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Duke looks for revenge on Virginia by
Sean Moroney THE CHRONICLE
The Blue Devils have faced off against the high and low of college football from the commonwealth of Virginia. Against underdog, Division I-AA Richmond, Duke (0-4, 0-2 in the ACC) lost 130 in the season opener and two weeks later, was shutout again versus No. 11 Virginia Tech. The school that bears the state’s name of Virginia, however, falls somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of Virginia football and poses a new challenge for Duke—overcoming an opponent that is on relatively equal-foodng with the Blue Devils. Virginia (1-3, 0-1), like Duke, has already dropped three games—the Cavaliers did post one win by escaping against Wyoming, 13-12, in overtime. Also like Duke, Virginia has used more than one quarterback, shuffling around with three compared to the Blue Devils’ two. SEE VIRGINIA ON PAGE 20
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Late score lifts Blue
Devils after 2 delays by
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Kobylarz THE CHRONICLE
The Blue Devils took over three hours play the full 90-minute game against Boston College last night, but it was the final 73 seconds that gave them the win. Delayed by thunderstorms that caused two interruptions, B.C Duke battled the Eagles for the maDUKE "I jority of the game with two goose eggs on the scoreboard. But with just over a minute left on the clock, Rebecca Moros sent a free kick across the field into the six-yard box, where a leaping Kay Anne Gummersall headed it into the net to put the Blue Devils ahead, 1-0.Jerseys sticking to their skin, Duke players hugged on the field, and the bench exploded in celebration. The Blue Devils were sopping, muddy and sweaty. But no one seemed to care. As the final minute ticked off the clock, the Eagles could not send the game into overtime, and Duke (6-4-1, 2-1 in the ACC) downed No. 25 Boston College (7-3-0, 1-1) Thursday night at Koskinen Stadium. “It was huge for us to get this win,” to
head coach Robbie Church said. “We need wins in the conference, and we need wins to get to the NCAA tournament.... We had to get this.” Both teams came out strong in the first half, but despite their four shots apiece, neither team could find the net. As halftime approached, the wind picked up, and raindrops started falling. Lightning and thunder began at halftime, resulting in a nearly two-hour game delay. After getting back on the field, Duke was able to get off nine shots—Boston College had five —before lightning caused another delay 31 minutes into the half. As the Blue Devils sat in the locker room for the second time that evening, their morale
stayed high.
“We were still really enthusiastic, and we knew that it was going to come down to mental toughness at that point,” Moros said. “That is the worst in the world to be all warmed up and fired up and ready to go and have to sit and come back out and sit again. So we knew it was just going to come down to who is mentally tougher SEE W. SOCCER ON PAGE 17
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Duke persevered through two rain delaysThursday night and prevailed in the game's final two minutes.