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With guard Tricia Liston, Duke enters the ACC tournament with the conference’s most accurate 3-point shooter. In her second year as a Blue Devil, however, Liston has developed into far more than just an outside shooter, becoming Duke’s third highest scorer and a threat on both ends of the court.
Virginia Tech found the answer to Duke’s recent red-hot shooting from beyond the arc, but Tyler Thornton and the Blue Devils matched the Hokies’ defensive efforts to escape with an overtime victory.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland forward Tianna Hawkins grabbed nine offensive rebounds and scored the Terrapins’ final five points off second-chance opportunities to lead Maryland in an upset victory over the Blue Devils.
Behind five goals from sophomore midfielder Molly Quirke, the Blue Devils extended their win streak over unranked opponents to 83 games.
Saturday was a record-setting day for the Blue Devils as Duke scored 25 goals—the most in school history—and freshman Kerrin Maurer tied the program’s single-game record for assists with five as the Blue Devils rolled over Bucknell.
As Duke and North Carolina prepare to tip off Monday night in the first of this year’s four basketball games between the two schools in men’s and women’s basketball, one family finds itself right in the middle of the contention. Matt Henson is an avid college basketball fan, having grown up a North Carolina supporter before playing for Norfolk State University. The television in his home was frequently tuned in to Tar Heel basketball as his two oldest children grew up. The first child of Matt and Annette Henson only encouraged the family to continue bleeding the Tar Heel shade of blue when he matriculated to North Carolina, but his younger sister Amber has forced them to accommodate a darker hue as well.
As Connecticut center Stephanie Dolson returned to the bench with her third foul, Duke had cut the Huskies’ 14-point lead to just five with over 17 minutes to go in the game. The Connecticut defense, led by reserve Kiah Stokes, stepped up though, forcing the Blue Devils into 19 consecutive missed shots as the Huskies coasted to victory.
A young Duke team opened its dual season in dominating fashion, first blowing out William and Mary and then Indiana at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
Nearly one year ago, Duke had no trouble putting away a Wake Forest squad that won just eight games all season as it finished in the basement of the ACC. The Blue Devils dismantled the Demon Deacons 83-59 on the road, but Duke expects more of a challenge this year.
Duke forced Florida State into 25 turnovers—a season high for the Seminoles—to secure a win and remain atop the ACC.
KENNESAW, Ga. – For forty minutes, Wake Forest dominated the NCAA Tournament semifinal against Duke. As the half drew to a close, however, Kim DeCesare put the Blue Devils ahead 1-0, scoring off of a corner kick and igniting an offensive explosion the rest of the way.
Less than a month ago, Duke fell to Wake Forest 2-1 in the ACC tournament semifinals. Now, just a win away from their second-ever NCAA finals appearance, the Blue Devils have a chance to settle the score against their conference foe.
In order to advance to its second Final Four in program history, Duke will have to end Long Beach State’s Cinderella run—no easy task given that the 49ers have yet to concede a goal in tournament play. In a battle that features two of the nation’s top defenses, the Blue Devils’ set pieces, including free- kick services from junior midfielder Nicole Lipp, may make the difference.
The Blue Devils had no difficulties routing Radford to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
With nine starters back from the team that appeared in the Sweet Sixteen last year, plus a couple of key additions, Duke is poised to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
For the first time ever, Duke will enter the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 seed.
After giving up just three goals in conference play this season, Duke allowed two against the Demon Deacons in the ACC tournament semifinal match and could not recover.
Chelsea Gray is barely removed from her freshman year, yet at the start of a new season, she will be counted on as the go-to player on her team, both in scoring and leadership.
From the tipoff Thursday night, the Blue Devils dominated every aspect of their exhibition against Pfeiffer, winning by 85 points. The remarkable margin of victory does not count for the school record books since it was an exhibition game, but it approached the program-record 89-point win over N.C. Central in 2009.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke came inches away from giving up its first goal to N.C. State in seven years, but with an ACC regular-season title on the line, the Blue Devils regrouped to defeat the Wolfpack.
