This week's edition of Sportswrap—The Chronicle's one-stop shop for the weekend that was in Duke sports—spotlight's North Carolina quarterback Marquise Williams, who burned the Blue Devils for 494 passing yards and five total touchdowns in the Tar Heels' emphatic 66-31 win Saturday in Chapel Hill.
No. 21 North Carolina throttles Duke football 66-31, keeps Victory Bell: Although tens of thousands were in attendance for Homecoming in Chapel Hill, Duke's defense did not appear to be among them. No. 21 North Carolina blew out the Blue Devils 66-31 Saturday afternoon at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels cruised to their eighth straight win behind a record-shattering performance from quarterback Marquise Williams and one of the worst defensive outings the Blue Devils have had in the past three years.
North Carolina outburst exposes Duke football's defense: At some point the Homecoming crowd at Kenan Memorial Stadium may have expected to hear “EA Sports—it’s in the game” announced over the loudspeakers. The No. 21 Tar Heels racked up video game numbers all afternoon in a 66-31 drubbing of the Blue Devils.
Duke women's basketball routs Pfeiffer 113-36 in opening exhibition: The No. 14 Blue Devils trounced Pfeiffer 113-36, at Cameron Indoor Stadium Thursday night in their first exhibition game of the season. The Falcons provided competition early on, forcing seven first-quarter turnovers from a Duke team that started sloppy. But, Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie’s squad turned up the defensive intensity a notch and began to pull away with ease.
Stevens shines with 29 points, leads the way for Duke women's basketball in exhibition blowout: This year’s Duke women’s basketball roster looks very different from last year’s, but one thing that hasn’t changed is Azurá Stevens’ dominant play. The gold medalist finished the game shooting an impressive 12-of-13 from the floor, re-asserting herself as an essential piece of Duke’s offense.
Duke women's basketball closes exhibition play with rout of Saint Leo: Redshirt sophomore Rebecca Greenwell led all scorers with 26 points, one of six Blue Devils to finish in double-figures. Sophomore Azurá Stevens and junior Kendall Cooper posted double-doubles and freshmen Haley Gorecki and Crystal Primm combined for 30 points.
Salvadores shows signs of things to come in debut for Duke women's basketball: Angela Salvadores remained somewhat of a mystery to Duke fans until Sunday afternoon, when she made her debut in a Blue Devil uniform. The highly touted freshman came off the bench and played 16 minutes in Duke’s 116-33 exhibition victory against Saint Leo.
Cavaliers skewer Duke field hockey 5-1 in ACC quarterfinals: Fourth-seeded Virginia steamrolled fifth-seeded Duke 5-1 at the University Hall Turf Fields in Charlottesville, Va., Thursday at the ACC tournament quarterfinals,sending the Blue Devils to their second first-round exit in as many years.
Duke volleyball swept by Georgia Tech as winning streak ends: After rattling off four straight victories, the Blue Devils took a step back Friday, falling in straight sets at O'Keefe Gym in Atlanta.
Duke volleyball sweeps Clemson to end 4-game road swing: The Blue Devils—who could not win the close sets in Friday night’s loss to Georgia Tech—won both tight frames against the Tigers and won another by 13 points.
Duke swimming and diving stays perfect with wins against Old Dominion, William & Mary: The Blue Devils cruised through the tri-meet against William & Mary and Old Dominion from start to finish Saturday afternoon at Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion, claiming victories in 29 of 32 events and breaking two pool records and several team records.
Duke men's cross country dominates for fourth straight Three Stripe Invitational title: A year ago, the Blue Devils won the Three Stripe Invitational by 25 points. This year, they nearly doubled that and won by 47.
Duke wrestling off to fast start at Hokie Open: Duke hit the mats with a bang to kick off the season—a loud bang. The Blue Devils wrapped up the Hokie Open Sunday at Rector Field House in Blacksburg, Va. with three titles and seven top-six finishes en route to the third-highest team score at the event.
Pura outduels Lin for Duke men's tennis at Wake Forest Invite: Despite 128 players competing this weekend, somehow it was two Blue Devils who ended up meeting in their final match Sunday.
Duke women's tennis closes fall season at Kitty Harrison Invitational: Led by freshman Kaitlyn McCarthy, the Blue Devils ended their 2015 fall slate on a promising note despite not qualifying for the USTA/ITA National Championships.
Quote of the week:
“Before you know it, they had two touchdowns on us.... We’re definitely frustrated. It’s not a good feeling getting blown out by your arch-rival.”
—junior cornerback Breon Borders, following Saturday's 66-31 loss to North Carolina
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