SPORTS | SOCCER
Kerr, Canepa lead Blue Devil blowout
By Matt Pun | November 14, 2011The Blue Devils had no difficulties routing Radford to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The Blue Devils had no difficulties routing Radford to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
With nine starters back from the team that appeared in the Sweet Sixteen last year, plus a couple of key additions, Duke is poised to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
For the first time ever, Duke will enter the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 seed.
After giving up just three goals in conference play this season, Duke allowed two against the Demon Deacons in the ACC tournament semifinal match and could not recover.
In a tightly contested game, it was Duke that lost out in the tactical chess match.
The Blue Devils’ laundry list of accomplishments this season is impressive.
Duke has had little trouble scoring this season, but it has rarely done so early in games.
The ACC tournament is another opportunity for Duke to reinforce its dominance over its rivals and show that the regular season was no fluke.
Duke came inches away from giving up its first goal to N.C. State in seven years, but with an ACC regular-season title on the line, the Blue Devils regrouped to defeat the Wolfpack.
Tonight the Blue Devils will have a chance to do something they have only done once in their history—win the ACC.
They had not lost in Koskinen all fall, and despite an early scare, the Blue Devils rebounded to finish the regular season undefeated at home.
Senior night will have a different sound to it for the Blue Devils Sunday.
Duke’s sputtering offense, having scored just two goals in its last four games, faced a challenge in the staunch back line of Wake Forest Thursday night.
Eating right is always critical before a big game, and if its opponents’ diet is any indication, Duke will need to be prepared for a tough matchup Thursday.
After 87 deadlocked minutes, in which the Duke defense successfully stopped a hungry North Carolina attack, goalkeeper Tara Campbell found herself lying on the ground as the ball slowly rolled away...
When two of the best teams in the nation clash, the difference between winning and losing is often decided by the slimmest of margins.
After a narrow 1-0 win over Boston College last Thursday to take top spot in the ACC, the Blue Devils look to protect their position as they travel the short distance to rival North Carolina.