Duke women's basketball's Mikayla Boykin out for season after suffering right ACL tear
(01/20/19 7:31pm)
The injury bug has hit the Blue Devils in the team's biggest position of need for the second consecutive season.
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The injury bug has hit the Blue Devils in the team's biggest position of need for the second consecutive season.
When a brilliant 14-year-old steps onto a basketball court to play for the first time, anything can happen. She could quit after one day or she could start a rise to the top of the college basketball universe in a mere four years.
History was made when the Blue Devils and the Cowgirls stepped on the court Saturday afternoon.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—For the first time this season and 14 games in, Duke played a game in an opponent’s home arena. And after an even start to the contest, the Blue Devils responded in a big way to pull away towards the end of the first half.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—In the Blue Devils' first road contest of the season, they did not get out to the start they wanted. But after trailing 20-16 in the first eight minutes, Duke used a 10-2 run to take the lead for good and enters the locker room with a 42-34 halftime advantage.
With the end of 2018 quickly approaching, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest sports stories of the year. Each day, The Blue Zone will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year in Blue Devil athletics.
When the Blue Devils take the floor Thursday night against Oregon State, head coach Joanne P. McCallie will be without Madison Treece.
After a comeback that fell short against Washington, the Blue Devils rebounded with a balanced scoring attack and stringent defensive intensity to get back in the win column.
Two hands covered her mouth. Decked out in blue with matching wristbands, a rising tennis star had just won her first professional tournament in Fort Worth, Texas back in August.
The fall season came to an end this weekend, but not without a couple of ranked victories.
Game Breakdown: Leaonna Odom is one of the most athletic players in head coach Joanne P. McCallie’s tenure at Duke. At times, however, her athleticism was not always on display, especially when playing with the one of the top backcourts in the country last year. There were eight games a season ago where the forward took four or fewer shots and in four other contests, Odom only attempted five shots. But she displayed her full potential at the season’s conclusion. In the NCAA Tournament, Odom averaged 21 points a game to lead the team to the Sweet 16.
Perfection is the only way to describe this weekend for the Blue Devils.
Onome Akinbode-James
Patience and a process transformed the Philadelphia 76ers into a championship-caliber team. While the rebuild hit some bumps along the way, there was never a deviation from the overarching message.
The Blue Devils are now down to only seven players on their roster as the fall season comes to a close in the coming weeks.
In a weekend filled with matches, the Blue Devils had opportunities to face some of the region’s top players while also getting in match play to prepare for the spring.
The Blue Devils may have begun the season later than expected this fall, but no one would have known it watching Duke play this week.
After the Duke Bonk Invitationals were canceled due to Hurricane Florence, members of both the Duke men's and women's tennis teams kicked off the fall slate a bit later than planned.
With seven returning players and one newcomer, Duke is ready to commence its fall season. Although the effects of Hurricane Florence left the annual James Bonk Invitational vacant last weekend, the Blue Devils are prepared for upcoming individual tournaments.
The Blue Devils were prepared to take the court for the first time last Friday. But with Hurricane Florence in the picture, the annual James Bonk Invitational was canceled and will not be rescheduled.