This week's edition of Sportswrap highlights Duke football, which accepted a bid to the Pinstripe Bowl to take on Indiana Dec. 26 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for the weekend that was in Duke athletics.
Time runs out: Penn State beats Duke women's soccer to claim NCAA title: Senior midfielder Raquel Rodriguez posted the lone goal Sunday at WakeMed Soccer Park, lifting top-seeded Penn State to a 1-0 win against third-seeded Duke in the national title game.
College Cup loss could be building block for future success: Ten of the 11 Blue Devils who started the College Cup final should return next season—including juniors Toni Payne, Christina Gibbons, Rebecca Quinn and Lizzy Raben—and 14 underclassmen got their first taste of the biggest stage of collegiate soccer.
Duke women's soccer beats defending NCAA champion Seminoles to advance to national title game: The Cinderella story for the Blue Devils continued Friday night at WakeMed Soccer Park as they defeated reigning national champion Florida State 2-0 in the semifinals of the College Cup.
Forwards help Blue Devils advance with play on both ends of the pitch: Duke's forwards gave the Blue Devils the lead, then helped goalkeeper E.J. Proctor ward off any sort of Seminole comeback attempt with their play in the defensive third.
Duke football to face Indiana in Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 26: Duke will face Indiana in this year’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at New York's Yankee Stadium as the Blue Devils make their fourth straight postseason appearance.
Allen, Ingram strike again as Duke men's basketball pulls away from Buffalo: Sophomore Grayson Allen picked up his first career double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds as Duke tamed the Bulls Saturday.
Jefferson's steady production a driving force for Blue Devils: Having star players like Allen and Ingram to provide eyebrow-raising performances is great, but sometimes having ground-and-pound players like Amile Jefferson is even more important.
Late run dooms Duke women's basketball against No. 2 South Carolina: One year after dropping a heartbreaker to top-ranked South Carolina at home, the Blue Devils suffered the same fate on the road.
Lambert's career day not enough for Blue Devils in loss to Gamecocks: Freshman Kyra Lambert notched a career-high 16 points on an efficient 6-of-9 shooting along with one assist and just one turnover against an aggressive Gamecock defense.
Four double-figure scorers lead Duke women's basketball past Minnesota: Although the Blue Devils are no longer playing in paradise, it’s clear that they brought their A-game back with them to Durham.
Perimeter defense key for Blue Devils in stifling Minnesota shooters: Minnesota entered Cameron Indoor Stadium as one of the most prolific and accurate 3-point shooting teams in the nation, but No. 14 Duke shut the Golden Gophers down from the perimeter Thursday night.
Freshman Justin Robinson to redshirt for Duke basketball: Seven months after announcing that freshman Justin Robinson would receive a full scholarship, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski confirmed Saturday that Robinson will be redshirting this year.
Paez shines at USA Swimming winter championships: Sophomore Isa Paez provided the highlight swims of the weekend for a quartet of Blue Devils racing at the USA Swimming winter championships.
Quote of the Week:
“What an unbelievable run we’ve been on the last 10 games. We played as hard as we could.... The team has been hungry to be great all year and they are—they are great"
—Duke women's soccer head coach Robbie Church, after Sunday's 1-0 loss to Penn State
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