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(03/22/10 8:00am)
Out of a timeout called by Penn State, Duke’s Tom Montelli sped down the center of the field. The defenseman passed it off to senior Ned Crotty, who fed Zach Howell. The attackman buried the ball in the net, adding another quick first-quarter goal to make the score 4-2.
(02/22/10 10:00am)
Malcolm Delaney’s 3-pointer quieted the Cameron crowd. With that bucket, the ACC’s leading scorer put Virginia Tech up 45-44 and issued a challenge to the Blue Devils. Ten minutes left, his trey seemed to say. Take your best shot.
(02/01/10 10:00am)
In a match that was tighter than the 6-1 tally indicated, No. 1 Duke put away Virginia Commonwealth (3-2) Sunday evening at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. Hosting Yale (3-1) Saturday and the Rams Sunday in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship qualifying rounds, the Blue Devils (4-0) used a 7-0 trouncing of the Bulldogs and a late-weekend win over No. 44 Virginia Commonwealth to advance to Madison, Wisconsin for the next stage of the competition, which involves 15 teams.
(07/01/09 7:00am)
Back in May, the conventional thought process went like this: If Gerald Henderson stayed for his senior season, or if John Wall decided to grace Duke with his sensational talent, the Blue Devils would have a good shot at their first Final Four berth since 2004. With both, they could be the odds-on favorite for the national championship. But with neither? After Henderson opted for the NBA draft and Wall joined John Calipari's traveling NBA-prep show, what's left is a whole lot of questions-which makes Jon Scheyer's role all the more critical.
(05/28/09 7:00am)
Freshman Mallory Cecil won the 2009 NCAA women's tennis singles championship Monday.
(05/14/09 7:00am)
The three-week break from match play might have been the Blue Devils' biggest opponent over the weekend.
(04/20/09 7:00am)
Sophomore Reka Zsilinszka called it déj
(04/16/09 7:00am)
Two Sundays ago, with a week remaining in the regular season, Mallory Cecil was preparing for a wild end to a jam-packed year as Duke's No. 1 singles player. She was slated to face three ranked opponents in the next week, and professional tournaments were the last thing on her mind.
(04/13/09 7:00am)
Before Duke faced Georgia Tech Saturday, senior captain Melissa Mang posed a question to head coach Jamie Ashworth: Had anyone gotten her 100th win on Senior Day before?
(03/23/09 7:00am)
GREENSBORO - The ball soared through the air.
(03/19/09 7:00am)
Duke has often pointed out that the team of the moment isn't the same one that took the floor in November.
(03/02/09 9:00am)
As it turned out, No. 6 Duke needed only two weeks to reverse its result against the No. 1 team in the nation.
(02/23/09 9:00am)
Sophomore Ellah Nze hasn't dropped a singles contest in dual matches this year. She overcame the 28th and 32nd-ranked players last weekend at the National Team Indoor Championships, and in No. 6 Duke's Saturday matchup against No. 25 Texas A&M, a rematch with No. 1 Northwestern loomed just over the horizon.
(02/10/09 9:00am)
CHAPEL HILL - After a steal by center Chante Black, Duke barreled down the court on a breakaway late in the first half. A basket would have put the Blue Devils up 14.
(02/04/09 9:00am)
One by one, the Blue Devils complete their stretches at the net and walk out of Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. Last to leave is 5-foot-5 Mallory Cecil, whose infectious smile is unmistakable even as she slowly ambles off the court.
(01/27/09 9:00am)
What Blue Devil fans expected is now official.
(01/21/09 9:00am)
With the momentum turning Duke's way in the second half, forward Gerald Henderson corralled a loose ball that had been deflected by Dave McClure. Racing down the court, Henderson soared skyward for an electric dunk. In what has become a familiar sight of late, Henderson turned to run the other way, raising his arms in a veritable attempt to realize the Cameron Crazies' affectionate chant, "G can fly".
(12/05/08 5:00am)
Before returning home Thursday, Duke had struggled with its offense in a three-game road swing that resulted in one loss and another win that was too close for comfort. The No. 12 Blue Devils' ACC/Big Ten Challenge game against Iowa started in the same vein.
(11/18/08 5:00am)
Junior Gerald Henderson has returned to Cameron Indoor Stadium, armed with his usual array of thunderous dunks and jaw-dropping blocks, but this year, there is one important difference. His wrist brace is gone.
(11/13/08 5:00am)
CARY, N.C. - This time, the penalty kicks went to Virginia.