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In its final regular-season home game Friday afternoon, Duke had a lot on the line — a win on senior day and a guaranteed first-round bye in the ACC tournament. After 40 minutes of back-and-forth play, the Blue Devils delivered.
Halfway through the first frame, already down 3-1, senior attacker Katie DeSimone somehow found some space in front of the crease among the physical Notre Dame defense. Her teammate was able to thread the ball through the sea of white jerseys to DeSimone’s island. But in a rare slip-up, the St. Anthony’s product fumbled the opportunity, failing to cleanly receive the pass and letting the Fighting Irish scoop up the ball and clear it with ease.
The best in the backcourt is off to bigger things.
Fresh off a gritty upset win against No. 1-seed Houston, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils stare down No. 11-seed N.C. State for the third time this season in the Elite Eight, looking to advance to the Final Four. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their predictions:
No. 4-seed Duke faces its biggest test of the season Friday night in the NCAA Sweet 16, making the trip to Dallas for a colossal bout with No. 1-seed Houston. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to predict whether the Blue Devils can keep dancing to the Elite Eight:
On Sunday evening, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils play their second game in three days with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their takes about whether Duke can triumph over James Madison in Brooklyn, N.Y., to keep dancing:
As the Eagles’ starting lineup was announced, the Star Wars “Imperial March” theme blared over Koskinen Stadium’s speakers. The evil empire of women’s college lacrosse had arrived, and it was not to be slowed.
No. 4-seed Duke awaits an evening tipoff with No. 13-seed Vermont in Brooklyn, N.Y. to open its NCAA tournament run. The Chronicle’s beat writers offer their takes of how the Blue Devils will fare Friday against the Catamounts:
March Madness, at last, is here. In keeping with America’s favorite pastime this part of the year, The Chronicle’s beat writers took a stab at predicting how the world’s most unpredictable tournament will shake out, how Duke and the ACC will fare and more:
The NCAA tournament bracket was released Sunday, and the tournament is set to tip off Thursday. The Blue Zone is here to break down the top teams and possible upsets in each region. Check out our previews for the West, East and Midwest regions as well:
WASHINGTON—No. 2-seed Duke, 11.5-point favorites against No. 10-seed N.C. State in the ACC tournament quarterfinals, never led in the second half of its 74-69 loss.
WASHINGTON—No. 2-seed Duke made the short trip up to the nation’s capital Thursday evening for a clash with No. 10-seed N.C. State, looking to book a spot in the semifinals of the ACC tournament. With a hard-fought first half behind them, the Blue Devils trail the Wolfpack 35-32:
No. 2-seed Duke kicks off its postseason journey Thursday evening in Washington, D.C., against N.C. State in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. Before the rematch between these two Tobacco Road foes, The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their predictions:
After losing to North Carolina 84-79 on his senior night, captain Jeremy Roach sat in front of his locker to talk to the media for presumably the last time at Cameron Indoor Stadium. His voice was low and his face stoic. He didn’t have much to say — he never has after a loss.
Inside Cameron Indoor Stadium for the final game of their regular season, the ninth-ranked Blue Devils struggled to keep pace with the seventh-ranked Tar Heels for much of the first half before a late-period fightback closed the gap. Duke trails North Carolina 40-31 heading into the locker room:
No. 9 Duke faces its last — and biggest — test of the regular season Saturday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium, welcoming historic rival and national No. 7 North Carolina. With an ACC regular-season title on the line, The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their forecasts for what promises to be a chaotic evening:
No. 10 Duke faces its third-to-last game of the season Saturday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Virginia, a foe which has proved tough to overcome the past couple seasons. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their predictions on whether the Blue Devils can get it done this time around:
The Blue Devils dropped another.
Duke men’s basketball legend Charles “Lefty” Driesell passed away Saturday, per a program release. He was 92.
On Friday evening, The Chronicle’s sports department unanimously elected Trinity sophomore Ranjan Jindal to serve as sports editor of the paper’s 120th volume.
