Defensive stand fuels Duke women's lacrosse to streak-snapping win at East Carolina
By Audrey Davies | 4 days agoDuke got back in the win column Wednesday afternoon against an in-state opponent.
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Duke got back in the win column Wednesday afternoon against an in-state opponent.
Duke was competitive against one of the nation's best teams, but an Orange-dominated third quarter prevented the Blue Devils from getting their first ACC win.
Duke held the lead late, but Yale scored the final two goals to steal one in Durham.
Duke dropped to 0-3 in conference play with a road loss at a Clemson team that is playing with fire in its first season.
Duke could not keep pace with the Fighting Irish in the second half and dropped to 0-2 in ACC play.
Jenner spoke with The Chronicle's about her new milestone, Duke's prospects this spring and more.
After a road loss at Boston College, Duke got back in the win column against the Flames.
So close to challenging the Eagles yet so far from coming home with a win, the Blue Devils started off on the wrong foot from the get-go.
Duke won big Sunday, but the story of the day was Maddie Jenner setting a new NCAA record for career draw controls in front of a home crowd.
Duke overcame a tough first opponent Friday afternoon to open its season with a win at home.
Now teammates as freshmen on this year's Duke's team, Madison Beale and Sydney Smith have taken parallel paths to Durham.
In 2022, a promising season for the Blue Devils crumbled down the stretch. To take the next step, Duke will have to brave a challenging ACC.
Duke has a tough ACC slate ahead, with marquee matchups against Boston College, Syracuse and North Carolina, but it has the potential to compete with anybody in the nation.
Coming in at No. 9: Duke women's lacrosse put together a strong season, highlighted by a record start and a thrilling win at home against Boston College.
Duke’s NCAA tournament run came to an end Sunday in College Park, Md., at the hands of the second-seeded Terrapins.
It was the Battle of the Blue; Blue Devils versus Blue Jays. And when all was said and done, Duke proved that its blue was better.
With the hosting team decked out in visiting jerseys and holding one last chance to punch its ticket to the NCAA tournament, Friday’s game was a classic underdog tale. But not for Duke, which had its conference tournament run cut short due to a locked-in Notre Dame squad.
The frontier of sports analytics only became widely available recently through hobbyist and crowdsourced data. Using the website Lacrosse Reference, which analyzes college teams using metrics beyond the stat sheet, let’s dive into how we can use these numbers by looking at the Duke women’s lacrosse team.
In the final game of the regular season, No. 1 North Carolina showed that it still has Duke’s number, handling the fifth-ranked Blue Devils 18-4, securing the ACC regular-season title and the top seed in the upcoming conference tournament in the process.
The seventh-ranked Blue Devils hosted No. 2 Boston College Saturday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium, where the crew delivered a 16-15 upset against the defending national champions.