Duke field hockey gets Northeast homecoming with two ranked opponents on tap
By Philip Coons | September 29, 2017After a long homestand, the second-ranked Blue Devils are hitting the road again this weekend.
After a long homestand, the second-ranked Blue Devils are hitting the road again this weekend.
The Blue Devils notched a comfortable 3-0 win against Old Dominion at Jack Katz Stadium, outshooting the Monarchs 17-3
The Blue Devils will look to build on their dominance last weekend in their third game at home.
The fourth-ranked Blue Devils had to withstand an intense struggle that put the outcome in doubt until the very end.
The Blue Devils scored two goals within the first 10 minutes, and added three more in the second half.
Following a bounce-back win against then-No. 15 James Madison, fourth-ranked Duke looks to maintain momentum with two more games this weekend.
Although neither team found the back of the net in the first half, Rose Tynan scored twice for Duke after the break.
The Blue Devils ran into the highest-scoring team in the nation in No. 10 Virginia and were turned away 4-1 Friday
The Blue Devils have won their first three games without giving up a goal.
No. 2 Duke narrowly escaped a second-half barrage from the No. 14 Wildcats at Spooky Nook Sports.
The Blue Devils scored two goals in the first 17 minutes and did not let up defensively for the rest of the night.
Fresh off their second straight season-opening win against William & Mary, Duke hopes to continue to recreate last season’s success.
Despite the heartbreak of a season ago, Duke returns in 2017 with even higher expectations as the preseason No. 2 team in the nation.
Although second-ranked Duke remained scoreless against William & Mary for more than half an hour, it was only a matter of time before the floodgates opened.
For a team that finished the past regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation, Duke still ended the fall with a bitter taste in its mouth.
Senior forward Ashley Kristen scored just 85 seconds into the game to lift Duke to a 1-0 victory in its final exhibition tune-up of the fall.
Duke fell to Delaware 3-2 in overtime Sunday afternoon at Jack Katz Stadium—its first loss this year when leading by multiple goals.
Despite a slow start, the Blue Devils cruised into the quarterfinals to give themselves a chance to advance to a second straight Final Four Sunday.
Led by a reliable defense that has allowed just five goals in its last six games, Duke will host American Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
The fifth-seeded Tar Heels overcame the deficit in the final 10:20 of regulation to oust the top-seeded Blue Devils from the conference championship.