Duke field hockey hosts reigning ACC champion Demon Deacons
By Jacob Weiss | September 11, 2015Fresh off a successful weekend at the B1G/ACC Cup, in which the Blue Devils scored victories over No.
Fresh off a successful weekend at the B1G/ACC Cup, in which the Blue Devils scored victories over No.
The Blue Devils were less than a second away from clinching the upset against Maryland, but a goal from Terrapin forward Emma Rissinger with the clock at 69:59 forced Duke into its second overtime in the past four games.
Senior Aileen Johnson and Robin Blazing each found the net in the final 10 minutes to guide No. 5 Duke to a 2-1 victory against No. 10 Northwestern in the Blue Devils' first game of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
For the Blue Devils, the ACC/Big Ten Challenge usually serves as an opportunity to get a look at NCAA tournament-quality competition in early September, and this year is no different, with games against top-10 opponents Northwestern and Maryland.
Stanford junior Fran Tew split two Duke defenders and scored at the end of regulation to knot the score at 2-2 and send the contest into overtime, where the Cardinal prevailed, spoiling the Blue Devils' bid for a perfect opening weekend.
Duke will get a test from No. 6 Stanford Sunday afternoon as it takes its new attacking mentality to the West Coast to open the regular season.
When Duke opens its season Friday against California, it will be without last season’s leading scorer and stand-alone leader of the front line in Jessica Buttinger, but her teammates are prepared to pick up the slack on the offensive end.
A team rarely defeats its opponent twice in one day. But that is exactly what Duke accomplished Saturday when it first beat American 5-4 in a scrimmage and then did so again in a practice overtime period.
Redshirt senior Lauren Blazing brought home a gold medal from the Pan American Games in Toronto in July after working her way through the Team USA pipeline.
The Blue Devils made a strong statement to open the preseason, not yielding a single goal to Davidson or Wake Forest in two scrimmages this weekend.
The Blue Devils return nine starters from last year's squad and will get a look at six fresh faces with a pair of exhibitions this weekend at Jack Katz Stadium.
Facing weather as stingy as the Tar Heel defense, Duke fell to North Carolina for the third time this season, ending its NCAA tournament run in the quarterfinals.
Duke upset Northwestern in the first round of the NCAA tournament to earn the right to challenge top-seeded North Carolina Sunday in Chapel Hill.
Duke’s season stays alive with an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
The Blue Devils will face Northwestern in Chapel Hill Saturday afternoon to begin their quest for a repeat trip to the Final Four.
Duke was bounced from the ACC tournament Thursday on its home field, as the officials awarded the Tar Heels a penalty stroke with 6:11 left in overtime.
Entering the ACC tournament with a No. 7 seed, the Blue Devils’ resilience will be put to the test
With postseason play looming, Duke found the defensive effort it had been searching for for more than a month.
After a tough loss to Syracuse last Saturday, Duke enters its final regular season game determined to finish strong.
Entering the final weekend of the ACC schedule, the Blue Devils have one final chance to improve their conference record before the postseason begins and seeds are set.