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 ...............................................Virginia at Duke (16-1 Overall, 3-0 ACC) Date ...................................Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 Time ............................................................6:30 PM Location ............................................. Durham, N.C. Venue ..................Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Where to Watch ..........................................RSN-TV ........... Tom Werme (PXP), Debbie Antonelli (Color) Radio ....................Blue Devil IMG - WDNC AM 620 ...........Steve Barnes (PXP), Morgan Patrick (Color) Live Stats ....................................www.GoDuke.com Series Record ......Tied 32-32 (DU won 20 in a row) Last Meeting .............Feb. 8, 2013 - DU 62, UVA 41 Setting the Scene... Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes... The third-ranked Duke women’s basketball • With the victory over Boston College, the team (16-1, 3-0 ACC) will close a two-game home- Duke program reached 800 career wins over the stand on Thursday, Jan. 16 as the Blue Devils will 39 years of hoops (800-351). host Virginia (8-8, 1-2) at 6:30 p.m., in Cameron • Elizabeth Williams is pulling down 5.7 offen- Indoor Stadium. sive rebounds per game against ACC opponents to The contest will be aired live on RSN-TV with lead the league. Tom Werme (PXP) and Debbie Antonelli (Color) • Tricia Liston’s seven games with 20 or more points this season ranks tied second in the ACC calling the action. It will also be carried live on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC-AM 620 behind Wake Forest’s Chelsea Douglas (8) and with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) Dearica Hamby (8). on the air. • In two games last week, senior Richa Jackson Those looking to watch the game on RSN-TV, averaged 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and it can be seen on Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports 1.5 assists. She hit 61.9 percent from the fi eld. It South, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, New Eng- marked the fi rst time she scored double-digits in two land Sports Network Plus, YES Network, Fox Sports straight games this year. North Plus, Fox Sports Midwest Plus, Fox Sports • Elizabeth Williams (11.0) and Haley Peters Prime Ticket, Fox Sports Detroit Plus, ROOT Sports (9.0) rank second and tied sixth in the ACC in re- Northwest, ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain, Fox bounding average against league opponents. Peters Sports San Diego, Fox Sports Ohio, ROOT Sports also ranks 11th overall in the ACC with a 7.9 boards Pittsburgh, Sun Sports (South Florida) ESPN Full per game average, while Williams is tied 14th (7.2). Court (subject to blackout). • Tricia Liston leads the league with a 92.9 free The Blue Devils will play their fi rst contest throw percentage, while Elizabeth Williams ranks since the season-ending injury to senior All-America second in blocks with a 2.6 average. Chelsea Gray. • In the latest NCAA RPI, Duke ranks No. 2 Duke features a 40-game winning streak versus behind Stanford with Connecticut, Louisville, LSU, league foes in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Notre Dame, South Carolina, Purdue, Arizona State Devils have also won 128 straight home contests and Gonzaga rounding out the top 10. against unranked opponents and are riding a 20- • Tricia Liston now owns an 87.0 career free game win streak versus Virginia. throw percentage that ranks second all-time in the Probable Duke Starters... 1 Elizabeth Williams (6-3, Jr.) C/F 13.6 7.0 1.6 85 Straight Games with a Block 33 Haley Peters (6-3, Sr.) F/G 12.2 7.9 1.8 Pulled down 15 boards at Georgia Tech 15 Richa Jackson (6-0, Sr.) F/G 6.8 3.2 0.9 Season-high 17 points vs. Boston College 32 Tricia Liston (6-1, Sr.) G 16.7 5.5 1.4 Seven games with 20+ points 2 Alexis Jones (5-8, So.) G 12.4 4.6 4.2 20-Point Games vs. Purdue & Oklahoma Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Florida, 22 Oderah Chidom (6-4, Fr.) F 5.3 3.5 0.4 Notched 13 points versus ODU Sun Sports, Fox Sports Indiana, Comcast Sports Net Mid-Atlantic, 4 Chloe Wells (5-7, Sr.) G 4.0 1.3 1.8 Hit 43.5% from downtown New England Sports Network (NESN), the YES Network, the 14 Ka’lia Johnson (5-10, Jr.) G/F 3.5 2.7 0.2 10 points at Syracuse Madison Square Garden Network (MSG) in New York and Root 21 Kendall McCravey-Cooper (6-4, Fr.) F/C 1.7 1.6 0.1 Blocked 5 shots at Kentucky Sports in Pennsylvania. 