Mackenzie Sheehy is a Trinity junior and associate editor for The Chronicle's 120th volume.
The Blue Devils extended their win streak to five games in an important ACC matchup against the Panthers. Hem was the star for Duke, tallying six goals and an assist en route to the team's fifth conference win of the season.
The 12th-ranked Blue Devils eked out a 14-13 victory against the Pirates Tuesday night, despite a six-goal fourth quarter from East Carolina. Senior Carly Bernstein and sophomore Bella Goodwin led Duke’s attack with three goals each, while eight different players found the back of the net. The victory brought the Blue Devils to 8-3 on the season and marked the program’s eighth win against the Pirates.
ACE was born as a way to give athletes a summer international experience centered on civic engagement. David Rubenstein, Trinity '70, former chair of Duke’s Board of Trustees and a famous civic leader in his own right, stepped in with generous financial support. The Blue Devil athletic department also started putting a dollar from every regular-season home sporting event ticket toward the initiative. These efforts paid off when the program was officially announced in 2015, with the first batch of athletes going abroad in summer 2016.
As spring sports are underway, The Chronicle is back with our breakdown of every sport, including key rules, terminology, tournament formats and more. This is our women's lacrosse edition.
Duke scored 17 more fast-break points compared to the Demon Deacons’ six, giving it an offensive edge that metastasized into an enormous lead. When the Blue Devils narrowly escaped Winston Salem, N.C., nearly a month ago, the scene looked very different: Duke tallied just two fast-break points to Wake Forest’s 12. This time around, the home squad played with a faster tempo to beat its opponents in transition, capitalizing on opportunities for quick buckets.
No. 2 Duke men’s basketball ends its home slate with a Monday night contest against Wake Forest. After 20 minutes of play, the Blue Devils lead the Demon Deacons 40-27:
In a nail-biting contest, No. 19 Duke lost to No. 10 Johns Hopkins in a 12-11 overtime defeat. Despite an eight-point performance from senior attacker Carly Bernstein, the Blue Devils were no match for the trio of Ashley Mackin, Ava Angello and Lacey Downey, who combined for 15 points on the day.
No. 25 Duke overcame a rocky first half to pull off a 17-6 victory against High Point Sunday, capping off a two-game homestand. Graduate student Callie Hem, sophomore Bella Goodwin and senior Carly Bernstein each had hat tricks on the day, while redshirt junior Kennedy Everson made five saves between the pipes.
During the winter season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. This week, the spotlight is on Rachel Koo of Duke women's fencing.
Duke has had a rocky two-year stretch. Now, it has to deal with the losses. Head coach Kerstin Kimel and her crew are entering 2025 at No. 25, with expectations similar to last year’s production.
