Lane Davis, who joined the Blue Devils May 30, 2016, enters his eighth season with the Duke women’s soccer staff. Davis has more than 21 years of college coaching experience to the Blue Devils.  His duties include oversight of all goalkeeper training and data analysis, coordinating video for team and individual use, and opponent scouting.

   Over the past three seasons, Davis was instrumental in the development of goalkeeper Ruthie Jones, who went from playing sparingly in four matches as a freshman to starting 64 in a row over as a sophomore, junior and senior. She helped Duke register 35 shutouts in a span of three years to go along with three straight NCAA Quarterfinal appearances.  In 2021, Jones became Duke's first All-ACC goalkeeper since EJ Proctor in 2017, as the Charlotte, N.C., native led the conference in save percentage (.833) and goals against average (0.54) during the regular season. She made 46 saves in her junior campaign, including a season-high seven versus Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament. Jones posted nine complete-game shutouts, tied for first in the ACC, while her 12 goals allowed were tied for the fewest among ACC keepers. From Oct. 10-28, she did not yield a goal for 458 minutes and six seconds of consecutive play, marking the fifth-longest streak in program history.

    In 2020-21, Jones took over starting goalkeeper duties in the second match of the season against Virginia and went on to record 12 clean sheets, the second-most in the ACC, while stopping 56 shots and posting a 0.70 goals against average.

    Davis oversaw one of the best defensive seasons in Duke women's soccer history in 2017, as the Blue Devils orchestrated one of the greatest seasons in school history, highlighted by 13 broken school records and the program’s fourth NCAA College Cup appearance. The Blue Devils amassed a program-record 23 victories in 2017 and went 10-0-0 in conference play en route to claiming the ACC regular season championship for the third time in history. Duke’s rewriting of the record book did not stop there, as it also set the school record for shutouts (18), home wins (15), ACC wins (10), ranked victories (9) ACC shutouts (8) and ACC goal differential (+20). Duke advanced to its 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance and 14th in the last 15 seasons, while also being awarded with the second No. 1 seed in school history, with the other coming in 2011. For their success, Davis and the rest of the DWS staff were named the United Soccer Coaches National Staff of the Year, the first time in program history a DWS staff has received the honor.

    Davis and senior captain EJ Proctor led the way for a Duke defense that was top 10 nationally in goals against average (0.38) and with a school record 18 shutouts. Davis' leadership also helped Proctor etch her name throughout the DWS record book, as the First Team All-ACC selection finished her career with a school best 35 shutouts, 0.65 GAA and nine shutouts in NCAA Tournament play. The Wilson, N.C. native also owns three of the top four spots in single-season shutouts and GAA, setting the school records in 2017 with 14 clean sheets and a 0.35 average. Proctor also stood out in the classroom as well, earned United Soccer Coaches Second Team Scholar All-America and CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.

    In his first season in Durham, Davis helped the Blue Devils produce 11 shutouts. Proctor was Davis' go-to in goal, as she produced 10 of Duke's 11 clean sheets, finishing third in the ACC and 17th nationally. Proctor turned in a .639 goals against average (4th ACC, 22nd NCAA) and a .797 save percentage (6th ACC), helping lead the Blue Devils to an NCAA quarterfinals appearance.

    Prior to Duke, Davis spent three years with Saint Joseph’s University. During his time Lane has helped develop the Hawks into one of the top backlines in the Atlantic 10.  Goalkeepers accumulated 22 shutouts in his three years, including eight in each of the last two seasons.  Under his guidance, Davis helped goalkeeper Allison Ebling set the program record for wins in a season (11), while tallying eight shutouts enroute to helping Saint Joseph’s to a third-place finish in the A-10 as well as back-to-back conference tournament appearances.

    Prior to arriving at Saint Joseph’s, Davis served as an assistant at UMBC. In the fall of 2012, he helped goalkeeper Lauren Kadet earn America East All-Conference Second Team honors and defender Amira Walcott garner All-Rookie Team accolades.

    Davis also spent three seasons at George Washington (2009-11). During his tenure as an assistant coach with the Colonials, he was responsible for working directly with the goalkeepers while also serving as recruiting coordinator. George Washington had three players selected to Atlantic 10 All-Conference teams during Davis’ three seasons, while the Colonials earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award recognition every year.

    Davis began his collegiate coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Kansas. Over his three seasons with the Jayhawks, he helped guide the team to a Sweet 16 appearance in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. In 2004, Kansas won its first Big 12 title, made its second-straight NCAA appearance and achieved a No. 6 ranking during the year.

    Following Kansas’ success in 2004, Davis took over as an assistant at Missouri State. Focusing on goalkeeper and defensive improvement, he helped the Bears’ goalkeeper Jackie Jasper to a First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, while defender Kate Hercules was named Defensive Player of the Year in the MVC.

    After his successful stint with Missouri State, Davis joined U.C. Riverside as recruiting coordinator and goalkeeper coach for two seasons. While with the Highlanders, he helped goalkeeper Brittany Goetz lead the Big West and set the team’s single season record for saves (135) in 2008.

    Davis also currently serves as a Talent ID scout for U.S. Soccer, helping identify the best soccer talent in the United States with the potential to play for the country’s Youth National Teams. He has served in the capacity since Feb. 2019 and assists at YNT Identification Centers.

    He holds the UEFA B and UEFA Goalkeeper B through the Scottish FA; the National A and National Goalkeeping License from US Soccer. In the Summer of 2022, he obtained his Talent License from US Soccer.

    Prior to coaching, Davis played collegiately at McPherson before suffering a career-ending knee injury as a freshman. He transferred to Wichita State where he earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a minor in exercise physiology in 1999. Davis would go on to receive his M.Ed in Sports Administration from Kansas in 2002.