Duke lacrosse cruises by Rutgers, will enter ACC Tournament on nine-game win streak
In Duke’s final contest before the ACC Tournament, the team’s ninth consecutive victory was accompanied by a slew of personal milestones.
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In Duke’s final contest before the ACC Tournament, the team’s ninth consecutive victory was accompanied by a slew of personal milestones.
Records don’t lie. But they certainly don’t tell the whole story.
Outscoring its opponents by a whopping 6.4 runs per game this season, No. 1 North Carolina has been tearing apart its opponents this season.
Duke and Virginia both have one last ACC matchup left on their slates. Winless in conference play, the Cavaliers hope to snap their five-game losing skid against the No. 8 Blue Devils Friday at Koskinen Stadium at 6 p.m.
Down by just two goals at halftime, High Point didn’t look like a brand-new program that took the field for its first season in 2013. But the Panthers’ ability to keep pace with the Blue Devils quickly diminished after the break.
In 2013, two brand-new Division I men’s lacrosse programs took the field for their first seasons. High Point is one of them.
Down 12-11 with eight seconds left on the clock, Harvard had a prime opportunity to send the game into overtime. But the Crimson blew it. In a back-and-forth battle, the No. 12 Blue Devils edged Harvard 12-11 Saturday night at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass, marking their sixth consecutive win.
When Harvard came to Durham last season to face Duke, Dan DiMaria sat on the sidelines for the Crimson after suffering a season-ending injury early in the year. Now a first-year student at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, DiMaria elected to use his final year of eligibility to suit up for the Blue Devils.
Selected in the 2012 MLB draft, James Marvel had the opportunity to sign with the Minnesota Twins following his illustrious career at Campolindo High School. But the Duke experience was too promising for the freshman right-hander to pass up.
When then-No. 18 Georgetown hosted then-No. 10 Duke last season, the Hoyas put together a 5-0 fourth-quarter run but fell two goals short of upsetting the Blue Devils. This year, they didn’t even come close.
Having played each other in 21 of the last 22 seasons, Duke and Georgetown are very familiar with one another. So, too, is the Hoyas’ first-year head coach Kevin Warne with Blue Devil head coach John Danowski, who coached Warne during his standout career at Hofstra.
When Duke’s main faceoff man and all-time ground ball leader CJ Costabile graduated last year, the All-American left a huge void in the Blue Devils’ midfield.
Region: Oklahoma City Head coach: Kim Mulkey Record: 32-1 Potential matchup with Duke: National championship
Last season, Marist nearly handed the then-No.8 Blue Devils an upset before their matchup against then-No. 1 Virginia. Duke trailed the Red Foxes 9-7 heading into the final period, but a fourth-quarter rally propelled the Blue Devils to an 11-10 victory.
After pulling off a 9-8 upset of then-No. 4 Loyola—the reigning national champion—Friday, No. 17 Duke went into its game against No. 6 North Carolina Wednesday in search of its second top-10 victory in five days.
With four losses to ranked opponents in the young season, the Blue Devils are off to their worst start since 1992.
The Terrapins scored 16 goals when they knocked Duke out of the NCAA tournament semifinal last year, and they scored 16 goals when they routed the Blue Devils this year. No. 19 Duke lost to No. 1 Maryland 16-7 Saturday at Koskinen Stadium in the first ACC lacrosse game of the season.
After losing to Maryland 10-7 during the regular season last year, Duke earned a cathartic 6-5 win against the Terrapins in the ACC tournament semifinals. But the same Maryland squad that the Blue Devils defeated en route to winning the conference championship knocked Duke out of the NCAA tournament with a convincing 16-10 victory in the semifinals.
After losing to Duke 12-8 at Koskinen Stadium last season, Penn was determined to get revenge on its home field this year. In the Quakers’ season-opener Friday night, they got exactly what they wanted, toppling the No. 13 Blue Devils 14-9.
For the fourth year in a row, Penn will open its season against Duke.