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The season is young, but Sunday's home contest against Maryland is as critical as any. Not only would a win mean another early season confidence boost, but it would give the Blue Devils an early lead in their quest for a first-ever ACC crown.
After the women's lacrosse team got off to a slow start during its home opener Sunday at Koskinen Stadium, freshman Michelle Menser led a comeback midway through the first half, lifting formerly disorganized Duke to a 15-9 victory over Northwestern (1-1).
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- After battling through a highly contested first half, senior Vicki Krapohl came out of the locker room and made the statement that she did not want to lose to arch-rival North Carolina in the teams' final regular season meeting. The senior, who lost her starting job to sophomore Lindsey Harding at the beginning of the season, came out and sunk back-to-back three-pointers just minutes into the second half to give the Blue Devils a 14-point lead that would be tested but not relinquished.
In the 45th minute, Chris Duhon punctuated another epic chapter in college basketball's greatest rivalry. The senior point guard dribbled the ball the length of the court, catching the North Carolina defense off guard, and dropped in an acrobatic reverse layup.
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Blue Devils did what many other ACC teams have been unable to do of late--they won on the road.
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Blue Devils did what many other ACC teams have been unable to do of late—they won on the road in a charged environment.
DUHON ONE OF 30 FINALISTS FOR WOODEN AWARD
A Duke-Georgetown matchup does not have the same luster it once did. Regardless, a packed MCI Center and a national television audience should provide plenty of energy when the No. 1 Blue Devils (15-1, 5-0 in the ACC) and the Hoyas (11-3, 2-3 in the Big East) tip off at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
Just 24 hours before No. 1 Duke (15-1) and No. 2 Tennessee (15-1) tip off in a battle of the nation's top-ranked teams, the seats and bleachers of Cameron Indoor Stadium were empty. The Lady Volunteers' head coach Pat Summitt circled the court as her players wrapped up their final practice in before tomorrow's game.
Another major piece of the Duke football coaching puzzle fell into place Tuesday with the hiring of Marty Galbraith to serve as head coach Ted Roof's offensive coordinator. The former Arizona Cardinals' tight ends coach is the fourth new member of the coaching staff and the most significant hire to date.
Even when Duke was leading by only four points following a 10-0 Wake Forest spurt at the beginning of the second half, it didn't seem like the Blue Devils would lose. Why? This Duke team has a diversity of offensive weapons, many of which were in high gear.
Even when Duke was leading by only four points following a 10-0 Wake Forest spurt at the beginning of the second half, it didn't seem like the Blue Devils would lose. Why? This Duke team has a diversity of offensive weapons, many of which were in high gear.
On Jan. 10 of last year, Duke and Wake Forest, both undefeated, met for a highly-anticipated, early season matchup in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils had one of their best performances of the season, crushing the eventual ACC regular season champions 74-55.
His eyes latch on to the defender and he takes a defensive position akin to the one your high school coach always demanded of you, but you never could quite achieve. As the rest of the Duke team looks at his back and watches him make the calculated steps of adjustment to maintain his athletic stance, the intensity builds.
As Ted Roof continues to construct his coach staff, he once again draws from his roots. David Kelly, former assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Stanford was named the third new member of Duke's football coach staff Friday.
Riding an eight-game winning streak, the No. 2 Blue Devils (11-1, 1-0 in the ACC) return to conference action Sunday evening for a 5:30 matchup with Virginia in Charlottesville.
The Breslin Center is supposed to be one of the toughest places in the country to play, but Wednesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge the Blue Devils silenced the crowd. Led by Shelden Williams' dominating seven-of-eight shooting performance in the post and point guard Chris Duhon's floor leadership, sixth-ranked Duke (4-1) cruised over No. 5 Michigan State (3-2) 72-50 in front of almost 15,000 stunned fans.
AMHERST, Mass. -- It shaped up as it was supposed to Sunday at Garber Field in Amherst, Ma.: No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 2 Duke facing each other for the national title. The big difference: Experience. Wake Forest is the defending national champion, while the upstart Blue Devils were playing in their first Final Four.
AMHERST, Mass. -- Duke's field hockey wasted no time taking advantage of its first trip to the Final Four Friday night.
Duke has a number of tremendous women's sports programs, but until this year, field hockey was not among them. The Blue Devils, who face Maryland in the national semifinals tomorrow, have never been playing this late into November. After finishing 14-9 last year, the Blue Devils have had far and away their best season in school history, as they enter tomorrow's game at 19-3 having broken a litany of records along the way.
