Top-ranked Blue Devils rock Raiders
By Gabe Starosta | March 19, 2008Despite allowing the first goal of the game, Duke (8-0) cruised past Colgate (4-3) with a 15-7 win at Koskinen Stadium.
Despite allowing the first goal of the game, Duke (8-0) cruised past Colgate (4-3) with a 15-7 win at Koskinen Stadium.
Since becoming the country's top-ranked team in the most recent national poll, the Blue Devils have responded with characteristic poise in wins over North Carolina and Presbyterian.
With 8:04 remaining in the third quarter, attackman Max Quinzani appeared to lose a scoring opportunity when he was flattened by a defender with possession of the ball.
When the second-ranked Blue Devils travel to Baltimore, they won't just be facing one of three teams to beat them last year, Loyola.
Playing in the mid-afternoon after stormy weather postponed its Tuesday night contest with Lehigh, No. 2 Duke came out cold, trailing 3-0 at the end of the first quarter.
When second-ranked Duke (3-0) hosts Lehigh Wednesday at 1 p.m., the Blue Devils won't be focusing on their former interim coach Kevin Cassese manning the opposing sidelines at Koskinen Stadium.
What the average observer might not know, however, is that the reigning Tewaaraton Trophy winner can launch the ball up to 100 miles per hour.
After easily disposing of inferior teams in its first two games of the season, No. 2 Duke faced a much tougher challenge going into Saturday's bout with No. 3 Maryland.
In two dominating wins this season, the Blue Devils have showcased their veteran talent to intimidate overmatched opponents in Bucknell and Vermont. When No. 3 Maryland-one of the nation's most...
On paper, it might seem like unranked Vermont played No. 2 Duke closely Saturday. After all, the Blue Devils only outscored the Catamounts 9-6 from the second quarter on.
For the Blue Devils, there are Super Seniors and then there are just super seniors.
After falling to Johns Hopkins 12-11 in last year's national championship game, Duke's seniors believed they had missed out on what was likely their last chance to win a title.
Even though the No. 2 Blue Devils had won every faceoff, controlled the ball and limited No. 15 Bucknell to just four shots after the first quarter of Saturday's contest, the Bison only trailed 2-1...
Attackman Matt Danowski underwent successful surgery on his right foot Tuesday to repair a lisfranc ligament injury suffered last week. The fifth-year senior is expected to be out for at least four...
Five seniors from the 2006-2007 men's lacrosse team have gained acceptance into graduate programs at Duke and are exploring their options for returning next season.
Riding in the backseat of a taxicab in the nation's capitol last Wednesday, Duke head coach John Danowski and his son Matt learned that their up-and-down ride with Duke lacrosse could be taking yet...
At practice before Monday's national championship game, Johns Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala was at a loss for answers.
After opening their season with a 4-1 record, the Blue Jays (11-4) lost three straight, dropping a tight 7-5 match to Virginia March 24 and ending with a 11-9 loss Duke in Durham. Since then,...
When Matt Danowski hit fellow attackman Zack Greer to strike first at North Carolina six minutes into Sunday's game, the top-seeded Blue Devils looked like a team with a championship swagger.
No. 1 Duke had to wait nearly two years for a shot at a NCAA tournament win after losing to Johns Hopkins in the 2005 National Championship, 9-8. And by gametime Saturday, the Blue Devils were...