Cosme scores, Ruthie Jones shines as Duke women's soccer ties Virginia in home-opener
Unfamiliar times, familiar outcome.
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Unfamiliar times, familiar outcome.
This is the story of a champion. And not just any champion: a multiple-time national champion, a multiple-time world champion and a multiple-time Olympic medal winner.
There’s a relatively clear power structure in the ACC. You have North Carolina, the greatest dynasty in North American sports history. Duke, Virginia and Florida State have been stalwarts of the second tier for the better part of a decade and are usually serious title contenders. N.C. State, Louisville and Clemson are all consistently winning programs as well.
Duke was likely headed to its first NCAA tournament since 2016 prior to this past season's cancellation. But next year, the Blue Devils could be even better.
With the suspension and later cancellation of all Duke athletic competition due to the spread of coronavirus, many Blue Devil seasons were abruptly cut short. The Chronicle is going to take a look back at those seasons affected as well as what we missed out on with their cancellations. We've already looked at men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball and men's lacrosse. Next up: women's lacrosse.
The Blue Devils washed George Washington off the field Saturday afternoon.
It was wire-to-wire domination for the 18th-ranked Blue Devils Thursday night, as they jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.
It was a battle until the end, but No. 20 Duke couldn’t make up the ground it gave up early to Northwestern.
With 5:32 to go in the third quarter, the Blue Devils led the Wolfpack 40-30—the only double-digit lead either team would have all afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium—and ESPN gave the Blue Devils a win probability over 80 percent.
Tuesday night marked a few emotional firsts for Duke: it was the first time former Blue Devil assistant Jeff Capel coached in Cameron Indoor Stadium since becoming Pittsburgh’s head coach and the first time the Blue Devils played since the deaths of basketball icon Kobe Bryant and Duke alumnus and former ACC Commissioner Gene Corrigan.
Coming off of a week of rest after a blowout win against Miami, the Blue Devils—with the exception of Vernon Carey Jr.—came out looking rusty in Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday night. However, No. 9 Duke heated up as the half progressed, heading to the locker room leading Pittsburgh 45-34. Here are five observations from the opening period.
It’ll be a homecoming Tuesday evening for longtime Duke assistant and current Pittsburgh head coach Jeff Capel.
For much of Thursday night, it looked like a win just wasn’t in the cards for Duke, with a rushed offense and poor shooting plaguing the team from the opening tip.
After losing four games in a row, including a heartbreaker against No.7 Louisville, Duke was in desperate need of a win.
An up-and-down season for the Blue Devils that included seven draws, a 14-game unbeaten streak, eight overtimes, and several major injuries came to an end against Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Emmy Duerr came into the Blue Devils' biggest game of the season an up-and-coming freshman, with only a double pair of assists and starts to her name.
No. 2 Duke is coming off its first game of the season in which it broke the century scoring mark. The Blue Devils seek to continue their dominance against Georgia State Friday night. A win might vault them to the top of the basketball food chain. The Blue Zone looks at three keys for Duke to win its fourth straight game:
Duke blew past High Point in its season opener thanks to a balanced offensive attack, but the story of Tuesday night was Kyra Lambert’s return to the court for the first time in more than 950 days.
It was a perfect night for soccer at Koskinen Stadium, but the result was much of the same for the Blue Devils as the rest of the season: yet another tie.
2018-19 record: 29-8, 13-5 in the ACC