Blue Devils leave it at the line
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Lindsey Harding had carried the Blue Devils on her shoulders all season, but Saturday her teammates were left picking up their heartbroken point guard from the floor at the Greensboro Coliseum.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. - Lindsey Harding had carried the Blue Devils on her shoulders all season, but Saturday her teammates were left picking up their heartbroken point guard from the floor at the Greensboro Coliseum.
GREENSBORO - Duke's Lindsey Harding had the ball in her hands with her team facing a one-point deficit and virtually no time left on the clock.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Even the snow and ice outside the Comcast Center could not keep Lindsey Harding from torching the Terrapins yet again.
WINSTON-SALEM - With few shots falling and their center on the bench in foul trouble in the second half, the Blue Devils relied on senior point guard Lindsey Harding and their stingy defense to pull out another ACC road win.
Gerald Henderson is certainly known as a driver, able to knife through defenses and take the ball to the hoop with ease. However, he might be even better at hitting the driver.
In each of Duke's first eight games-in which they outscored their opponents by an average of nearly 40 points per game-the Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.
If you can't play at home, the next best option might to be play someone from home.
In its final game at home this season, No. 4 Duke left little doubt about which team deserved to move on to the final four.
Even though their opponents' jerseys may have said it outright, the Blue Devils were the premier team Thursday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The best freshman duo in the ACC may be found farther south of Durham than just nine miles down U.S. 15-501.
For most teams, playing a game at home entails the usual benefits of sleeping at home and competing in front of their fans. But for a Duke team that has been touched by tragedy, it means much, much more.
Although there will not be an NCAA title at stake this weekend, six of the nation's top field hockey teams will be on hand to clash for the ACC Championship title.
The Blue Devils haven't lost their final home game of the season in more than three years, and they hope to continue that streak this year.
Eleven national championships. Fourteen players on the US National Team. Nine final-four appearances in the last three years.
League wins are crucial in a conference in which all six teams are ranked eighth or higher nationally.
Getting to the top is difficult, but staying there is an even bigger challenge.