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Blue Devils travel to Colorado for opener
By Sports Staff | August 27, 2010Duke will be used to the trials of air travel—and thin air—after this weekend.
Duke will be used to the trials of air travel—and thin air—after this weekend.
A season during which Duke defeated nearly every team it should have and lost to only the best teams in the country came to an unsatisfying conclusion. The Blue Devils were beaten by No. 24...
Duke’s long ride in the ACC is finally over, and now, the Blue Devils kick off what they hope will be a long journey in the NCAA tournament.
A strong sense of urgency to win coupled with standout performances from libero Claire Smalzer and middle blocker Amanda Robertson allowed Duke to sweep in-state rivals N.C. State and North...
About a month ago, Duke was upset by North Carolina in front of a large crowd in Chapel Hill. This weekend, the Blue Devils hope to give North Carolina a taste of its own medicine.
Duke’s final ACC road trip of the season ended as most of them have: with the Blue Devils recording two more conference wins against overmatched opponents.
After a disappointing loss against No. 16 Florida State and a strong win against Miami, Duke comes back to Durham both eager to work on what can be improved and proud of what it accomplished.
Playing on the road can be tough. When the road stretches from Wisconsin, to Massachusetts to Georgia to Maryland and back to the Carolinas, it can be even tougher.
For Maryland and Boston College, the scariest part of their trip to Duke during the Halloween weekend was not ghosts or ghouls, but the play of the Blue Devils, who ruthlessly won both games...
All it takes is a few minutes in Cameron Indoor Stadium to see that Duke is an offensive powerhouse. Play after play, the Blue Devils hit hard balls that rattle their opponents and get fans up on...
The Blue Devils have fallen off of their perfect ACC pace recently, going 1-1 the last two weekends to fall into a tie for second place in the conference standings.
Duke’s four seniors are ferocious on the court. That much is apparent from the two ACC titles and three NCAA tournament appearances they have racked up in their collegiate careers.
A nearly unblemished conference record and a history of recent success against its archrival weren’t enough to get Duke a win in Chapel Hill Friday.
After hosting two ACC opponents last weekend, the Blue Devils travel to Chapel Hill tonight and Raleigh Saturday to face local ACC rivals North Carolina and N.C. State.
The weekend opened on a high note for Duke, as it defeated Miami in straight sets Friday. Saturday, however, the Blue Devils encountered everything they could handle in a tough loss to Florida State.
Duke faces two stiff tests this weekend, when it hosts Miami and No. 19 Florida State at Cameron Indoor Stadium, with both matches slated to start at 7 p.m.
Over the long weekend Duke managed to take down Virginia’s top two schools to extend its dominance over the ACC.
Yet to drop a single game in three conference matches, Duke has proven to be the No. 1 team in the ACC as predicted in preseason polls.
Duke traveled to College Park, Md., and Chestnut Hill, Mass., this weekend to face off against two conference opponents. The Blue Devils had a strong weekend, sweeping Maryland Friday night and...