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The scoreboard showed 45 minutes left in the game, but it might as well have been counting the time left in Duke's women's soccer season. Reeling from four straight losses and facing a brutal stretch run, the Blue Devils needed a fix-and they needed it fast.
The women's soccer team had experienced a little bit of everything in its wild ride this season, from controversial losses to stirring victories. But Sunday in Lincoln, Ne., Duke got its first taste of something a bit more unexpected: snow.
After a month of practice and a brief but successful exhibition season, the 17th-ranked women's basketball team will take the court Saturday in its regular season debut. The Blue Devils will host UNC-Asheville at 4:30 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium, beginning what head coach Gail Goestenkors referred to as "phase three" of a season-long mission.
Bill Hempen swears it's not about revenge.
Coming out of high school, Matt Harpring didn't top many coaches' recruiting lists.
Five months ago, Samantha Baggett followed her friend Danielle Garrett down the aisle as a bridesmaid. Sunday, however, it was Baggett leading the way as Duke knocked off Garrett and Florida 1-0 to close the regular season with a five-match unbeaten streak.
Bruised and battered is no way to head into a must-win situation. But then again, Duke's field hockey team has no choice. The Blue Devils, trying to shake the effects of various ailments and of a 5-0 loss to North Carolina on Wednesday, will travel to No. 2 Virginia Saturday in a game that means everything to their postseason hopes.
For the field hockey team's four seniors, Wednesday night was one final shot at a dream. But for visiting North Carolina, it was just business as usual.
I probably should have guessed something was up when I saw him carrying boxes out of the gym yesterday. Maybe the sad look on his face was another hint. But how was I to know that the boxes I offered to help Pete Gaudet load into his car contained the final remnants of over 13 years of service to Duke University?
The women's soccer team heads into a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference matches this weekend, still searching for the answer to soccer's most fundamental question: What does it take to put the ball in the net?
While most students will return home for fall break this weekend, the volleyball team will continue a crucial stretch of Atlantic Coast Conference matches, hosting Clemson and Georgia Tech in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski spoke to an open gathering of students Wednesday night in The Marketplace on East Campus.
At least football coach Fred Goldsmith still has his sense of humor.
When the women's soccer team takes the field this weekend, there will be more at stake than just two games against non-conference opponents. Coach Bill Hempen's squad, unranked for the first time this year, faces two top-10 opponents in matches that could prove crucial for the Blue Devils' postseason chances.
The Duke Women's Soccer Classic opens with a bang night at 5 p.m., when No. 1 North Carolina battles No. 2 Notre Dame at Duke Soccer Stadium. The doubleheader also features host Duke (5-4-1) against No. 10 William & Mary at 7 p.m.
WINSTON-SALEM - For 90 minutes last night, the women's soccer team battled Wake Forest to a scoreless draw. It was only after time expired, however, that the action really started.
The women's soccer team, fresh off its first two wins of the year, returns home this weekend to host national power Portland and Atlantic Coast Conference foe Florida State.
Perhaps the women's soccer team should consider playing more games at the other end of Highway 15-501.
Nearly a week has passed since Wake Forest and North Carolina each recorded upset wins over highly-ranked opponents, and the dust still has not yet settled. Neither Wake head coach Jim Caldwell, nor UNC head coach Mack Brown could downplay the significance of the victories, as coaches from around the Atlantic Coast Conference continued to shower praise on the respective programs.
It all starts with defense.
