Field hockey splits pair of weekend home matches in rain
(10/27/97 5:00am)
Raindrops keep falling on their heads.
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Raindrops keep falling on their heads.
What started out as a promising tournament for the men's tennis team became a slight disappointment when no Blue Devil advanced past the second round in the Reebok/ITA All-American Championships.
Apparently, Duke can stand the rain-at least better than N.C. State can.
Every year, the Duke men's soccer team travels to Davidson to face the underdog Wildcats. And every year, although Davidson (3-9) plays with heart and the support of their home crowd, the Blue Devils (9-2) barely pull out a win.
It wasn't pretty, but the women's soccer team got the job done against N.C. State Tuesday night. After losing to the Wolfpack (6-6, 1-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) the last three years, No. 9 Duke (7-2, 3-0) scored the lone goal in the final minutes of the game, pulling out the 1-0 win.
Sure, Duke hasn't beaten No. 2 North Carolina in field hockey in 16 years, but the Blue Devils (4-4, 1-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) were hopeful that this weekend the streak would come to an end. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, as Duke lost to UNC (6-2, 1-1) 5-1 on Saturday. The Blue Devils did bounce back to defeat the University of Richmond 4-1 on Sunday.
Eager for a free T-Shirt, Duke students stood in a long line at the entrance to the Duke Soccer Stadium, 45 minutes before the Blue Devils would kick off against the College of Charleston last Wednesday evening. Upperclass soccer team members Jay Heaps, Josh Henderson and Evan Whitfield walked by without much notice from the spectators. Suddenly, members of the line began to chant, "Ali, Ali, Ali," as freshman Ali Curtis passed by.
As the men's golf team learned at the Keswick Club Cavalier Classic over the weekend, a short course does not always mean an easy course.
This Sunday, the field hockey team will host a legend on the East Campus Turf Field. Few college teams have dominated a sport the way No. 1 Old Dominion has field hockey.
Still reeling from the loss of last year's team captain and second-team All-American Jason Buha, the men's golf team made a decent showing at the Palmetto Classic on Kiawah Island, S.C., its first tournament of the season.
Unfortunately for the field hockey team, it's the big games that count.
RALEIGH - The No. 21 men's soccer team (3-0) continued it's rebirth this weekend at the Wolfpack adidas Classic in Raleigh, showcasing its youth in shut-outs of Louisville and High Point. Head coach John Rennie started four freshman and only one senior in both games, and used freshmen as his first three substitutes in Sunday's 3-0 victory over High Point.
In what was supposed to be a decisive weekend for the baseball team, its NCAA Tournament chances and Atlantic Coast Conference standings remain up in the air after splitting a series with Virginia.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - Led by senior Jason Buha, the men's golf team opened the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with high expectations. But Duke's golfers ended the windy weekend with only high scores to show for their efforts, coming in sixth place with a team total of 899.
Last weekend, the men's tennis team traveled to Georgia Tech and clinched the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title. Essentially going through a revolving door, Duke (16-6, 8-0 in the ACC) will return to Atlanta tomorrow to claim the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament.
After squeezing by Clemson with a tight 4-3 victory on Saturday, the men's tennis team won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title in decisive fashion on Sunday, crushing Georgia Tech 6-1 in Atlanta, Ga.
When freshman Doug Root came to North Carolina as a high school tennis prospect last year to look at potential collegiate programs, his first visit was to the University of North Carolina. But UNC coach Sam Paul quickly dismissed Root without even offering him a tryout.
Chapel Hill usually isn't considered home for Duke, but the men's tennis team had to travel down Highway 15-501 Sunday to complete its last home match of the season, beating Virginia Commonwealth University 4-3 on Sunday at an alternate site.
Despite injuries to three top players, the men's tennis team added a pair of wins to its record this weekend, decisively defeating both South Carolina and Maryland.
The first year that seniors Carmen Wallace, Greg Newton and Jeff Capel came to play at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Blue Devils went on win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and advance to the Final Four. For the first time since that year, No. 7 Duke will have the chance to clinch the ACC regular season title tonight at 7:30 p.m., as the triumvirate enters Cameron for Duke's last home game of the year against No. 16 Maryland.