Koskinen Stadium
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Koskinen Stadium is a 4,500-seat (7,000-capacity) stadium in Durham, North Carolina
on the campus of Duke University
. It serves as home to Duke's soccer and lacrosse
teams.
The stadium is named in honor of Duke benefactors John and Patricia Koskinen.
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
on the campus of Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. It serves as home to Duke's soccer and lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
teams.
The stadium is named in honor of Duke benefactors John and Patricia Koskinen.