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Nov 18, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
Athletes get injured. But when they leave the stadium lights — and the public eye — what happens? To be a college athlete is to perform. The court, the field, the pool, the mat — this is the venue in which the culmination of a lifetime of hard work, dedication and sacrifice comes to fruition. But to perform such feats of athleticism also exposes oneself to risk. With the intensity of collegiate athletics comes an increase in injury risk.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
Weary is the soul that wanders, and the Blue Devils were wandering far from home this weekend. After coming up on the losing side of a pair of sweeps to No. 10 SMU and No. 1 Pittsburgh the previous weekend, Duke traveled to Kentucky to play No. 3 Louisville for its third consecutive road match against a ranked opponent. The Cardinals have been nearly perfect in league play this season, losing only to top-ranked Pittsburgh.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
No. 7 Duke men’s basketball will open its season against Maine Monday night, and the Blue Zone is here with an overview of the Black Bears along with an X-factor for each team: 2023-24 record: 15-17, 7-9 in America EastHead coach: Chris MarkwoodSeries history: Duke leads 1-0Last meeting: 94-55 Duke, Dec. 3, 2016Maine comes into the game with two seasons of near-.500 play, a big improvement since the appointment of head coach Chris Markwood who now enters his third season at the helm.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
Virginia is for lovers, and who doesn’t love a comeback? Duke volleyball continued its long stretch on the road with a trip to the Old Dominion state. After getting swept by a strong Virginia squad, the Blue Devils returned the same treatment for a sweep of their own against Virginia Tech. “That was disappointing to see,” head coach Jolene Nagel said of the Friday defeat.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
With the college basketball season right around the corner, it's time for the Blue Zone to break down the 2024-25 Duke women's basketball roster. We previously looked at Jenessa Cotton, Jordan Wood, Louann Battiston, Riley Nelson, Arianna Roberson, Delaney Thomas and Emma Koabel.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
Battered, bloodied but resilient. The stage was set with intermixed tints of blue dotting the bleachers of Cameron Indoor Stadium, and the band blared the fight song as the rivals from Chapel Hill arrived. It was deep in the third set, with Duke on its heels down two sets to none. The score was tied 20-20, and North Carolina’s powerhouse offense had been pounding the Blue Devil squad all night.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
With the fall sports season underway, The Chronicle is here with a breakdown of every sport, including key rules, terminology, tournament formats and more. Up next is an explainer on volleyball. Indoor volleyball is typically played on a hardwood surface; Duke volleyball plays in Cameron Indoor Stadium! Each team plays in a square of 29 feet, 6 inches in width, equivalent to 9 meters in the picture below. The two sides are separated by a net with a height slightly higher than 7 feet.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
Five match points had come and gone. The Blue Devils were up two sets to none against FIU, looking to end the weekend on a positive note. For the third time in the weekend series, the set would be decided by two points. In a final push, clenched jaws relaxed and then opened in jubilation in Cameron Indoor Stadium as Duke emerged triumphant 28-26. After a win and two losses last weekend, the Blue Devils were looking to notch victories in three consecutive home matches.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
The 2024 season marks the 54th iteration of Blue Devil volleyball and the 26th year for head coach Jolene Nagel. With a roster of 18 and seven newcomers — including four freshmen and three graduate transfers — the focus of the Blue Devils leading up to the season has been team-building and integration. And with a stacked nonconference schedule and a strong ACC lineup, the pressure is on for Duke to perform.
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May 8, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Alex Sizemore
Fresh off solid wins at home in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, the Duke men’s tennis squad flew to Texas with its postseason on the line. However, the team found its end in the Super Regionals for the second year in a row. As commencement exercises began on Duke’s campus, the tennis crew left Durham to take on TCU.
