Henderson overcomes sprained wrist to key win
Just over seven minutes into Saturday night's game, sophomore Gerald Henderson found himself wide open in the left corner.
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Just over seven minutes into Saturday night's game, sophomore Gerald Henderson found himself wide open in the left corner.
In its largest loss to North Carolina at home since 1993, No. 9 Duke fell to the high-powered Tar Heels 93-76 Monday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke played well behind inspired defense, but not quite well enough to beat No. 2 Tennessee in front of a sell-out crowd in Cameron Indoor Stadium Monday night, eventually falling to the Lady Vols 67-64.
Two days into the four-day NCAA Championships, No. 2 Duke sits in the best possible position to win its third consecutive national title. The back-to-back defending champions are currently in first place and sophomore Amanda Blumenherst is tied for third individually at the International Legends Course in Daytona Beach, Fla.
After finishing the regular season undefeated and earning the top seed and a first-round bye in the ACC Tournament, No. 1 Duke (29-0) will begin its postseason today when it takes on Virginia at 3 p.m. in the Greensboro Coliseum.
It took longer than expected for sophomore Amanda Blumenherst to return to her winning ways. But after a winless fall season, the reigning National Player of the Year found herself atop the leaderboard once again by winning the Arizona Wildcat Invitational Tuesday.
The rigors of an NCAA basketball schedule on a student-athlete are certainly astounding. For No. 1 Duke, this season has meant road trips to arenas as far away as Ann Arbor, Mich., Piscataway, N.J., and Knoxville, Tenn.
In commemoration of head coach Mike Krzyzewski's 700th win at Duke, Director of Athletics Joe Alleva gave Krzyzewski the game ball after the Blue Devils' contest against Georgia Tech Sunday. But it took an entire team effort for Duke to beat the Yellow Jackets 71-62 in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
CHAPEL HILL - Duke outscored the highest-scoring team in the country Thursday night, but it was not because of the Blue Devils' offensive output. As Duke has done in each of its biggest games this season, the team won with defense.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Playing in the same building in which the men were upset a night earlier, Duke's women pulled off a 76-61 victory against Virginia in John Paul Jones Arena Friday.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Duke never trailed in its game against Tennessee Monday night, but it came frighteningly close.
RALEIGH - In its first game since earning the No. 1 ranking, Duke pulled out a sloppy 65-51 win over N.C. State Thursday night at Reynolds Coliseum.
Playing against its first challenging opponent of the season Saturday, Duke could have tumbled like it did in the final minutes of last April's title game.
It was the year that Duke was supposed to win its first national championship.
Where is Duke's offense?
Facing its toughest competition of the year, No. 4 Duke struggled to establish the type of lead it has grown accustomed to so far this season.
News about Greg Paulus' foot injury has dominated coverage of Duke's basketball program this fall, but the sophomore point guard will not be the only player to enter the season hampered by injury. Freshman Gerald Henderson has also been banged up this fall, with a severe ankle sprain being the worst of a myriad of setbacks.
Abby Waner pestered Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors all fall.
Even without Greg Paulus Thursday night, the Blue Devils were in good hands against Shaw.
Although Duke posted its highest point total of the season, it could not stop Florida State's offense, losing 51-24 Saturday in Wallace Wade Stadium.