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With 9:20 left in the game, and Duke down by seven points, things were looking bleak for the women's basketball team. Maryland had dominated the game defensively, and a comeback seemed unlikely. With no one else stepping forward, Duke cried to its captains for help.
The men's tennis team has won four straight Atlantic Coast Conference championships, but has never advanced past the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. The last two trips to the tournament have resulted in first-round defeats. This year, however, the Blue Devils hope to make a much larger impact on the national scene.
There are five women's basketball teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference ranked in the top 25. The Blue Devils can not afford to let their guards down, for in any tight race, the team that finishes atop the conference is the team that avoids being upset by weaker foes.
At the start of the season the Blue Devils made two goals for themselves: finish in the top four in the Atlantic Coast Conference and then win the ACC tournament. By winning two of their final three conference matches, Duke realized their first goal by finishing third place in the conference. This weekend the Blue Devils travel to Atlanta hoping to make their second goal a reality.
While the early-season accolades around the Triangle are being heaped upon Duke and North Carolina, it is already becoming apparent that N.C. State will face an uphill battle from the opening tipoff.
RALEIGH - The women's volleyball team wants to go out with a bang. That message was made loud and clear Tuesday night.
Despite a disappointing season thus far, the women's soccer team proved this weekend that it can compete with the best teams in the country and could be a dangerous threat in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
In a sport where patience and concentration are of the utmost importance, the women's golf team is frightfully young.
On paper, the women's soccer team would appear to be one of the top teams in the nation. On the field, however, things just haven't been going the Blue Devils' way. Duke has outplayed its opponents but can't seem to get the goal when it counts.
