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Sometimes a reality check is all a team needs to get back on track. For the Blue Devils, Saturday's 4-3 loss to Virginia could be just that-and their chance to respond comes sooner rather than...
If everything went according to plan, Duke would have celebrated its senior day with a victory in its regular-season finale.
The jersey will be different and her hair will be straighter, but when freshman midfielder Tara Jennings looks across the Katz Stadium field Saturday, it will be as if she is looking into a mirror.
No. 4 Duke picked up its seventh and eighth straight wins this weekend and, in the process, gave head coach Beth Bozman her 300th career victory.
For the second consecutive weekend, Duke plays two non-conference games against unranked opponents. Anticipation for this weekend's slate, though, extends past the games themselves.
As if playing on the road wasn't difficult enough, Duke had to deal with cold, rainy weather this weekend in Virginia.
The typically blue and white uniforms were replaced by baby pink jerseys, but the color switch didn't seem to negatively affect Duke.
The No. 9 Blue Devils secured their best win of the season Saturday with a 3-2 victory over top-ranked Maryland in College Park, Md. It was Duke's first upset over a No. 1 team since 2006, when it...
Sometimes even the most competitive of sporting events can provide forums to recognize bigger causes.
The Blue Devils entered matches against No. 13 Boston College and Boston University this weekend disappointed in their recent offensive production.
The Blue Devils will rely on a simple game plan to capture their first ACC win of the season this weekend: Put the ball in the back of the cage.
It was a tale of two halves Saturday for No. 9 Duke against reigning national champion No. 5 North Carolina.
As the Blue Devils concluded their Wednesday afternoon practice, they erupted into the well-known "Go to Hell Carolina" chant most often heard on the basketball court or the football field.
Despite sporting an appearance of comfort and control, No. 9 Duke found itself tangled in two tight contests this weekend at Williams Field.
After advancing to at least the NCAA tournament semifinals four of the last five years, the Blue Devils now find themselves in an unfamiliar position: They're under the radar.
When Duke head coach Beth Bozman was lured away from Princeton in 2003, then-Director of Athletics Joe Alleva promised her that the Blue Devils would have a new stadium upon her hiring.
The No. 6 Blue Devils (4-2) came out strong in their first home game of the season Sunday, toppling Drexel (4-2) with a 4-1 effort in the newly renovated Williams Stadium.
One weekend can change it all-something the No. 6 Blue Devils have already learned just two weekends into the season.
After a one-year hiatus from the final four, No. 6 Duke could have used an injection of life into a program that had made the previous four national semifinals.
In its doubleheader last weekend, No. 12 Duke split two games against top opponents. But after back-to-back wins over ranked opponents this weekend, the Blue Devils look poised to make a strong run...