Sophie Levenson

1 month ago | dukechronicle.com | Sophie Levenson

It all came down to Sunday and Dani Drogemuller. No. 16 Duke headed into its third game against the Tigers, in Clemson, S.C., tied 1-1 after the first two days of the series. The Blue Devils had recovered from a 12-4 blowout by the home team with a steady 5-3 victory Saturday afternoon, and the series’ fate now rested on day three. Drogemuller and Clemson pitcher Reese Basinger played it like a perfectly matched duel.

1 month ago | dukechronicle.com | Sophie Levenson

Duke had its best chance Saturday in the bottom of the fifth. KK Mathis had loaded second base, and Linh Le was on first. The Blue Devils had no outs. Marissa Young sent in speedy Gabriella Mike to substitute Mathis on second base. Then Jada Baker bunted the softball and made a run for it, sacrificing herself for the out so that Mike and Le could respectively load up third and second. Gamecock pitcher Sam Gress called a timeout. Alone in the circle again, Gress looked straight at Ana Gold.

1 month ago | dukechronicle.com | Sophie Levenson

Trinity sophomore Abby DiSalvo is poised to take command of the sports hall. The Chronicle’s sports staff elected DiSalvo as sports editor for the paper’s 121st volume Friday night, voting for her to take over the position when current editor Ranjan Jindal ends his tenure April 23. “I’m beyond excited for Volume 121 and honored to lead such a talented and passionate group of sportswriters,” DiSalvo said.

1 month ago | dukechronicle.com | Sophie Levenson

Endings are hard. This one was hard for the seniors in the stands, watching a basketball game from Section 17 in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the last time. It wasn’t easy for all the Blue Devils who will leave Durham when their eligibility expires or the NBA beckons. So for the sake of nostalgia, they made it a good one. Duke played its penultimate regular-season game against Wake Forest Monday night. The ACC rematch was the home team’s last hurrah in Cameron — and a hurrah indeed.

2 months ago | dukechronicle.com | Sophie Levenson

NEW YORK — It was 40 seconds into the second half when Cooper Flagg ran down the Knicks’ home court off a Sion James steal and slammed a dunk with ease. The Fighting Illini had no answer, so Duke answered for them with a Kon Knueppel triple that sent the royal blue contingent of “Cameron North” over the edge.