Volleyball completes sweep of Tech
(10/22/01 4:00am)
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After suffering its only loss of the season last weekend, the Duke volleyball team (12-2, 4-2) lost again to Maryland (7-6, 3-2 in the ACC) on Friday. The Blue Devils then traveled and rallied to Charlottesville, Va. to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (5-8, 1-5) easily in three games.
Practice this week for the Duke volleyball team (11-1, 3-1 in the ACC) was a bit different from any other this year because the players had to deal with defeat. The Blue Devils lost their first match of the season last Saturday night, suffering a 3-1 loss to North Carolina.
The Duke volleyball team (11-1, 3-1 in the ACC) finally found itself on the losing end of a match for the first time this season. After an 11-game winning streak, which tied the school record for consecutive wins, the Blue Devils lost to their archrival, North Carolina, in four games.
The Duke volleyball team (10-0, 2-0 in the ACC) won yet another match Sunday, disposing of the Clemson Tigers (4-6, 0-3) in three hard-fought games.
The Duke (9-0, 1-0 in the ACC) volleyball team went to Atlanta in hopes of its biggest win of the season. They succeeded Tuesday night, winning a thrilling five-game match against Georgia Tech (4-3, 0-1) after dropping two of the first three games.
Duke's volleyball team won yet another match yesterday, improving its perfect record to 8-0 while sweeping the East Carolina Pirates (1-6) three games to zero in the match. Sunday marked the last non-conference match before ACC play begins for the Blue Devils.
The Duke volleyball team continued its tear through the early portion of the season with three wins over the weekend to capture the Duke Classic championship. All three victories were convincing, and coach Jolene Nagel was pleased with the team's overall performance.
The Duke volleyball team dominated the High Point Panthers last night, playing nearly its entire squad. In a 3-0 match the Blue Devils played impressively, while improving their unblemished record to 4-0.
The volleyball team made great progress last season and hopes to build on the strong foundation they already have with five returning starters. Coach Jolene Nagel is optimistic about the upcoming season and thinks the team arrived at campus ready to play.
The volleyball team will venture down to Dallas for the Southern Methodist University Invitational this weekend. The team's voyage to the Lone Star state marks the first matches of the season for the eager group of women.
When Kasey Truman finished her junior year in the spring of 1999, one of the last things that crossed her mind was sitting out her entire senior soccer season. After tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), this nightmare became Truman's reality as she was sidelined for the Blue Devils' 2000 season. The fifth-year senior persevered through this difficult situation and made the best of her time watching the team last year.
The Duke women's golf team dominated the Bryan National Collegiate tournament in Greensboro, N.C. this weekend. Even though the Blue Devils won by 23 strokes, they looked mediocre the first two days, shooting 289 Friday and even par 288 Saturday. These two scores, however, were still good enough for a 10 shot lead heading into yesterday's round against competition that was not up to Duke's playing ability.
Yesterday the Duke men's lacrosse team (2-1, 0-1 in the ACC) lost to the Maryland Terrapins (3-0, 1-0) by a margin of 13-5 at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md. The eighth-ranked Terps used stellar defense to shut down Duke, which had many opportunities near the goal but could not convert.
The wrestling team fought hard throughout its home meet last night and came up short in several bouts against its archrivals from North Carolina. Duke lost, 35-3.
As the volleyball team looked at the scoreboard late Saturday night, it read 14-9 in favor of the home team, Florida State (19-10, 7-7 in the ACC). It was looking as though Duke might be headed to another five-game match, not a good sign for the team.
The crew team competed in its biggest meet of the year yesterday at the Charles River in Boston, Mass., and finished 22nd with a time of 17:50. In the varsity 8+ shell were coxswain Yng-Ru Chen, Amanda Adam, Amelia Booth, Katie Lakin, Joanna Hingle, Caroline Dieman, Maren Betts-Sonstegard, Melissa Sullivan and Kara Cerwensky. The players were happy with their performance, noting the field was very difficult.
The Duke volleyball team dominated yesterday's match in impressive fashion.