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Duke Willing to Pay Opponent as Kara Lawson Faces Unexpected Scheduling Crisis Ahead of Sunday's Game
Duke was willing to pay another team just to play them. That is where Kara Lawson and the Blue Devils find themselves days before their next scheduled game. A program with Duke’s resources is now subsidizing an opponent to keep a game on the calendar. The Blue Devils were supposed to face North Texas on Sunday, November 8, in San Antonio. The matchup would have also marked the first-ever meeting between the two programs in women’s basketball. However, the game has now been canceled. Tickets have also been reportedly canceled with Duke now scheduled to play FAU on Sunday. “Duke was supposed to ...
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Duke Advances to ACC Semifinals With a Thrilling 5-4 Overtime Win at No. 4 WFU
Duke Advances to ACC Semifinals With a Thrilling 5-4 Overtime Win at No. 4 WFU. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In a high-scoring affair Sunday evening in Winston-Salem, the 15th-ranked and sixth-seeded Duke women's soccer team earned a 5-4 overtime victory over fourth-ranked and third-seeded Wake Forest at Spry Soccer Stadium to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Championship.
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No. 1 Gamecocks thump No. 12 UNC in WBB border battle. What we learned
South Carolina has secured the bragging rights to be called “Carolina” — in women’s basketball, at least. Dawn Staley and the No. 1 Gamecocks beat No. 12 North Carolina 84-39 at the Ally Tipoff in Charlotte on Sunday. It’s the first win on this side of the Atlantic Ocean after USC started the season with a close win over Maryland in Paris, France. South Carolina is now 2-0 to start the season, with both wins coming over Top 25 opponents. While it wasn’t perfect Sunday, the Gamecocks put together a strong showing on both sides of the ball to secure the win. South Carolina had four players finish in double-figures and forced a high-powered UNC offense to struggle all night. Here are a few takeaways from South Carolina’s win: Third-quarter run makes the difference South Carolina all but iced the game with a dominant third-quarter performance. The Gamecocks outscored the Tar Heels 32-9 in the third period to take a 66-26 lead into the fourth quarter. South Carolina shot 36.4% in the first half but improved that mark to a 70.6% clip in the third period. North Carolina struggled to find momentum on offense and only made three field goals
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NC State falls to Kentucky at Ally Tipoff. Observations from the Top 25 matchup
N.C. State’s near-annual trip to Charlotte for the Ally Tipoff has not been kind. The Wolfpack made its third straight appearance in the early season and recorded its third double-digit loss in the event. Sunday’s matchup against No. 14 Kentucky was the largest margin of defeat, despite Khamil Pierre’s impressive offensive output. The senior scored 34 points — her highest total as a Wolfpack player — in N.C. State’s 93-78 loss to the Wildcats at Spectrum Center. “It’s cool, but I think I understand I can score,” Pierre said. “I don’t think I scored with good efficiency today, and, at the end of the day, we still lost, so it just sucks.” The Wolfpack (2-1) trailed by as many as 16 points in the first quarter after Kentucky hit eight of its first shots. Pierre scored 18 first-quarter points for N.C. State, second most in school history, and went 8 for 10 from the field. It used an 8-0 run in the second quarter to take a 34-32 lead, its only lead, before the Wildcats responded. “I was proud of the fact that our kids competed, kept competing, even though we dug a big hole,” N.C. State head coach Wes