champions Challenege.

The tournament also includes the Delaware Blue Hens and No. 8 Michigan State Spartans, who play tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.


The losers of the first day will play at 11:30 a.m. while the winners play at 1:30 p.m.

GoDuke Weekly

GoDuke.com launched a new online publication that highlights all Duke sports.

There are different articles, Q&As, profiles, and interesting facts about Duke athletes.

The first issue had a lot of field hockey coverage. It is definitely worth checking out for any Duke fan.

National Poll: Blue Devils No. 10

The Kookaburra/NFHCA preseason poll was released today and Duke ranks in the top 10!

The ACC, perennially the strongest conference, is once again stacked as every team is inside the top 10 except for Boston College - they are close at No. 14.

By the way, the new poll sponsor Kookaburra is a field hockey supply store based out of Kentucky.

Scrimmage: Duke Over James Madison 4-0

The Blue Devils had a dominating 4-0 win over James Madison in a scrimmage today at Williams Field.

The weather was looking nasty with heavy rain but it cleared up in time to hold the game.

Tri-captins Amie Survilla and Sarah Schoffstall both had a goal and an assist. Duke led 2-0 at half.

Megan Deakins and Rhian Jones both scored in the second half to ice the game.

Duke opens up the regular season at home next weekend, Aug. 29 against Louisville as part of the Champions Challenge. Just one week left of preseason practice!

Media Day

Coach Bozman along with captains Lauren Miller, Sarah Schoffstall and Amie Survilla all were part of the fall sports media day at Duke. They talked about the upcoming season, practice, freshman progress and their preseason ranking.

The Blue Devils also held a closed scrimmage against North Carolina yesterday which the players addressed.

There is a ton of great video, audio, pictures and quotes from today. Check out the article for more about field hockey and the other Duke fall sports.

Duke Picked Sixth in Preseason Poll

The Blue Devils were chosen sixth in the ACC Preseason Poll.

Some more info about ACC field hockey.

Miller Makes Preseason All-ACC

Senior tri-captain Lauren Miller was chosen for the Preseason All-ACC team. Lauren was an All-ACC selection last year, along with being named first team All-America and first team All-South Region. She was also a strandout in the classroom, being elected to the NFHCA Academic Team and to the ACC All-Academic team. Lauren is clearly no stranger to awards!

Survilla: Summer Post

Senior tri-captain Amie Survilla recently wrote about the upcoming season and the team's summer practices -

With the 2009 season right around the corner, Duke University Field Hockey (DUFH) is in full preparation mode. It has been a busy past couple of months for everyone, and it is hard to believe that it is already August. DUFH certainly did conquer the world this summer - everywhere from Asia, Europe, to Africa. However, as amazing as all of our summers were, we are all ready to work hard and get the season started...

Read the rest of her story here

First practice

The field hockey team held their first practice yesterday afternoon. Read about it here.

Also, check out pictures from practice.