Duke women's lacrosse faces tough test against Maryland
By Nick Martin | February 22, 2013Two of the top teams in the nation will collide in College Park as No. 7 Duke will look to remain undefeated against an also undefeated No. 4 Maryland.
Two of the top teams in the nation will collide in College Park as No. 7 Duke will look to remain undefeated against an also undefeated No. 4 Maryland.
With 13 goals already this season, MacKenzie Hommel has led Duke to a 4-0 start.
The weather was cold, but Duke came out even colder, surrendering the game’s first six goals to No. 3 Notre Dame.
After finishing last weekend with a 23-0 shutout against Presbyterian , the No. 7 Blue Devils are looking to carry their momentum against Richmond and William & Mary this weekend.
Duke faces two faces two foes this weekend—one with which it shares an extensive history and another it knows virtually nothing about.
No. 6 Duke began its season with a loss to No. 9 Denver and defeated Jacksonville Sunday.
The No. 6 Blue Devils will open their 2012-13 campaign against No. 9 Denver Saturday and Jacksonville.
The Blue Devils are focusing on themselves in the exhibitions as they kick off 2013.
Three Blue Devils were selected in the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft.
A sports information intern posted an entire set of photos from a Halloween party held by women’s lacrosse head coach Kerstin Kimel.
Trailing the entire way, Duke did not have the offensive firepower to comeback against Maryland.
Duke fell to Maryland for the second consecutive year in the NCAA semifinals, losing 16-10.
Despite twice building two-goal leads, Duke lost to Northwestern 12-7 in the NCAA quarterfinals Monday in Evanston, Ill., ending their season.
Fueled by a 13-goal run, Duke beat Colgate 17-6 to advance to the NCAA semifinals.
Taking on a foe that has won 12 of its last 14 games, No. 3 seed Duke (14-4) will face the Raiders (14-3) Sunday at PPL Park in Philadelphia.
The Tobacco Road rivalry moved north to Charlottesville, Va. this weekend as Duke defeated North Carolina to claim the ACC crown.
After trailing for most of the first half, Maryland exploded on offense to bury the Blue Devils and knock them out of the ACC tournament.
Duke will have the benefit of home-field advantage as it tries for its first ACC title since 2005.
Since head coach John Danowski took over at Duke in 2007, his teams have gone 25-7 against conference opponents.
As the clock struck zero, the Blue Devils stepped off the field having toppled the nation’s top team.