Former Duke men's lacrosse great Ned Crotty returns to Durham as assistant coach
By Philip Coons | February 23, 2018Ned Crotty has returned to the place where it all began.
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Ned Crotty has returned to the place where it all began.
Behind the leadership of new assistant coach Bria Irizarry, the new-look No. 10 Blue Devils have impressed to start the season
Although No. 18 Duke gave up a four-goal lead to allow No. 9 Northwestern to get back into the game late, the Blue Devils ultimately finished strong.
Before the game, John Danowski had written the word "Scrap" on the locker-room whiteboard. Scrap is exactly what his team did.
The Blue Devils will look to knock off the Pioneers for the first time since beating them twice in 2014.
Contender or pretender? This weekend, everyone will get a glimpse of reality.
Coming off their worst season in 20 years, the Blue Devils sorely needed to make a statement in their season opener.
No. 1 Duke took down Jacksonville 19-8 Saturday afternoon at home in Koskinen Stadium, two days after an 18-6 victory against High Point.
The Blue Devils, who have never lost to the Panthers in four contests, are coming off a statement 18-4 victory against Air Force.
No. 1 Duke dispatched the Falcons 18-4, illustrating its potential as the best team in the nation.
The arrival of February on campus marks the start of lacrosse season, and expectations are high once again for the Blue Devils.
After two consecutive quick exits from the NCAA tournament, a commanding first round win against Johns Hopkins looked to give the Blue Devils the juice to advance to the Final Four in Boston.
Saturday’s quarterfinal appearance is Duke’s first in a three years, and a surprise for many who thought this year’s relatively young team would not achieve the success that it has.
The Blue Devils controlled both sides of the ball and were led by a spectacular performance from junior attackman Justin Guterding, who tied a career high with 10 points
The Blue Devils squeezed into the tournament as the last team picked by the selection committee, extending their streak of consecutive appearances in the sport’s marquee event to 11.
Sophomore Brad Smith, freshman Kevin Quigley and junior attackman Justin Guterding combined to score 10 goals for the Blue Devils.
After bowing out in the ACC semifinals last weekend against Notre Dame at Koskinen Stadium, Duke will head north to solidify its case to host another postseason game in the NCAA tournament.
The No. 2 seeded Blue Devils fell to the third-seeded Fighting Irish 7-6 at home in the confines of Koskinen Stadium Saturday night.
The second-seeded Blue Devils will face No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the late semifinal game in Koskinen Stadium Friday night at about 8:30 p.m.
The reigning national champions once again dealt Duke a 12-goal rout and knocked the Blue Devils out of the ACC Tournament for the second year in a row.