WBB: No. 2 Duke to face No. 3 St. John's
FRESNO, Calif. -- No. 2 seeded Duke is looking for a strong victory tonight at 9:03 p.m. EST over No. 3 seeded St. John's at SaveMart Center to advance to the NCAA tournament Elite 8.
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FRESNO, Calif. -- No. 2 seeded Duke is looking for a strong victory tonight at 9:03 p.m. EST over No. 3 seeded St. John's at SaveMart Center to advance to the NCAA tournament Elite 8.
Coming off a successful season that saw an ACC regular season championship and a sixth-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Duke has been picked by the league's head coaches to top the 2011 conference standings.
After coming off of a 7-5 win against No. 4 Notre Dame Sunday in the Quarterfinals of the 2011 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament, No. 5 Duke is preparing for another matchup against Maryland tonight at 6:30 p.m. that will hopefully propel the Blue Devils to yet another championship run.
During today's 2011 WNBA Draft, three Duke players were drafted and invited to their respective team's training camps.
Final: No. 2 Duke 38, No. 1 Connecticut 75 -
In preparation for tonight's match-up against perennial powerhouse Connecticut, The Blue Zone has put together a list of things No. 2 seed Duke must do if it wants to upset No. 1 seed Connecticut and secure a spot in the Final Four.
FINAL - No. 1 Duke 60, VT 64
FINAL - Duke 80, Maryland 62
Sophomore guard Seth Curry may be known among Duke fans as a go-to man for threes, shooting 43.5 percent from downtown. But something he is definitely lesser known for is his acting ability.
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With 31 seconds to go, the Blue Devils were looking at a potential loss, their first one this season. They were down by one after trailing the Musketeers for most of the game when senior Krystal Thomas was fouled and came to the free throw line.
It was just icing on the cake for the Blue Devils.
Senior Kyle Singler was named Sporting News' 2010 College Athlete of the Year Wednesday afternoon based on his performance last season with No. 1 Duke.
Freshman guard David Mayer must have done something to impress head coach Mike Krzyzewski during his practices with the team because the 6-foot-4 guard from Durham was just added earlier this afternoon to the men's basketball roster.
No. 12-seeded Duke overcame Missouri 3-1 Friday night at Penn State's Rec Hall in the NCAA Volleyball Championship's Sweet 16 to move on to the Elite Eight against No. 4-seeded Penn State this evening at 6:30.
Tuesday, head coach Jolene Nagel and four Blue Devils received yet more accolades from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Junior setter Kellie Catanach, who was earlier named ACC Volleyball Player of the Year, along with Becci Burling, Christiana Gray and Amanda Robertson--all four All-ACC selections--were named to the AVCA All-East Region Team.
No. 12 Duke 3, Ohio 2 - FINAL (25-15, 17-25, 25-18, 15-10)
No. 1 Duke 98, Oregon 71, Final
Coming out on top has never been sweeter for Duke (24-6, 16-4 in the ACC), who clinched the No. 1 spot in the conference.
Duke 20, Georgia Tech 30, Fourth Quarter 0:33