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Sean Sculley’s racquet went flying over the fence of Ambler Tennis Stadium’s Court 6 Friday night as he clinched the biggest win of his rookie season.
No. 5 seed Duke routed fourth-seeded and 18th-ranked Georgia 66-40 in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The Blue Devils fell short of a team victory, but Nicolas Alvarez left the court with his biggest win of the season.
The Blue Devils bounced back after a road loss at Syracuse with an 79-66 win against the Seminoles.
After trailing 3-0 against No. 22 Notre Dame, the Blue Devils fought their way back to the season’s biggest win so far.
After the Blue Devils pulled within six points with seven minutes remaining, Notre Dame closed the game on a 14-2 run.
Two years and two surgeries seem like a lifetime ago for Gorecki, who is now Duke's second-leading scorer.
After getting shut out in the first half for the second time this year, Lexie Brown rallied after the break to improbably lead Duke in scoring.
Lexie Brown, coming off of a near triple-double in the Blue Devils' last game, scored 30 points to match Winthrop's scoring output.
Mathias earned her second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.