Blue Devils draw Georgia State in NCAAs
Duke gathered Monday afternoon to view the selection show revealing the 48 teams that will compete in this year’s NCAA tournament.
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Duke gathered Monday afternoon to view the selection show revealing the 48 teams that will compete in this year’s NCAA tournament.
With just over eight minutes remaining in Saturday’s win over Presbyterian, Coach K Court shook after a Miles Plumlee dunk put Duke ahead by 40 points. Less than a minute later, the volume increased when Mason Plumlee threw down a reverse slam of his own.
The Blue Devils set their highest goal mark of the season when they squared off against Clemson in September. But, Duke is not kidding itself into thinking it is facing the same Tigers squad it demolished 5-2.
Center Krystal Thomas and forward Karima Christmas started all but one of Duke’s 36 games together as seniors last season. As the team’s two leading rebounders, they combined to form the Blue Devil frontcourt that muscled its way to last season’s Elite Eight.
In 2008, there was one Plumlee. A year later, there were two. Now, it’s Plum-three.
The Cavaliers limped to a 16-15 record last season, with a 7-9 ACC mark, but return four starters and a healthy lineup as they gear up for the 2011-2012 season.
In the wake of a disappointing 13-18 record last season, former Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt was shown the door, to be replaced by Brian Gregory, who joined the Yellow Jackets from Dayton.
After seven seasons at the helm, former Miami head coach Frank Haith departed for Missouri, leaving behind a recruiting controversy and a 43-69 conference record. Miami looks to head in a new direction this season with four returning starters and a coach famous for his work at the mid-major level.
After defeating Virginia Tech to close out their ACC schedule, the Blue Devils take on the first of two non-conference opponents to finish their regular season.
Duke’s offense has been plagued by slow starts to games this season. Just over three minutes into last night’s contest, junior Andrew Wenger made sure that would not be a problem.
Sean Renfree failed to do to Wake Forest what opposing quarterbacks have done to the Duke defense the last two weeks—throw the ball downfield.
After a slow start to the season, Duke has been working to prove that it has finally found its footing. Against North Carolina last night, the team had a chance to affirm that against the second-place ACC team—and they did so with a statement win.
In the Blue Devils’ last four games, they have scored 17 goals. In the Tar Heels’ last four contests, they have allowed exactly zero.
Playing a winless out-of-conference opponent was not supposed to be intense for the Blue Devils. But after the Blue Hose took an early 1-0 lead, it quickly became that way.
Allison Vernerey is used to running sprints on the basketball court. This summer, though, she helped organize a much longer race.
For 66 minutes, Duke dominated possession but failed to put one home. In the 67th minute, with one stroke from outside the box, Kaitlyn Kerr changed that, giving the Blue Devils their first goal in a 2-0 victory over UNC-Greensboro at Koskinen Stadium.
This year’s Duke women’s basketball team returns eight players from last season, but it also brings in two more who have experience playing under head coach Joanne P. McCallie—only they will be working exclusively from the sidelines.
A couple weeks ago, Joanne P. McCallie’s sister, Carolyn Clement, gave her a book entitled “Still Alice,” by Lisa Genova, saying, “Joanne, you must read this.” The novel tells the tale of a 50-year-old Harvard professor who struggles to deal with her uncertain future after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
If the Blue Devils have one belief heading into this season, it’s their potential.
After giving up three goals in its opening regular season game, the Duke defense was on a mission last night against Furman. By posting a shutout on the road, the revamped back line got its first win as a unit.