Defending champs place 2nd at NCAA Preview
(09/25/06 4:00am)
For two of three days, No. 1 Duke played better than any other team at the LPGA International Legends course.
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For two of three days, No. 1 Duke played better than any other team at the LPGA International Legends course.
David Goulet was not in New Orleans to see Hurricane Katrina-he watched it on television from his home in Montreal-but he, along with countless others, certainly felt its destructive effects.
Defending national champion Duke picked up right where it left off, winning the Mason Rudolph Championship Sunday for the third consecutive year.
As the Blue Devils prepare for their 2006-2007 season, they look to do something no Duke team has done before--three-peat.
The Blue Devils received verbal commitments last week from two players--Jasmine Thomas and Karima Christmas--bringing the team's total to three recruits for the class of 2007.
Although basketball season is still months away, another season of near equal importance-recruiting season-is at a critical juncture.
For many, the face of Georgia Tech football has only one name: Calvin Johnson.
Apparently Alana Beard could not get enough of Duke.
Success seems to come easily for Amanda Blumenherst.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The similarities are remarkable.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The final round of the NCAA Championships proved to be little more than a coronation for No. 1 Duke, which made its run to a second consecutive national title look easy as it cruised to a 10-stroke victory over No. 4 Southern California at the Scarlet Course at Ohio State University last Friday.
Columbus, Ohio - Just like the gusting winds that swept across the Scarlet Course at Ohio State University, the Blue Devils struck with gale force Wednesday, surging into first place.
The rain may have delayed the Blue Devils' final round, but it hardly slowed them down. No. 1 Duke cruised to an easy 10-stroke victory today at the Scarlet Course at Ohio State University to claim its fourth and the University's eighth National Championship.
Though Duke entered the final day tied for first, it could not hold the top spot at the NCAA Central Regional at The Traditions in College Station, Texas.
Ryan Blaum shot his way to three straight rounds under par, but his play was only good enough for sixth place as he and the Blue Devils failed to defend the individual and team titles at this weekend's ACC Championship at the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point in New London, N.C.
Defending national champion Duke proved this weekend that it is possible to repeat as champions not twice, but 10 times. The No. 1 Blue Devils defeated Virginia by 19 strokes at the ACC Championships at Pinehurst No. 8 to capture their 11th consecutive conference tournament.
Just three days after squeaking past Maryland, 4-3, Duke fought for yet another dramatic victory Wednesday, coming from behind to upset No. 5 North Carolina, 4-3, in Ambler Tennis Stadium.
Without last season's NCAA Champion Anna Grzebien teeing off with the team, the women's golf team finished the Bryan National Collegiate in second place.
Behind its worst defensive performance of the season Duke fell to UNC-Wilmington, 15-8, at home under the lights Wednesday.
NORFOLK, Va. - Like the game before it, Duke's matchup with USC was one that the Blue Devils were supposed to win with ease. Before the game even started, the crippled Trojans took the court for warm-ups with only eight players and the contest's outcome seemed already decided.