Duke clamps down on defensive end
BOSTON - Going into Sunday night's Final Four game against LSU, head coach Gail Goestenkors had a plan for the Blue Devils.
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BOSTON - Going into Sunday night's Final Four game against LSU, head coach Gail Goestenkors had a plan for the Blue Devils.
Thrown into a tough regional bracket, top-seeded North Carolina had to beat national powerhouse Tennessee to get to the Final Four. In the second round, UNC had to take down Vanderbilt in the Commodore's home arena in Nashville, Tenn. In the Sweet Sixteen, point guard Ivory Latta had to hit a game-winning layup with 2.8 seconds left for the Tar Heels to squeak past Purdue.
It was expected that the top-seeded Blue Devils would make it to the Sweet 16.
With their Feb. 22 win over Georgia Tech, the Blue Devils accomplished their first goal of the year-to win the ACC's regular-season title.
J.J. Redick has been bombarded by the media, taunted by opposing fans and even stalked by an entire Wal-Mart staff while grocery shopping.
After its 10-point win against Maryland at home Feb. 13, Duke went back to its locker room to greet what sat on the sideline for the entire game-the National Championship trophy.
CHAPEL HILL - There's something about North Carolina that gives Duke fits.
Whenever Jessica Foley hears her teammates laughing behind her back, she knows not to be offended.
Monique Currie came out of the gate firing Monday night, driving the ball to the basket on Duke's first two possessions.
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to East Carolina University Saturday in their second-to-last dual meet of the season.
Although their final season together did not end in a national championship, the six seniors on the women's cross country team have little else about which to be disappointed.
After maintaining its top ranking and undefeated streak all season, the women's cross country team suffered a disappointing third-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., Monday.
In its final meet of the season, the men's cross country team won its first IC4A Championship in program history Saturday.
For the fifth straight time this season, the top-ranked women's cross country team came out of a quality meet with a win. This particular victory, however, earned the Blue Devils an automatic trip to the NCAA Championships.
The men's cross country team placed fourth out of 30 teams at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Greenville, N.C., Saturday.
When the third-seeded field hockey team travels to Princeton Saturday for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, head coach Beth Bozman will not be unfamiliar with the territory.
Duke scored in the first four seconds Wednesday night to get an early lead. The rest of the game was no better for visiting Lander.
It's been two long years for the Waner sisters, but the duo will finally be reunited on the basketball court this season as Blue Devils.
The men's cross country team's second-tier runners swept Claflin Saturday to win the Wolfpack Invitational at the SAS Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
The top-ranked women's cross country team defended its ACC Championship title Monday by placing seven harriers in the top 11.