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  • Stroudsburg’s Duke sisters key members of Mansfield’s field hockey team

    Stroudsburg’s Duke sisters key members of Mansfield’s field hockey team

    Twin sisters Jenna and Amanda Duke figured to be big scorers for the Mansfield field hockey team and they are doing their job well. The sisters are from Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg High graduates.

    Jenna, a redshirt freshman, leads the Mounties with 26 points on 11 goals and four assists. She had three goals against Roberts Wesleyan and two goals against both D’Youville and Frostburg State. Jenna has taken just 30 shots on goal for a .789 average.

    Sophomore Amanda is third on the team with five goals and two assists for 12 points. She had three goals and an assist against Roberts Wesleyan and has taken just nine shots on goal.

    The twins have been coming up with big scores as well. Jenna has three game winners and Amanda two.

    Mansfield, ranked ninth in Division II, is 10-6 overall and 4-3 in PSAC play after a 1-0 loss at No. 6 West Chester last Saturday.

    Stroudsburg High School graduate Jenna Duke leads Mansfield University with 26 points on 11 goals and four assists this field hockey season. (Photo courtesy of Mansfield Athletics)
    Stroudsburg High School graduate Jenna Duke leads Mansfield University with 26 points on 11 goals and four assists this field hockey season. (Photo courtesy of Mansfield Athletics)

    Logan Clouser – Duke field hockey (The Hill School)

    The 5-foot-4 senior from Bethlehem is a key performer for the 10th-ranked Blue Devils who are 11-4 overall and second in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 1-0 conference victory over No. 9 Boston College last Friday in Durham, N.C. Clouser picked up the assist after her shot was reflected to a teammate. She has two goals with three assists this season and had a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory at No. 20 California on Oct. 4.

    Sone Ntoh – Monmouth (N.J.) football (Emmaus)

    The 5-foot-11, 235-pound graduate student leads the Football Champion Subdivision in touchdowns with 18. He’s fifth in all of college football. Ntoh had five touchdowns and rushed for 136 yards in a 63-21 victory over Fordham on Sept. 28. The touchdowns are a career best and ties a program record. He had four scores in a 55-17 triumph over Bryant on Oct. 16. He has carried the ball 73 times for 364 yards for the Hawks who are 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the Coastal Athletic Association.

    Rayne Wright – Maryland field hockey (Liberty)

    The fifth-year student was one of seven honored on Senior Day last Sunday and the 6th-ranked Terps responded with a 3-0 non-conference victory over Richmond. It was the team’s fifth shutout of the season. Wright has started 15 games and has played all 60 minutes four times. The team has given up just 13 goals. Maryland is 11-5 overall and 5-2 and second in the Big Ten Conference. Wright was an All-Big Ten first team choice and a National Field Hockey Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic Team pick last season.

    Jared Richardson – Penn football (Bethlehem Catholic)

    The 6-foot-2, 215-pound wide receiver leads the Quakers in catches with 23. He has 342 yards with three touchdowns. He opened the season with five catches for 98 yards and a touchdown in a 29-22 loss to Delaware on Sept. 18 and came back with six catches for 96 yards and a score in a 27-17 victory over Colgate on Sept. 28. Richardson earned All-Ivy League first team honors last year after having 67 receptions for 788 yards with eight touchdowns. Penn is 2-4 overall and 0-3 in Ivy games.

    Brady Rimple – Bloomsburg men’s soccer (Northampton)

    The graduate student is having a solid season as goalkeeper for the Huskies who are 12-2-1 overall and have clinched a PSAC playoff spot with a 7-1-1 record. Rimple has given up nine goals (0.65 goals against average) with 38 saves and eight shutouts. He didn’t have to make a save in Bloomsburg’s 6-0 victory over Shippensburg last Saturday and the Huskies’ offense was outstanding. Senior Patrick Walsh (Emmaus) led the way with two goals while graduate student Alex Wilsterman (Parkland) had two assists.

    Alexander Kane – Dickinson men’s cross country (Southern Lehigh)

    The junior will be out to finish strong starting with the Centennial Conference Championship this Saturday in Newville. Kane prepped for the race by finishing 31st out of 512 runners at the Mike Woods Invitational on Oct. 19 in Geneseo, N.Y. He had an 8,000-meter time of 25:13.5. That improved his time of 26:33.0 that he ran when he finished ninth in last year’s championship. Kane went on to finish 8th in the Mideast Regionals and 90th in the Division III NCAA Championship.

