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For the first 10 minutes, it looked like Duke was going to blow past undefeated Northwestern. But lacrosse is a game of runs, and the Blue Devils found themselves on the wrong side of one.
When the final buzzer sounds, it doesn’t matter who had the momentum—all that matters are the numbers on the scoreboard. And for Duke, it was basic math: 13 is greater than 12.
In their first NCAA tournament game since 2016, the Blue Devils left no doubt in anyone’s mind as to why they came in as the No. 7 seed.
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Wednesday afternoon was burning hot, and the intensity in Chapel Hill between Duke and Notre Dame perfectly matched the 90-degree weather.
It was a classic contest in the Tobacco Road rivalry.
Duke's Abby Landry scored the final goal of the game with 8:15 left, but that wasn’t remotely close to the end of the action.
Barry's four-goal performance this past weekend was exciting and could be a sign of greater things to come for the senior.
The Blue Devils are solidly in the upper echelon of women’s lacrosse, but remain in the middle of the pack in their own conference, unable to find that signature win that would vault them up the rankings.
In many ways, Duke's performance against the second-ranked Orange mirrored last weekend’s matchup against the top-ranked Tar Heels, albeit on a slightly different time scale.
There may not have been any sun shining Friday night for the Blue Devils. Instead, it was the essence of the team itself that provided a spot of light, despite the loss.
When Duke found itself down 5-4, head coach Kerstin Kimel sent in LeRose, and the rest is history.
While Duke boasts the No. 14 recruiting class in the nation this season, the real difference-makers Friday evening were the team’s more experienced players.
Men’s lacrosse isn’t the only team on campus returning a wealth of experience and adding a top graduate transfer—women’s lacrosse is doing the same.
After the team announced its final 2020-21 roster Friday, it looks like the Blue Devils will have a good chance at repeating their 2020 success next spring.
Rosenzweig leaves Pennsylvania as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 247 career points.
It looked like Duke had finally broken through and were on track to make its first NCAA tournament since 2016.
Duke had no problem taking care of the Colonials Saturday.
It was wire-to-wire domination for the Blue Devils Thursday night, as they jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.
The Blue Devils split their season-opening matches, beating Gardner-Webb and coming close against No. 3 Northwestern.
Duke beat Boston College for its first ACC women's lacrosse win of the season on the road.
