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Making their dual match debut, a trio of Blue Devil freshmen delivered strong performances to make a statement in Duke's first contest of 2016.
On a memorable Senior Day, the departing Blue Devils played the role of spoilers Saturday, firing on all cylinders to conclude the season with a dominant win against the Tar Heels.
The Wolfpack had their minds on avenging a five-set loss from early October, but the Blue Devils had other plans in mind.
The Blue Devils entered Saturday aiming to finish the fall season undefeated in dual meets, and Duke did just that.
Grayson Allen
With the season under way, a number of former Blue Devils are off to strong starts as they look to contribute for their respective teams. The Blue Zone takes a look at a handful of former Duke players' performance a week into the season:
Virginia Cavaliers
Graduate student Jared Rist grew up a die-hard Blue Devil fan, and with the game on the line, the Durham local stepped up to seal the deal for his childhood team against the desperate Hokies on a memorable Senior Night.
After defending their home court last weekend, the Blue Devils must take that momentum on the road as they continue their ACC campaign.
Early on, Duke found success on the attack, averaging a .415 hitting percentage across the first two sets. But it was the Blue Devils’ blocking that won them the game.
The Blue Devils are no strangers to five-set matches this season, and most of the time, they have fallen just short in the decisive set. But finally they made the plays down the stretch against the Panthers and rewarded the home crowd with a refreshing win.
For the second time in three days, the Blue Devils battled to the last second against their opponents, but ultimately the Hurricanes pulled through at the end to come away with a road win.
The Blue Devils defeated Army in a dominating 44-3 victory Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium. After going 3-1 in a four-game stretch at home, Duke showed no slippage on the road and displayed impressive efficiency on both ends of the field. With starting quarterback A.J. Schurr going down in the first quarter, Army lost control of the game early and was unable to organize a consistent attack against the smothering Duke defense.
After falling behind two sets to none, things looked bleak for the Blue Devils. But Duke fought back to force a fifth and decisive set, only to come up just short against the visiting Seminoles.
The Blue Devils were swamped in the storm and struggled against an aggressive Orange squad on Homecoming evening.
The Blue Devils expected many things for the new ACC season, but falling early on their home court was not part of their plan.
Duke started ACC play with a solid win at home, defeating No. 20 Georgia Tech 34-20 with an overpowering rushing performance and a high level of defensive intensity. Senior running back Shaquille Powell and redshirt junior quarterback Thomas Sirk helped the Blue Devils establish an early lead and prevented any potential comeback from the Yellow Jackets.
The Blue Devils fought tenaciously to defend their home court, but it was not enough to slow down the undefeated Wolverines.
After opening the newly renovated Wallace Wade Stadium with a 55-0 thumping of N.C.Central, Duke looks to stay hot against No.23 Northwestern Saturday at 12:30p.m. The matchup will be the 17th between the two teams and both are looking to improve to 3-0 on the season.The Blue Devils will look to use their well-balanced offense to test a Wildcats defense that has been dominant thus far this season. Every week throughout the football season, we will break down a player on each team who could be the difference-maker in the upcoming contest:
Two days after the offense struggled to find its footing against No. 12 Wake Forest, the Blue Devils were firing on all cylinders Sunday afternoon.
