Women?s soccer remains winless in ACC after OT loss to Wolfpack
(10/13/99 4:00am)
Sometimes the score doesn't always tell the whole story.
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Sometimes the score doesn't always tell the whole story.
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The biggest challenge of the year is once again before the men's soccer team.
Never mind the fact that neither team scored a touchdown in regulation.
Football coaches will tell you that defense wins championships. If that were true, Duke might very well be a championship football team.
"Thank you for flying with Duke football."
Saturday may well have been the beginning of something special for the cross country program.
She has yet to run a single race in a Blue Devil uniform, but cross country runner Sheela Agrawal is already turning heads at Duke.
Most coaches would rather not begin their season with a bye week. Due to this scheduling oddity, Duke will have to compete 11 consecutive weeks without rest and fell a week behind teams who already dispelled their opening-day jitters.
Field hockey coach Liz Tchou entered the season hoping her team would be more aggressive and put more pressure on its opponents.
Women's soccer coach Bill Hempen insists this weekend's trip to the Key Bank Classic at Notre Dame will not be the most difficult two-game series his team will face this season, but rather just one of many tough weekends that lie ahead of the Blue Devils.
After its best season in nearly three decades, the men's cross country team is looking for an encore performance in 1999.
Every member of the 1998 women's cross country team returns this season to try and turn last year's talk of great potential into hard results for the Blue Devils this season.
It would be impossible to discuss Duke field hockey in relation to the University of North Carolina without bringing up "the streak." When the Blue Devils last defeated the mighty Tar Heels, Oct. 13, 1981, no member of the current Duke team was older than four. This Sunday at 2:30 in Chapel Hill, the Blue Devils will try yet again to knock the monkey off their backs. And while "the streak" is certainly daunting, coach Liz Tchou believes her team is getting closer to that elusive win. "We don't have a mental barrier with UNC anymore," Tchou said. "We have had our chances. For the most part, we just need to play our game and not lose focus." Before Duke gets the chance, though, it kicks off its season against William & Mary at 11 a.m. Saturday on the East Campus Turf Field. But there is no doubt which game means more to the Blue Devils. Last season Duke came as close to UNC as it has recently, suffering a 2-0 loss on the road and a 3-2 defeat on the home turf. The question now for the Blue Devils is simple: How will this weekend be any different from before? The answer, according to Tchou, is equally simple: offense. A victim of several one-goal defeats last season, Tchou wants to keep the pressure on opposing defenses all season and hopes to start in this opening weekend of play. She believes a wide-open, attacking style offense could lead to a breakthrough for her program. "We are going to be risk-takers due to our attacking mindset," Tchou said. "We are of the philosophy this year that we are going to score more goals than the other team." Leading the offense will be veterans Corey Ceccolini and Keri Dunn. Ceccolini led the team in goals last season, and Dunn keeps the midfield under control, allowing the offense to perform. Ceccolini will get some help this season from freshman Chrissy Ashley, a player Tchou hopes can step up in the opening weekend of play. Of course, UNC's lone senior, goalkeeper Nicole Frey, will have other plans in regard to the success of the Duke attack. Frey hopes to continue her winning ways after recording an ACC-high eight shutouts last year. And while a win over the Tar Heels would be a big boost to the program, the Blue Devils must be careful not to overlook William & Mary, a team they defeated 1-0 last season. "They have got some great coaching, so I expect it to be a tough game," Tchou said. "If we can play our game with our attacking style and play like we have in practice, I have no doubt that we can put together a great first game." Duke's performance on this opening weekend could really set the tone for the rest of the season. And any game against the Tar Heels is a big one, especially when a team is trying to break a streak. "We try to look at it as just any other game, but it's not," Tchou said. "It's a great rivalry, and I think we are getting closer and closer." Neal Morgan contributed to this story.
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