DURHAM, N.C. -  Bria Irizarry is in her first season directing the Duke defense after joining head coach Kerstin Kimel, associate head coach Lauren Morton and volunteer assistant coach Morgan Heisman on the Blue Devil coaching staff this summer. Irizarry came to Durham from Army West Point, where she was an assistant coach alongside head coach and former Blue Devil Kristen Waagbo.

Blue Devil Network recently sat down with Irizarry to learn more about her coaching philosophy and path to Duke.

Irizarry and the 20th-ranked Blue Devils open the 2018 campaign Sunday in Koskinen Stadium, welcoming 21st-ranked Elon at 1 p.m. 

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