Duke rowing cruises at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational, sweeps all but two races
By Anna Newberry | March 19, 2024No. 13 Duke started its 2024 season off with a bang this past weekend, sweeping its first five races of the season.
No. 13 Duke started its 2024 season off with a bang this past weekend, sweeping its first five races of the season.
She is standing, figuratively, on the precipice of her second season with Duke — one that expects the star pitcher to be one of the best players in the conference and the country. But Curd's tattoos tell a grander tale.
The announcement comes after Filipowski earned a spot on the All-ACC First Team, leading his team in both scoring and rebounding en route to a second-place finish in the conference’s regular season and a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament.
Thanks to their performances at the meet, Watson and O’Meara will now return to Athens next week with eleven fellow Blue Devil swimmers to compete in the Women’s NCAA Championships.
March Madness is here. The country’s conference champions have been decided and many teams have punched their ticket to compete amongst the nation’s best. After Selection Sunday, the Blue Zone is here to break down the tournament.
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of March 11-17.
The team wrapped up the final day with a record-breaking score of 30-under-par, 834, and had three golfers among the top ten individuals, including freshman Katie Li who claimed the first overall spot.
In a high-stakes Sunday matchup, No. 9 Clemson knocked off No. 3 Duke 8-6 in a 10-inning thriller to give the Blue Devils their first Sunday loss of the year.
After a heartbreaking triple overtime loss to the Hokies in the 2023 campaign, the Blue Devils headed to Blacksburg, Va., determined not to let history repeat itself. They returned home with a hardfought 9-8 win and a three-game win streak.
The Blue Devils were named a No. 7-seed in Region 3 of the NCAA tournament Sunday evening in a special ESPN broadcast. This is Duke’s second appearance in March Madness under head coach Kara Lawson.
In Sunday's NCAA Selection Show, the Blue Devils — ranked 11th nationally following in the final regular-season AP poll — slotted in as a No. 4-seed in the tournament's South region, poising them to play No. 13-seed Vermont in the first round in Brooklyn, N.Y.
In a matchup against the best scoring defense in the nation, the fourth-ranked Blue Devils escaped the web, beating No. 17 Richmond 12-3.
After each Duke men's basketball game, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. No. 11 Duke men's basketball bowed out of the ACC Tournament quarterfinals in a 74-69 defeat against N.C. State, and the Blue Zone is here to analyze the contest.
Duke, while ultimately earning the first two points, was playing from behind from its opening possession. Slow starts and early stumbles have been a landmark of Duke’s season.
A colossal game from sophomore center Kyle Filipowski wasn’t enough to overcome his team’s woeful shooting or the Wolfpack’s locktight defense, and the Blue Devils head home early on the back of a heartbreaking 74-69 defeat.
No. 2-seed Duke made the short trip up to the nation’s capital Thursday evening for a clash with No. 10-seed N.C. State, looking to book a spot in the semifinals of the ACC tournament. With a hard-fought first half behind them, the Blue Devils trail the Wolfpack 35-32.
Coming off a monumental series win against then-No. 1 Wake Forest, Duke split a pair of games against the Broncs — giving their opponents just their second win of the season.
Three singles wins by Sheets, Jackson and Kimchi, along with the Blue Devils smoothly capturing the doubles point, gave Duke the requisite four points to secure an eventual 7-0 victory.
No. 2-seed Duke kicks off its postseason journey Thursday evening in Washington, D.C., against N.C. State in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. Before the rematch between these two Tobacco Road foes, The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their predictions.
Duke kicks off its ACC tournament run against N.C. State tonight and will likely come across some opportunities for revenge as the weekend progresses. Let’s dive into the potential matchups that stand in the way of a repeat ACC title for Duke.