DUKE ATHLETICS NEWS & NOTES
DUKE ATHLETICS
Written by Brady Akers
BLUE DEVIL REPORT
by the #s
Duke Releases 2009 Football Schedule
Coach Cutcliffe and the Blue Devils announced next season’s slate, which
includes six games at Wallace Wade Stadium. The challenging season kicks
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off September 5th with a home-opener against the defending Division I FCS
champion Richmond Spiders. Duke will then travel to Army and Kansas before
Rank of the Duke Golf
Course in Business North
returning to Durham on September 26th for a Homecoming matchup with NC
Carolina’s ratings of the top
Central. This contest will be the first-
courses in the Triangle area
ever meeting between the two Durham
universities. ACC action begins Octo-
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ber 3rd as Duke hosts the defending
league champions, Virginia Tech. Duke
Student-athletes that signed
also welcomes the Maryland Terrapins
letters of intent to join the
Duke Football program next
to Wallace Wade on October 24th for
year, including eight from
Parents Weekend. This year’s rivalry tilt
the state of North Carolina
against UNC will be played in Chapel
Hill on November 7th. The final regular-
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season game will be played at home
against the Demon Deacons of Wake
Renovations are underway at
National ranking of the
Forest on November 28th.
Wallace Wade Stadium
women’s tennis squad, which
In Cutcliffe’s second campaign as
boasts a 10-1 record on the
year
head coach, his team will work to build upon the successful 4-8 record last
season. Coach Cut recently signed 27 recruits including one quarterback, 10
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linemen, and 16 backs. This talented class will join 33 returning lettermen, in-
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cluding 12 starters. Along with its roster and team, Duke is working to revamp
Regular season Duke Men’s
its facilities. $5 million renovations recently began to improve the concourse,
Lacrosse games televised
visitors’ locker room and the team’s practice field. Be sure to catch the new-
live by an ESPN network this
season
look Blue Devils in improved Wallace Wade Stadium next season!
BASEBALL LEADING OFF
The Blue Devils opened the 2009 baseball season swinging for the
fences with high aspirations for potentially one of the most memorable
seasons in program history. Building upon a successful season a year
ago (38-17-1), head coach Sean McNally returns 21 letter-winners and
aims to take his squad to the ACC Tournament. A veteran squad with
plenty of power and experience at the plate, the team is bolstered by
2008 Texas Rangers Draft choice, Nate Freiman, a senior with a career
.358 batting average and over 125 RBI. On the other side of the ball,
the team is anchored by one of the best catchers in the ACC in Matt
Williams and Rawlings Gold Glove winner Alex Hassan. This
determined defense will back up 12 returning pitchers, includ-
ing Christopher Manno, who set a school record for strike-
outs per nine innings last season (12.27) and ace Andrew
Wolcott who maintained a 3.75 ERA through a team-high
69.2 innings. This skilled group certainly has the talent
to compete for the ACC Championship, which will be
played this year in our backyard at the Durham Bulls
Blue Devil slugger Nate Freiman is one
Athletic Park.
of the ACC’s top players.
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