The Blue Devils are still searching for their first conference victory and are in danger of finishing below .500 on the season with only one remaining game against an unranked foe if they cannot figure out ways to score.
Tom Crean became yet another victim of a thought process sweeping across college athletic departments defined by the question, “What have you done for me lately?”
Although the teams met the day after St. Patrick’s Day, the Blue Devils required little luck to dispatch Georgetown and head into ACC play undefeated in the month of March.
Duke might be heading toward its worst season in a long time without some serious adjustments.
Led by hat tricks from four different players, No. 19 Duke downed Saint Joseph’s 16-10 at Sweeney Field in Philadelphia Thursday.
Now in his 35th season, Danowski eclipsed former Virginia and Brown head coach Dom Starsia's record as his team extended its winning streak to four and honored its leader by signing the game ball to mark the achievement.
Duke entered this season boasting a top-10 recruiting class and five preseason All-Americans. But nearly midway through March, the Blue Devils have yet to earn their first conference victory.
The Blue Devils turned in one of their best defensive performances of the past few seasons to defend their home turf.
The Blue Devils are coming off a tight 9-8 victory against then-No. 12 Richmond in which they caught fire with a 7-1 run in the second half against one of the nation's top scoring defenses.
Junior Justin Guterding and senior Jack Bruckner combined for six goals and four assists, catching fire in the second half as No. 20 Duke used a 7-1 spurt to down 12th-ranked Richmond 9-8 Sunday afternoon at Robins Stadium in Richmond, Va.
No. 19 Virginia Tech exploded for two separate five-goal runs to deal Duke an 11-6 setback—its worst home loss since its regular-season finale against North Carolina in 2015.
After suffering a heartbreaking loss against then-No. 11 Notre Dame Sunday—a game in which the Blue Devils were in control for all but the final two minutes—a relatively young squad will have to prove its mettle in its second conference matchup of the season.
The Blue Devils are a week removed from a 16-3 victory against St. Joseph’s in which 11 different players scored, but now face the challenge of playing an undefeated team on the road.
Duke entered Sunday’s contest looking to avenge last year’s heartbreaking 10-9 overtime loss to the Fighting Irish. Instead, the Blue Devils watched as history repeat itself—this time in their first conference matchup of the year.
Any concerns coming into the season about Duke’s offensive chemistry were cast aside after just two minutes of game time on Saturday, as the Blue Devils rode a hot start into a dominant win.
The Blue Devils hung with the nation’s top-ranked team for 58 minutes last Sunday, but Denver’s late push proved to be too much in the crisp mountain air.
The Fighting Irish enter the contest averaging 17.6 goals per game, tops among teams that have played more than one game this season.
People like to say that lacrosse is the fastest game played on two feet. As far as Duke senior Ethan Powley is concerned, that is perfectly fine.
An experienced college player decided to transfer to Durham and join a group of heralded recruits in the midfield before the Blue Devils opened summer workouts.
The Oradell, N.J., native, who has anchored Duke’s defense as a starter throughout her four years as a Blue Devil, was one of 36 players named to the 2017 U.S. women’s national team.
