SPORTS
Volleyball surrenders mere 9 points in dismantling of Mercer
By Neal Morgan | November 3, 1997The volleyball team is on a roll.
The volleyball team is on a roll.
Figuring out how to stop a top-notch wide receiver can be a bit of a headache for a football coach. Devising a plan to slow down two outstanding wideouts might mean some extra-strength Tylenol.
Lexington, N.C. - For their fall break, the Grid Picks crew decided to spend fall break at the Wal-Mart in Lexington, N.C., in order to relive last April's three-hour, early-morning sojourn there.
It's funny how history repeats itself.
The volleyball team continued its dominance over Florida State on Friday night, earning the Blue Devils' 11th-consecutive victory over the Seminoles.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - In the football team's 13-10 loss to Virginia on Saturday, the defense made play after play in keeping Duke close to the heavily-favored Cavaliers.
The field hockey team did everything in pairs this weekend in its trip to Williamsburg, Va., taking on Harvard (5-7) on Saturday and William and Mary (5-9) on Sunday.
Revenge was sweet for the Yale women's cross country team, but finishing first made it a little bit sweeter.
Junior Josh Henderson has scored six goals and notched nine assists in Duke's last nine games but none was bigger than his penalty kick that lifted the Blue Devils' to a 1-0 win over N.C.
To most people, one minute is not enough time to do much of anything. To cross-country runners, however, sixty seconds is an eternity.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - During the halftime show, the Marine drill team performed with absolute precision. Unfortunately, neither Duke's nor Virginia's football team did the same.
Apparently, Duke can stand the rain-at least better than N.C. State can.
The women's soccer team did it again.
The football team blew a great opportunity Saturday night.
Throw Duke's fourth-string quarterback, a swarming Florida State defense and the high-octane Seminole offense into the same mix, and what results is a recipe for disaster.
After a disappointing performance at the National Clay Courts last weekend, the women's tennis team bounced back with a solid performance at last weekend's Wake Forest Invitational.
Critics that said that the volleyball team's season is over may have spoken too soon.
It's not how you get it done, it's just the getting it done that counts.
After a disappointing showing two weeks ago at National Clay Courts, Webb rebounded to claim both the Flight A singles and doubles titles at the Wake Forest Invitational this past weekend.
Three weeks after ravaging Clemson, the Jay Heaps show returned home and dazzled a fall break crowd Sunday at Duke Soccer Stadium. The junior midfielder followed up his Sept.