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Competing in the NCAA tournament is nothing new for the Blue Devils, whose seniors have already been to two Final Fours.
The bell of the Blue Zone stock exchange has rung again, meaning it's time to take a look at who is rising and falling with their performances for Blue Devil sports teams. Each week, The Blue Zone will look at whose stock is on the rise and whose stock has taken a hit from the week in the world of Duke athletics.
Justin Robinson
Clemson Tigers
IIn its first matchup of the season against North Carolina, Duke entered halftime with a 1-0 lead before a three-goal barrage in the second half carried the Tar Heels to a 3-2 victory.
On the Blue Devils’ Senior Night, an unlikely freshman stepped up to steal the spotlight and improve Duke’s chances of playing at home one more time this season.
PRINCETON, N.J.—Top-20 competition is nothing new to the Blue Devils, and coming off its worst loss of the season, Duke dug deep to earn its eighth top-20 win of the year.
The Blue Devils have not won consecutive games in more than a month, but after their first ACC win of the year look poised to accomplish the feat if they can keep their offense on track.
Saturday afternoon’s showcase between Duke and Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., features a battle of under-performing teams. Although both are worse than .500 at 1-2, the season’s outlook for each team varies greatly. The Fighting Irish, who were ranked as highly as No. 10 this season, has little hope of a playoff bid, but a bowl game is still well within reach. The Blue Devils, conversely, are projected to finish with three wins on the year – a big step down from last year’s victory against Indiana in the Pinstripe Bowl. Here are three keys for Duke if it wants to right the ship against a superior opponent:
The bell of the Blue Zone stock exchange has rung again, meaning it's time to take a look at who is rising and falling with their performances for Blue Devil sports teams. Each week, the Blue Zone will look at whose stock is on the rise and whose stock has taken a hit from the week in the world of Duke athletics.
Wake Forest ended a four-game losing streak to Duke Saturday afternoon, topping the Blue Devils 24-14 in the first ACC matchup of the season for both teams. A back-and-forth game saw the Demon Deacons (2-0, 1-0 ACC) pull away in the second half, outscoring Duke (1-1, 0-1 ACC) 17-7. Despite taking the lead early, the Blue Devil offense never found consistency throughout the game—a stark contrast to the well-oiled machine that scored 49 first-half points last Saturday against N.C. Central. With a much tougher schedule in the second half of the season, the loss Saturday casts a lot of doubt on Duke’s bowl prospects.
