DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK/DURHAM Duke has pulled the same feat twice, this time in Durham.
Last year, Duke lost the first game in the Tobacco Road series in Chapel Hill, but won the series by winning the last two games. This year, the series is in Durham, but the same result comes out on Sunday as Duke wins the finale 5-3.
For the first time in the series, there are no runs scored in the first inning. The first run is scored in the top of the third on of a two-run homer by UNC’s Jesse Wierzbicki.
Duke third baseman Eric Brady swings and misses in the second ACC contest of the year for the Blue Devils. (Photo by Rob Rowe)
DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK/DURHAM If you saw the box score from last night’s game, you’d be in disbelief - #11 UNC beat Duke 21-9.
Fast-forward eighteen hours, and its Duke with an eight-run inning in front of the largest crowd in Duke coach Sean McNally’s tenure, and possibly in Duke Baseball history - the attendance is at 2,572. The crowd cheers on the Blue Devils to win this one, 15-11.
Eric Pfisterer (2-1, 5.28 ERA coming into today) is on the mound for Duke at the start. Tar Heel starting pitcher Patrick Johnson (2-1, 1.42 ERA coming into today) starts the first three innings and allows UNC to take a 2-1 lead.
NCCU's Joanna Miller passes the ball during mid-flight. (Photo by Rob Rowe)
McDOUGALD-McLENDON GYM/DURHAM N.C. Central starts off the 2010 part of its women’s basketball season by renewing its old rivalry with North Carolina A&T.
At the half, NCCU is down by by three points, but A&T takes a 13-point lead with 11:39 left in the second half.
Central makes a good run at the defending MEAC champions in the last five minutes, but ends up losing 78-74. Continue reading »
Duke's Nolan Smith looks for the open man against the Long Beach 49ers. (Photo by Rob Rowe)
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke returns home after a brief Christmas break, hosting a Big West team that has had a rigorous schedule.
Long Beach State’s schedule is ranked third nationally headed into tonight’s contest.
The Blue Devils take the lead at 19:13 of the first half and never let go, rolling to a 84-63 victory.
Duke now stands 10-1, with its only loss at Wisconsin in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Long Beach drops to one game below .500 with tonight’s loss.
Duke has five players who score in double digits including Jon Scheyer (22), Nolan Smith (19) and Kyle Singler (14). Brian Zoubek notches his third career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, while Lance Thomas also has 10 points.
Larry Anderson hits 14 to lead three Long Beach players in double figures.
Blue Devil Kyle Singler shoots a jumper against the 49ers. (Photo by Rob Rowe)
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski:
On the game:
“I thought we beat a good team tonight, a team that’s trained hard, probably harder than anyone in the country. Initially I thought we played great. We let up defensively once we got a really commanding lead and we never got back to the level of defense that we played at the beginning of the game till the end of the game. I thought our two backcourt kids [Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith] were terrific to have 14 assists and 0 turnovers in this game. They have good quickness and they just took good care of the ball. Overall, I thought we played well or else we wouldn’t win. They (Long Beach State) keep a lot of pressure with their quickness. We did a good job on [T.J.] Robinson because he’s actually been 18 and 13 and he’s done it against Kentucky and Notre Dame, West Virginia and UCLA and Clemson. That’s the schedule that these guys have played, so they weren’t in awe of anybody. They weren’t going to back down. I thought, especially in the second half, they played really well. Coming off the break, overall I thought we did well. We did a good job.” Continue reading »
Duke head coach David Cutcliffe congratulates Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson after the Blue Devils lose to the Yellow Jackets, 49-10. (Photo by Rob Rowe)
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM — Duke had the chance to possibly become BCS Bowl eligible, but now they have zero margin for error if they want to go to a bowl game this winter after the Blue Devils lost to the Yellow Jackets, 49-10. For Mike Potter’s post-game article, click here; for the story in photos, it’ll be after the page break.
Kyle on "UNC holds off pesky NCCU with big second half, awaits selection committee": Mike Potter does Triangle sports fans a wonderful service by providing a unique perspective of events that may not otherwise receive media coverage. Thanks Mike for all you have done and continue to do in your outstanding career as a journalist and an ambassador for the Triangle.
caniacgirl on "Peters and pipes pickpocket a peck of prickly Penguins": I absolutely love the headline! Games like this one definitely reignite the little bit of playoff hope I have left in me. It should be an interesting few weeks that's for sure.
Greg Nccu Student on "Miller leads NCCU to 11th victory": There are a lot of Rumors on Campus about Joanna Miller leaving NCCU next year. Please Coach Robinson, We need to keep this player from gong to another College.
DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK/DURHAM Duke has pulled the same feat twice, this time in Durham.
