Duke tries to maintain momentum against BC
Coming off its biggest win of the season, No. 2 Duke will look to avoid a letdown when it returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday to take on Boston College at 1 p.m.
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Coming off its biggest win of the season, No. 2 Duke will look to avoid a letdown when it returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday to take on Boston College at 1 p.m.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Forty seconds into the second half at the raucous Comcast Center, DeMarcus Nelson stole the ball from Maryland forward James Gist and coasted to the other end for the easy layup.
Duke is No. 4 in the country.
On the night of December 22, Maryland head coach Gary Williams got some angry phone calls.
As John Kerr walked around campus after being named Duke's new men's head soccer coach, the former Blue Devil couldn't help but notice what's changed: new athletic facilities, construction on Science Drive and the makeover of the Bryan Center Plaza.
All season long, Duke has succeeded despite its lack of size in the frontcourt. Stumbling off the block Saturday against Michigan and with freshman Kyle Singler in foul trouble, the Blue Devils countered conventional wisdom again by going even smaller.
Many of the Blue Devils lingered a little longer on the field the day after Thanksgiving, unable to comprehend that their season had come to an all-too-premature close.
Just three days after returning from the Virgin Islands with their first loss of the season, the Blue Devils will hit the road once again Wednesday night to face 23rd-ranked Vanderbilt (5-1).
It's the kind of story that starts a legend. One of the founding myths of Duke basketball. The day the Blue Devils began their rise to college basketball pre-eminence.
Barton was hanging with Duke midway through the first half Saturday when Kyle Singler grabbed a rebound and quickly dished it ahead to Nolan Smith for an easy layup. Marty Pocius stole the ball on the next possession and threw a nifty behind-the-back pass to Smith for another transition bucket.
Duke and Wake Forest battled for 95 long minutes Wednesday night in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., waiting for someone to come through with the winning goal. In the 96th minute, Demon Deacon defender Kaley Fountain found the back of the net, lifting No. 18 Wake Forest (12-5-3, 7-2-2 in the ACC) into the conference tournament semifinals with a 1-0 victory.
Duke entered Sunday riding a three-game winning streak into its matchup with Alabama A&M, a non-conference foe with a record under .500.
It's been 231 days since Duke last took the basketball court for a game. When the Blue Devils line up against Division-II Shaw tonight in Cameron Indoor Stadium at 6:30 p.m., they'll do so with new faces, a new offensive mindset and some old motivation.
With just over a month before the exhibition season tips, the Blue Devils are still nursing some injuries, particularly in its already shallow frontcourt.
Usually by the fourth week of the football season, most Duke fans are counting down the days to the first jump ball at Cameron Indoor Stadium. But while that anticipation has been tempered by the Blue Devils' victory over Northwestern on the gridiron, Duke's basketball coaches are already setting their eyes on the 2008-09 season.
EVANSTON, Ill.-It was a night that took Duke's breath away.
EVANSTON, Ill.-Duke beat Northwestern at its own offensive game Saturday night, spreading the Wildcats out by using three and four wide receiver sets and quick passes to efficiently move down the field.
It was the kind of loss you don't forget.
The game had stumbled on for 97 scoreless minutes, two rivals entrenched in a battle of attrition for college soccer's most prestigious conference championship and the top seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. And then, faster than a Zinedine Zidane headbutt, it was over.
Josh McRoberts was never so relieved to hear his name called.