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Duke upset Northwestern in the first round of the NCAA tournament to earn the right to challenge top-seeded North Carolina Sunday in Chapel Hill.
Duke’s season stays alive with an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
The Blue Devils will face Northwestern in Chapel Hill Saturday afternoon to begin their quest for a repeat trip to the Final Four.
Duke was bounced from the ACC tournament Thursday on its home field, as the officials awarded the Tar Heels a penalty stroke with 6:11 left in overtime.
Entering the ACC tournament with a No. 7 seed, the Blue Devils’ resilience will be put to the test
With postseason play looming, Duke found the defensive effort it had been searching for for more than a month.
After a tough loss to Syracuse last Saturday, Duke enters its final regular season game determined to finish strong.
Entering the final weekend of the ACC schedule, the Blue Devils have one final chance to improve their conference record before the postseason begins and seeds are set.
Led by their seniors, the Blue Devils turned their final home game of the regular season into a thrilling victory.
No.5-ranked Duke fell to No.1-ranked North Carolina on Friday night in a tight 1-0 loss to begin Homecoming Weekend
If last year’s contest was any indication, Friday guarantees an exciting night of field hockey at Jack Katz Stadium.
The Blue Devils gave up a two-goal lead to the Flames, but turned up their attack to close out the game in one of their most exciting contests of the season.
Senior Jessica Buttinger found the back of the net two minutes into sudden-death to give the Blue Devils the victory in a game delayed for more than two hours by inclement weather.
After a tough pair of road losses last weekend, the Blue Devils will look to regain their footing at home this weekend.
Friday night’s game proved to be a bittersweet homecoming for Duke head coach Pam Bustin, and Sunday’s game provided few pick-me-ups.
The Blue Devils will look to maintain their perfect ledger on the road despite two tough games this weekend.
Duke remained unbeaten in nonconference play thanks to a strong start and stalwart defensive effort Friday.
After the best start to their season since 1978, the Blue Devils will now have to bounce back after their first loss of the season.
The Blue Devils responded to their first loss of the season in dominating fashion against the Tribe Sunday.
After taking down to ranked opponents last weekend, the Blue Devils will play host to another top 10 foe this weekend.