This week's edition of Sportswrap features Duke sophomore Grayson Allen, who kicked off the 2015-16 season with 26 points against Siena and a career-high 28 points the next night against Bryant. Sportswrap is The Chronicle's weekly sports supplement, your one-stop shop for everything that happened in the weekend of Duke athletics.
Grayson Allen's 26 points lead No. 5 Duke men's basketball past Siena in season opener: Somebody forgot to tell Grayson Allen this was his first career start. The sophomore poured in 20 first-half points as the Blue Devils coasted to a season-opening win Friday night against Siena.
Freshmen debut not as glowing, but still promising: With just one game under their belt, the Duke freshmen have a long way to go to achieve the same success on the hardwood as last year’s group.
Hot 3-point shooting propels Duke men's basketball past Bryant: No. 5 Duke rolled to an easy 113-75 victory against Bryant Saturday as sophomore Grayson Allen and junior Matt Jones led the way with career highs of 28 and 19 points, respectively.
Ball movement critical to Blue Devils' torrid shooting night: All seven players who saw at least 20 minutes of action recorded an assist and Duke gave the ball away just six times in a 113-75 romp against Bryant Saturday night.
Duke football suffers third straight loss with 31-13 defeat to Pittsburgh: On Senior Day at Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday, Duke dropped its third straight game since beginning the season 6-1 with a 31-13 loss against Pittsburgh.
'A Tale of Two Halves': Blue Devils fall apart after intermission in third straight loss: Saturday was truly a tale of two halves, as the Blue Devils played a strong first two quarters against Pittsburgh but faltered in the final 30 minutes to fall to 6-4 on the season and .500 in ACC play.
Kristen's game-winner sends Duke field hockey on to second round of NCAA tournament: Sophomore Ashley Kristen sent home the game-winning goal in the 84th minute to give the No. 6 Blue Devils a 1-0 overtime victory against No. 13 Stanford in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday.
Final Four bound: Duke field hockey takes down Virginia to earn trip to NCAA semifinals: Playing its second straight single-elimination matchup, Duke avenged another regular season loss. After defeating No. 13 Stanford in overtime to advance past the Round of 16 Saturday, the No. 6 Blue Devils booked a ticket to the Final Four with a 2-1 win against No. 3 Virginia—a team that had beaten Duke twice earlier in the year.
Duke women's basketball survives at Penn in season opener: Sophomore Azurá Stevens scored seven of her team-high 15 points during a game-defining stretch in the fourth quarter that helped No. 14 Duke extend its lead from one to six late in Friday's 57-50 win against Pennsylvania at the Palestra.
Stevens, Greenwell key rout of Winthrop in home opener for Duke women's basketball: No. 14 Duke routed Winthrop 78-50 Sunday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, fueled by a combined 35 points from the dynamic duo of sophomore Rebecca Greenwell and sophomore Azurá Stevens.
Impressive length leads to block party for Duke women's basketball against Winthrop: For much of the first half Sunday night, it appeared as if the Blue Devils’ defensive struggles from Friday had come back home to Durham. Azurá Stevens, however, refused to allow such a trend to continue.
Duke women's soccer routs James Madison in NCAA tournament win: Propelled by three scores from underclassmen Imani Dorsey, Taylor Racioppi and Kayla McCoy, third-seeded Duke blitzed James Madison 5-0 Friday night at Koskinen Stadium in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Duke volleyball suffers early-morning loss to Syracuse: During an unusual early morning matchup, the Blue Devils played like they woke up on the wrong side of bed. Duke fell to Syracuse 25-14, 25-22, 18-25, 25-20 Friday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke volleyball bounces back to beat Boston College: After a sleepy start Friday morning against Syracuse, the Blue Devils came to Cameron Indoor Stadium ready to play Sunday. Duke scored the first five points of the match against Boston College en route to a 25-16, 19-25, 25-21, 25-15 win.
Thompson qualifies for NCAA championships for Duke cross country: Graduate student Shaun Thompson earned an automatic qualification for the NCAA championships with a second-place finish at the Southeast Regional championships Friday in Charlottesville, Va.
Duke rowing turns in improved times at Rivanna Romp to close fall season: The Blue Devils finished with a top-three finish in the varsity eight and two top-10 finishes in the varsity four at the Rivanna Romp Sunday morning. The regatta featured seven teams, including ACC rivals Virginia, Louisville and Clemson.
Quote of the week:
“If he wasn’t so damn tall, a very close [comparison] would be Rudy. He’s just pure heart"
—Captain Justin Montgomery, describing Duke center Marshall Plumlee at Fort Knox this summer
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