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Beats' picks: Will Duke women's basketball win its third battle with the Tar Heels?

By Lucy Glynn , Myles Powicki , Elle Chavis , Lilah Gorfain , Sarah Muir , Colton Schwabe , Alex Min , Ashley Currie , Tyler Walley and Martin Heintzelman | 2 days ago

In a Tobacco Road Rivalry meeting of epic proportions, No. 2 seed Duke will take on No. 3 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16. Ahead of tipoff Friday afternoon, The Chronicle’s beats give their predictions for the matchup.

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No. 16 Duke women's basketball powers past No. 8 North Carolina 68-53, Richardson scores 23 on senior night

By Lilah Gorfain | February 27, 2025

The Blue Devils left the Tar Heels in the dust Thursday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, winning 68-53. They were led by 23 from Reigan Richardson and 19 by freshman Toby Fournier. 

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‘Like Coach Summitt’s teams’: Lawson praises defensive effort in No. 16 Duke’s throttling of No. 18 Cal

By Lilah Gorfain | January 18, 2025

It was supposed to be more of a nail-biter — two top-20 teams competing against each other for the first time since 2013. But No. 16 Duke completely shut down No. 18 Cal, coming away with a 72-38 victory in a game that was characterized by the Blue Devils’ methodical defense — and even reminded Lawson of her days at Tennessee. 

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Duke men's soccer 2024 season review

By Lilah Gorfain , Colton Schwabe , Sophie Levenson and Luke Rinaldi | January 10, 2025

The 2024 season didn’t stray from form, as the Blue Devils scored their way to a No. 2 national ranking right before losing in the ACC quarterfinal and, subsequently, the second round of the Big Dance.

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No. 8 Duke women's basketball starts off ACC campaign with 81-59 win against Virginia Tech

By Lilah Gorfain | December 8, 2024

After a heavy loss to South Carolina Thursday, the Blue Devils went home angry and ready to get another win under their belt. Freshman Toby Fournier paced the team, scoring a team-high 27 points and coming up just one rebound short of a double-double. 

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Despite turnovers, No. 13 Duke women's basketball continues win streak in statement defeat of Columbia

By Lilah Gorfain | December 1, 2024

The 13th-ranked Blue Devils were hot off of their five-game win streak and came into the game against Columbia ready to continue it, taking the matchup 77-61.

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ChronChat: Predicting Duke women's basketball's 2024-25 season

By Lucy Glynn , Myles Powicki , Lilah Gorfain , Cayden Tu , Tyler Walley and Ryan Kazerani | November 3, 2024

Ahead of the start of the Blue Devils' season Monday, our beats are here with season predictions, players to watch and the biggest questions for this team.

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First-half heroics lead No. 5 Duke men's soccer to breezy defeat of Longwood at home

By Lilah Gorfain | October 30, 2024

At home in Koskinen Stadium Tuesday, the fifth-ranked Blue Devils took on the Lancers for their penultimate game of the regular season. Duke’s early spark led the team to a 4-1 victory over Longwood.

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Duke men's soccer gives up 2 late goals to draw with No. 1 Stanford on the road

By Lilah Gorfain | September 23, 2024

It was a pretty day in Stanford’s Cagan Stadium but an ugly match. Duke held onto a lead until the last 15 minutes of the game, which ended in a 2-2 tie.

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Duke men's soccer 2024 season preview

By Lilah Gorfain , Colton Schwabe , Sophie Levenson and Luke Rinaldi | August 22, 2024

In the wake of several significant departures — senior captains Nick Pariano, Antino Lopez, Lewis McGarvey and Amir Daley included — finding those veterans seemed a tall task. Kerr, however, has taken full advantage of his ability to recruit graduate transfers, such that his roster may have more veteran leaders now than it ever has. Graduate students comprise 10 of Kerr’s 32 players, and only two of them — Cameron Kerr and Luke Thomas — are returners to Duke.

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