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Just as it did nearly three years ago in the 2011 national championship game, Stanford broke a scoreless tie against Duke by winning a ball in the midfield and netting a header goal off a right-side feed after 50 minutes of deadlocked play.
BALTIMORE—Fighting Irish freshman Sergio Perkovic singlehandedly fired up a sluggish Notre Dame squad and nearly brought his team all the way back against the Blue Devils, but in the end it was experience that won out.
Notre Dame's defense came out with the strongest showing Duke has seen all postseason. The Blue Devils came out even stronger.
BALTIMORE—On the eve of championship weekend, there was just one question about Duke's offense—how would it play without Josh Dionne?
For the second straight day, Hanna Mar found a way to claw back from a 5-3 hole in the third set to force a tiebreaker. And with teammate Beatrice Capra serving for the win in the No. 1 singles match and the Blue Devils trailing Virginia 3-2, Mar ‘s comeback effort had the potential to help seal the win.
Playing with a new head coach and in a new conference, Notre Dame has not shown any signs of growing pains, having posted five wins against top-20 opponents and starting 3-1 in ACC play.
Since his return, Aaron has played at an even higher level, leading the Panthers to a conference title with a win against Wright State. The guard averaged 20.2 points per game in the tournament—including a 28-point performance in the overtime upset victory against Green Bay. With just Aaron and point guard Steve McWhorter comfortable handling the ball, the Panthers have struggled with turnovers this year, coughing up 13.5 per game, but they held that total to less than 11 per game for the tournament.
How they falter: Kansas State's steadfast defense breaks down, and the Wildcats, who average just 69.7 points per game, can't keep up.
Duke dismissed any fears of a defensive letdown Tuesday night.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The ACC's last place team had trouble keeping up with the Blue Devils right from the start, turning the ball over on 28.1 percent of their possessions. Duke built a 20-point lead by the 9:50 mark by taking advantage of the Hokies inability to hold onto the ball, but the Blue Devils hit a cold streak from there—scoring just two points in the next six minutes.Observations from the first half of play:
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Duke’s first-ever ACC matchup with Syracuse was a game of second chances, and in the end, the Orange made the most of those opportunities.
In late November 2013, Natasha Anasi, Mollie Pathman and Kim DeCesare departed from the pitch one last time together as Blue Devils. After playing alongside each other in 84 games, all three had finished their Duke careers.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After battling through the ACC to make the NCAA tournament with a .500 record, the Blue Devils have won three straight matches to make their third straight national quarterfinals appearance.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For most of the season, the Blue Devil have been frustrated by their play on the offensive end. Returning most of an offense that averaged 2.8 goals per game in 2012—including two 16-goal scorers—Duke has netted an average of just 1.3 goals per contest this season.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For the second time this year, the Blue Devils have won 10 straight matches.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For the first time in three years, Duke enters the NCAA tournament as an underdog.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Boasting a two-game lead in the ACC standings, Duke must get through a pair of ACC cellar-dwellers before starting a difficult final stretch.
Freshman Jabari Parker and redshirt sophomore Rodney Hood combined for 44 points—including 29 in the first half—to put Davidson behind early in Duke's season-opening win, 111-77 Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With the two new Blue Devils leading the way, four Duke players registered 20-plus point totals for the first time in program history.
Tenure at East Carolina: Fourth season