    Kaden Moore – Virginia Tech football (Freedom)

    The 6-foot-3, 310-pound redshirt senior is starting at offensive guard for the Hokies who are 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after 21-6 victory over Georgia Tech last Saturday in Blacksburg. The team had 233 yards in total offense. On the season Virginia Tech has accumulated 2,856 in total yards which averages out at 357.3 per contest. Moore has made 45 starts either at center or guard in 45 career games.

    Christina Clymer – Slippery Rock field hockey (Easton)

    The junior is tied for eighth in Division II with six defensive saves. The 6-foot midfielder/back has started all 14 games for The Rock. The team is 3-11 overall and 0-8 in PSAC play after a tough 2-1 loss to second-ranked Kutztown last Friday. Seven of the losses have come against nationally ranked teams. Clymer is a strategic Communications and Media major. She spent three years at Division I Ball State where she saw limited action.

    Elaina Fragassi – Shippensburg field hockey (Parkland)

    The 5-foot-6 freshman midfielder has come off the bench in every game for the unbeaten Raiders who are 15-0 overall and 8-0 in PSAC play and are ranked first in the Division II poll. Fragassi has played in all 15 games and has a goal and two assists. She scored her first collegiate goal in a 9-0 victory non-conference victory over New Haven on Sept. 13. She also helps on the defensive side, with the team limiting foes to eight goals (0.53 goals against average) with nine shutouts.

    Casey Malone – College of Charleston women’s soccer (Pennridge)

    The 5-foot-6 freshman defender has played in 17 games with 14 starts for the Cougars who are 11-3-5 overall and 4-2-4 in the Coastal Athletic Association after a 4-0 league victory over Campbell on Sunday. Malone has been on the pitch for 1,089 minutes and has played all 90 minutes in four games, helping the team hold foes to 15 goals (0.86 goals against average) with 11 shutouts. She scored her first collegiate goal in a 3-0 non-league victory over West Georgia on Sept. 15.

     

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  • ‘That’s just how Duke football is’ says Diaz after Blue Devils stun North Carolina in rivalry win

    ‘That’s just how Duke football is’ says Diaz after Blue Devils stun North Carolina in rivalry win

    Duke Football improved to 5-0 on the season after capping off a 21-20 rivalry win over North Carolina on Saturday night in Wallace Wade Stadium.

    After falling behind 17-0 at the half, Duke spotted the visiting Tar Heels another field goal midway through the third quarter to trail 20-0. At that point the Blue Devil offense had amassed only 97 yards of total offense and seemed to be completely overmatched.

    Until they weren’t.

    Over the final 20 minutes of action Duke would rack up nearly 300 yards of total offense led by running back Star Thomas’ season high 166 yards on the ground. The transfer back accounted for two touchdowns, one running and one receiving, to help Duke storm back.

    The rally was complete when Peyton Jones broke away for a 20-yard touchdown run with 5:43 left in the fourth quarter to make it 21-20 in favor of the Blue Devils.

    Saturday night’s win improves Duke to 5-0 on the season and marks the best start for the Blue Devils since the program won seven straight to open the 1994 season. The rally from 20 points down marked the second biggest comeback win in program history.

    Following the game the Blue Devils met the media to discuss the win and to look ahead to what’s next. Here’s what they had to say…

    Duke University Head Coach Manny Diaz

    Opening statement:

    “Good to see everybody. Before I begin, I want to make a comment about the hurricane that went through and what it did to the western part of the state. Everybody associated with Duke football’s thoughts are with the people who have gone through some devastating damage. If in any way, shape or form, what happened here tonight could have been some sort of distraction for what they’ve had to go through, then that’s another part of the victory we had here tonight.

    “As for the game itself, I’m in awe of our guys. Couldn’t be more proud of what we did. We talked about it at halftime, that we had a chance to do something legendary, and that would require all of our belief in ourselves and in each other. The way Carolina was defending us, they were making us go the long way. They had really changed their coverage structure to eliminate one-on-ones down the field and grind it out. We challenged our offensive line and our defensive line at halftime to take over the game, and I thought, without a shadow of doubt, that’s exactly what happened. I thought we dominated the line of scrimmage in the second half.

