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The men's soccer team improved on last year's 0-2 finish at the Big Four Tournament by defeating UNC Greensboro 2-1, before falling to host UNC Charlotte 1-0 Sunday afternoon.
Anson Dorrance, the 24-year head coach of No. 2 North Carolina, held a book signing Wednesday for what has been dubbed "the Bible of women's soccer." Dorrance's book, "The Vision of a Champion: Advice and Inspiration from the World's Most Successful Women's Soccer Coach," highlights his philosophy and coaching style--a philosophy that has led the Tar Heels to 17 national championships since 1979. In that span, North Carolina has dropped just 23 games.
With the 2001 campaign behind them--Duke's only losing season during head coach John Rennie's 24-year reign--the Blue Devils returned to Durham in early August with a bevy of unanswered questions: How would Duke's highly touted freshman perform? Could the Blue Devils find their way back into the national polls? Would Duke discover a winning mentality or slump back into the rut that was the 2001 season?
Yale President Jeremiah Day probably had no intentions of promoting balanced athletics when he and fellow Bulldog faculty published the landmark Yale Report in 1828.
Duke survived a late game surge from No. 24 Davidson (5-3-1) Tuesday night, continuing its resurgence to national prominence. Despite two potentially devastating circumstances--a mid-game injury to defender Matt Ahumada put him on the bench for the remainder of the game, and a red card to Adam Guren left Duke a man short for the final 17:40--the Blue Devils recorded a victory over its second consecutive ranked opponent.
In a game that marked a turning point for the men's soccer program, the Blue Devils were nothing short of fantastic as they dismissed No. 13 North Carolina (6-3, 1-1 in the ACC) Saturday evening, sending the Tar Heels tromping home with a 1-0 setback in front of 4,800 raucous fans in Koskinen Stadium.
Since National Player of the Year Christian Laettner graduated from Duke in 1992, a new standard for prototypical Duke basketball players was born. Laettner and the versatile players that followed��Grant Hill, Mike Dunleavy, and others--were marked by multi-faceted styles of play that made them practically indefensible. Women's basketball head coach Gail Goestenkors has recruited and coached similar all-around talents in Georgia Schweitzer and current star Alana Beard.
Coming off its first ever national championship in soccer, the vaunted Tar Heels of North Carolina started 2002 at No. 3 in the national polls. After rolling through early opponents hindered with inferior talent, North Carolina was derailed by upstart Davidson and rising national power Yale. Since the setbacks, however, the Tar Heels have steamrolled the likes of Brown, Campbell and then-No. 9 Virginia.
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Sitting alone in my hotel room, having just returned from Northwestern's 26-21 win over Duke, I flipped on the television to find my hometown favorite Ohio State Buckeyes in a grudge match with Washington State. At the time I started watching, OSU was losing by the modest deficit of 7-6. Soon, however, freshman Maurice Clarett took over the game, running by and with defenders en route to a 230-yard performance and a 25-7 victory.
EVANSTON, Ill. -- For nearly three quarters of football Saturday afternoon, Duke (1-2) showed semblances of greatness, handling Northwestern (1-2) to the tune of a 21-13 advantage. But by the end of the game in Evanston, Ill., the Wildcats had rebounded from their early woes to beat Duke 26-21.
"The dust of the traveled road shall touch my hands and face."
When talking about the upcoming season, Jordan Cila isn't one to hide his emotions.
More than 150 days of wading through floodwaters brought many blessings to Noah, as the earth experienced unprecedented prosperity and growth when the waters finally receded. According to the story, the flood had washed evil from the world so humans could begin with a fresh start, a clean slate-a new attitude.
The play of the men's soccer team paralleled that of the weather this weekend, as Duke struggled to a tie in the rain against Holy Cross on Friday before dismantling a scrappy Georgia Southern team in drier conditions on Sunday afternoon.
And in the twenty-fourth game, the rain stopped falling on Duke's football program.
The seemingly inevitable Major League Baseball strike couldn't dampen the mood at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park Wednesday evening as Durham hosted the Norfolk Tides (69-69) for a doubleheader. The Bulls (76-63), who began the day leading the South Division by a game and a half over the Richmond Braves, swept the Tides, 2-1 in the first game and 4-1 in Game 2, thanks to two late inning rallies.
A late-game goal from Dartmouth's Jan Newitt and a pair of saves from the Big Green goalie in the final minute of play gave Duke a 6-5 loss Friday night in Hanover, N.H. "I think it was one of the more difficult and disappointing losses for us because of the way that we lost the game," coach Kerstin Kimel said. "We probably played our best half of defense [of the season] in the second half. We held their top two scorers to one goal, but unfortunately the one goal we gave up was their winning goal." The No. 7 Blue Devils (8-7), fresh off a five-goal win over No. 14 James Madison, played Dartmouth (10-4) tight the entire game. Duke started off with goals from Cheryl Lynn Horton and senior Kelly Dirks to give the Blue Devils a 2-0 lead. Dartmouth responded with four goals in just over two minutes of play to take a two-goal advantage of its own. Duke slowly came back, as goals by junior Erin O'Shaughnessy, Dirks and Lauren Gallagher returned the lead to the Blue Devils with 15:11 remaining. Just four minutes later, the Big Green knotted the game at five setting the stage for Newitt's game-winning goal with 1:07 left in regulation. "We had a critical turnover and they ran down and scored," Kimel said. "They were definitely motivated. They came right at us, they pressured us, and they face-guarded Gallagher." Duke won the ensuing draw and had two shots on goal from Horton and Dirks, but Dartmouth's goalie stopped both attempts en route to her 12 saves on the day. All-ACC goalie and Tewaarton candidate, Kristen Foster had 11 saves of her own, raising her season total to 136. Gallagher now leads the team in goals with 32, while Dirks remained close behind with 31 on the season. Although a 12-7 win over James Madison earlier in the week may have helped clinch the Blue Devils' chances of qualifying for the 16-team NCAA tournament, Kimel admitted she did not know how the loss to Dartmouth would affect their ranking. A win this weekend against No. 22 Penn would solidify Duke's bid. "We really need to be in the top 13, and if we're not we won't get in," Kimel said. "If we beat Penn--and assuming that nobody else really has a big win or loss--we should be okay."
After a disappointing loss to eventual ACC champion North Carolina, the women's lacrosse team knew that to extend its season, it would have to win the remainder of its regular season games.
When it rains, it pours.
North Carolina coach Jenny Slinguff Levy hoisted the ACC championship trophy high Sunday afternoon after the Tar Heels won the ACC Tournament with an 11-10 victory over seven-time defending national champion Maryland.
