Duke player reveals the sisterhood in the locker room with her viral videos
In August, she sustained a knee injury. But Koabel has found a meaningful way to contribute – creating content for Blue Devils’ social media accounts.
SACRAMENTO, CA — After No. 3 seed Duke’s buzzer-beater victory on March 27 over second-seeded LSU, one of the first things the Blue Devils did in their locker room was hand the microphone to guard Emma Koabel for postgame interviews. Koabel didn’t play in the game but she still has big role on the team.
In August, she sustained a knee injury that sidelined her for the season. But she has found a meaningful way to contribute – creating content for the Blue Devils’ social media accounts. “Her biggest point of why she makes content (is) so that people can experience it – the little girls that are looking up to us,” junior forward Jordan Wood said.
“I wish I had somebody like Emma when I was growing up. ” In the wake of Duke ’s dramatic Sweet 16 win, Koabel interviewed her teammates while showing the posterboard bracket marking the program’s second consecutive trip to the Elite Eight. Duke’s next matchup is against top-seeded UCLA on March 29.
She started creating content at 16, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now 21, she continues to push herself for a career in sports media. “It's something that I've just been drawn to, and I love doing,” Koabel said.