2011-12 WBB Game Notes
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PAGE 1 - VIRGINIA TECH BLUE DEVIL GAME NOTES • GAME 25 Lindy Brown, Associate SID • Women’s Basketball Contact DUKE UNIVERSITY 115 Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. 27708 Offi ce: 919-684-2664 • Cell: 919-599-9821 • Fax: 919-684-2489 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL [email protected] • www.GoDuke.com 2011-12 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Virginia Tech (7-18, 3-9) at #5/5 Duke (21-3, 12-0) (21-3 Overall, 12-0 ACC) Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 • 7:00 PM • GoDuke.com Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,315) Date Opponent Time/Results TV Inside Virginia Tech Media Information Inside Duke Nov. 11 at Brigham Young W, 61-55 BYUtv NOV. 18 AUBURN W, 73-50 - Record: 7-18, 3-9 ACC Online Video: www.GoDuke.com Record: 21-3, 12-0 ACC Nov. 20 at Western Kentucky W, 80-54 Ranking: #NR (AP), #NR (Coaches) Radio: www.GoDuke.com; Ranking: #5 (AP), #5 (Coaches) Last Result: L, 60-64 Steve Barnes (PXP), Last Result: W, 67-57 Junkanoo Jam • Grand Bahama Island vs. Boston College, 2-13-12 Morgan Patrick (Color) at Florida State, 2-12-12 Nov. 25 vs Gardner-Webb W, 97-31 Up Next: Live Stats: www.GoDuke.com Up Next: vs. Virginia, 2-19-12 at Maryland, 2-19-12 Nov. 26 vs #4/3 Notre Dame L, 54-56 Live Blog: www.GoDuke.com Head Coach: Twitter: Duke_WBB & CoachPDuke Head Coach: DEC. 1 #13/16 PURDUE W, 64-53 ESPN3 Dennis Wolff (1st Year) Facebook: Duke Women’s Basketball Joanne P. McCallie (5th Year) VT Record: 7-18 (1st Year) Duke Record: 135-29 (5th Year) DEC. 4 PITTSBURGH W, 92-43 Series History: Duke leads 18-2 Career Record: 277-215 (18th Year) Career Record: 451-177 (20th Year) Dec. 8 at #10/10 Kentucky L, 65-72 CW/FSN DEC. 11 USC UPSTATE W, 93-35 Duke Hosts Virginia Tech Wednesday in Play 4 Kay Contest... DEC. 20 UNC WILMINGTON W, 107-45 Coming off a two-game road swing, the fi fth-ranked Duke women’s basketball team (21-3, 12-0 ACC) Dec. 30 at Temple W, 65-54 will host Virginia Tech (7-18, 3-9) on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7:00 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The JAN. 2 VIRGINIA W, 77-66 Blue Devils are riding a 28-game home winning streak against ACC opponents. Jan. 6 at Wake Forest W, 76-58 RSN The game can be heard live on WDNC-AM 620 and www.GoDuke.com via the Blue Devil IMG Network’s JAN. 8 N.C. STATE W, 83-59 Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color). Live HD video will be available on www.GoDuke.com All fans attending Wednesday’s game are encouraged to wear pink for the Play 4Kay Initiative to help JAN. 13 FLORIDA STATE W, 73-66 RSN in raising awareness for the fi ght against breast cancer. The Blue Devils will be wearing white uniforms Jan. 15 at Virginia Tech W, 61-34 with pink trim along with pink shoelaces for the game. All cancer survivors in attendance will be recognized Jan. 18 at Georgia Tech W, 79-62 ESPN3 during the contest. JAN. 22 #8/7 MARYLAND W, 80-72 ESPNU The Blue Devils are one of only nine teams in ACC history that have opened league play with an 12-0 Jan. 27 at Clemson W, 81-37 RSN mark. JAN. 30 #3/3 CONNECTICUT L, 45-61 ESPN2 FEB. 2 WAKE FOREST W, 75-43 Noting Duke... FEB. 6 #22/24 NORTH CAROLINA W, 96-56 ESPN2 Shay Selby has hit 5-of-12 treys the last four games ... Richa Jackson (57.3) ranks second in the Feb. 9 at Boston College W, 71-62 league in ACC games only for fi eld goal percentage, while ranking sixth overall (51.1) ... Allison Vernerey has played in team-best 96 straight contests ... Chelsea Gray’s 6.2 assists per game ranks No. 1 in the ACC Feb. 12 at Florida State W, 67-57 RSN and 11th nationally, while Elizabeth Williams is fourth in rebounds (8.4) in the ACC ... Gray is tied for third in FEB. 15 VIRGINIA TECH 7:00 PM the ACC with a 1.9 assist/turnover ratio ... Williams is averaging 4.7 blocks per game in ACC action, which Feb. 19 at Maryland 3:00 PM ESPN2 leads the league ... nine different Blue Devils have registered double-fi gure scoring so far on the season FEB. 24 MIAMI 7:00 PM ESPN3 ... Duke is the reigning back-to-back ACC Champion and has won a total of seven ACC Championships. Feb. 26 at North Carolina 3:00 PM ESPN2 Probable Duke Starters... No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG BS STL FG% ACC Tournament • Greensboro, N.C. 33 Haley Peters 6-3 So. F/G 10.8 5.3 1.5 0.3 1.3 50.4 3/1 ACC Tournament TBA Totaled 18 points at Florida State on 8-of-14 fi eld goals 3/2 ACC Tournament TBA RSN 1 Elizabeth Williams 6-3 Fr. C 14.2 8.4 1.5 3.9 1.6 48.6 3/3 ACC Tournament 1:00/3:30 PM FSN Ranks No. 2 nationally with 3.9 blocks per game 3/4 ACC Tournament 1:00 PM FSN 15 Richa Jackson 6-0 So. F 9.8 4.8 1.2 0.1 1.9 51.1 Gone two straight games without scoring double-digits NCAA Tournament 12 Chelsea Gray 5-11 So. G 11.2 5.0 6.2 0.4 2.5 44.2 Leads the ACC and ranked No. 1 nationally with a 6.2 assists a game average 3/17,18 NCAA Tournament First Round ESPN 03 Shay Selby 5-9 Sr. G 5.8 2.8 2.3 0.2 1.4 37.1 3/19,20 NCAA Tournament Second Round ESPN Started four straight games; dished 14 assists last three games. 3/24-27 NCAA Regionals ESPN 4/1, 3 NCAA Final Four • Denver, Colo. ESPN Off the Bench... No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG BPG STL FG% All times are Eastern * ACC Contest 32 Tricia Liston 6-1 So. G 10.8 4.0 1.5 0.0 1.3 47.1 ALL CAPS - Home Games 43 Allison Vernerey 6-5 Jr. C 5.4 2.9 0.9 0.5 0.7 64.0 FSN - Fox Sports Net 24 Kathleen Scheer 6-2 Sr. F/G 3.1 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 43.5 RAYCOM - FSN South, Comcast Sports Net, SunSports, 14 Ka’lia Johnson 5-10 Fr. G 1.5 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 41.2 New England Sports Network 35 Jenna Frush 5-6 Fr. G 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 20.0 PAGE 2 - VIRGINIA TECH BLUE DEVIL GAME NOTES • GAME 25 QUICK FACTS A Look At Virginia Tech... • Duke owns fi ve different players who have Location .........................................Durham, N.C. Virginia Tech enters Wednesday’s contest with registered double-doubles on the season - Williams (6), Enrollment ..................................................6,505 a ledger of 7-18 following a a 64-60 loss to Boston Gray (2), Peters (1), Jackson (1) and Liston (1). The Founded .............................. 1838 Trinity College College Monday evening in Blacksburg. The Hokies fi ve players is the second-most in a single season in Blue Devil history -- 6 in 2009-10 and 2003-04. Duke Color ......................................Duke Blue & White are 3-9 in ACC play after notching wins over Clemson has posted fi ve on six different occasions. In 2011- Nickname ...........................................Blue Devils (55-33) and Boston College (38-35) in their fi rst two league games. Monet Tellier (14.3 points, 4.7 rebounds) 12, Duke and Georgia Tech are the only teams in the Conference ..................................................ACC and Aerial Wilson (11.5 points, 2.2 rebounds) are both league with fi ve different players with double-doubles. Arena ..............Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) averaging double fi gures for Virginia Tech. • With under three minutes left in games, Chelsea President ......................Dr. Richard H. Brodhead Head coach Dennis Wolff is in his fi rst year at the Gray is hitting 61.1 percent of her fi eld goals and has Director of Athletics/Vice President ....Kevin White helm of the program after serving one season as the scored 45 of Duke’s 137 points. In her Blue Devil Basketball Offi ce Phone ............... (919) 613-7565 Director of Men’s Basketball Operations & Assistant to career, she has hit 24 of 43 fi eld goals (55.8%) in the Head Coach ...........................Joanne P. McCallie the Head Coach for the Virginia Tech men’s basketball fi nal three minutes of games. She scored 12 points Assisstant Coaches ................................Al Brown, program. Wolff was also previously the head men’s in the fi nal 3:23 at Boston College. Candice M. Jackson, Joy Cheek basketball coach at Boston University (1994-2009). • Over the last nine games, Elizabeth Williams Athletic Trainer .......................Summer McKeehan has averaged 15.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 blocks, The Series With Virginia Tech... 1.7 steals and 1.2 assists. She has hit 70.2 percent BASKETBALL HISTORY Duke and Virginia Tech will meet for the 21st of her free throws. Over the last 12 contests, she has time in school history. The Blue Devils lead the series, averaged 15.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.6 blocks.