Women's soccer looks to rebound after injury-plagued '98
(08/30/99 4:00am)
Sometimes high, unrealistic expectations lead to disappointment and, ultimately, failure.
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Sometimes high, unrealistic expectations lead to disappointment and, ultimately, failure.
While all of his fellow freshmen have embarked upon their college careers this week, forward Carlos Boozer's basketball orientation will have to wait.
The ACC tournament, or as the late Jim Valvano called it, "the granddaddy of them all," is here, presenting some interesting pairings and having major implications for teams who desire to continue their respective seasons.
Despite the heavy downpours yesterday, rain did not dampen the spirits of the sixth-ranked lacrosse team, as it won its second game of the season in convincing fashion.
After beating three top-10 teams in the last two weeks, now comes the hard part for the men's basketball team: staying focused for everyone else.
After facing stiff competition in its 82-72 victory at Wake Forest on Wednesday, the second-ranked men's basketball team (16-1, 5-0 in the ACC) may once again be tested tomorrow at 1 p.m., as it takes on a hot Florida State team (9-6, 3-1) in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The women's soccer team hopes to keep its chances for an NCAA Tournament bid alive, but it likely needs two pivotal matches this weekend to do so. Duke (7-9-1, 0-5-1 in the ACC) travels to Gainesville today to face No. 3 Florida (15-1) before returning home for its final game of the regular season against conference rival N.C. State (7-10, 1-5) Sunday.
With a new defensive strategy intact, the women's soccer team will attempt to regain a winning record this weekend for the first time since the beginning of the season as it takes on two formidable ACC opponents.
The football team realized that its recent three-game stretch against the ACC's elite wasn't going to be easy, and that a sizeable losing streak was a definite possibility.
Although football coach Fred Goldsmith continues to commend the play of his team's defense, he feels that its offense must fulfill its end of the bargain. The defense held a potent Virginia offense to only three points in the first half Saturday, but the offense failed to capitalize on this opportunity, and the Cavaliers broke the game open, winning 24-0.
Whether one loves or hates Jesse Helms, the conclusion of his 26-year career in the Senate will mark the end of one of the most notorious tenures in the history of Congress.