Game Commentary: Duke vs. St. John's
(02/25/02 5:00am)
D...D...D...Defense.
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D...D...D...Defense.
CLEMSON, S.C. -- In a game reminiscent of last year's blowout, Duke suffered its 23rd consecutive loss at the hands of the Clemson Tigers 59-31. The loss in front of 55,000 faithful at Death Valley Stadium in Clemson gives Duke back-to-back winless seasons and lots of room for improvement this spring. This ties Duke with Northwestern (1980-81) for the seventh-longest losing streak in NCAA history.
The Duke football team looks to avoid its second winless campaign in as many seasons as it travels to Death Valley to take on Clemson Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
The women's soccer team breathed a deep sigh of relief Monday afternoon after learning that it will indeed compete in the NCAA tournament starting this weekend. Duke will meet No. 22 Tennessee in the first round matchup Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at North Carolina's Fetzer Field. The winner will meet the victor of the UNC-Greensboro matchup Saturday at 1 p.m.
For the first time in years, the campus of Clemson University is actually abuzz about the upcoming basketball season. Notoriously known as a football school, Clemson basketball has always taken a backseat to the excitement generated across campus in Death Valley. But with one of their best recruiting classes in recent memory, not to mention a football team not living up to its preseason billing, the Tigers on the hardwood are looking like something special.
The women's soccer team has the chance to finish off a huge turnaround when it matches up Saturday versus Vanderbilt, the former team of current Duke coach Robbie Church, at 7 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Soccer Field.
Not so fast, my friend. Just when it seemed the women's soccer team had its back up against the wall, it came up huge when it counted most. The Blue Devils responded to the possibility of not getting an NCAA tournament berth with a victory Wednesday night for their first ACC win of the season over N.C. State. The win sets up the team for a big showdown Saturday night versus No. 21 Wake Forest in Koskinen Stadium at 7 p.m.
Coaches hate talking about it, gamblers love banking on it, and according to Red Sox fans, Boston is doomed never to find it (thanks to Babe Ruth).
Less than a week separated from two heart-breaking overtime losses to nationally-ranked opponents, the Duke women's soccer team will get another chance to prove its prowess when the Blue Devils travel to Gainesville today to take on the No. 12 Florida Gators at 7 p.m.
Playing two top-15 teams to a standstill in under two days, the Duke women's soccer team returned home late Sunday night with nothing but two losses to show for a weekend of great play. The two losses dropped Duke to 4-6 overall, but more importantly left the team with a winless 0-4 mark in the conference standings.
Five seniors will get one last chance to defeat their archrivals and first-year head coach Robbie Church will get his first taste of the biggest rivalry in college sports as Duke plays host to No. 1 North Carolina at 7 p.m. tonight in Koskinen Stadium.
The Duke women's soccer team was due for a rebuilding year. Apparently, the freshmen are thinking otherwise.
In the aftermath of a turnover-laden two-point loss to Rice Saturday, coach Carl Franks saw nothing but encouraging signs from his team's play.
Katie Straka, welcome to the big leagues.
Respect. After winning a share of second place in the ACC regular season, capturing the runner-up position in the ACC Tournament, and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before succumbing to a Clemson team it had beaten twice earlier, it seemed like the young Duke women's soccer program had solidified their claim to respect for years to come. Apparently, the rest of the ACC disagrees.
Just two days after kicking off the 2001 season with a decisive shutout win over Davidson, No. 17 Duke was held scoreless in a 2-0 loss to Maryland at Koskinen Stadium Sunday afternoon to kick off the ACC regular season.
Last year it took 79 minutes. This year they did it in just about 15.
After a rocky road trip, the Duke baseball team will be looking forward to returning home.
Almost a year ago to date, the Seahawks from UNC-Wilmington came in to Durham and dominated a rebuilding Duke baseball team 12-4. One year later, Duke returned the favor.
Third-ranked Duke scored 78 points on 55 percent shooting and 24 assists. It held its opposition to under 60 points. It also snagged 18 steals and forced 30 turnovers. And yet the only stat that mattered to coach Gail Goestenkors after Wednesday's win over Charlotte involved the number 26, as in the number of turnovers her team committed in the game.