Duke takes on Marist in final home game
By Lopa Rahman | April 6, 2012The Blue Devils will have one last chance to improve before taking on No. 1 Virginia next week in the regular season finale.
The Blue Devils will have one last chance to improve before taking on No. 1 Virginia next week in the regular season finale.
Duke’s recent struggles in the fourth quarter have been no secret.
The Blue Devils held North Carolina to just four goals, but they could not muster up enough.
In order to halt a rare two-game losing streak, the Blue Devils will need to upset the one-loss Tar Heels.
When Duke and Syracuse last faced off, the Orange held on to win 13-11 in a game that is still fresh in the mind of Duke players.
The Blue Devils have struggled to close out games. And this matchup against Brown was no exception.
Last Saturday against then-No. 18 Georgetown, Duke won its fourth straight game.
In their fourth attempt of the season, the Blue Devils finally have a road victory.
An uncharacteristically poor performance at controlling the draw in the second half doomed the Blue Devils to their fourth loss of the season.
Dartmouth snapped Duke’s five-game win streak Saturday in Hanover, N.H., notching the game-winning goal in double overtime to defeat the Blue Devils 9-8.
Although it was St. Patrick’s Day weekend, the Big Green did not have the luck of the Irish.
Playing its sixth road game of the season, No. 4 Duke recorded a dominant 18-8 victory over Virginia Tech (4-4, 0-2 in the ACC), notching its fifth straight win to remain perfect in ACC play.
Duke gave head coach John Danowski the best birthday gift a team can give for three quarters, and then nearly gave it away as Harvard staged a furious fourth-quarter rally.
BALTIMORE — With about 12 minutes to play in the third quarter, Duke trailed by three as it attempted to clear the ball from its defensive zone.
Behind a season-high 18 saves from Mollie Mackler, the Blue Devils limited a high-octane Hoya offense to just seven goals to extend their win streak to four games.
Just a week after losing to No. 1 Northwestern, the Blue Devils got a chance to face another of the nation’s best teams Saturday.
Despite a slow start, the Blue Devils solidified their defense in the second half to cruise past Jacksonville.
Duke opened Saturday’s game against Notre Dame much like it opened overtime against the Fighting Irish in the 2010 championship game.