DOWN GOES DUKE
(02/01/11 10:00am)
STORRS, Conn. — It was hyped as the biggest game of the season. It turned out to be the biggest loss the women’s basketball program has faced in over a decade.
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STORRS, Conn. — It was hyped as the biggest game of the season. It turned out to be the biggest loss the women’s basketball program has faced in over a decade.
N.C. State is never portrayed as Duke’s fiercest in-state rival, but nobody has bothered to inform Tracy Smith of that.
Five years ago, Florida State shocked No. 1 Duke in a thrilling one point game at the Donald L. Tucker Center. With five consecutive wins against the Seminoles under their belt, the Blue Devils hope to avoid a similarly shocking upset when they return as the nation’s top team to play the Seminoles at 9 p.m. tonight.
Consider this the coming-out party for the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class.
With under a minute left in the game and time slipping from the shot clock, Duke appeared to have a dead possession on its hands.
Senior Pat Thompson sometimes arrives at his job by 6:45 a.m. and on other nights can stay as late as 2 a.m.
With 14:28 left in the second half, Jasmine Thomas stole the ball at halfcourt, ran down the court and nonchalantly put it away for an easy fast-break layup. The moment embodied the Blue Devils’ success Sunday afternoon, as they repeatedly turned Western Kentucky turnovers into easy baskets on their way to an 82-55 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Tonight marks game two of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic, which will conclude next week with a pair of high-profile matchups in Kansas City, Mo. But the Blue Devils must get past two mid-level teams this week before looking ahead to those marquee contests.
CARY, N.C. — The Eagles only had one shot on goal last night, but they made it count.
Last year, Boston College shut out Duke during the regular season and then again in the first round of the ACC Tournament. With a 1-0 victory over the Eagles earlier this season, the No. 19 Blue Devils are looking to fully avenge last year’s losses as they kick off their ACC Tournament tomorrow night at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
Say hello to the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class.
After entering last year ranked No. 6 in the preseason polls, North Carolina proved to be arguably the biggest disappointment of the college basketball season despite possessing one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. The team stumbled all season after losing key players to the NBA, resulting in a 5-11 conference record and failing to make the NCAA Tournament.
When Division II teams come to Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Blue Devil crowd expects to see a blowout. Despite sloppy play, the fans got just that as Duke defeated Wingate 88-44 last night.
Last Wednesday, 20-year-old Notre Dame student Declan Sullivan crashed to his death upon the collapse of the 50-foot hydraulic scissor lift on which he filmed football practices for the team. The primary factor causing the fall of the tower was high winds, which were gusting higher than 50 mph. Sullivan was instructed to film despite the manufacturer’s warning that the lifts should be used in winds no higher than 25 mph, according to the South Bend Tribune.
Prior to the game, head coach John Kerr said Duke needed a “spark.” It got just that from veterans Matthew Thomas, Chris Tweed-Kent and Cole Grossman, who stepped up to provide energy and lift the Blue Devils past Furman 4-0 last night at Koskinen Stadium.
Duke opened its season with the annual Blue/White scrimmage Sunday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium, returning to the court for the first time since its heartbreaking loss to Baylor in last year’s Elite Eight.
The reality is that most rookie golfers are not good enough to err in the way that freshman Blue Devil Yaroslav Merkulov did.
For some Blue Devils, a Countdown to Craziness will not take place at Cameron Indoor Stadium, but the sunny valleys of California.
It would be nearly impossible to find somebody who met former Duke men’s golf coach Rod Myers without coming away having learned something—whether it was about golf, life or something in between.
Last year, Davidson mauled Duke in a resounding 4-1 victory. Last night, the Blue Devils reciprocated, exacting revenge for last year’s loss.