SPORTS | LACROSSE
Duke takes down No. 1 UVA
By Daniel Carp | April 16, 2012As the clock struck zero, the Blue Devils stepped off the field having toppled the nation’s top team.
As the clock struck zero, the Blue Devils stepped off the field having toppled the nation’s top team.
Knocking off the No. 1 team in the country often requires specific and complex scheming.
The Blue Devils were afforded one last chance to improve before their regular-season finale.
The Blue Devils will have one last chance to improve before taking on No. 1 Virginia next week in the regular season finale.
Duke’s recent struggles in the fourth quarter have been no secret.
When Duke and Syracuse last faced off, the Orange held on to win 13-11 in a game that is still fresh in the mind of Duke players.
The Blue Devils have struggled to close out games. And this matchup against Brown was no exception.
Last Saturday against then-No. 18 Georgetown, Duke won its fourth straight game.
In their fourth attempt of the season, the Blue Devils finally have a road victory.
Although it was St. Patrick’s Day weekend, the Big Green did not have the luck of the Irish.
Duke gave head coach John Danowski the best birthday gift a team can give for three quarters, and then nearly gave it away as Harvard staged a furious fourth-quarter rally.
BALTIMORE — With about 12 minutes to play in the third quarter, Duke trailed by three as it attempted to clear the ball from its defensive zone.
Despite a slow start, the Blue Devils solidified their defense in the second half to cruise past Jacksonville.
Duke opened Saturday’s game against Notre Dame much like it opened overtime against the Fighting Irish in the 2010 championship game.
The past two seasons, Duke and Notre Dame have played four times.
After taking Duke to five consecutive Final Four appearances in his first five seasons at the helm, head coach John Danowski stands on the brink of several impressive milestones.
Two years ago, the Blue Devils won the national championship.
For the defending national champions and sixth ranked team in the nation, a meeting with an unranked team in the national semifinals should seem like a gift from above.
Head coach John Danowski and his coaching staff didn’t decide on their starting goalie until nearly midnight before Duke’s quarterfinal matchup against Notre Dame.