Duke women’s basketball disposes of Miami for second straight victory
(02/10/20 5:01pm)
The Blue Devils appeared to have no trouble in paradise Sunday afternoon.
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The Blue Devils appeared to have no trouble in paradise Sunday afternoon.
“There’s nothing better than this.”
It’s always a huge game when North Carolina ventures into Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke solved the rubix cube that is the Syracuse 2-3 zone Saturday, its 97-88 victory showcasing how effective the Blue Devils can be if they are able to attack a defense in multiple ways. The Blue Zone gives you three takeaways, stats and a looks forward for Duke.
It appears that the Blue Devils have turned the corner in the past two weeks, but a formidable in-state rival will march into Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday at 2 p.m.
Similar to a ping pong game, it appears as though Duke goes back and forth between struggle and prosperity every week during ACC play.
The Blue Devils were able to put consecutive losses behind them, thrashing the visiting Miami Hurricanes 89-59. Duke led from wire to wire, moving the ball effectively against the multiple defenses that Miami utilized and locking down the Hurricanes’ high ball screen action on the other end. The Blue Zone is here to give you three overall takeaways, three key stats and a look ahead to the future for Duke:
Coming off a tight victory against Notre Dame, the Blue Devils are looking to notch their third straight ACC win against Clemson.
Duke showed why it’s the No. 2 team in the country during a 95-62 thrashing of Miami Saturday night. The Blue Zone takes a look at three key takeaways, stats and looks forward for the Blue Devils:
Just two days into the new decade, the Blue Devils will also be ringing in the brunt of ACC play Thursday.
As 2019 comes to a close, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics. Each day, we will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year for the Blue Devils.
With conference play about to get underway, the college basketball season has yet to settle down. The Blue Zone will be here every Monday at noon until March giving you the biggest takeaways from each ranking:
Following a rough home stretch over Thanksgiving break, Duke heads north to East Lansing, Mich., to take on the Michigan State Spartans Tuesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Blue Zone analyzes a key player for each team in a rematch of last season's Elite Eight:
After the Blue Devils 39-27 loss to Wake Forest that featured a pair of kickoff return touchdowns, next up on the menu for Duke is a tilt with Miami that may conclude Duke's 2019 season.
Sunday’s home tilt against Troy presented a unique challenge for the Blue Devils. The visiting Trojans predicated their offense on tempo and high-volume shooting, a style that Duke has not faced so far in the regular season.
Coming off a disastrous 49-6 home defeat at the hands of Syracuse, the Blue Devils need to snag a victory over Wake Forest in Winston-Salem this weekend to keep their hopes of going bowling alive. The Blue Zone gives you a key player to watch from each team in Duke’s final road matchup of the season:
In the middle of a three game losing streak, the Blue Devils welcome Syracuse to town as the regular season begins to wind down. The Blue Zone gives you three keys to a Duke win Saturday:
If Duke is to reach its potential in the 2019-2020 season, improving outside the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium is key.
As the first part of Sunday’s contest began, it looked as if the Blue Devils would drop their ninth home game and tenth conference game. Then, something flipped.
With No. 15 Notre Dame rolling into the Bull City, Duke will need to play its best game of the season to get within one win of bowl eligibility. The Fighting Irish, coming off a 21-20 home victory over Virginia Tech, are led by senior quarterback Ian Book.