    “To get Star Thomas going is really what got our offense going. On defense, we had the one unfortunate situation when we blocked the punt, which ended up being three points for them. From that point on, they didn’t score again.

    “Defensively, we had to play most of the second half with very little margin for error. They were phenomenal. That back [Omarion Hampton] is a real guy. That’s an NFL guy, a threat to go at any time. I do think we made him earn the majority of his yards.

    “That’s a locker room right now that’s really excited and really happy, but also knows that this night is not what this season’s all about and that there’s more that we can do. Starting the season 5-0, they really believe that. We’ve got a tough one next week, but we will enjoy the heck out of this one tonight and we go again tomorrow.”

    On Duke’s resilience throughout the game:

    “Our guys were remarkable. Even at halftime, there were no throwing helmets and there were no loud voices. We refocused. We had to get the mindset that the way to come back was going to be through body blows. We made a reference of ‘just keep hitting singles.’ What happens is that you try to get it all back at once. That really is what they wanted us to do. They wanted us to get impatient on offense and try to get it all back at one time, instead of just going to work on them. That’s what we did.

    “Star Thomas, what an inspiration that guy is for our team. Not just the way he runs. The [offensive] line and tight ends did a great job opening up the holes, but what he does, when gets to the secondary, it just felt like he got stronger and stronger as the game went on.”

    On the decision to punt on 4th-and-1 late in the fourth quarter:

    “The plan all along was to punt and see if we could draw them offsides in that situation. Kade Reynoldson, what a weapon that guy is. Holy cow. We felt like we could make them go [down] the long field, even though they only needed three to win. But the fact is that they only needed three. If we missed a block or something happened and you’re starting a possession at midfield, their kicker is probably good from 60 [yards]. So, that might’ve been one first down and they’re in a formation that we don’t want to see – a field goal formation to potentially win the game. So, trust in our defense in that situation, and they made it happen.”

    On the fan support at the game:

    “I’ve got to give a lot of credit to our crowd tonight. Our crowd was amazing. The student body was unbelievable. Obviously, for the first 30 minutes plus of the game, we didn’t give a lot to cheer for. There wasn’t a lot of evidence that it was going to end up being a legendary night. The way they stayed into it, and I do feel like once we got rolling, the crowd became a factor in the game. I don’t think that’s any question that that helped us and helped our guys. It maybe factored into some of the pressure we were able to create, too, as they were maybe having a hard time hearing their snap count. Great night for everybody associated with Duke football and everyone, in my mind, has a piece in today’s victory because of the role that they played.”

    On what second-half adjustments the team made:

    “I think how we lined up formationally to get the looks that gave our runs a chance. They were just going to keep three guys over two and really almost try to double our wideouts. It was frustrating, because even in the first half, we just weren’t running the ball well in the light boxes. That’s a sign of respect, which we would expect. That shows you the story. I don’t know what [Jordan Moore] and those guys ended up having, but that’s an example of where people are concerned about leaving those guys one- on-one. We feel like this has been five weeks in a row where you get into a game, and you get a little bit of a different picture than what you practiced all week. I think that’s part of where our offense, what they had seen and what they had practiced against, all of a sudden there’s a lot of different moving parts on gameday. That takes a while to get used to. Like I said, credit the offensive staff for getting it turned around and making the necessary adjustments.”

    17–StarThomas–Gr.–RB

    On playing in the rivalry game and coming out with the win:

    “Coming into the game, I knew how important it was to the university and how important it is to Durham. Like coach said, it’s another game but it’s an important game to the university. It’s an important game for Durham. This is something we really wanted to come out with. They’ve been talking about losing the last few years, so we said, ‘Why not make this year the year we come in and get it?’”

    On picking up the offense in the second half:

    “We got into the locker room and Coach Diaz said, ‘We have to run the ball better. We have to get better.’ So, I just took it upon myself to be better on the run. It starts with me. Starting right now, I have to step up and be the best player I can be. We set that tone coming out of the locker room at halftime.”

    4–EliPancol–Gr.–WR

    On the energy in the fourth quarter and the win:

    “This feeling is indescribable. It’s what I’ve been waiting on since I got here. So, I’d like to shoutout all the alumni, everybody I came in with and everyone that represents Duke. That’s for everyone.”

