Duke lacrosse routed then-No. 15 Marquette 16-1 Friday night to bolster its NCAA tournament hopes.
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything that happened this weekend in Duke athletics. This week's print edition features senior Myles Jones, who made history during the Blue Devils' 16-1 rout of No. 15 Marquette Friday night.
No. 3 North Carolina used a dominant 7-0 first half run to roll to an easy 16-8 win on its Senior Day against No. 15 Duke in another edition of the Tobacco Road rivalry Saturday at Fetzer Field.
No. 16 Duke dismantled No. 15 Marquette 16-1 at Koskinen Stadium, exposing the Golden Eagles’ top-ranked scoring defense, which arrived in Durham allowing just 6.5 goals per game.
After dropping a 10-9 overtime heartbreaker to then-No. 10 Notre Dame, No. 15 Duke makes the short trip to Chapel Hill to play No. 3 North Carolina in the battle for Tobacco Road bragging rights Saturday at 2 p.m.
With its ACC regular season in the rearview mirror, No. 16 Duke hosts No. 15 Marquette in the Blue Devils’ home finale 7 p.m.
The Chronicle’s Jesús Hidalgo recaps the weekend in Duke sports. Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything that happened this weekend in Duke athletics.
Despite a slow start, No. 16 Duke used a nine-goal outburst in the second half to down Virginia 14-8 Sunday in both teams’ final shot at an ACC tournament bid. Senior midfielder Deemer Class led the way, scoring three of his five goals in the fourth quarter to set a new single-season record for goals by a Blue Devil midfielder.
No. 13 Duke held a 9-7 lead with three minutes remaining in regulation but surrendered back-to-back tallies to No. 10 Notre Dame as the hosts took the game into overtime, where Fighting Irish attacker Rachel Sexton capitalized on a costly Duke turnover and beat Blue Devil goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea to give her team a 10-9 win.
The Blue Devils blitzed their way to victory against a young then-No. 16 Virginia squad March 26 and did the same against Boston College April 9, but will have their hands full with a potent Notre Dame offense this weekend.
In an uncharacteristically poor year for all of the ACC—outside of top-ranked Notre Dame—the Blue Devils and Cavaliers have battled their respective problems and are simply fighting to stay above .500.
This week's cover highlights the Duke women's lacrosse team, which battled gusting winds during its 12-8 win against Boston College Saturday at Koskinen Stadium on Senior Day.
Junior midfielder Sergio Perkovic scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the fourth quarter as the No. 1 Fighting Irish escaped the No. 13 Blue Devils 8-6 Sunday to remain alone atop the ACC standings.
The No. 13 Blue Devils lost a three-goal halftime lead, but recovered to beat No. 17 Boston College 12-8 on Senior Day at Koskinen Stadium.
Through a pair of ACC games, the Blue Devils have experienced the emotional roller coaster that has epitomized their season to date. But after splitting a pair of overtime decisions with Syracuse and North Carolina at home the past two weekends, Duke now hits the road for arguably its toughest test of the season. For the third time in as many weeks, the Blue Devils will take on a ranked ACC opponent, this time visiting No. 1 Notre Dame at noon Sunday at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend, Ind.
Kelsey Duryea and Claire Scarrone—anchors of a top-20 Blue Devil defense—along with midfielder Maddy Acton, will all be honored during the annual Saturday's Senior Day when No. 13 Duke takes on No. 17 Boston College
Without being a flashy attackman or impenetrable defender, Jones has become a transformative figure in the lacrosse world as a prominent role model out of the midfield.
The Chronicle's Jack Dolgin recaps the weekend in Duke athletics. Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything that happened in the world of Blue Devil sports.
No. 4 Syracuse held off a late Blue Devil comeback, beating No. 13 Duke 14-12 in Syracuse, N.Y.,and handing the visitors their first loss in five games and first conference defeat of the season.
The No. 17 Tar Heels knocked off No. 11 Duke for the second straight year 17-16 in overtime on senior Patrick Kelly's decisive overtime goal at Koskinen Stadium Friday night
