Duke women's basketball adds Cooper and officially inks 2013 class
Entering last week, Duke women’s basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie had already secured verbal commitments from three of the nation’s top recruits.
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Entering last week, Duke women’s basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie had already secured verbal commitments from three of the nation’s top recruits.
Everyone deserves a second chance. Take for example former Duke basketball player Lindsay Harding sat out the entire 2004-2005 season due to a violation of team rules and later became just the second women’s basketball player to have her jersey retired in the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Georgia Tech 2011-2012 season: (11-20, 4-12 ACC)
As the Blue Devils lined up to shake hands before their annual Blue-White scrimmage, the team was all smiles as they greeted their opponents, a scout team of male Duke students.
It might not have the fanfare of the men’s basketball team’s Countdown to Craziness, but the Blue Devils, led by head coach Joanne P. McCallie, will hold their annual Blue-White scrimmage Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium at 1 p.m.
Everyone knows the classic story: as a sophomore in high school, Michael Jordan is rejected from his varsity basketball team and spends the rest of the year working on his game to prove to the coach he was indeed good enough. Not only does he go on to make the team his junior year but also manages to become the greatest basketball player in NBA history.
Last week the magic number was two. And this week, the Blue Devils have the chance to do something they have not done since 1994.
“Huge... Massive... Tremendous.”
They say the longer the wait, the sweeter the reward. This season certainly has the potential to produce some sweet rewards for Duke. After breaking a 12-year losing streak against Wake Forest last weekend, the Blue Devils are off to their best start since 1994—the last time they reached a bowl game.
In Duke’s win against Georgia State Tuesday, it accomplished exactly what it set out to do—bring excitement to the offense and tighten up the defense. Sebastien Ibeagha was the offensive spark the Blue Devils needed, scoring two second-half goals and igniting an offense that had scored three goals in its first four games.
After Friday night’s disappointing 1-0 loss to Virginia, Duke will look to rebound against the Georgia State Panthers at Koskinen Stadium at 7 p.m.
Last Friday, Duke’s volleyball team experienced something it wasn’t quite used to—losing. No. 24 Louisville swept the team in their opening match of the Louisville Tournament. After the game head coach Jolene Nagel spoke of minimizing mistakes and coming back strong for the rest of the tournament, and the team was clearly taking notes. Duke went on to beat Samford and Marshall in its the next two matches, in which freshman Emily Sklar amassed 29 kills, giving her 42 overall in the tournament.
Duke Student Government announced Thursday that it will postpone the newest version of Tailgate until the Sept. 15 home football game against North Carolina Central University. Students have expressed mixed reactions over the re-cancellation of the controversial pre-game celebration, wondering whether the absence of the event this weekend might affect attendance at the Blue Devils’ opener against Florida International.
Last year, Virginia Tech ushered in head coach Frank Beamer’s 25th season at the helm with early-season success and late-season disappointment.