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After two consecutive wins against Miami and Virginia, the Blue Devils have endured a difficult three-game skid, losing by double digits to North Carolina, Louisville and Georgia Tech.
The gravity of Taylor’s absence is immediately apparent with one simple glance at the stat sheet.
Even Feb. 1 is Groundhog Day for these Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils have been running the same script on repeat for over three weeks. But unlike Bill Murray’s classic Groundhog Day, nobody’s laughing.
Duke's comeback attempt came up short during its visit to Louisville.
It’s clear from the numbers that the Blue Devils aren't favored, but despite that, the group has a chance for a big win and to achieve its goal of playing a solid game on both sides of the ball that head coach Kara Lawson spoke of earlier this week.
North Carolina hounded any attempt by Duke to find even the slightest sniff of offensive momentum, taking the ball 18 times, including 11 steals, and racking up 27 points off the turnovers.
Heading into the competition off of two straight victories to the Tar Heels’ loss against Georgia Tech Sunday, the 21st-ranked Blue Devils came with some momentum.
Following a long two-year hiatus, Duke finally welcomed North Carolina to Cameron Indoor Stadium Thursday. After a close start, the Tar Heels jumped ahead in the second quarter to take a 47-26 lead at the half. Here are five observations on the first 20 minutes of action.
The Duke and North Carolina rivalry is perhaps the NCAA’s most famous and competitive. These schools hate each other. A lot.
Missing two key players down could’ve rained on the Blue Devils’ parade Sunday night, but the tactical changes by the head coach allowed the team to secure an ugly, but necessary win.
Eight players on the Duke squad contributed to the score, with Shayeann Day-Wilson leading through 13 points, three steals and three assists.
The ACC has finally found a new date for Duke's bout against Georgia Tech.
Following a sloppy, defensive-oriented 58-49 road win against Miami, Duke returns home to Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday to welcome Virginia in the first of two meetings this season.
Lawson has now coached 20 games at Duke, winning 15. Small sample size, I get it, but anytime you win 75% of the time, regardless of the time frame, you’re doing something right.
Though the Blue Devils ultimately finished leading in all the stat categories you want to lead in and trailing in all the ones you don’t, this game was certainly not the Blue Devils’ best work.
Following Duke women's basketball's first back-to-back losses of the season, the Blue Zone is here with our thoughts on the latest rankings.
The Blue Devils started extremely slow in their 84-60 loss to N.C. State Sunday, taking almost two minutes before two free throws from Onome Akinbode-James handed Duke its first points.
The 16th-ranked Blue Devils fell 84-60 to No. 4 N.C. State on the road Sunday, falling behind early and trailing by around 20 points for most of the final three quarters.
Amid frigid air and snowy grounds, Kara Lawson will finally get her first Tobacco Road rivalry game.