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For No. 5 Duke, Saturday's match against unranked Ohio State should have been an easy win. The Blue Devils never thought the contest would come down to the final match.
Oh, what a difference one week can make.
For Duke, this weekend's game against Georgia Tech will be not about streaks or records. Nor will the game be about rivalries or excited fans. The game will be about returning to form.
Work. Hard work.
In case you missed it, Saturday's men's tennis season opener was a historic event in the course of Duke sports.
In the final 12 minutes of last night's women's basketball game, Duke scored 28 points and allowed only three Maryland field goals. Unfortunately, 12 minutes does not a basketball game make. The Blue Devils' bid to come back from a 14-point deficit fell just short as the Terrapins (13-8, 4-6 in ACC) upset the No. 9 Blue Devils (18-4, 7-3), 63-62, behind deadeye three-point shooting from guards Marché Strickland and Tiffany Brown. "I give Maryland a lot of credit," coach Gail Goestenkors said. "I've seen a lot of videotape, and this is the best I've ever seen them play." Maryland forward Deedee Warley put the game just out of reach by hitting two foul shots with 10.5 seconds left, extending the Terrapin lead to four. After Duke's Krista Gingrich connected on a three on the other end, Maryland's inbounder hurled a long pass to the speedy Brown, who dribbled the ball around to avoid being fouled for the game's last three seconds. Playing for the first time in Cameron without senior Peppi Browne, who tore her ACL a week ago, the Blue Devils were hoping to bounce back from a weekend loss at Virginia. They planned to take on Maryland with the same zone defense that was so successful in a 79-61 win in College Park in January. This time, though, the Terrapins' streaky shooters were hot early, with guards Marché Strickland and Tiffany Brown combining for seven first-half three-pointers. Previously, no team had hit more than seven treys in a game against the Blue Devils this season. Maryland complemented its strong shooting with suffocating defense, denying Duke transition buckets. Georgia Schweitzer tied the game at 13-13 with 13 minutes remaining in the first half. Thirteen proved unlucky, however, as it would be the Blue Devils' last tie in a night spent playing catch-up. In the next five minutes, Strickland and Brown would hit three from beyond the arc, and between these were sandwiched two Terrapin layups during a run that would leave Maryland up nine. Duke narrowed the lead to five by halftime, but the points column was not the only statistic looking vastly different from the Blue Devils' last meeting with the Terps. Maryland, a much smaller team than Duke, was winning on the boards as well. Terrapin guard Vicki Brick, the smallest player in either team's lineup, had more rebounds than any Duke player in the first 20 minutes. The second half began slowly for the Blue Devils, who did not score for three minutes. Meanwhile, Maryland was finding ways to score inside the three-point line, opening the half with six unanswered points. Finally, Schweitzer hit a driving layup, and Lauren Rice hit a clutch three to bring Duke back within six points. Strickland's last three-pointer of the game came just seconds later, but it was enough to redirect the shifting momentum back to the Terrapins. If Strickland and Brown stole the show in the first half, it was Warley's turn in the second. Warley's 14 second-half points not only made up for Strickland and Brown's diminished production but also showed the Blue Devils that Maryland's complete game was on last night. Duke was not going away without a fight, though. Down 14 with 12 minutes remaining, the Blue Devils started playing the brand of basketball that earned them head-turning success earlier this season. "We got a little composure back during that stretch," Rice said. "We took our time, and some people hit some big shots. We did what we needed to do, and we got ourselves back in the game." During the crucial 12 minutes, freshman Michele Matyasovsky scored 10 points off the bench. Matyasovsky scored five of Duke's first seven points in a run that sliced the Maryland lead in half. Then, it looked like the Terrapins might falter. After Rochelle Parent was whistled for a defensive foul and a technical foul, the Maryland free throw shooters combined to make only one of four opportunities at the foul line. A Warley layup on the ensuing inbounds play stretched the lead to ten. With only seven minutes to go, Duke found its offensive rhythm, and Maryland missed free throws, turned the ball over often and managed only layups rather than the three-pointers that characterized the first half. But the game was never quite within the Blue Devils' grasp. Gingrich hit the last bucket of the game of the game for Duke-a three-pointer, appropriately. The Blue Devils had finally found the Terrapins' range, but it was too late. The final 3.6 seconds were merely a prelude to the Maryland celebration, as Brown dribbled the ball around to avoid being fouled and her teammates on the bench prepared to erupt.
The men's and women's swimming teams traveled to face regional opponent Davidson this weekend. While the women nearly pulled out a win, falling to Davidson 125.5 to 115.5, the men were drowned in a 144-70 loss.
As Thomas Cass stepped onto the mats for Duke's final match against The Citadel, he knew that the outcome of his performance would determine if Duke's efforts Sunday would merit a notch in the win column.
Maybe it was when Clemson's Adam Allenspach, having scored four of his team's eight points on the board, suddenly fell to the court with more than 11 minutes left in the first half with a hip pointer.
The last time Florida State beat the women's basketball team, Peppi Browne was a sophomore in high school. Now a senior at Duke and a hoops veteran, Browne hopes to lead Duke to another victory against the Seminoles tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Before the women's tennis season began, Duke coach Jamie Ashworth noted that the exotic site of the first three matches, Hawaii, could be easily distracting. He added that the matches would be a bellwether for his team's future.
Coach Gail Goestenkors might have surprised Missy West when she penciled her into the Blue Devil starting lineup last night, but as the final buzzer sounded on Duke's 82-48 walloping of Wake Forest, it was the three time ACC coach of the year's turn to be surprised.
For Shane Battier, this weekend is a chance to spend time at home with friends and family.
There might just be a conflict brewing at the Goestenkors household. Duke coach Gail Goestenkors will lead the women's basketball team against Elon tonight. Her husband Mark Simons, however, is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Elon.
While most students are at home enjoying turkey, football and family, the women's basketball team will host a game against Vanderbilt tomorrow. In addition, Florida A & M, Penn State, and St. Joseph's will all make the pilgrimage to Cameron Indoor Stadium for the Duke Ronald McDonald Classic this weekend.
While the season has only just begun, the wrestling team hasn't quite bloomed yet.
For coach Gail Goestenkors, it was a night of mixed results.
The women's soccer team knew Sunday's NCAA Tournament match would be tough. No. 22 Duke was a heavy underdog to No. 10 William & Mary and needed a major upset to win.
Sometimes, the best things come to those who wait.
When volleyball coach Jolene Nagel said last week that she thought her team could beat anyone in the ACC, she wasn't kidding.
