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Kelly Cobb Checks In on the Frontlines of Fighting the Pandemic
4/30/2020 12:52:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. – Following her successful playing career as part of the Duke women's soccer program, former Blue Devil standout Kelly Cobb traded in her cleats for scrubs as she entered the medical field as a registered nurse. Almost six years later, Cobb finds herself on the frontlines of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic as a RN at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Cobb played in 78 career games across her Duke career, making 63 starts across her four seasons from 2011-14. She closed out her career ranking 12th on Duke's all-time charts with eight game-winning goals, 10th with three multi-goal games and 11th on the goals list with 25. The Chugiak, Alaska, native took 219 shots across her career to place sixth in program history.
Cobb experienced a standout freshman campaign, helping the Blue Devils to a College Cup Final appearance. She saw action in 26 games, making 22 starts as she was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman First Team and the Second Team All-Southeast Region. Cobb also earned All-ACC Second Team and ACC All-Freshman Team honors, while she ranked third in the conference with 91 shots and logged 1,688 minutes of action.
The former Duke forward checks in on her current days look as she helps the nation fight COVID-19 on the medical front.
Kelly Cobb on working in the medical field:
"For me, I love being a bedside nurse. I love being able to be an advocate for my patients and additionally just being someone that they can talk to. I want them to have an outlet to speak for them and advocate for them when they're going through probably the most difficult and scary time of their life.
It's obviously very unprecedented times with COVID-19, and I know that there can be a lot of negative and fearful things being put out there, so I kind of want to spin it and put a positive light on this COVID-19 pandemic in the fact that I've never seen healthcare providers and the whole team just come together.
The support from the community has been unbelievable, so I want to thank everyone out there for just lifting our spirits and just being so supportive of all the healthcare workers and providers that are on the frontline."
For more information on Duke women's soccer, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWSoc". You can also find all-access coverage of all Duke athletic programs on SnapChat by searching for "dukeathletics".
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Cobb played in 78 career games across her Duke career, making 63 starts across her four seasons from 2011-14. She closed out her career ranking 12th on Duke's all-time charts with eight game-winning goals, 10th with three multi-goal games and 11th on the goals list with 25. The Chugiak, Alaska, native took 219 shots across her career to place sixth in program history.
Cobb experienced a standout freshman campaign, helping the Blue Devils to a College Cup Final appearance. She saw action in 26 games, making 22 starts as she was named to the Soccer America All-Freshman First Team and the Second Team All-Southeast Region. Cobb also earned All-ACC Second Team and ACC All-Freshman Team honors, while she ranked third in the conference with 91 shots and logged 1,688 minutes of action.
The former Duke forward checks in on her current days look as she helps the nation fight COVID-19 on the medical front.
Kelly Cobb on working in the medical field:
"For me, I love being a bedside nurse. I love being able to be an advocate for my patients and additionally just being someone that they can talk to. I want them to have an outlet to speak for them and advocate for them when they're going through probably the most difficult and scary time of their life.
It's obviously very unprecedented times with COVID-19, and I know that there can be a lot of negative and fearful things being put out there, so I kind of want to spin it and put a positive light on this COVID-19 pandemic in the fact that I've never seen healthcare providers and the whole team just come together.
The support from the community has been unbelievable, so I want to thank everyone out there for just lifting our spirits and just being so supportive of all the healthcare workers and providers that are on the frontline."
For more information on Duke women's soccer, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWSoc". You can also find all-access coverage of all Duke athletic programs on SnapChat by searching for "dukeathletics".
#GoDuke
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