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The Blue Devils hoped they could knock off the undefeated Orange for their seniors’ last home match, but came up just short Saturday.
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The Blue Devils hoped they could knock off the undefeated Orange for their seniors’ last home match, but came up just short Saturday.
Never in program history had the Blue Devils beaten Florida State in head-to-head competition—until they made it look easy Friday.
The last time the Blue Devils and the Seminoles met for a dual meet, Florida State blew Duke out of the water. Three years and three recruiting classes later, the Blue Devils will look flip the score in their favor.
After allowing a goal with three minutes left in regulation, the Blue Devils were faced with their fourth sudden-death overtime of the season. But Duke only needed less than a minute of extra time to rally its offense and put away the Dukes Sunday.
One year ago, the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet spelled doom for Duke’s postseason hopes as the Blue Devils nearly left Terre Haute, Ind., in last place.
Redshirt senior Lauren Blazing and the Blue Devils put up an impressive defensive stand to weather a relentless Boston College attack Friday and come away with their second conference win of the season.
Wind, rain and a slip near the starting line could not keep Shaun Thompson from making a triumphant return to the race course.
Junior Peter Kropp made a statement at the Nike Cup Invitational last year, dropping the fastest time in the nation in the 100-yard breaststroke at that point in the season. Saturday afternoon, his seasoning-opening performance turned heads yet again as he clocked the NCAA’s leading times in both breaststroke events.
A month later than expected, Shaun Thompson hopes to see the payoff for his decision to redshirt the 2014 season. The graduate student has not competed since the NCAA indoor championships in March and enters the second month of the cross country season without a full race under his belt for the first time in his career.
The Blue Devils will swim for victory with packed stands at Taishoff Aquatic Pavilion, but will be competing for more than a dual-meet win in their season opener Saturday.
A young Blue Devil squad finally got the chance to race against regionally ranked opponents and did not disappoint.
The Blue Devils were not prepared for Virginia’s attack in the opening minutes of Friday’s matchup.
With an opportunity to topple one of the two remaining unbeaten teams in the ACC, Duke will look to find consistency after an up-and-down homestand.
After a few setbacks at the start of the season, the Blue Devils are finally getting off on the right foot.
The football team will not be the only Blue Devil squad taking on N.C. Central this weekend. After a one-year hiatus for the completion of the new track and field complex, Duke returns its traditional early season dual meet with the Eagles to the schedule.
The Blue Devils were less than a second away from clinching the upset against Maryland, but a goal from Terrapin forward Emma Rissinger with the clock at 69:59 forced Duke into its second overtime in the past four games. But unlike last weekend’s game against No. 6 Stanford, this time the clock stopped in the extra period with the score in the Blue Devils’ favor.
Three kilometers into his first cross-country race since winning the Three Stripe Invitational unattached at the beginning of last season, Shaun Thompson was holding the lead and steadily distancing himself from the pack. But the graduate student was denied his opportunity to mark his return to the Blue Devil squad with a win in their season opener.
Duke could not lose in its season-opening meet.
The Blue Devils came within 32 seconds of returning from their West Coast road trip with a 2-0 record and a hard-fought victory against a top-10 opponent.
The No. 5 Blue Devils will be on the attack and on the road to kick off the 2015 regular season.