This Week in Duke Athletics History (March 30-April 5)

March 30

2018 – Men's Lacrosse – Senior attackman Justin Guterding totaled four goals and three assists to become the 13th player in NCAA history to reach the 300-point barrier as No. 5 Duke defeated visiting North Carolina, 11-10. Duke outscored the Tar Heels 4-1 in the final 15:01 to earn the victory.

March 31

2003 – Women's Basketball – Alana Beard scored 28 points as the top-seeded Duke women's basketball team rallied to beat No. 2 Texas Tech, 57-51, in the Midwest Regional to advance to the NCAA Final Four for the second straight season. Beard's three-point play with 1:55 left broke a 51-51 tie, and Duke forced three Texas Tech turnovers in the final minute. With Duke ahead 54-51, Iciss Tillis blocked a shot by Tech's Plenette Pierson with 30 seconds left to ensure the Blue Devils' third trip to the Final Four in the last five years. Duke's Sheana Mosch hit two free throws with 23.9 seconds left, and Beard made a free throw with 14 seconds remaining for the final points.
2018 – Track & Field – Duke wrapped up competition at both the Raleigh and Texas Relays with a first-place finish and multiple top-five performances in school history. In Raleigh, the 4x1500m relay squad of Alex Miley, Jordan Burton, Alex Kunzweiler and Matt Wisner took the top spot with a time of 15:55.53, marking nine times in 11 years the Blue Devils won that event. Down in Austin, senior Madison Heath recorded a personal record in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 4.45 meters (14-7.25 feet), which went in as second all-time at Duke, second in the ACC and fourth in the NCAA that season. Heath's mark qualified her for the NCAA East Regional.
2019 – Softball – Duke softball secured its first ACC road series sweep in school history with an 8-6 victory to close out its 3-0 weekend at Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils had a strong offensive showing, tallying 28 runs on 41 hits, including six homers and 26 runs batted in, to win its first series over the Yellow Jackets.

April 1

1991 – Men's Basketball – In what was head coach Mike Krzyzewski's 336th career victory, Duke beat Kansas, 72-65, in the 1991 National Championship game at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis to give the program's its first title. Christian Laettner was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player, scoring a game-high 18 points and going 12-for-12 from the foul line. That game also featured one of the Final Four's most iconic plays all-time as Grant Hill threw down a thunderous alley-oop from Bobby Hurley in the game's opening minutes that helped set the tone for Duke.

April 2

2001 – Men's Basketball – Duke beat Arizona, 82-72, in the 2001 National Championship game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis to make Coach K the fourth coach to win three NCAA crowns. The Blue Devils became the second team since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams to win every tournament game by at least 10 points. Duke set NCAA records for wins in a four-year period (133) and all-time NCAA Tournament winning percentage (76.8). Shane Battier scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and six assists in the title game to earn Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors.
2019 – Softball – For the first time in program history, Kristina Foreman earned both national and conference honors after a 7-for-11 appearance at Georgia Tech. The freshman was named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week and ACC Co-Player of the Week following two home runs, three runs batted in, six runs scored and a 1.182 slugging percentage on the road. Including the midweek matchup against Liberty, Foreman garnered a .600 batting average with nine hits through four contests.

April 4

2007 – Women's Basketball – For the first time in school history, a Duke women's basketball player became the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft as Lindsey Harding was taken by the Phoenix Mercury at the Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. Fellow teammate Alison Bales was also taken in the first round as the picked No. 9 by the Indiana Fever. Harding, a native of Houston, Texas, was picked No. 1 but less than a half an hour later she was traded to the Minnesota Lynx.

April 5

2010 – Men's Basketball – Duke survived a missed half-court shot at the buzzer from Butler's Gordon Hayward to beat the Bulldogs, 61-59, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to give Duke its fourth National Championship. Kyle Singler was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player after recording 19 points and nine rebounds in the championship game. The four championships tied Krzyzewski with Adolph Rupp for second most all-time.
2006 – Women's Basketball – Three members of the Duke women's basketball team -- Monique Currie, Mistie Williams and Jessica Foley-- were drafted in the 2006 WNBA Draft, which was held at the Boston Events and Convention Center in Boston, Mass. Currie was selected with the third overall pick by the Charlotte Sting, while Williams was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury with the 21st selection before being traded to the Houston Comets and Foley was picked by the Indiana Fever at No. 38. Duke and Connecticut were the only two collegiate teams with three players selected in the 2006 Draft. Currie became the second Duke player over the last three years to be selected in the top-three of the WNBA Draft.
1959 – Men's Golf – Duke alum Art Wall Jr., wins the 1959 playing of The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. The Blue Devil carded a final round six-under 66 with birdies over final of the last six holes after starting the final round six strokes back of the leaders to dethrone reigning Masters champ Arnold Palmer. It was the only major win for Wall, who won 13 other events in his PGA Tour career. A nineteen-year-old Jack Nicklaus made his Masters debut in 1959.
2019 – Women's Golf – Four current members of the Duke women's golf program and one incoming freshman had the privilege to play a practice round at the historic Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. As part of the Augusta National Women's Amateur, Virginia Elena Carta, Ana Belac, Jaravee Boonchant, Gina Kim and Erica Shepherd walked the famed course ahead of the final round of the championship Saturday, April 6

The games noted above are not meant to be a complete listing of Duke's events on these dates, but a sampling of great moments as determined by the GoDuke.com staff.

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