Attackman Christian Walsch scored on a three-on-one fast break with 10 seconds left in overtime as the No. 20 Falcons upset No. 11 Duke 10-9 at Koskinen Stadium, breaking the Blue Devils’ two-game winning streak in dramatic fashion.
With back-to-back wins on their resume after dropping two straight games to open the month of March, the Blue Devils will look to close out nonconference play with another victory in their four-game homestand. No. 11 Duke will return to action after a two-day break at 7 p.m.
Junior Jack Bruckner had a hat trick before the Hoyas got on the scoreboard, and the No. 11 Blue Devils ran away from Georgetown 20-6 at Koskinen Stadium.
Faced with a 6-3 deficit less than a minute after halftime, Kelci Smesko scored, then attacker Kyra Harney turned her game up a notch, scoring three straight goals as Duke went on an 8-1 run to finish the game.
The problem for the Blue Devils this season, curiously enough, has not been ranked opponents—it has been the unranked ones.
The Greyhounds learned an important lesson Saturday—according to the laws of physics, you cannot stop Myles Jones.
Senior attacker Kelci Smesko scored six goals and sophomore Maddie Crutchfield netted a hat trick and dished out a career-high six assists as No. 15 Duke rolled past No. 4 Louisville 16-5 Saturday afternoon.
The past week has not gone quite according to plan for the Blue Devils in just the second month of the regular season, but with a tough top-10 matchup on the horizon, they cannot dwell on those results moving into the weekend.
When the Blue Devils dropped a surprising one-goal contest to Elon Feb. 25, they rebounded by doubling up then-No. 16 Pennsylvania a few days later, notching their first win of the season against a ranked opponent. After another one-goal loss at home, Duke will try to do the same thing again come Saturday afternoon.
It took a little while for the Blue Devils to get going Wednesday, but by the time they did there was not enough time left on the clock.
When Duke decided to cancel the rest of the lacrosse season on DATE, 2006, amid allegations/charges of rape, the sudden jolt threatened to throw the program's on-field product into disarray when the Blue Devils returned to Koskinen Stadium in 2007. After head coach Mike Pressler resigned, the "You get stronger, you learn and improve, or you can go the other way," Danowski said during his introductory press conference DATE.
After a convincing road win to start ACC play, No. 14 Duke takes on Georgetown Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium, pitting a young team still experiencing some growing pains against one aching for its first victory of the year.
Richmond upset No. 7 Duke 12-10 at Koskinen Stadium behind a stellar defensive effort that shut out the Blue Devils in the fourth quarter and a four-goal outing from attackman Mitch Goldberg.
Duke stayed close through the first quarter before Harvard exploded for eight unanswered scores throughout the second and third quarters as the Blue Devils endured a 30:39 stretch without finding the back of the net.
Led by sophomore Kyra Harney’s career-high five goals, No. 15 Duke opened ACC action by blitzing Virginia Tech 13-4 Saturday at Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Va.
After posting a hat trick in a 12-6 win against then-No. 13 Pennsylvania, Kelci Smesko will look to propel No. 15 Duke to its first conference win Saturday afternoon when the Blue Devils take on Virginia Tech.
Despite playing at a neutral site, Blue Devil standouts Myles Jones and Justin Guterding will be right at home Saturday afternoon when No. 4 Duke travels to take on No. 12 Harvard in Hempstead, N.Y.
After a quick turnaround and a trip back from Florida, the Blue Devils had reason to be tired Monday night. But some fresh faces ensured Duke came out firing and did not let up after a long road trip this weekend.
After suffering a humbling loss to Elon Thursday evening, the Blue Devils regrouped with a big win Sunday to get back on track with their first win of the year against a ranked opponent and first victory since Feb. 12.
Although Duke struggled with a slow, sloppy start, senior Case Matheis and sophomore Justin Guterding took charge in the second quarter to fuel an offensive outburst.
