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.
The new legislation, passed in the form of Proposal No. 2017-1, bans all recruiting contact between coaches and prospective student-athletes until Sept. 1 of their junior year of high school.
When Duke needed its offense to get going, the Blue Devils turned to a familiar face—and leading scorer Justin Guterding delivered.
On the strength of a 6-0 run spanning seven minutes in the first half, No. 4 North Carolina pulled away from the Blue Devils 19-7 in dominant fashion for its sixth straight victory in the rivalry at Koskinen Stadium Saturday afternoon.
Just a few weeks ago, Inside Lacrosse projected that Duke would not make the NCAA tournament. Since then, the Blue Devils have ripped off three straight ACC wins to go flying to the top of the polls.
After winning just one ACC game and sitting at one game better than .500 for the season, Duke finds itself at the bottom of the conference standings and at risk of missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 19 years. No. 4 North Carolina sits at the other end of the spectrum with a chance to claim its third consecutive ACC regular-season title.
