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NORFOLK, Va. - A dominating defensive effort helped lead top-seeded Duke to a record-setting 96-27 dismantling of 16th-seeded Southern University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
No. 1 Duke failed to win in its third consecutive tournament after finishing third at the California Guadalajara Invitational in Mexico Wednesday.
Let the Madness begin.
Top-ranked Duke finished its first day at the California Guadalajara Invitational in typically strong fashion and currently sits in third place.
When Ivory Latta left York Comprehensive High School in York, S.C., for North Carolina three years ago, she was the leading scorer in South Carolina history-man or woman. It would not be the last time she would force comparisons to the opposite sex.
Since Duke clinched the first seed in the ACC tournament Feb. 22, the rest of the conference has been battling for second place. Unfortunately for No. 22 N.C. State, a two-game skid last week dropped the Wolfpack seven places in the national rankings and forced the team to relinquish its second-place spot in the conference standings. On the same day that Duke captured first place for good, then-No. 15 N.C. State was demolished at home, 95-71, by rival UNC. That game left the team barely hanging onto the second seed in the ACC tourney, ahead of UNC by just half a game. N.C. State was out-rebounded, 43-26, failed to make a three-point shot in the second half, and gave up its biggest point total of the year against the Tar Heels. After falling to 12th-ranked Boston College by two in a double-overtime thriller three days later, the Wolfpack lost its hold on second in the ACC while surprise success UNC filled the void. "You can't go into any of these contests without total focus and a complete investment in what you're doing," N.C. State head coach Herb Sendek said. "That's what it takes to play in this league night in and night out." Oft criticized for relying too heavily on three-point shooting, Sendek insisted he was not concerned. "We have certain strengths as a team," he said. "The three-point shot is part of what we do, as is dribble penetration." The Wolfpack has one remaining chance to redeem itself when the team travels to Winston-Salem March 4 to take on last-place Wake Forest. -Lane Towery
Two Duke records were broken over the weekend at the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Maryland, but the Blue Devils could not move up in the standings and finished the meet in ninth place.
The women's golf team was unable to climb out of second place at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational Tuesday, finishing at 6-under par, six strokes behind winner Arizona State.
The women's swimming and diving team, led by senior Katie Ness, continued its record-setting ways over the weekend at the ACC Championships, hosted by the University of Maryland. But the Blue Devils' best was not enough as Duke (5-6, 1-5 in the ACC) finished in 10th place out of 11 conference programs.
In its second day of competition, the women's swimming and diving team continued its streak of record-breaking performances at the ACC Championships in College Park, Md. The Blue Devils (5-6, 1-5 in the ACC), however, dropped from seventh to ninth place in the standings Thursday.
The Duke women's swimming and diving team had a record-setting day at the ACC Championships yesterday, but still failed to place in either of their two events and finished the first day of the four day event in tie for seventh place at the University of Maryland.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The 3,788 Virginia Tech faithful who were in attendance for their match-up with No. 2 Duke were loud and energetic last night, but their intensity was more than matched by Blue Devil senior Monique Currie at Cassell Coliseum.
One week after being named the eighth-best team in college tennis, Duke could not play up to its ranking as the Blue Devils lost to No. 22 Texas and 39th-ranked Miami on consecutive days.
When Amanda Blumenherst was just 12 years old, an age when most people were still struggling with their multiplication tables, she teed off in her first national golf tournament. Competing against more experienced golfers, Blumenherst did the unexpected. She won.
When the Blue Devils swimming and diving team set a collective goal to win an ACC dual meet at the beginning of the season, it was a goal a long time in the making-the men's team had not won a conference meet in seven years, while the women's streak reached back twelve seasons.
Senior Jackie Carleton, Duke's only representative at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, won her opening match of the tournament Thursday.
Senior Jonathan Stokke's outstanding play continued this weekend as he reached the finals of the 2005 ITA Mideast Regional Championships. But his teammate and the tournament's top seed, Ludovic Walter could not replicate the same success, as he fell in the quarterfinals.
One week after being routed 52-7 by then ninth-ranked Miami, completing only four passes and totaling just 47 yards aside from Ronnie Drummer's 81-yard touchdown dash, the Blue Devils' struggling offense will find little respite when Duke hosts Georgia Tech Saturday in Wallace Wade Stadium.
For the second tournament in a row, men's tennis posted disappointing singles performances at the All-American Tennis Championships in Tulsa, OK.
For the second year in a row the women's golf team came from behind after 36 holes to win the Mason Randolph Collegiate Classic. In Its first tournament since winning the NCAA Championship in May, Duke found itself in fourth place and trailing by four stokes entering the final round of the three-day event in Nashville, Tenn. But the Blue Devils battled windy conditions Sunday to come away with a three-stroke team win and the tournament's individual winner, freshman Amanda Blumenherst.
