NEWS
By Rob Stewart | April 2, 2013
Freshman Eddie Loftus exploded for six goals Friday in Duke’s easy home win over Presbyterian.
Freshman Eddie Loftus exploded for six goals Friday in Duke’s easy home win over Presbyterian.
Senior Lindsay Gilbride scored four goals and added two assists for Duke, but it wasn’t enough as No. 1 Northwestern’s offense overwhelmed the Blue Devils, 19-14.
The Blue Devils are especially experienced on the offensive end, as the four leading scorers from the previous year’s Final Four team all returned to Durham for another campaign.
Midfielder Elisabeth Redmond led Duke in assists and was second in goals in 2009.
Sophomore Miles Plumlee failed to make an impact on either end of the floor Wednesday.
Wolfpack guard Javier Gonzalez was trapped here, but his clutch 3-pointer put Wednesday’s game beyond the Blue Devils’ reach.
Sophomore Olek Czyz started Friday against UNC-Greensboro and scored six points, including two on this crowd-pleasing dunk.
KayAnne Gummersall and the Blue Devils wasted several scoring chances against Florida State, falling 2-0.