SPORTS
Blue Devils should take page out of N.C. State's script
By Eric Friedman | March 10, 1997GREENSBORO - There are many lessons which can be learned from a doormat.
GREENSBORO - There are many lessons which can be learned from a doormat.
To lose two out of three games to an intrastate rival is no doubt disappointing, but that disappointment grows when the team could've easily won two, or even all three ballgames.
The women's lacrosse team proved on Friday that it is a step ahead of where it was a year ago, during its inaugural season.
CHAPEL HILL - Characteristic of any time the two Tobacco Road rivals meet, the contest between the seventh-ranked men's basketball team (23-7, 12-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) and the No.
The eighth-ranked men's lacrosse team wasted little time in proving it is a force to be reckoned with on the national scene, upsetting No. 5 Maryland at College Park on Saturday, 11-10.
CHARLOTTE - In the Atlantic Coast Conference, sometimes even the third time isn't a charm.
The women's tennis team returned from its tour of the Hoosier state this weekend scarcely breaking a sweat. Third-ranked Duke defeated No.
The senior guard led the Blue Devils to an overtime victory over Maryland on Friday and did all she could to help Duke rally on Saturday against eventual ACC Tournament champs UNC.
The women's lacrosse team notched an impressive prelude to its season by finishing unbeaten at 6-0-2 in the South of the Border Lacrosse Tournament this weekend.
Tired of Duke's hitters getting all the attention, its pitchers decided to toss some zeroes onto the opposing team's scoreboard this weekend.
The men's track and field team sent a number of athletes to the Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association of America (IC4A) meet this past weekend in Cambridge, Mass.
CHARLOTTE - The requirement to be labeled a 'great' athlete goes far beyond talent.
CHAPEL HILL - It might have been Senior Day in Chapel Hill Sunday, but it was the improved play of a freshman and a sophomore that guided North Carolina to its 91-85 win over Duke.
LOS ANGELES - Even the warm California sun provided no relief for the men's basketball team as the Blue Devils went ice cold in tinsel town Sunday.
While many of Duke's athletic performers were losing, junior Chris Heckel rose to the top in two weekend matches for the wrestling team.
As if it needed proof, the Duke baseball team found out this weekend that momentum does not win any ballgames.
The wrestling team made an impressive showing in a pair of meets at Cameron Indoor Stadium this weekend and came away with a split decision.
CHAPEL HILL - The No. 22 women's basketball team entered Carmichael Auditorium Friday night hoping to avenge the 87-73 loss archrival UNC handed it at home Jan. 18.
GREENSBORO - Before this year, the women's track and field team had only managed to total 12.5 points in any Atlantic Coast Conference indoor meet.
GREENSBORO - The last time the men's track and field team scored over 30 points at the Atlantic Coast Conference indoor meet, Duke had track scholarships and a team with Olympic-caliber runners.