With a steady drizzle falling at Koskinen Stadium, No. 20 Duke lost 12-8 to No. 9 Virginia.
The most competitive lacrosse league in the country returns to Durham this weekend.
With just more than 12 minutes to play in Saturday's afternoon's matchup with Towson, the Blue Devils found themselves in an unfamiliar spot.
To begin a road trip jam-packed with tough opponents, Duke defeated another ranked team in convincing fashion.
Tying the single-game record was simply not enough last week.
The Blue Devils will pack up for their second away game looking for a decidedly different result against a decidedly different opponent.
The Blue Devils dominated the second quarter, shutting out the Spiders and scoring eight goals.
The No. 16 Blue Devils wrapped up a mixed weekend at home at Koskinen Stadium.
Duke is looking to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time since 2015.
Playing their first ACC game, the young Blue Devil squad dug itself a deep hole early.
Duke gave up four unanswered goals to Pennsylvania to fall 10-9 in Philadelphia.
Last season, the Blue Devils lost to the Hokies for the first time in 20 matchups, and they are looking to avenge that result.
Ned Crotty has returned to the place where it all began.
Behind the leadership of new assistant coach Bria Irizarry, the new-look No. 10 Blue Devils have impressed to start the season
Although No. 18 Duke gave up a four-goal lead to allow No. 9 Northwestern to get back into the game late, the Blue Devils ultimately finished strong.
Before the game, John Danowski had written the word "Scrap" on the locker-room whiteboard. Scrap is exactly what his team did.
The Blue Devils will look to knock off the Pioneers for the first time since beating them twice in 2014.
Contender or pretender? This weekend, everyone will get a glimpse of reality.
Coming off their worst season in 20 years, the Blue Devils sorely needed to make a statement in their season opener.
No. 1 Duke took down Jacksonville 19-8 Saturday afternoon at home in Koskinen Stadium, two days after an 18-6 victory against High Point.
