Davis' 6 goals lift Duke to victory
Propelled by the continued strong play of Carolyn Davis, who posted six goals, the No. 5 Blue Devils pulled out a 14-9 win against Boston College Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
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Propelled by the continued strong play of Carolyn Davis, who posted six goals, the No. 5 Blue Devils pulled out a 14-9 win against Boston College Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
On March 24, Duke saw its march to St. Louis end in dramatic and unexpected fashion- with a loss to a No. 9 seed, becoming only the second No. 1 seed in history to lose in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - They walked off the court for the last time as a sea of green rushed on and as thousands cheered wildly from the stands.
Duke's emotional leader, suddenly hot-shooting Abby Waner, missed Sunday's game with a sprained knee.
The arguments against the Blue Devils are not exactly new. They live by the three and die by the three. They're undersized. There's no way they can hold their own in the paint against the DeJaun Blairs and the Hasheem Thabeets of the big, bad Big East.
GREENSBORO - Throughout the ACC season, Duke prided itself on being a defensive-oriented team-the kind of squad that always made the necessary stops.
GREENSBORO - Throughout the ACC season, Duke has prided itself on being labeled a defensive-oriented team-the kind of squad that always made the necessary stops.
GREENSBORO -- When the Blue Devils left Tallahassee, Fla. earlier this season, they carried the baggage of a heartbreaking overtime loss.
Ten minutes into Thursday's game, the Blue Devils found themselves down 15-13 to a Virginia Tech team that sits in last place in the ACC standings. The Hokies' lone victory in conference play came against Clemson, which happens to be second-to-last in the league.
Last Monday, No. 4 Duke saw a double-digit lead crumble against its fiercest rival. The collapse was largely attributed to the Blue Devils' futility on the glass-North Carolina outrebounded them 54-38.
Identifying the best part of the Blue Devils' game is not hard.
Christmas came early this year for No. 9 Duke.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Duke almost had it.
Diverse, deep, and decidedly experienced are three alliterative ways to describe the Blue Devils frontcourt this year.
Duke entered its game Tuesday against Colgate having not allowed a goal in its previous three contests.
It wasn't quite a hurricane in Miami Thursday, but it did cause some damage for Duke on multiple fronts.
Midfielder Cole Grossman slammed his fists repeatedly on the ground, seemingly not knowing what else to do. Head coach John Kerr left right after the game, not talking to his players or the media. The entire team looked around stunned, watching its season, and possibly its NCAA tournament spot, begin to slip from its grasp.
Fresh off convincing victories over N.C. State and North Carolina last weekend, the Blue Devils find themselves in the middle of the ACC pack.
The Blue Devils begin their first home stretch of the season Friday with the start of the 11th annual Duke Invitational-and after starting the year in front of notoriously tough fans at the Purdue Mortar Board Premier last weekend, it's good to be home.
We would like to encourage all Duke students to participate in the Benefit for the Durham Rape Crisis Center that will take place on Saturday, April 24 at 5 p.m. The purpose of this event is twofold: first, to raise money for the Durham Rape Crisis Center to aid their services and operations, and second, to encourage community awareness, discussion and interaction through an open, educational format and social event.