Maddie’s start to the season shows precisely the playing ability that she’s developed over the years. As a senior leader wearing the same shoes as her sister Olivia wore three years ago, Maddie is going nowhere but up.
Coming out of halftime leading 17-4, Duke was in much the same position that they were coming out of halftime on Friday: maintain the 10-goal lead to keep the clock running, avoid injury, and get as much of the team involved as possible. And they were able to do just that.
“I was not expecting that kind of atmosphere and it was awesome,” said Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel. “
Determined to become a perennial contender, coach Kerstin Kimmel brought in an incredible recruiting class that features six US All-Americans.
After making a run to the Elite Eight in their first NCAA tournament since 2016 last season, this year’s Blue Devils have their eyes set on even bigger goals—they want to win it all.
Exactly four years since they first took the field in that big win against Elon, the fifth-year students will compete in the home-opener against Gardner-Webb. The Blue Devils have a lot of goals for what’s to come this season, but one of the main things they want to do is enjoy it on their terms.
A torn ACL is a diagnosis Cameron Badour, a fifth-year midfielder on the Duke men's lacrosse team, has heard twice–most recently in March of 2021.
As soon as Duke came back on the field in the second half, it looked like a completely different team from the one that played in the first.
The lights of Koskinen Stadium burned bright for the first time since November as No. 3 Duke opened its season against Robert Morris with a resounding 21-12 victory.
Bring on a new year, and the Blue Devils once again scored the nation’s number one recruit, held onto the much of last year’s spine and locked down some of its seniors and graduate students to an extra year of NCAA eligibility.
Coming in at No. 9: Duke men's lacrosse compiles a team of All-Americans to go to the NCAA Tournament, making it all the way to the Final Four before being knocked out.
At this point, it's almost funny.
Some familiar faces are set to return to Koskinen Stadium next spring.
Another year, and another top recruit for John Danowski's program.
John Danowski said it in the press conference heading into Championship Weekend. “If you ask me any one intangible that you want to have above everything, just give me great team chemistry. And that takes a while to develop.”
The so-called "potential superteam" never seemed unbeatable throughout the year and was more than susceptible to losing in a Final Four that included all four of the tournament's top seeds. But when the Blue Devils boast the defensive player of the year, a Tewaaraton finalist, eight total All-Americans and the winningest coach in Division I history, it was always championship or bust for Duke, who looked anything but super in the semifinals.
Two conference champions, two Tewaaraton Award finalists, a laundry list of All-Americans at both ends and a trip to the NCAA Championship Game on the line. It should’ve been a close game.
Nicknamed "Captain Clutch" for a reason, the senior attackman feeds off the sudden-death energy late in games. Duke has gone into overtime four times this season... and Robertson has won the game with the necessary goal in three of those games.
Whatever the outcome of Saturday’s game, it certainly should be one of the most exciting matchups of the season. But as the Blue Devils make their way to Championship Weekend, the nitty-gritty stats and rankings don’t matter nearly as much as the opportunity to play with one another in the moments they’ve dreamt about since childhood.
The New York native becomes the third Duke player to earn the award, following Tyler Hardy in 1996 and Nick O'Hara in 2008.
