Coming off an impressive 2023, No. 9 Duke opened 2024 this weekend at the Philadelphia Invitational. The Blue Devils finished the tournament 10-2 on the women’s side and 6-4 on the men’s to start the new year on the right foot.
After a lot of anticipation, the 2024 dual-match tennis season is officially underway for No. 8 Duke. The Blue Devils concluded their opening weekend on a positive note, defeating Princeton 4-3 and N.C. Central 7-0.
Duke men’s basketball fell to No. 12 in the AP poll after losing to Pittsburgh Saturday. The Blue Zone is here to recap the rest of the movement in the new top 25.
In this inaugural episode of the season, co-hosts Caleb Dudley and Ranjan Jindal recap the Blue Devils’ season up to this point while also highlighting some areas of improvement and pleasant surprises.
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of Jan. 15-21.
After a strong performance at the JDL Mondo College Invitational rust-buster, the Blue Devils competed this week in both Virginia Tech’s Hokie Invitational and North Carolina’s Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge. The split approach, focused on providing environments conducive to each event, meant the Blue Devils could continue the high intensity of past practices and meets.
Put plain and simple, Duke fell to a more experienced N.C. State team in a sold-out Reynolds Coliseum Sunday afternoon. On the bright side, its performance shows room for growth. There were flashes of offense from the young Blue Devils that had a top-five team in the country on its heels.
With Stanford women's basketball's win against Oregon State, the longtime Cardinal head coach earned her 1,203rd career victory, upending the titanic record set by former Duke men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski for all-time NCAA wins.
It was an exciting start of the season for Duke, as the team won its first match against a competitive VCU team Saturday. The Blue Devils managed to pull through 4-3 after junior Jake Krug won the tie-breaking game in a crucial third set.
Coming off a painful loss at home to Pittsburgh, Duke men’s basketball will look to get back in the win column on the road against Louisville. The Blue Zone brings your three keys to a Blue Devil victory.
After each Duke men’s basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. The Blue Devils dropped a back-and-forth contest against Pittsburgh Saturday evening 80-76, and the Blue Zone is here to break down the game.
Duke, who got down early and stayed down, was defeated by the fourth-ranked Wolfpack 72-57 Sunday afternoon. Held to just 37.9% shooting, a stout N.C. State defense gave the Blue Devils a taste of their own medicine, grabbing steals and forcing turnovers and tough shots for the visitors.
In their second loss of ACC play, the Blue Devils were without two key starters in sophomore forward Mark Mitchell and senior guard Jeremy Roach. While Roach and Mitchell are Duke’s second- and third-leading scorers, respectively, their absence was felt far more on the defensive end.
After losing by 22 in their own arena, the Panthers came into Cameron Indoor Stadium and put together an inspired performance behind senior forward Blake Hinson, who scored 23 points en route to his team’s 80-76 victory, its first at Cameron Indoor since 1979.
Riding an eight-game win streak but down two key starters, No. 7 Duke returned to Cameron Indoor Stadium after a week of rest for a rematch with Pittsburgh Saturday night. Heading into the locker room, the Blue Devils trail the Panthers 38-34.
The Blue Devils were outmuscled by Chattanooga, losing eight of their 10 matches with a final score of 33-11. Duke lost five matches handily, with three defeats coming by way of major decision and two of them by technical fall in their first home match of the year at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
No. 7 Duke takes on Pittsburgh at home Saturday to continue conference play. Ahead of the contest, the Blue Zone delivers a few can’t-miss prop bets.
It would be easy to let up defensively and get frustrated after an abysmal offensive start, but like this team has always done under head coach Kara Lawson, the offensive struggles did not affect the defensive effort. The Blue Devils roared back with a motivated performance and knocked off Virginia Tech 63-46 in a thrilling environment.
Less than two weeks after taking down the Panthers in Pittsburgh, the Blue Devils will look to repeat their victory at home Saturday. The Blue Zone brings you a key player from each side.
When they say defense wins championships, there’s no better case study in support of that theory than Duke’s 63-46 win against No. 14 Virginia Tech Thursday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
