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Duke won the weekend again, downing Syracuse on Friday and Old Dominion on Sunday in a pair of games that, while night-and-day, produced the same result: another win in its stellar resurgent season.
After a strong 9-0 win against Longwood on Friday, the 13th-ranked Blue Devils sealed their 2-1 win against No. 9 Liberty with 48 seconds left in the first overtime period.
No. 20 Duke traveled north for the annual ACC/Big Ten Cup, where they walked away having gone 1-1 with impressive performances to boot.
Before the Blue Devils get their 2023 season underway, The Chronicle's beat writers are here to preview Duke's campaign.
As the afternoon turned to evening, the sun set on Duke's 2022 season with No. 7-seed Duke's 1-0 loss to No. 2-seed Wake Forest in the ACC tournament.
Although No. 25 Duke lost the contest 2-0 against No. 1 North Carolina under the cloudy skies at Jack Katz Stadium, the Blue Devils worked nonstop for 60 minutes and put in an excellent performance on Senior Day.
After No. 25 Duke lost a close match 3-2 at home Friday against No. 6 Virginia, it bounced back on the road Sunday at Richmond to win 8-1.
The Demon Deacons ultimately recorded their first ACC win in their second conference outing. Meanwhile, it was the Blue Devils’ third ACC matchup this season—and its third-straight loss
Despite a fourth-quarter push, the 20th-ranked Blue Devils fell 4-2 to No. 21 James Madison on Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium, marking their first loss to the Dukes since 2007.
The Blue Devils earned a win after a tough loss at the hands of an ACC foe, showing their improved discipline along the way.
The 16th-ranked Blue Devils fell 2-1 to No. 21 William & Mary on Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium, marking their first home loss of the season.
Duke couldn’t have had a stronger start to its fall season at the Battle of the Banks tournament, winning against both Rutgers and St. Joseph’s on the road in Piscataway, N.J.
The new turf at Jack Katz Stadium represents a fresh start for this year's Duke team. It is the first season since 2019 in which the Blue Devils have been able to return to a normal spring schedule without pandemic restrictions.
In the past six games, the Blue Devils have only won a single game—raising the question of whether Duke (6-10, 0-6) has what it takes to be competitive in next week’s ACC championship. But this weekend gave some hope.
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.
The Blue Devils fell 3-1 Friday to the 15th-ranked Demon Deacons and it was clear that the Wake Forest would not be an easy target by the third minute of the game.
Duke’s defense excelled against Princeton’s aggressive offense, holding the Tigers scoreless through the first half as sophomore goalie Piper Hampsch made three saves in the first two quarters and nine total in a performance that led to her winning ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
When all was said and done, the Blue Devils had only registered four shots, none on goal, to Maryland’s 17 and 11 on goal.
Senior Leah Crouse and the U21/22 U.S. National Team won a bronze metal at the Junior Pan American Championship and qualified for the Junior World Cup on Saturday. By Sunday at midday, Crouse was back on the field to lead Duke in its 1-0 victory against Richmond.
With so much young talent and a thirst for victory, this year’s Blue Devils are not to be missed.