Duke sweeps Virginia schools on last road trip
By Gabe Starosta | November 16, 2009Duke’s final ACC road trip of the season ended as most of them have: with the Blue Devils recording two more conference wins against overmatched opponents.
Duke’s final ACC road trip of the season ended as most of them have: with the Blue Devils recording two more conference wins against overmatched opponents.
After a disappointing loss against No. 16 Florida State and a strong win against Miami, Duke comes back to Durham both eager to work on what can be improved and proud of what it accomplished.
Playing on the road can be tough. When the road stretches from Wisconsin, to Massachusetts to Georgia to Maryland and back to the Carolinas, it can be even tougher.
For Maryland and Boston College, the scariest part of their trip to Duke during the Halloween weekend was not ghosts or ghouls, but the play of the Blue Devils, who ruthlessly won both games...
All it takes is a few minutes in Cameron Indoor Stadium to see that Duke is an offensive powerhouse. Play after play, the Blue Devils hit hard balls that rattle their opponents and get fans up on...
The Blue Devils have fallen off of their perfect ACC pace recently, going 1-1 the last two weekends to fall into a tie for second place in the conference standings.
Duke’s four seniors are ferocious on the court. That much is apparent from the two ACC titles and three NCAA tournament appearances they have racked up in their collegiate careers.
A nearly unblemished conference record and a history of recent success against its archrival weren’t enough to get Duke a win in Chapel Hill Friday.
After hosting two ACC opponents last weekend, the Blue Devils travel to Chapel Hill tonight and Raleigh Saturday to face local ACC rivals North Carolina and N.C. State.
The weekend opened on a high note for Duke, as it defeated Miami in straight sets Friday. Saturday, however, the Blue Devils encountered everything they could handle in a tough loss to Florida State.
Duke faces two stiff tests this weekend, when it hosts Miami and No. 19 Florida State at Cameron Indoor Stadium, with both matches slated to start at 7 p.m.
Over the long weekend Duke managed to take down Virginia’s top two schools to extend its dominance over the ACC.
Yet to drop a single game in three conference matches, Duke has proven to be the No. 1 team in the ACC as predicted in preseason polls.
Duke traveled to College Park, Md., and Chestnut Hill, Mass., this weekend to face off against two conference opponents. The Blue Devils had a strong weekend, sweeping Maryland Friday night and...
In the first out-of-state trip on the conference schedule, the Blue Devils hope to continue their strong early-season play and maintain long winning streaks against two ACC foes.
The Blue Devils made it out of Winston-Salem, N.C., with a 3-0 record and championship hardware after grabbing the title in the Black and Gold Challenge at Reynolds Gym.
After falling to No. 1 Penn State in straight sets last weekend, Duke hopes to regain momentum as it heads into ACC play this weekend against in-state rival Wake Forest.
Nothing excites a crowd more than the thundering sound of a big defensive block. Luckily for Duke fans, a strong crew of middle blockers promise to make that sound a frequent one.
Duke’s winning streak ended at the hands of one of the best opponents to visit Cameron Indoor Stadium in years.