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Behind the success of star freshman Henrique Cunha, who was named ACC Player of the Year Thursday, Duke has ripped through conference play with only two major blips.
Just a week after taking down then-No. 15 Florida State at home, Duke is matched up with the Seminoles once again. Only this time, the stakes are a little bit higher.
A weekend that started so brightly for Duke ended on a bitter note Sunday afternoon after the Blue Devils let a victory slip through their fingers against No. 11 Miami.
In what might be a preview of a soon-to-come ACC Tournament semifinal, the No. 20 Blue Devils host No. 19 North Carolina Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Ambler Tennis Stadium in Duke’s final home match of the season.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tenting in Krzyzewskiville ended nearly a month ago, but don’t tell that to the 660 Duke students who won the Final Four ticket lottery.
INDIANAPOLIS — Lance Thomas’s stomach dropped. Brian Zoubek said it was like watching a slow-motion movie. Nolan Smith was so afraid of what might happen that he turned his back and looked away from the most important shot of his career. And one thought went through the minds of Duke fans everywhere: That shot looks good.
INDIANAPOLIS — Duke’s players and coaches knew going into Monday night’s national title game that they could expect nothing short of a boxing match against Butler. The Bulldogs have been known for defense and defense only. Butler had scored more than 63 points in the NCAA Tournament only once—in the first round of the Tournament, ages ago in college basketball time—but also hadn’t allowed more than 59 since February.
INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Mazzulla didn’t hurt Duke Saturday night. Neither did Da’Sean Butler, and neither did John Flowers. In short, West Virginia’s trio of guards, a group the Mountaineers desperately needed to score and defend, did neither, and Duke’s equivalent trio took full advantage.
INDIANAPOLIS — Forget the obvious “Hoosiers” reference, the David-versus-Goliath cliché and the lovable-underdog-takes-on-the-big-bad-Blue-Devils storyline.
INDIANAPOLIS — So much for Kyle Singler being a one-trick pony.
INDIANAPOLIS — So much for Kyle Singler being a one-trick pony.
INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Mazzulla didn’t hurt Duke Saturday night. Neither did Da’Sean Butler, and neither did John Flowers. In short, West Virginia’s trio of guards, a group the Mountaineers desperately needed to score and defend, did neither, and Duke’s equivalent trio took full advantage.
As far as the regular season goes, they don’t get much bigger than this one.
A 7-0 defeat to then-No. 9 Florida in Gainesville two weeks ago—Duke’s most recent match before this weekend—raised some serious questions about this Blue Devil squad’s chances of repeating as NCAA champsions, but a convincing 5-2 win over No. 3 Notre Dame Friday puts No. 7 Duke right in the mix.
This is how it was supposed to end.
Duke’s West Campus is littered with historic athletic venues—throw a rock far enough and you’re liable to hit the 70-year-old Cameron Indoor Stadium, where both basketball teams play, or Wallace Wade Stadium, the football team’s home since the Great Depression. Even Koskinen Stadium, the site of both lacrosse and soccer, isn’t exactly a spring chicken. The Blue Devil baseball team, too, has its own classic on-campus venue, Jack Coombs Field, built in 1951 and named after the most successful coach in Duke baseball history.
The Duke baseball program announced Tuesday morning that six more of its games will be held at off-campus venues this season.
The rough weather and No. 1 Arizona State’s dominant team performance will get most of the attention after the Wildcat Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., but Duke senior Alison Whitaker came close to stealing the show.
Duke traveled to Waco, Texas for its season-opening series looking to test itself against two excellent programs, and the Blue Devils came out of the Lone Star State knowing they have to improve to reach that stature themselves.
A month ago, a mediocre Virginia Tech team lacking quality wins didn’t look like an ACC contender.
