Despite ugly box score, Duke women's basketball ekes out a win behind grit and defense
By Jonathan Browning | January 17, 2020For much of Thursday night, it looked like a win just wasn’t in the cards for Duke.
For much of Thursday night, it looked like a win just wasn’t in the cards for Duke.
The last time Duke beat Notre Dame, only two of the current Blue Devil players were alive.
The Blue Devils are coming off of their biggest win of the year, an overtime win against a Virginia Tech team that would be in the NCAA tournament if the season ended today.
Duke relied on forcing turnovers to spark its offense.
Mikayla Boykin was the X-Factor in defeating the Hokies.
After losing four games in a row, including a heartbreaker against No.7 Louisville, Duke was in desperate need of a win.
A challenging early schedule has proven Duke to be a talented team with serious issues preventing it from being national contenders.
It looked like it was going to be a true underdog story Sunday afternoon.
The script could not be more different thus far for both teams.
The Blue Devils suffered their third straight loss Thursday.
Redshirt freshman guard Mikayla Boykin will return to the women's basketball team's active roster for the first time in nearly a year.
Just two days into the new decade, the Blue Devils will also be ringing in the brunt of ACC play Thursday.
The Blue Devils had more turnovers than field goals Sunday afternoon.
Coming in at No. 8: Duke women’s basketball star Haley Gorecki becomes a premier player on the national level and etches her name in the Blue Devil record books.
It felt like you were watching a live-action remake of the David and Goliath gone wrong.
The Blue Devils have showed promise after their worst season in over a decade, but how will they stack up against their conference competition?
Morale might be low around Duke's campus due to finals week, but a victory Sunday afternoon gave the Blue Devils a reason to smile.
Duke fans came to Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday afternoon to watch the Haley Gorecki show and were treated to a dominant performance not just from Gorecki, but from the Blue Devils as a whole.
Down by two with a minute to go, all Duke had to do was make one more possession count to come away from Lincoln, Neb., with a victory Wednesday night.
As people recovered from their hearty Thanksgiving meals, Duke continued to feast against Penn Friday.