This week's edition of Sportswrap features the reaction of the Blue Devils to sophomore Grayson Allen's game-winning runner as time expired Saturday, lifting Duke to a 63-62 win against No. 7 Virginia. Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything that happened during the weekend throughout the Duke athletics landscape.
Allen's buzzer-beater sends Duke past No. 7 Virginia: Grayson Allen's tough runner at the buzzer sent Duke past No. 7 Virginia 63-62 Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, giving the Blue Devils their second straight top-20 win.
'Surreal' shot ends epic end-of-game sequence for Blue Devils: Six seconds, five dribbles, three defenders and one shot. That’s all it took for number three to get Duke past No. 7 Virginia for the 17th straight time at Cameron Indoor Stadium. What a 69th birthday for Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke's ACC basketball opponents announced for 2016-17, 2017-18: The ACC announced men's basketball opponents for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons Friday, handing Duke a tough road slate for next season. The Blue Devils will travel to Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Virginia, in addition to home-and-away matchups with Miami and North Carolina.
Foul trouble costly as Seminoles push around Duke women's basketball 69-53: The Blue Devils fell 69-53 to No. 10 Florida State Thursday at Cameron Indoor Stadium as starters Oderah Chidom and Amber Henson were mired in foul trouble all night.
Close, but no cigar for Blue Devils against ranked opponents: With an 0-5 ledger against ranked opponents heading into Thursday night's game against No. 10 Florida State, the Blue Devils had yet another opportunity to pick up a signature win. By night's end, that mark had slipped to 0-6.
Wake Forest beats Duke women's basketball, ending 44-game losing streak against the Blue Devils: In a game of runs and wild momentum swings, Wake Forest used an 11-3 run early in the fourth quarter to pull away from Duke for a 64-58 victory at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, dropping the Blue Devils below .500 in ACC play.
Blue Devils still searching for identity sans Stevens: In many ways, a basketball team without its star is like a ship without its captain—floating around in the sea, searching for someone to help put it back on course. Sunday afternoon, the Blue Devils were rudderless yet again, struggling to find any sort of rhythm.
Offense comes out firing for Duke men's lacrosse in season opener: On a chilly North Carolina night—one where temperatures had dropped below the freezing mark before the opening faceoff—the Blue Devils got hot in the second half, making for a blazing start to the 2016 season.
Duke men's lacrosse holds off Lehigh comeback bid: After a complete performance in their season opener Friday against High Point, the Blue Devils impressed again Sunday before needing to hold off a late rally in the closing quarter.
Smesko's 6 goals power Duke women's lacrosse in rout of Navy: Senior Kelci Smesko and sophomore Kyra Harney led the way for Duke with a combined 10 goals, set up by freshman Olivia Jenner's success on the draw in her homecoming game.
Banks sets program record in 800 for Duke track and field: Senior Anima Banks fell short of qualifying for the NCAA indoor championships last year, but when her final time lit up on the scoreboard Friday afternoon, any doubt that she would compete on the national stage in 2016 disappeared.
Duke wrestling tripped up by No. 10 Virginia Tech: The Hokies' eight ranked grapplers netted them six bonus-point wins—a forfeit, pin and four major decisions—that propelled them to their eighth consecutive win of the season.
Slide continues for Duke men's tennis with 5-2 setback at Vanderbilt: After a 7-0 set-back in frigid Ann Arbor, Mich., last weekend, the Blue Devils warmed up a bit back in the South Saturday afternoon, but not enough to capture a win.
Quote of the Week:
“All the time out in my driveway, I would just count down in my head. It’s really surreal for me, [Duke] being my dream school. A moment like that is something you dream of. You do it a hundred times over when you’re a little kid.”
—Sophomore guard Grayson Allen, on his buzzer-beating bank shot Saturday against No. 7 Virginia
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