Ryan Kilgallen is a Trinity first-year and a staff reporter for the news department.
The fifth-place Blue Devils left the ACC Championship, hosted in Wilmington, N.C., over the weekend, just one stroke behind North Carolina, the fourth-place finisher and match play qualifier with the highest score.
Duke came in second at the Old Barnwell Match Play in Aiken, S.C., this week after defeating Florida State and Mississippi State and tying South Carolina over three rounds of match play. The Gamecocks claimed the top spot in a tiebreaker based on total holes won over the round against the Blue Devils.
The team wrapped up the final day with a record-breaking score of 30-under-par, 834, and had three golfers among the top ten individuals, including freshman Katie Li who claimed the first overall spot.
Duke struggled with consistency across three rounds, facing challenging winds on the latter two, but had its share of positive showings and moments nonetheless.
The team traveled to Melbourne, Fla., for three days of competition — with one day off in the middle due to inclement weather — against top programs like LSU, Florida and Wake Forest. Duke’s 13th-place finish marked a tie with Alabama and placed the Blue Devils towards the bottom of the 17-team field.
The Blue Devils are entering 2024 energized and prepared for the invitationals and ACC play to come. After barely missing the cut to advance and finishing 18th in the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, Duke put in the work over the fall.
In a 26-1 vote, council members approved the writing and rhetoric minor, which aims to “cultivate understanding of and practice in the complexities of written, verbal and digital communication across contexts” as the first minor under the TWP.
Currently set for March 21 at 5:30 p.m., the debate will “serve as an opportunity for the candidates to share their policy agenda and stances on topical issues facing the Duke undergraduate student body.”
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.
Adem Gusa, director of planning and design, gave a presentation outlining the future of the University’s capital investment and emphasizing a need for investments in pre-existing facilities.
The Duke men are building their roster for the upcoming ACC championship.
Emma Jackson returns the ball during Friday's match with North Carolina.
Lauren Tolbert rounds the bend during the Duke Invitational.
Duke dominated doubles play against Notre Dame Sunday, taking the first two matches.
The Blue Devils collected a measly two wins at the ACC tournament.
The Blue Devils showed glimpses against the Tar Heels but ultimately fell just short.
With their loss to N.C. State, the Blue Devils still have yet to win an ACC match this season.
Wayne Frederick (17) holds the ball away from defenders during Duke's loss to Western Michigan in the NCAA tournament.
Duke's Ulfur Bjornsson and Western Michigan's Will Perkins both go up for the header.
Grace Norair (9) celebrates Alaina McVeigh's (14) third-quarter goal, Duke's only of the day.
