Volleyball team begins road swing with 2 wins
By Katie Riera | November 13, 2006Duke set a positive tone for the first of its two consecutive away trips as the Blue Devils bested both Maryland and Boston College on the road this weekend.
Duke set a positive tone for the first of its two consecutive away trips as the Blue Devils bested both Maryland and Boston College on the road this weekend.
The only thing harder than beating the same team twice is beating two teams for the second time in the span of two days. Duke (22-3, 15-1 in the ACC) confronts this task when it begins a four-game...
With the score tied at 34 in a grueling, back-and-forth battle, the Blue Devils rose above Wake Forest with two clutch kills to notch the decisive second-game win in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke (21-3, 14-1 in the ACC) squares off against Wake Forest (13-11, 9-6) at 7 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium just four days after defeating North Carolina in four games. The showdown is a rematch...
Drawing their biggest crowd of the year Friday night for a matchup with North Carolina, the Blue Devils did not disappoint, taking down the Tar Heels with a 3-1 victory. A packed student section...
When Duke won in Chapel Hill Sept. 30, it was the Blue Devils' first road victory at North Carolina since 1997. In front of a raucous crowd, Duke never trailed for even a single point in the...
N. C. State's very first serve slammed right into the net. The rest of the Wolfpack's night did not get much better. Duke (20-3, 13-1 in the ACC) accelerated out of the gate against N.C. State...
With back-to-back, five-game nailbiters at Georgia Tech and Clemson to begin the second half of their ACC schedule, the No. 25 Blue Devils returned to Durham with mixed results. In a hostile...
"This road trip was a good test for us," head coach Jolene Nagel said. "Miami and Florida State had good crowds and were very competitive. It's great to finish the first round of ACC play strong,...
When the nets aren't strung up, the volleyball court posts that permanently line many of Southern California's beaches look more like toothpicks stuck in the sand. Their mere presence embodies the...
After sweeping Boston College in three games at home Friday night, the Blue Devils remain undefeated in the ACC and in Cameron Indoor Stadium. With the 30-21, 30-28, 30-17 win, Duke (16-2, 9-0 in...
The Blue Devils (15-2, 8-0 in the ACC) continued to play up to the expectations of a preseason pick to win the league when they swept the match at Cameron Indoor Stadium and settled an old score...
The Blue Devils enjoyed their fall break with three straight wins over Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest to keep their top, undefeated spot in the ACC standings. Despite the break, a large...
Surrounded by a sea of powder blue, any Duke cheers were drowned out by a raucous Carolina crowd. But even the Tar Heel fans' incessant chanting could not stop the Blue Devils from winning their...
More than 1,000 fans attended Duke's convincing victory over N.C. State Wednesday night in Raleigh, and the Blue Devils (10-2, 3-0 in the ACC) expect nothing but the same when they travel to play...
Duke's lack of familiarity with N.C. State's new coach and young squad did not stop the Blue Devils from winning their third straight ACC game. Duke swept the Wolfpack, 3-0, in front of more than...
When the Blue Devils (9-2, 2-0 in the ACC) take the court tonight at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum in their first ACC road match, they will be squaring off against a Wolfpack team that looks very...
Duke opened its ACC season just the way it wanted to, finishing the weekend with two wins in two matches. The Blue Devils swept Clemson Friday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium and returned the...
Getting to the top is difficult, but staying there is an even bigger challenge. Duke-which was picked as the top team in the ACC's preseason coaches poll-faces that task as it enters its...
The Blue Devils (7-2) swept Butler (5-8) Friday and continued the momentum with an exciting 3-2 victory over host Arizona State (8-3) later that evening. The Blue Devils, however, fell to Notre...