2013-14 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 2013-14 SCHEDULE What .........Connecticut at Duke (Jimmy V Classic) (10-0 Overall, 0-0 ACC) Date ..........................Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Time ............................................................7:00 PM Location ............................................. Durham, N.C. Venue ..................Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Where to Watch ......ESPN2 - Dave O’Brien (PXP), .............Doris Burke (Color), Holly Rowe (Sideline) Radio ....................Blue Devil IMG - WDNC AM 620 ...........Steve Barnes (PXP), Morgan Patrick (Color) Live Stats ....................................www.GoDuke.com Series Record ...............................UConn leads 9-3 Last Meeting ....Jan. 21, 2013 - UConn 79, Duke 49 Setting the Scene... include -- Dec. 4, 2006 at Rutgers (85-45), Nov. Cameron Indoor Stadium will be the site of a 23, 2003 vs. Purdue in Raleigh, N.C. (93-63) and No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown on Tuesday, Dec. 17 as vs. Tennessee in Raleigh, N.C. (76-55). second-ranked Duke (10-0) will host top-ranked Con- To make a donation to The V Foundation, or necticut (10-0) for the Jimmy V Women’s Basketball for additional information about The Foundation, Classic, which benefi ts the V Foundation for Cancer call 1-800-4JimmyV or visit www.jimmyv.org. The V Research at 7:00 p.m., on ESPN2. Foundation proudly awards 100% of donations and Calling the contest for ESPN2 will be Dave net proceeds of events directly to cancer research. O’Brien (PXP), Doris Burke (Color) and Holly Rowe Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes... (Sideline). It will also be carried live on the Blue • The Blue Devils are close to the 16th sellout Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC-AM 620 with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on in school history for the Connecticut contest. It would the air. mark the eighth sellout since Coach P arrived in The fi rst 5,000 fans in attendance at the game Durham for the 2007-08 campaign. will receive a free Santa Hat. Santa Claus will also • Duke is averaging 45.0 points in the paint as be located in the Hall of Honor to take wish lists from well as scoring 28.6 points off its opponents turnovers Blue Devil fans. on the year. The Blue Devil Network will host a hour long • Tricia Liston has notched fi ve games this special via www.GoDuke.com from 5-6 p.m., on season with 20 or more points and 18 over her Tuesday prior to the Connecticut game. The show career. will be hosted by Morgan Patrick and Debbie Taylor • Senior Chelsea Gray has taken 12 charges this season and 47 over her career. She needs from Cameron. one to move into a tie for third on Duke’s all-time list along with Mistie Bass (48). Jimmy V Classic... Duke will participate in the Jimmy V Classic for • Junior Elizabeth Williams has been saddled the fi fth time in school history, while posting a 4-0 with fi rst half foul trouble in fi ve games this season mark in those contests. The Blue Devils last hosted and is coming off fouling out at Oklahoma and scoring the Jimmy V Classic on Dec. 6, 2010 as the Blue a career-low four points in 10 minutes. Devils downed seventh-ranked Texas A&M, 61-58. • The Blue Devils feature four different players Other Jimmy V Classic contests for Duke who have notched 20 or more points in a game this Probable Duke Starters... 1 Elizabeth Williams (6-3, Jr.) C/F 13.8 6.0 1.4 79 Straight Games with a Block 33 Haley Peters (6-3, Sr.) F/G 13.0 8.7 1.5 Season-high 18 points at Oklahoma 32 Tricia Liston (6-1, Sr.) G 18.3 6.6 1.4 Hitting 53.4% from 3-PT land 12 Chelsea Gray (5-11, Sr.) G 12.8 5.3 8.4 Ranks No. 2 nationally 8.4 assists 2 Alexis Jones (5-8, So.) G 14.6 4.2 3.9 Back-to-back 20-Point Games Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Florida, 22 Oderah Chidom (6-4, Fr.) F 6.1 4.8 0.5 Started contest versus Kansas Sun Sports, Fox Sports Indiana, Comcast Sports Net Mid-Atlantic, 15 Richa Jackson (6-0, Sr.) F/G 6.4 2.7 0.6 Totaled 11 points versus No. 16 Purdue New England Sports Network (NESN), the YES Network, the 4 Chloe Wells (5-7, Sr.) G 5.2 1.6 2.2 Hit 7-of-15 from downtown Madison Square Garden Network (MSG) in New York and Root 14 Ka’lia Johnson (5-10, Jr.) G/F 2.5 2.0 0.3 Two-Time Letterwinner Sports in Pennsylvania. 21 Kendall McCravey-Cooper (6-4, Fr.) F/C 1.8 1.9 0.1 Blocked 9 shots last fi ve games All ACC games produced as part of the RSN package will also be 30 Amber Henson (6-4, R-Fr.) C/F 0.9 2.1 0.1 Played for fi rst time since 2011-12 available via WatchESPN. 