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Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of Sept. 20-Sept. 26.
Dating back to the preseason, Duke head coach Angela Reckart said that Friday’s Battle in Beantown would be the team’s first big test of the year. It’s safe to say the Blue Devils passed that test, though with some room for improvement as well.
Defeating Syracuse 1-0 at SU Soccer Stadium, the sixth-ranked Blue Devils kept their perfect conference record intact while proving to themselves their own resiliency and versatility.
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The Blue Zone breaks down everything you need to know about Duke football's victory with three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead.
Perhaps it would be wishful thinking to expect Duke to hold the Jayhawks to single-digit scoring but, against a team that hadn’t scored more than 22 points in a game this season, a final Kansas score in the teens shouldn’t have been out of the question.
For all Duke’s shortcomings Saturday, it used a superb second half and polished offensive showing to recover from a poor start and to do what matters most: win.
It’s been an up-and-down ride for the Blue Devils through the opening half of this matchup. After Duke opened up the game with a Mataeo Durant touchdown for the lead, it’s been a back-and-forth affair since with six lead changes for a score of 24-21 in favor of Kansas heading into the locker room. Here’s five of our observations from the first half:
Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game.
Fear not Duke fans—this particular confluence of chaos is unlikely to happen again.
Louisville didn’t take long to strike after arriving in Durham. Not even the hours-long bus ride could stymie the Cardinals, with junior Julie Kouijzer netting the first tally of the game on a penalty corner with 11:58 to play in the first quarter.
Every football game, our beat writers Cam Polo, Jake Piazza, Max Rego, Alex Jackson, Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan will be here to give you their picks for Duke's upcoming matchup, and we'll keep track of their prediction records every week. Duke hosts Kansas Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium for a 4 p.m. kickoff where the Blue Devils enter as 16-point favorites.
The Blue Devils pulled off an encouraging 30-23 win against Northwestern last week, and they can maintain their perfect home record by keeping up that momentum against Kansas at Wallace Wade Stadium this Saturday afternoon. In preparation, the Blue Zone brings three keys to game for Duke to do just that.
This Saturday marks the last game before ACC play starts for Duke.
The second-ranked Blue Devils made the trip to Charlottesville, Va., for a Thursday night matchup against No. 7 Virginia.
The Jayhawks and Blue Devils, both known for their basketball prowess, will be taking the field to compete in football Saturday. The Blue Zone brings you a player to watch out for on both sides ahead of Duke's final non-conference matchup.
The Blue Zone takes a look at some Kansas film ahead of Duke's matchup with the Jayhawks.
Just two weeks after a derailing opening loss to Charlotte, Duke has now flipped the momentum to a positive trajectory after defeating Northwestern 30-23.
While incoming head coach Jon Scheyer was already impressing on the recruiting trail, Monday night's news that Dereck Lively II, the nation's top-rated 2022 center, would be joining Scheyer's inaugural class was maybe Scheyer's biggest feather in his cap.
Dereck Lively, Dariq Whitehead, Kyle Filipowski and company are building a legacy that goes beyond having the best recruiting class in the nation, a legacy that might even go beyond whatever success they have on the floor together.
Expect an end-to-end, enthralling 90 minutes of evenly matched teams abundant in tenacity and talent. Regardless of whether you’re a Cavalier or a Blue Devil, enjoy the spectacle; there are sure to be fireworks.