30 Amber Henson (6-4, R-Fr.) C/F 0.9 1.9 0.2 Seen action in 12 games All ACC games produced as part of the RSN package will also be 35 Jenna Frush (5-6, Jr.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 Two-Time Letterwinner available via WatchESPN. Duke Basketball Twitter: @Duke_WBB, @CoachPDuke ACC to former Duke standout Nicole Erickson (88.0). Tale Of The Tape Quick Facts • Duke’s current 50.3 fi eld goal percentage ranks Duke ......................Statistical Comparison ..........................UVA LLocationocation ..................................................................................DDurham,urham, NN.C..C. second in the ACC. The Blue Devils have never hit 16-1 ............................Record .................................8-8 EEnrollmentnrollment .................................................................................................. 66,526,526 over 50.0 percent from the fi eld during an entire season .503.................Field Goal Percentage ....................384 FFoundedounded ............................................................11838838 TTrinityrinity CollegeCollege with the single-season record being 49.8 in 2005-06. CColorolor .......................................................................... DDukeuke BBluelue & WhiteWhite .350........ Opponent Field Goal Percentage ...........395 Duke advanced to the NCAA Championship game that .386.......Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ..........295 NNicknameickname .................................................................................... BBluelue DDevilsevils season. 5.5................Three-Pointers Per Game ..................4.8 CConferenceonference ....................................................................................................AACCCC • The Blue Devils have posted three wins on the .381................Free Throw Percentage ...................695 AArenarena ............................CCameronameron IIndoorndoor SStadiumtadium (9,314)(9,314) road against ranked opponents for the fi rst time since 14.9 .........Offensive Rebounds Per Game ............15.0 PPresidentresident .......................................... DDr.r. RRichardichard HH.. BBrodheadrodhead the 2006-07 campaign when Duke won four. 43.6.................... Rebound Average ......................38.9 DDirectorirector ooff AAthletics/Vicethletics/Vice PresidentPresident ...... KKevinevin WhiteWhite • Duke blocked a season-high 12 shots at Ken- +10.7 .................. Rebound Margin ........................-1.4 BBasketballasketball OfOffi ccee PPhonehone ..............................((919)919) 6613-756513-7565 tucky as fi ve different Blue Devils swatted at least one 83.5.....................Points Per Game .......................68.1 HHeadead CCoachoach ......................................................JJoanneoanne P.P. McCallieMcCallie shot. The Blue Devils have totaled 10 or more blocks 60.1..............Points Allowed Per Game ................64.1 AAssisstantssisstant CoachesCoaches ..............................................................AAll BBrown,rown, in three games this year. +23.5 .................. Point Differential .......................+4.0 CCandiceandice M.M. JJackson,ackson, HernandoHernando PlanellsPlanells • Elizabeth Williams is hitting a career-best 57.5 5.4...................... Blocks Per Game .........................1.0 AAthleticthletic TTrainerrainer .............................................. SSummerummer MMcKeehancKeehan percent of her fi eld goals. 19.0....................Assists Per Game ......................13.4 • Freshman Kendall McCravey-Cooper blocked 11.2 .....................Steals Per Game .......................10.2 Basketball History a career-high fi ve shots in only six minutes of action at 17.5..................Turnovers Per Game ....................15.9 fi fth-ranked Kentucky. She tallied four of those blocks FFirstirst YYearear ofof BasketballBasketball ........................................................ 11975-76975-76 in the fi rst half. Tough Defense... OOverallverall All-TimeAll-Time RecordRecord ....................8800-35100-351 ((3737 YYears)ears) • Duke has scored 80 or more points in 10 of Since starting ACC play three games ago, Duke AACCCC RRecordecord ......................................................3326-18726-187 ((3535 YYears)ears) 17 contests. The Blue Devils have won 33 straight has held its opponents to 29.0 percent shooting and HHomeome RRecordecord ......................................................................................4405-11205-112 games when scoring 80 or more points, dating back 52.3 points.