35 Jenna Frush (5-6, Jr.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 Two-Time Letterwinner Duke Basketball Twitter: @Duke_WBB, @CoachPDuke season. Cameron Indoor Stadium. Quick Facts • Duke’s 24-game overall win streak in Cameron During her seven years as the head coach at LLocationocation ..................................................................................DDurham,urham, NN.C..C. Indoor Stadium ranks tied third nationally behind Baylor Michigan State, Coach P went up against three No. 1 EEnrollmentnrollment .................................................................................................. 66,526,526 (64) and UT-Chattanooga (30). ranked teams and notched a 1-2 record against those FFoundedounded ............................................................11838838 TTrinityrinity CollegeCollege • Freshman Kendall McCravey-Cooper has squads - loss vs. Maryland in 2007, loss vs. Tennessee CColorolor .......................................................................... DDukeuke BBluelue & WhiteWhite blocked nine shots over the last fi ve contests. in 2005 and win vs. Stanford in 2005. NNicknameickname .................................................................................... BBluelue DDevilsevils • All fi ve Blue Devil starters scored double-fi gures CConferenceonference ....................................................................................................AACCCC against USC Upstate, Vanderbilt and Purdue. No. 1 vs. No. 2 Once Again... AArenarena ............................CCameronameron IIndoorndoor SStadiumtadium (9,314)(9,314) • Duke hit 40.5 percent from three-point land last Duke will play in its seventh No. 1 vs. No. 2 contest PPresidentresident .......................................... DDr.r. RRichardichard HH.. BBrodheadrodhead year, which led the nation and was the second-highest in school history and the fi rst since 2007. The Blue DDirectorirector ooff AAthletics/Vicethletics/Vice PresidentPresident ...... KKevinevin WhiteWhite output in school history. Devils own a 3-3 mark in those contests. Cameron BBasketballasketball OfOffi ccee PPhonehone ..............................((919)919) 6613-756513-7565 • The Blue Devils returned all fi ve starters, 93.7 Indoor Stadium will be the site of the fourth 1v2 matchup HHeadead CCoachoach ......................................................JJoanneoanne P.P. McCallieMcCallie percent of their scoring and the top seven scorers from in school history. AAssisstantssisstant CoachesCoaches ..............................................................AAll BBrown,rown, a year ago. In the history, No. 1 vs. No. 2 has taken place 51 CCandiceandice M.M. JJackson,ackson, HernandoHernando PlanellsPlanells • For only the second time in school history, Duke times with the No. 1 ranked team leading the series, AAthleticthletic TTrainerrainer .............................................. SSummerummer MMcKeehancKeehan features fi ve players standing 6-3 or taller (1996-97). 31-20. Duke’s nine student-athletes who are 6-0 or taller Basketball History also ties for the most in Blue Devil history (1998-99, 2007- No. 1 Duke 64, No. 2 UNC 53, at Chapel Hill, N.C. 2000-01, 2005-06). 2006- No. 2 UNC 77, No. 1 Duke 65, at Chapel Hill, N.C. • Duke features a 39-game home winning streak 2006- No. 2 Duke 75, No. 1 Tennessee 53, at Durham, N.C. FFirstirst YYearear ofof BasketballBasketball ........................................................ 11975-76975-76 2004- No. 2 Tennessee 72, No. 1 Duke 69, at Durham, N.C. against ACC opponents in Cameron Indoor Stadium. OOverallverall All-TimeAll-Time RecordRecord ....................7794-35094-350 ((3737 YYears)ears) 2003- No. 2 Connecticut 77, No. 1 Duke 65, at Durham, N.C. AACCCC RRecordecord ......................................................3324-18724-187 ((3535 YYears)ears) • Duke has won 30 straight games when scoring 2002- No. 1 Duke 76, No. 2 Tennessee 55, at Raleigh, N.C. HHomeome RRecordecord ......................................................................................4402-11102-111 80 or more points, dating back to the 2008-09 campaign. • The Blue Devils have seven players and RRoadoad RRecordecord ...................................................................................... 2243-15743-157 A Look at Connecticut... three staff associated with the team who have won NNeutraleutral RRecordecord .................................................................................... 1148-6748-67 Connecticut