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The Duke women's lacrosse team (5-2) lost its second straight game, a 13-5 decision to the Princeton Tigers (4-1), on a rain-soaked field in Princeton, N.J., Wednesday. Princeton senior Kim Smith scored five times in the first half and the Tigers built an insurmountable 8-0 halftime lead.
In its first outdoor match at the new, state-of-the-art Ambler Tennis Stadium, the No. 4 Duke women's tennis team defeated No. 7 Texas 5-2. The solid victory for the Blue Devils was a bit surprising after its 4-3 loss to UCLA March 12, a team Texas beat on four of its six individual matches.
Having the lead highlight on SportsCenter, hearing the roar of 1,200 classmates that have spent weeks in a cold tent and attending one of the world's most heralded--and expensive--universities in the world on someone else's tab are just some of the thoughts that come to mind when one imagines himself as a player for Duke's men's basketball team.
The Duke baseball team launched eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to turn a lethargic, low-scoring game into a 16-8 blowout against the North Carolina A&T Aggies Wednesday at Jack Coombs Field.
All season long, the No. 35 Illinois women's tennis team's (7-6) strength has been indoor play, while No. 4 Duke's (8-1) weakness has been its doubles play. Sunday, however, proved to be an abnormal day for both teams, as Duke won the doubles matches 2-1 en route to a dominating 6-1 victory inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
Cramping legs, bad matchups and N.C. State's (11-8, 3-1 in the ACC) persistence denied the Duke wrestling team (5-8, 0-4) a sole victory in its ACC regular season in a 28-6 defeat.
The No. 3 Duke men's basketball team (23-2, 11-2 in the ACC) looks to redeem itself from Sunday's poor showing at Maryland against No. 20 Wake Forest (18-8, 8-4) Thursday night at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
The men's basketball team came into Thursday's game against N.C. State ranked No. 1 in the country mostly because of its remarkable perimeter play.
Consistency.
After turning the ball over on seven of its first nine possessions, Duke suffered from an eight-point deficit to the less highly touted Clemson Lady Tigers. Just as the Blue Devils fought back from a 7-0 deficit in their Jan. 10 game at Clemson, Duke came back to take the lead by halftime, and even pushed its advantage to 17 with 10:27 left in the game.
The Duke women's basketball team (19-3, 11-0) looks to continue its undefeated run in the ACC Thursday at Wake Forest (10-11, 4-7). A Blue Devil win clinches at least a tie for first place in the ACC.
The Duke women's swimming team (4-6) defeated William and Mary 143-100, while the men's team (3-7) fell to the Tribe 121.5-101.5 in both teams' last regular season meet of the year. Nevertheless, both teams felt it was one of the most productive meets of the season, and that the meet should provide momentum for the ACC Championships.
The third-ranked Duke women's tennis team started its season 2-0 with a victory over No. 23 Kentucky in the title match of the Minnesota Court Classic. The win over the Wildcats followed a convincing 7-0 defeat of Marquette a day earlier.
The defining characteristic of the Duke women's basketball team in its 86-69 win over Virginia was its energy. Although the Cavaliers appeared lethargic, the Blue Devils seemed to be everywhere, and found a way to get nearly every loose ball. In the first half, Duke not only made 16 of its 32 shots, but also corralled offensive rebounds on eight of its misses, amassing a stunning success rate of 75 percent.
RALEIGH -- The women's basketball team won in thrilling fashion against N.C. State at Reynolds Coliseum 73-68 Sunday. Alana Beard hit both ends of a one-and-one with 8.2 seconds left to give herself her first points of the second half and her team its final five-point lead.
CLEMSON, S.C. -- A 22-0 first-half run led the women's basketball team to an impressive 81-58 victory over Clemson Thursday night, the Blue Devils' largest ever win in Littlejohn Coliseum.
The struggling football teams of Duke (0-9, 0-6 in the ACC) and North Carolina (5-5, 4-3) meet at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Duke is trying to avoid its second consecutive winless season, while North Carolina has lost its last two games by a combined eight points after winning five straight games.
The Duke men's basketball team plays its final exhibition game against Nike Elite today in Cameron Indoor Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The team feels it has accomplished many things during the preseason.
The nation's preseason No. 1 team, the Duke Blue Devils, plays its first game against an opposing team tonight against the EA Sports All-Stars. The Blue Devils are excited to defend their national title.
N.C. State (5-3, 3-3 in the ACC) scored 49 unanswered points in the first half against Duke Saturday, the most points the school has scored in a half since 1920.
