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Following Friday afternoon’s loss to No. 25 Navy, No. 24 Duke needed a way to jumpstart its season. It needed energy, drive and determination. It needed a spark. The Blue Devils found that in a veteran, someone with the skill and prowess to take over a game. It was none other than Katie DeSimone.
It was a bit of a rocky road last year for Duke. After a stellar 2022 regular season that featured a consistent top-10 ranking, the Blue Devils struggled pretty immediately in the postseason, falling in their first matchup of the ACC tournament and in their second of the NCAA tournament. The disappointment only continued into 2023. Conference play was Duke’s Achilles’ Heel. After a 6-2 ACC slate in 2022, the Blue Devils ended at 1-8 in the 2023 regular season.
Coming into Wednesday’s contest, the Blue Devils were seemingly down on their luck. After a trip down Tobacco Road ended in tragedy Saturday evening, Duke needed a big win to bounce back in conference play.
At long last, the day is nearly here. The Tobacco Road rivalry kicks off Saturday evening in Chapel Hill in a top-10 showdown with storylines for miles. While the outcome of this one is anyone's guess, The Chronicle's beat writers (and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper) preview the game and offer their predictions:
It was all over social media.
BLACKSBURG, Va.—There were 21 seconds left on the clock when sophomore center Kyle Filipowski snatched the ball for a defensive rebound. Virginia Tech had cut the Blue Devils’ lead to three just moments earlier off a triple from MJ Collins. Cassell Coliseum was roaring as the momentum seemed squarely on the Hokies’ side.
BLACKSBURG, Va.—With just one day off, No. 7 Duke had a quick turnaround before Monday evening’s game at Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils had a comfortable lead, but the Hokies nearly came crawling back. Duke leads 35-29:
Forty-two days prior, the seemingly unthinkable happened after 40 minutes of play inside McCamish Pavilion — Duke left shell shocked from a 72-68 defeat at the hands of Georgia Tech. Saturday evening, it got its opportunity to exact revenge. After a rollercoaster game of basketball, the Blue Devils came out on top.
As the Blue Devils took the court Tuesday night in their all-black uniforms, they needed to make a statement. Escaping the clutches of Notre Dame Saturday after trailing for much of the first half, Duke needed to prove it was capable of winning on the road in style. Understanding the assignment, the Blue Devils’ performance could only be described in one way — dominant.
The 21st-ranked Blue Devils make a familiar trip up to New York for a battle with top-10 Baylor Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden for the final heavyweight clash of their nonconference slate. Ahead of the 7 p.m. tipoff, The Chronicle's beat writers are here with their predictions about whether Duke can emerge with a win:
The seventh-ranked Blue Devils stare down their first real road battle of the season Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark., against the talented but hurting Razorbacks. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to predict how Duke will fare in its first installment of the ACC/SEC Challenge, and whether it can emerge with a win at a hostile Bud Walton Arena:
Despite the event’s name, No. 9 Duke was not expected to receive a stern test in the Blue Devil Challenge. Yet in its last contest, the Blue Devils found themselves facing a Southern Indiana team that was determined to pull off an upset. The Screaming Eagles learned a valuable lesson Friday night, though — no one can keep Duke down for long.
No. 2 Duke hits the road for the first time this season, heading to Chicago for the 13th annual Champions Classic. The Blue Devils will take on the 18th-ranked Spartans in a heavyweight battle, and The Chronicle's beat writers are here with their predictions on whether Duke will leave the Windy City with a win:
The second-ranked Blue Devils stare down a daunting early season test Friday night against No. 12 Arizona at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Ahead of the action, The Chronicle's beat writers are here to offer their predictions about whether Duke can emerge victorious in the teams' first meeting since 2013:
The wait is finally over.
When Duke walked off the court at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., March 18, only eight players saw the floor in the team’s 65-52 second-round loss to Tennessee in the NCAA tournament. There were just three players who reached double-digit scoring, and the team shot just 42.9% from the field.
East Campus was pulsing with energy as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed freshmen arrived at Duke Aug. 19 for move-in. Parents were ushering their kids toward a new collegiate adventure as orientation leaders schlepped bags to rooms. Various Blue Devil faculty and staff were grinning from ear to ear, trying to settle nerves and engage the new students in positive conversations.
2022-23 record: 17-15, 10-10 in the ACC
The Blue Devils took a commanding early lead in their Wednesday evening exhibition game against UNC Pembroke, riding an early barrage to a 59-24 halftime advantage at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With 20 minutes still to play, here are our five observations:
Two weekends prior, Duke women’s soccer pulled off the unthinkable at home. Snatching a last-minute tie against then-No. 1 North Carolina, the Blue Devil faithful had every hope that their team could execute another upset against the top team in the country. However, when Florida State came to town, it was over before it started.
