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Sasha Richie is a Trinity junior and a sports managing editor of The Chronicle's 118th volume.
Every slight edge there was to take, the Sooners took, and in the most crucial battles, they proved ready to fight, ultimately sending Duke home with its championship dreams cut short.
It was the Battle of the Blue; Blue Devils versus Blue Jays. And when all was said and done, Duke proved that its blue was better.
Five members of Duke men’s lacrosse have been named to the All-ACC Team, tying Virginia for the program with the most selections this year.
Duke’s season may be over, but its fans will still be able to watch one of their favorite Blue Devils play, this time in the Premier Lacrosse League.
With considerable implications for NCAA tournament selection, No. 12 Duke took on the seventh-ranked Fighting Irish in South Bend, Ind., at Arlotta Stadium in a must-win game for both teams.
After a lightning delay of more than an hour, Duke crushed rival North Carolina 19-11 in front of a packed Koskinen Stadium crowd.
The frontier of sports analytics only became widely available recently through hobbyist and crowdsourced data. Using the website Lacrosse Reference, which analyzes college teams using metrics beyond the stat sheet, let’s dive into how we can use these numbers by looking at the Duke women’s lacrosse team.
The Blue Devils didn’t get the spark they wanted after decisively winning the doubles point of the ACC tournament semifinals, and though they battled back from losing all but one opening set in the singles, No. 2-seed Duke and No. 3-seed Miami were tied 3-3 with just one match still going.
After much speculation, freshman guard Trevor Keels has announced his decision to declare for the 2022 NBA Draft.
With a spectacular freshman season in the books, Paolo Banchero has become the newest member of the Blue Devils’ one-and-done club by declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft.