2014-15 WBB Game Notes
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DUKE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NCAA Final Four - 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006 NCAA Finalist - 1999, 2006 ACC Champions - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013 Lindy Brown, Associate SID • Women’s Basketball Contact • Offi ce: 919-684-2664 • Cell: 919-599-9821 • [email protected] www.GoDuke.com • Twitter - @Duke_WBB, @CoachPDuke • Facebook - DukeWBB • Instagram - dukewbb Game Information 2014-15 SCHEDULE What ............................NCAA Sweet 16 - No. 4 seed Duke vs. No. 1 seed Maryland (23-10 Overall, 11-5 ACC) Date ...................................................................................................March 28, 2015 Time .....................................................................................................4:30 p.m. (ET) Location ............................................................................................Spokane, Wash. Venue .................................................................................................Spokane Arena Where to Watch ................................................................................................ESPN #16/16 Duke (23-10, 11-5) .............................................................. Dave Pasch (PBP), Debbie Antonelli (Color) Radio ...... Blue Devil IMG - WDNC 620 AM, 99.3 FM, 96.5 FM & www.GoDuke.com ..............................................................Steve Barnes (PXP), Morgan Patrick (Color) Live Stats .......................................................................................www.GoDuke.com Rankings ...................................................................Duke (#16/16), Maryland (#4/3) Series Record .................................................................................Duke leads 41-39 Last Meeting ...................................................Feb. 17, 2014 - Duke 84, Maryland 63 #4/3 Maryland (32-2, 18-0) Setting the Scene... Peters and Chelsea Gray as rookie starters along with three seniors. That Duke team lost in the Elite For the fi fth time over the last six years and the 16th time in school history, the fourth-seeded Duke Eight to UConn. women’s basketball program (23-10) has advanced Louisville and Duke are the only two teams in to the NCAA Regionals as the 16th-ranked Blue the Sweet 16 this season that feature two freshmen Devils will take on top-seeded and fourth-ranked starters. Maryland (32-2) Saturday, March 28 at 4:30 p.m. Duke headed into the 2015 NCAA Tournament (ET) in Spokane, Wash. featuring only Elizabeth Williams (10) and Ka’lia The games will be played at Spokane Arena Johnson (2) that had started a NCAA Tournament contest over their careers. and will be aired on ESPN with Dave Pasch (PBP) and Debbie Antonelli (Color). It will also be carried live on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC Riggs Gets to See Family... 620 AM, 99.3 FM, 96.5 FM and www.GoDuke.com Duke junior Mercedes Riggs will get to see with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) family when the Blue Devils travel to Spokane. Riggs’ on the air. oldest sister, Vanessa Whitcomb, lives in Spokane The winner of the Duke/Maryland contest will with her husband, Donnie. advance to the regional fi nal to take on the winner The Whitcomb’s recently had their fi rst child, Tatum, that was born March 3, 2015. This will be the of the Tennessee/Gonzaga contest Monday, March 30 at 9:00 p.m. (ET) on ESPN. fi rst time Mercedes has seen her nephew. The last The Blue Devils own an 11-3 all-time record time she saw her sister, Vanessa, was at Christmas. in the NCAA Regional semifi nal action, including Mercedes will also see her parents, who lives winners of four in a row. Duke will be looking to in Utah and will be making the trip. advance to the NCAA Regional fi nal for the 12th time out of the last 18 years. Last Time in Spokane... Duke last traveled to Spokane in 2001 as a Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie is 5-2 all-time in regional semifi nal play, including a 4-1 No. 1 seed and was upset in the regional semifi nal mark with the Blue Devils. to fi fth-seeded Southwest Missouri State, 81-71, as Jacki Stiles scored 41 points. Alana Beard totaled Young Teams in Sweet 16... 27 points as a rookie for the Blue Devils. For only the second time in school history, Can the Blue Devils return the favor of knocking Duke has taken a team with two freshman starters off a No. 1 seed in 2015 as a No. 4 seed? to the NCAA Sweet 16. The only other time was in 2011 with Haley Probable Duke Starters... 11 Azurá Stevens (Fr., 6-5) F/G 14.2 8.4 1.7 22 points, 10 rebounds vs. Miss. State 30 Amber Henson (Sr., 6-4) F 4.1 4.0 1.3 10 rebounds vs. Albany 1 Elizabeth Williams (Sr., 6-3) C 14.4 9.0 2.5 Needs 9 blocks to set ACC record 23 Rebecca Greenwell (R-Fr., 6-1) G 14.3 5.5 2.1 Duke freshman record 71 treys 14 Ka’lia Johnson (Sr., 5-10) G 7.1 4.1 3.8 Ranks tied No. 5 in ACC with 3.8 assists 21 Kendall Cooper (So., 6-4) F/C 4.0 3.7 0.9 Scored career-high 21 pts in ACC Tourney 12 Mercedes Riggs (Jr., 5-7) G 1.6 0.9 0.9 Has hit 15 treys on the season 32 Erin Mathias (Fr., 6-4) F/C 1.6 2.0 0.2 6 points in 10 minutes vs. Albany 35 Jenna Frush (Sr., 5-6) G 0.6 0.4 0.1 Walk-on; Awarded scholarship for 2014-15 Duke Basketball Twitter: @Duke_WBB, @CoachPDuke Duke’s NCAA Tournament History App: 22 • All-Time Record: 55-21 (.724) West Regional • Spokane, Wash. Greensboro Region • Greensboro, N.C. Previous Best Finish: vs. #15/15 SW Missouri St. (#5 seed) L 71-81 vs. #15/18 Rutgers (#4 Seed) L 52-53 NCAA Finalist (1999, 2006) 2002 (East Region, #1 Seed) 2008 (Oklahoma City Regional, #3 Seed) 1987 (East Region, #7 Seed) First & Second Rounds • Durham, N.C. First & Second Rounds • College Park, Md. First & Second Rounds • Durham & Piscataway Norfolk State (#16 seed) W 95-48 vs. Murray State (#14 Seed) W 78-57 vs. Manhattan (#10 seed) W 70-55 #--/25 TCU (#8 seed) W 76-66 vs. Arizona State (#6 Seed) W 67-59 at Rutgers (#2 seed) L 64-78 East Regional • Raleigh, N.C. Oklahoma City Region • Oklahoma City, Okla. 1995 (East Region, #5 Seed) vs. #14/14 Texas (#4 seed) W 62-46 vs. #8/9 Texas A&M (#2 Seed) L 63-77 First & Second Rounds • Tuscaloosa, Ala. vs. #13/13 South Carolina (#3 seed) W 77-68 vs. Oklahoma State (#12 seed) W 76-64 2009 (Berkeley, #1 Seed) vs. #13/14 Alabama (40T) (#4 seed) L 120-121 Final Four • San Antonio, Texas First & Second Rounds • East Lansing, Mich. vs. #2/2 Oklahoma (#1 seed) L 71-86 vs. Austin Peay (#16 Seed) W 83-42 1996 (Mideast Region, #4 Seed) at Michigan State (#9 Seed) L 49-63 First & Second Rounds • Durham, N.C. 2003 (Midwest Region, #1 Seed) vs. James Madison (#13 seed) W 67-61 First & Second Rounds • Raleigh, N.C. 2010 (Memphis, #2 Seed) vs. San Francisco (#12 seed) L 60-64 vs. Georgia State (#16 seed) W 66-48 First & Second Rounds • Durham, N.C. vs. Utah (#8 seed) W 65-54 vs. Hampton (#15 Seed) W 72-37 1997 (Midwest Region, #5 Seed) vs. #21/-- LSU (#7 Seed) W 60-52 First & Second Rounds • Champaign, Ill. Midwest Regional • Albuquerque, N.M. vs. DePaul (#12 seed) W 70-56 vs. #19/20 Georgia (#5 seed) W 66-63 Memphis Region • Memphis, Tenn. vs. Illinois (#4 seed) L 67-85 vs. #7/8 Texas Tech (#2 seed) W 57-51 vs. San Diego State (#11 Seed) W 66-58 vs. #14/18 Baylor (#4 Seed) L 48-51 1998 (West Region, #2 Seed) Final Four • Atlanta, Ga. First & Second Rounds • Durham, N.C. vs. #4/4 Tennessee (#1 seed) L 56-66 2011 (Philadelphia, #2 Seed) vs. Middle Tenn. State (#15 seed) W 92-67 First & Second Rounds • Durham, N.C. vs. Louisville (#10 seed) W 69-53 2004 (Mideast Region, #1 Seed) vs. UT Martin (#15 Seed) W 90-45 First & Second Rounds • Durham, N.C. vs. #19/17 Marist (#10 Seed) W 71-66 West Regional • Oakland, Calif. vs. Northwestern State (#16 seed) W 103-51 vs. #13/12 Florida (#3 seed) W 71-58 vs. Marquette (#9 seed) W 76-67 Philadelphia Region • Philadelphia, Pa. vs. Arkansas (#9 seed) L 72-77 vs. #10/12 DePaul (#3 Seed) W 70-63 Mideast Regional • Norfolk, Va. vs. #1/1 Connecticut (#1 Seed) L 40-75 1999 (East Region, #3 Seed) vs. #7/5 Louisiana Tech (#5 seed) W 63-49 First & Second Rounds • Durham, N.C. vs. #24/22 Minnesota (#7 seed) L 77-82 2012 (Fresno, #2 Seed) vs. Holy Cross (#14 seed) W 79-51 First Round • Nashville, Tenn. vs. St. Joseph’s (#11 seed) W 66-60 2005 (Chattanooga Regional, #2 Seed) vs. Samford (#15 Seed) W 82-47 First Round • Chapel Hill, N.C. at Vanderbilt (#7 Seed) W 96-80 East Regional • Greensboro, N.C. vs. Canisius (#15 seed) W 80-48 vs. #5/5 Old Dominion (#2 seed) W 76-63 vs. #25/-- Boston College (#7 seed) W 70-65 Fresno Region • Fresno, Calif. vs. #2/2 Tennessee (#1 seed) W 69-63 vs. #14/21 St. John’s (#3 Seed) W 74-47 Chattanooga Region • Chattanooga, Tenn. vs. #2/2 Stanford (#1 Seed) L 69-81 Final Four • San Jose, Calif. vs. #20/20 Georgia (#6 seed) W 63-57 vs. #12/12 Georgia (#3 seed) W 81-69 vs. #2/4 Louisiana State (#1 seed) L 49-59 2013 (Norfolk, #2 Seed) First Round • Durham, N.C. National Championship • San Jose, Calif. 2006 (Bridgeport Regional, #1 Seed) vs. Hampton (#15 Seed) W 67-51 vs. #1/1 Purdue (#1 seed) L 45-62 First & Second Rounds • Norfolk, Va. vs. Oklahoma State (#7 Seed) W 68-59 vs.