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By Ben Cohen | January 21, 2009
Although Mike Grella and Darrius Barnes will never don a Duke jersey again, it doesn't mean their playing days are over. The two former Blue Devils were selected 34th and 40th, respectively, in the...
"We had a fantastic year," head coach Robbie Church said after UCLA ended Duke's national championship hopes. "Three-hundred ten teams out there would've loved to have been in the situation we're...
Duke knew that it would have to catch lightning in a bottle to beat UCLA and advance to the NCAA tournament's national semifinals.
The Blue Devils taught Virginia a lesson about the importance of quality over quantity Saturday night and, in the process, put an end to their four-game scoreless slump on the road.
Two of Duke's best scoring opportunities resulted in goals in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night.
After a season of highs, including a tie at No. 1 Wake Forest, and lows, specifically an upset loss against Florida Atlantic, Duke finished the year with two tough defeats, including one against...
When the Blue Devils meet Virginia in Klöckner Stadium Friday at 7 p.m. for their Sweet 16 matchup, they will have a lot to prove.
As the final whistles sounded in Saturday's 1-0 win over William & Mary, the Blue Devils not only earned themselves a place in the Sweet 16, but also guaranteed their seniors' season would continue...
Not only did Duke receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament Monday, but it learned it will return to Koskinen Stadium once more this year.
After being shutout in the last three games of a travel-heavy end to the ACC season, the Blue Devils showed they were thrilled to be back home this weekend.
For the first time in eight years, Duke won't have to leave campus to play in the NCAA tournament.
In Duke's Oct. 25 regular season matchup against the Cavaliers, the Blue Devils stole a 1-0 decision in overtime on a Mike Grella penalty kick.
Even if Duke has taken its season one game at a time, it has never taken its sights off the ACC tournament.
After notching just two victories in a seven-game closing stretch that included six road games-a schedule that head coach Robbie Church called "vicious"-Duke was granted a No. 3 seed in the NCAA...