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The Demon Deacons threw away a hot start last year, winning just two of their last eight games and dropping each of their final three games by more than 30 points, including a 38-0 trouncing at the hands of Notre Dame.
The Yellow Jackets are coming off an ACC Championship appearance and have the offensive talent to carry them back. But after a seven-win season marked by lackluster defense, Georgia Tech still has much to improve before it can be considered a serious contender.
The Blue Devils expect more out of their star-studded offense.
Although the Blue Devil depth chart has already taken several hits due to injuries, head coach Robbie Church will have an extra leader on the sidelines to look to this season.
The Scoop: The Blue Devils return their top four scorers from last season’s powerhouse of an offense, but will need new faces to step up on the back line and in goal to make a deep playoff run. With injuries to midfielders Gilda Doria and Cassie Pecht—the team’s two leaders in assists last season—Duke will also have to find another playmaker to organize the offense.
Duke started two freshmen in the back line for the first time since 2002, but that did not stop the Blue Devils from holding a top-25 opponent scoreless in front of a road crowd of more than 5,000 fans.
The departure of a four-year starting goalkeeper and three of four starters on the back line leaves Duke with a number of question marks for the 2013 campaign, but an explosive attack and a strong freshman class have the Blue Devils eying another deep postseason run.
Parker Goyer’s unique approach to education has made a big impact on Vietnamese middle school students—and on student-athletes across the U.S.
Duke women’s basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie has led the Blue Devils to four consecutive Elite Eight appearances. On April 19, McCallie received a contract extension through the 2018-19 season. The Chronicle’s Matt Pun had the opportunity speak to McCallie about next year’s squad and what it will take to reach her first Final Four at Duke.
Without any major international tournaments this year, the U.S. national team system has toned down its training program, but that hasn’t stopped Duke’s top players from making a name for themselves on the national team level.
Closing out a record-filled outdoor season, four Blue Devils will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Blue Devil Kelsey Duryea matched a career high with 15 saves, but that would not be enough to slow down the relentless Maryland offense as the Terrapins kept their undefeated record and ended Duke’s season.
The last time the Blue Devils traveled to College Park, Md. Feb. 24, the Terrapins handed Duke its first loss of the season, a 15-6 rout in what had been a battle of undefeated ACC powerhouses.
After falling behind 4-2 in the NCAA Tournament’s second round, the Blue Devils locked down on defense to hold Navy scoreless the next 41 minutes and pull away for the win.
With the NCAA East Preliminary Round less than two weeks away, the Blue Devils will send competitors to two meets this weekend, ensuring that every member of the reduced postseason roster has a shot at qualifying.
When the Blue Devils fell to Virginia in the ACC Tournament, they realized two things—they could not take the one-and-done format for granted, and they would have to win without their leading scorer, senior Makenzie Hommel.
Duke men’s club rugby team will look to celebrate its 50th season with a national championship this weekend.
Duke faces a daunting task to turn around its two-game skid. Trying to avoid a third consecutive loss, the Blue Devils will travel to Evanston, Ill. this weekend to take on perennial powerhouse Northwestern—a program that has been crowned national champions in seven of the past eight years.
With Duke’s 7-0 win over No. 19 Clemson Saturday, Ramsey Smith earned his 100th win as the team’s head coach in just his fifth year on the job. A former standout player for the Blue Devils from 1997-2001, Smith also became the first person in program history to win 100 singles matches and 100 doubles matches, as well as 100 matches as a coach.
The large Hampton fan base at Cameron Indoor Stadium erupted in cheers when the 15th-seeded Lady Pirates—gunning for a first-round upset against second-seeded Duke—scored the game’s opening bucket on an easy lay-in. When Alexis Jones scored on her first shot of the day to tie the game, she turned to the home crowd and leapt up in the air to let the opposing crowd know that they were in her house.
