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After defeating Miami (19-9,10-7 in the ACC) by nearly 40 points at the end of January, No. 5 Duke (26-2, 16-1) was rocked by the Hurricanes Thursday night, conceding just its second game of the season and first in conference play, 69-65.
Although tents weren’t officially allowed in No. 3 Duke’s early-season matchup against Ohio State, line monitors are allowing students to pitch tents in Krzyzewskiville starting Tuesday night at 5 p.m. in anticipation of the Blue Devils’ rematch against No. 5 Miami Saturday night.
The No. 9 Blue Devils’ chances of contending for a championship at the John Hayt Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. were spoiled by rainy weather and water-logged greens. Despite not playing the last 18 holes of the competition, Duke finished in second place behind host North Florida in a tournament including nine other teams in the top 50 of the latest Golfweek rankings. The Blue Devils fired a five-under 571, 12 shots behind the Ospreys.
The Blue Devils left the 2013 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships with program-best finishes for both the men and women. The women’s team closed out the competition in third place with 82 points behind Clemson’s 141.5 and Florida State’s 100 points. The men’s 52-point total earned them a fifth-place finish in Blacksburg, Va.
Last time the No. 5 Blue Devils took the floor, things were different—Chelsea Gray was in the starting lineup. But the junior will be sidelined for the rest of the season after dislocating her right kneecap in the team’s 81-70 win against Wake Forest last weekend.
After winning just one match in the conference this season, the Duke women will look to surprise at the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships this week in Greensboro, N.C.
Former Duke basketball star Phil Henderson died at his home in the Philippines Sunday of a reported cardiac arrest. He was 44 years old.
The No. 4 Blue Devils (6-1) will look to rebound from a disappointing loss to cross-town rival now-No. 1 North Carolina at the ITA National Team Indoors last weekend with a win against the two-time reigning national champion Florida Gators Sunday.
Duke students thinking of trying to sneak in to tonight’s Duke-North Carolina game should think again. This year, blending in with the sea of Cameron Crazies won’t be so easy.
Despite the absence of the No. 11 player in the country in Henrique Cunha Sunday, the No. 9 Blue Devils (9-1) finished an action-packed weekend undefeated. Duke used some momentum from Friday night’s 4-1 win over No. 14 Tennessee to spearhead the team against No. 21 Michigan and N.C. Central Sunday at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
As close as it got at the end, Thursday’s 98-85 win against N.C. State sure felt like a statement, and it was Duke’s second in a row.
Although personal checks will be a little different this year with the concert on Saturday night—the second night of the checks—the hype and celebration around the event will likely be the same as in past years.
The Blue Devils will travel nearly 700 miles to Cambridge, Mass. this weekend to participate in the MIT Duals. The team will not be flying that distance, and instead will traverse the Atlantic coast by bus—the ride is estimated to take about 12 hours. Despite the long distance traveled, Duke head coach Alex Beguinet does not think that his team will be phased.
Although Duke beat Wake Forest 80-62 to kick off ACC play, that was at Cameron Indoor Stadium. As the Blue Devils look to match the 10th-best start in program history, they will have to travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. to take on a Demon Deacon squad at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Colliseum that has some notable home wins under its belt.
It was a smooth day in the pool for juniors Christine Wixted and Hunter Knight as the two glided in wins in both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke in their last dual meet of the season against North Carolina. Despite both of their solid performances, the Blue Devil men and women fell short against the Tar Heels losing 164-128 in men’s competition and 166-127 in women’s action. Duke finished with nine individual wins and one relay win on the afternoon.
The Blue Devils hope to have some tennis Crazies back in action this weekend to make Sheffield Tennis Center rattle like it did last Saturday in their decisive win over William & Mary.
No. 1 Duke (16-1, 3-1 in the ACC) hopes to forget the ghost of Hurricanes past when it takes on No. 25 Miami (13-3, 4-0) Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
Despite winning both the men’s and women’s 200-yard medley relays in what was an exciting opening to the meet, both the men’s and women’s teams came up short against the reigning ACC champion Virginia Sunday in Charlottesville, Va.
The Blue Devils head north to Charlottesville, Va. this weekend to take on defending ACC Champions Virginia, but they will be missing one of their two Olympians: Senior diver Abby Johnson will not compete, nursing a shoulder injury.
Time and time again, the Blue Devils have proven to be a second half team. Despite going into halftime down 28-27 to Georgia Tech, Duke was able to surge past the Yellow Jackets in the second half to secure its third conference win of the season.
