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Duke used stellar play in its NCAA regional to easily earn a spot in this year’s national championship—a marked improvement from a year ago, when the team finished 14 shots away from a chance to compete for NCAA title.
After a slow start to Duke’s spring season due to a trove of injuries, illnesses and close calls atop the leaderboard, the team arrived in Sugar Grove, Ill., in seemingly great shape, having won the ACC championship a month earlier and finished second in a difficult NCAA regional just a week ago.
After capturing their first ACC championship since 2014, the Blue Devils are back in stroke play action and looking to go two-for-two in postseason play with a victory at the NCAA regional.
Duke struggled to turn close finishes into victories early in the spring, but the team’s recent resurgence has made it clear that the Blue Devils are ready to contend yet again heading into the postseason.
Update: Due to weather, the tournament has changed its schedule so 36 holes will be played Friday and 18 will be completed Sunday. No golf will be played Saturday.
After an 87-65 victory against Troy Friday, the Blue Devils will play for their third straight Sweet 16 appearance Sunday night at about 8:40 against No. 7 seed South Carolina in Greenville, S.C. The Blue Zone takes a look at a player from each team who could be the difference-maker in the game.
Duke needed a stellar round Sunday to overcome a deficit to one of the best teams in the nation playing on its own home turf, but finished with just a few strokes too many for the third time in as many events.
Florida Gators: 24-8, 14-4 in the SEC
Cincinnati Bearcats 29-4, 16-2 in the American Athletic Conference
After beginning their spring campaign with two of their top performers on the sidelines dealing with health issues, the Blue Devils finally have a chance to see what their full squad is capable of.
Midway through the final day’s back nine, it looked as if the Blue Devils might narrowly earn their first stroke-play victory of the 2016-17 season.
Update: Junior Lisa Maguire will be in the lineup this week for the Blue Devils instead of sophomore Virginia Elena Carta, the team announced before the start of the event.
Despite having one of their deepest rosters in recent memory and one that features four seniors, the Blue Devils have been headlined by two impressive underclassmen—Alex Smalley and Chandler Eaton.
Three weeks after Duke started its six-game winning streak with a dramatic comeback at Wake Forest, the Blue Devils will host the Demon Deacons Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Zone takes a look at a player from each team who could be the difference-maker in the game:
The Blue Devils’ fall season was one of the least consistent in recent memory, with the team finishing no higher than fifth in any stroke play tournament before earning an impressive victory at November’s high-profile East Lake Cup.
In its final event of the fall season, Duke was able to redeem itself from three poor stroke-play showings with a much-needed win at the East Lake Cup.
All but one of the ACC's six ranked teams lost in the craziest week of conference play to date.
Following an intense comeback win against Miami sparked by several unlikely Blue Devil heroes, interim head coach Jeff Capel began Monday night's game with the same lineup that allowed his team to surge to victory in the second half Saturday against Miami.
The Blue Devils face a quick turnaround with a Monday night contest against N.C. State at Cameron Indoor Stadium just two days after they beat Miami 70-58. The Wolfpack have had a disappointing season thus far, but still have the talent to challenge Duke. Here are three keys to Monday's game for the Blue Devils:
Duke got off to a difficult start against Miami’s offense Saturday night as the Hurricanes ran several screens on their opening possessions to create driving opportunities for guards Davon Reed, Ja’Quan Newton and Bruce Brown, challenging the Blue Devil forwards to overcome their recent defensive woes in the paint.
