Tennis, lacrosse propel Duke to best spring in school history
By Staff Reports | July 21, 1999Although the Duke academic year ended in early May, a majority of the spring sports teams' seasons extended into the summer.
Although the Duke academic year ended in early May, a majority of the spring sports teams' seasons extended into the summer.
Carla Overbeck, an assistant coach for the women's soccer team, co-captained the United States' victorious World Cup team. Overbeck, a defender, played every minute of every game in the tournament.
Chris Carrawell may not be able to peer up into the Cameron rafters and see his national championship banner, but this summer he earned something nearly as impressive-a gold medal.
Seven months into the Carl Franks era, things are running smoothly over in the football office.
Very rarely do athletes of non-revenue sports become celebrities.
CHAPEL HILL - It was the moment the men's lacrosse team had been waiting for all season long.
A year ago, it might have looked like a disappointing conclusion to Aspen Branch-Moore's rowing career.
As the only ACC school in the top 25, the men's tennis team came into this weekend's conference championships as the overwhelming favorite.
CHAPEL HILL - After a poor start to the season, the baseball team had seemingly righted its ship of late, improving its play and coming away with victories against ACC powers Georgia Tech and Clemson.
Elton Brand swept all of the major national player of the year honors this season, but the team award he had to share.
CHAPEL HILL - For Superman, there's Lex Luthor. For Batman, there's the Joker. For Sherlock Holmes, there's Professor Moriarty.
It didn't matter to Karen Goldstein that the ACC tournament title already had Duke's name engraved on it before the season started.
At the beginning of the season, each men's lacrosse player filled out a goal sheet. These sheets said many different things, but there were a few wishes that appeared over and over again.
What the women's track team lacks in experience, it makes up for in raw talent, as the Blue Devils found out this weekend at the ACC Championships in Clemson, S.C.
Lennie Friedman can now join the list of Broncos waiting to see if John Elway returns.
The women's lacrosse team traveled to South Bend this weekend for two games against lower-ranked opponents, but Duke, much like any bowler, was not pleased with the result: a split.
When the third-ranked men's tennis team defeated UNC by the score of 6-1 on Friday, it set up a showdown with Virginia to clinch a third straight undefeated ACC season for Duke.
Carl Franks and his new "Airborne" offensive attack debuted to the public Saturday afternoon, and for a while, it was pretty easy to miss.
Battling strong winds this weekend in Clemson S.C., the men's track team scored 50 points at the ACC Championships, more than any Duke team since 1973.
GREENSBORO - Beth Bauer earned the nation's No. 1 ranking by playing consistent golf.