Duke slides by Penn, blows out Dolphins
By Lopa Rahman | February 27, 2012Despite a slow start, the Blue Devils solidified their defense in the second half to cruise past Jacksonville.
Despite a slow start, the Blue Devils solidified their defense in the second half to cruise past Jacksonville.
Just a week after losing to No. 1 Northwestern, the Blue Devils got a chance to face another of the nation’s best teams Saturday.
Defending national champion Northwestern handed Duke its second loss of the season, fighting windy and wet conditions to beat the Blue Devils 13-5.
Duke opened Saturday’s game against Notre Dame much like it opened overtime against the Fighting Irish in the 2010 championship game.
The past two seasons, Duke and Notre Dame have played four times.
Despite holding an edge in shots and draw controls, the Blue Devils were upset Sunday by Vanderbilt 7-5 in Nashville, Tenn.
After taking Duke to five consecutive Final Four appearances in his first five seasons at the helm, head coach John Danowski stands on the brink of several impressive milestones.
Coming off two blowout victories to start the season, Duke hopes to keep rolling against No. 19 Vanderbilt as the Commodores open their season Sunday at 1 p.m. in Nashville.
Behind five goals from sophomore midfielder Molly Quirke, the Blue Devils extended their win streak.
Following a dominant 25-3 win over Bucknell this past weekend, No. 5 Duke is feeling confident and ready to take on William & Mary today in Williamsburg, Va at 3 p.m.
Saturday was a record-setting day for the Blue Devils as Duke scored 25 goals—the most in school history...
Two years ago, the Blue Devils won the national championship.
For the defending national champions and sixth ranked team in the nation, a meeting with an unranked team in the national semifinals should seem like a gift from above.
After earning a quick goal to take an early advantage over Maryland, Duke looked as if it was ready to upset the top-seeded Terrapins.
Head coach John Danowski and his coaching staff didn’t decide on their starting goalie until nearly midnight before Duke’s quarterfinal matchup against Notre Dame.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — After the first quarter of Sunday’s game, Duke found itself down 3-1 and had been outshot by the Fighting Irish 13 to six.
Going into the NCAA Tournament, Duke knew that any deep run in the NCAA Tournament would mean matchups against familiar foes.
Head coach John Danowski and his coaching staff didn’t decide on their starting goalie until nearly midnight before Duke’s quarterfinal matchup against Notre Dame.
Pennsylvania has long been Duke’s nemesis on the lacrosse field.
A lot can happen in two weeks without games—seniors took their final exams of college and goalie Dan Wigrizer even suffered a concussion in practice.