Duke field hockey looks to keep perfect streak alive in Big Ten/ACC Cup
By Dilan Trivedi | August 31, 2018The Blue Devils will travel to Maryland to take part in the fourth-ever Big Ten/ACC Cup.
The Blue Devils will travel to Maryland to take part in the fourth-ever Big Ten/ACC Cup.
In a near repeat of last year, Duke blanked William & Mary and pulled an overtime victory over Liberty.
The Blue Devils return six starters and 14 letter-winners from the 2017 squad that bowed out in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
The Blue Devils saw their stellar game get upended, and their season ended, in an eerily similar finish to their nightmarish season-ending loss a year ago.
The second-seeded Blue Devils toppled Miami (Ohio) 4-2 in an NCAA tournament Round of 16 game at Jack Katz Stadium Saturday afternoon.
Brimming with talent from the front lines to the back field, Duke is in one of its best positions ever to take home a national title.
Even the tournament favorites can have missteps, with the Blue Devils falling just short in a marathon game.
For the second time this year, it took everything the Blue Devils had to prevent a shocking upset by the Eagles.
The Blue Devils put the finishing touches on a stellar regular season with a 4-0 shutout of Appalachian State last Saturday on Senior Day.
The Blue Devils took 36 shots to cruise to a victory in their regular-season finale.
No. 2 Duke, which was coming off a thrilling 3-2 victory against No. 5 North Carolina Friday, struggled to separate from Liberty.
No. 2 Duke held off a late rally to knock off No. 5 North Carolina 3-2 at Jack Katz Stadium Friday in its final conference matchup of the regular season.
Friday evening’s bout between Tobacco Road rivals Duke and North Carolina represents the ACC regular-season finale for both teams.
A good offense was the best defense for No. 2 Duke Sunday in its first shutout in three weeks.
With a save in the last minute by goalkeeper Sammi Steele to prevent No. 12 Wake Forest from tying the game, Duke came away with another big win.
It only took 24 hours after Duke's first home loss of the season to get the sour taste out of its mouth.
Duke missed numerous opportunities and uncharacteristically struggled to find the back of the net,
After two more wins in Boston last weekend, the Blue Devils are hoping to ride their offensive momentum into their final few ACC games.
After shipping up to Boston to face two ranked opponents, Duke returns to Durham with another pair of impressive victories under its belt.
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Sammi Steele held the back line with nine saves in 100 minutes, keeping the Blue Devils in the game