    On being part of a 20-point comeback:

    “For us, that’s just how Duke football is. It’s a credit to Coach [David] Feeley. He basically trains us to ‘take people to the sewer’ and finish games. We feel we work the fourth quarter better than any team in the nation and that’s what Coach Diaz installs in us every single day. So, basically it was just routine for us.”

    7 – Vincent Anthony Jr. – Jr. – DE

    On the feelings after the win:

    “It’s just excitement, thrill. To bring the Victory Bell back home, bring it back to the Bull City – words can’t even really explain it.”

    On the defensive mindset during the last drive of the game:

    “Just get after them. Coach Diaz and Coach [Jonathan] Patke, that’s their thing. We had to get after their quarterback. That’s the one thing we had to do, get after that quarterback, so that was really just all of our mindsets.”

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  • Duke vs. Northwestern prediction: College football odds, picks

    Duke vs. Northwestern prediction: College football odds, picks

    Manny Diaz began his Duke coaching career last week with a solid showing over FCS Elon, winning 26-3, but it’s doubtful he’ll be able to replicate that performance against Northwestern, which continues to trend up under David Braun. 

    Duke enters Friday’s primetime matchup as 2.5-point road underdogs against a Northwestern team attempting to do something it hasn’t done since 2015 — start 2-0 straight up and against the spread.

    Read on for my Duke vs Northwestern odds, prediction, and pick.

    Duke vs. Northwestern odds

    Team Spread Moneyline Total
    Duke +2.5 (-110) +118 Over 37 (-110)
    Northwestern -2.5 (-110) -140 Under 37 (-110)
    Odds via Caesars Sportsbook

    Duke vs. Northwestern prediction

    (9 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1)

    After years of Big Ten mediocrity under Pat Fitzgerald, the Wildcats looked rejuvenated under Braun. 

    Last season, the former Winona State defensive lineman coached up Northwestern’s previously underperforming defense.

    The Wildcats allowed just 22 points per game, winning their final five games by holding four opponents under 15 points. 

    They were a tad lucky, generating a +13 turnover margin while going 5-2 in one-score games.

    But they were also excellent at keeping everything in front of them, ranking sixth nationally in Explosive Plays allowed (44, 22nd). 

    If you expected regression, it didn’t come in Week 1. 

    Miami (OH) has an elite MAC offense, and Brett Gabbert is arguably the best quarterback in the Group of Five.

    Yet, Northwestern held the RedHawks to a 39% Success Rate (17th percentile) and -0.19 EPA per Play (17th percentile) en route to just two field goals. Gabbert was sacked three times and threw two picks. 


    Manny Diaz had a successful debut as Duke's head coach in Week 1.
    Manny Diaz had a successful debut as Duke’s head coach in Week 1. Getty Images

    This makes sense. Northwestern returned eight starters from last year’s bend-don’t-break crew, so the Wildcats have enough experience to overwhelm a far less talented team. 

    While I eventually expect regression from the Wildcats against more talented Power Four offenses, I don’t believe Duke fits that bill.

    Diaz was a good hire for Duke, but the Blue Devils are working on a complete Year 0 rebuild. They have a new head coach, offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and quarterback (Maalik Murphy). 

    Their offensive line is the least experienced in the ACC, with only 37 career starts, which doesn’t bode well against a Wildcat defensive line that returned seven of its top eight rotation guys from last year. 

    The Blue Devils returned only five defensive starters from 2023 and lost their top five defensive linemen, which will be a disadvantage against a relatively experienced Northwestern offensive line. 

    The Wildcats should own the trenches on Friday.

    Duke ranks 108th nationally in experience, including second-to-last in the ACC. An argument could be made that the Blue Devils are the worst team in the ACC. 

    Betting on College Football?

    Duke vs. Northwestern pick

    While they played well against Elon, you can’t draw too much from a Week 1 game against an FCS opponent. Conversely, I feel good about Northwestern’s defense after its Week 1 showing against the defending MAC champions, and I think the Wildcats can replicate that.

    I’m not overly confident in Northwestern’s mediocre offense, and I don’t love QB1 Mike Wright. But the Wildcats did just enough against an uber-experienced Miami (OH) defense last week. I expect the same against a far less experienced (albeit more talented) stop unit. 

    Action Network’s PRO model projects the Wildcats as seven-point favorites in this game, so I’m quite happy grabbing them under a field goal on the spread. 

    Pick: Northwestern -2.5 (-110, Caesars)

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