Duke women's lacrosse heads north to take on powerhouse Northwestern
By Matt Pun | April 12, 2013Trying to avoid a third consecutive loss, the Blue Devils will travel to Evanston, Ill. this weekend to take on perennial powerhouse Northwestern.
Trying to avoid a third consecutive loss, the Blue Devils will travel to Evanston, Ill. this weekend to take on perennial powerhouse Northwestern.
Winless in conference play, the Cavaliers hope to snap their five-game losing skid against the No. 8 Blue Devils Friday at Koskinen Stadium.
Dan Wigrizer has likely played his final collegiate game for Duke.
Duke’s second-half surge exposed High Point’s inexperience on both ends of the field and propelled the Blue Devils to a 17-6 victory at Koskinen Stadium.
No. 5 Duke will look to bounce back this weekend in Chestnut Hill, Mass. against the Eagles, after dropping a heartbreaking 12-11 contest in overtime to then-No. 3 North Carolina last Thursday.
High Point will make the short trip to Durham Friday to take on the No. 9 Blue Devils—the first ranked opponent on its schedule—for the first time in program history.
Duke hasn't lost a game since Kyle Turri took over the starting goaltender job.
In a back-and-forth battle, the No. 12 Blue Devils edged Harvard 12-11 Saturday.
Makenzie Hommel had a good look at the goal in the closing seconds, but the Tar Heels defeated Duke 12-11 in a matchup of top-5 teams.
No. 12 Duke will travel to Cambridge, Mass. Saturday to take on Harvard, where fifth-year senior Dan DiMaria will square off against his alma mater.
Thursday night will see the collision of two lacrosse juggernauts as No. 3 North Carolina travels to Durham to take on No. 5 Duke.
The Hoyas put together a 5-0 fourth-quarter run but fell two goals short of upsetting the Blue Devils.
Having played each other in 21 of the last 22 seasons, Duke and Georgetown are very familiar with one another.
Brendan Fowler has stepped up in place of the graduated CJ Costabile, picking up 102 groundballs and winning 62.6 percent of his faceoffs this season.
Marist was no match for the No. 13 Blue Devils, who came away with a 19-11 win Monday at Koskinen Stadium.
No. 17 Duke hosts Marist Monday night.
The Blue Devils got their second top-10 victory in five days, toppling No. 6 UNC 11-8 in Chapel Hill.
Duke (3-4) avoided its worst start since 1981 with a 9-8 upset of the No. 4 Greyhounds (4-2) Friday night at Koskinen Stadium.