ACC Tourney holds high implications for women's lax
(04/17/98 4:00am)
When the women's lacrosse team heads up to Charlottesville this weekend, it will be looking for a little revenge.
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When the women's lacrosse team heads up to Charlottesville this weekend, it will be looking for a little revenge.
Friday afternoon at Duke Lacrosse Stadium, the women's lacrosse team had a lot of things on its agenda.
The women's lacrosse team looks to get back on track today at 3 p.m. against Virginia at Duke Lacrosse Stadium.
"They've been in the cellar so long they've got watermarks."
The Duke Invitational, which generally showcases some of the best talent in the world of track, boasted another impressive field this past weekend. Despite adverse weather conditions during the meet, many female athletes still turned in outstanding performances and set new standards of excellence.
Wednesday's women's lacrosse matchup between No. 3 Duke and top-ranked North Carolina was a classic battle that had enormous postseason implications. The winner would most likely receive the top seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, thus avoiding a rematch with three-time defending NCAA champion Maryland.
Wednesday night will be the first time the women's lacrosse team meets top-ranked North Carolina, but it probably won't be the last.
The difference between winning and losing is often very minute, as the baseball team so painfully found out this past weekend in Atlanta as it was swept in its three-game series with Georgia Tech.
Arguably the most exciting event in all of sports, March Madness invigorates even the most stoic of spectators. The mayhem lasts nearly three weeks as it showcases the best teams and players in college basketball. Whether you cheer for the perennial powers in women's hoops like Tennessee and Connecticut, or for the surprise teams like Arkansas or Harvard, one thing is for sure-it is going to be exciting.
The Duke men's golf team competed Tuesday in in the Cuscowilla Intercollegiate Tournament in Eatonton, Ga. The 12-team field, competing in this three-round tournament, featured 10 nationally ranked teams. No. 3 Georgia Tech and No. 4 Clemson were on hand seeking a title and looking to bolster their high national rankings. All told, six of the teams are ranked in the top 25.
The women's track team began its outdoor season at the Florida State Relays on Mar. 18. Duke literally got its feet wet as the athletes faced torrential rain during the competition. Florida St. gave Duke 12 umbrellas, but not because of the rain.
The men's track team began its outdoor season this past weekend with a meet at Florida State. Despite a lackluster performance in the 4x800-meter relay, Duke still enjoyed a fairly successful season opener. The men won the 4x1500-meter relay, and Mike Park won the open 1500-meter run.
There has been much dialogue about the parity between teams this women's basketball season. Obviously, someone forgot to inform Tennessee about this notion of parity. Tennessee has sliced through the opposition like a hot knife through butter and this weekend they will begin its quest for a third consecutive national championship when the NCAA Tournament begins.
It is the number often worn by high profile, arrogant and self-centered athletes. Some current notorious No. 91s include Kevin Greene, Sergei Fedorov and Dennis Rodman.
Sunday at the ECAC meet in Boston, sprinter Kristin Sbarra proved that you can indeed go home again. Sbarra returned to the northeast with friends and family watching to compete against some of the finest athletes in the country. On the same track that she had run on in high school, Sbarra and the women's distance medley relay team set a school record en route to All-East honors.
Two-sport star Lamar Grant looked to jump his way into the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships last weekend. Instead, the sophomore will have to wait for next season.
Consistency.
"Antawn, it's your world. The rest of us are just paying rent."
The North Carolina women dominated their competition Tuesday in Blacksburg, Va., en route to their sixth-straight Atlantic Coast Conference Championship in Women's Indoor Track and Field. The Tar Heels scored 184 points in the meet and won eight of the 14 individual event, but it was the efforts of the Duke women that were most impressive.
The third time is the charm. Just ask long jumper Lamar Grant. At the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships February 22-23 in Blacksburg, Va., Grant raised more than a few eyebrows. Grant's first jump of nearly 25' was discarded after the judge raised the yellow flag, indicating that he had fouled. His second jump was also thrown out because of a foul.