2016-17 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, Senior Associate SID • Women’s Basketball Contact • Offi ce: 919-684-2664 • Cell: 919-599-9821 • [email protected] www.GoDuke.com • Twitter - @DukeWBB, @CoachPDuke • Facebook - DukeWBB • Instagram - dukewbb Game 19 2016-17 SCHEDULE #17/16 Va. Tech (16-1, 3-1) at #15/16 Duke (15-3, 3-2) (15-3 Overall, 3-2 ACC) Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor Stadium) Radio: Blue Devil IMG Sports Network (620 AM, 99.3 FM, 96.5 FM, TuneIn app) - Chris Edwards TV/Video: ACC Network Extra, ESPN3 Setting the Scene... lead the ACC and ranks 33rd nationally in blocks per The 15th-ranked Duke women’s basketball game. team (15-3, 3-2 ACC) will face its second straight • Duke has averaged only 13.5 turnovers the ranked opponent as the Blue Devils host 17th-ranked last two contest, while forcing 18.0 by its opponents. • In ACC action, Kyra Lambert is averaging 10.4 Virginia Tech (16-1, 3-1) Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m., points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.0 assists. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Thursday’s game will be aired live on ACC • Sophomore Faith Suggs has come off the Network Extra. It will also be carried on the Blue bench to score in three straight contests. Devil IMG Sports Network on www.GoDuke.com • The Blue Devils are in a stretch where they with Chris Edwards on the air beginning at 6:45 are playing fi ve road games out of a seven-game p.m. It will be aired live on 620 AM, 99.3 FM, 96.5 ledger. FM, TuneIn Radio app and www.GoDuke.com. • With the win against UNC, Duke is now 26-6 coming off a loss in regular season ACC games under What is Next?... Coach P. • Duke has featured four different leading Duke will return to the road as the Blue Devils scorers in each of the last four contests -- Lexie travel to Boston College to face the Eagles at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 22. Brown, Kyra Lambert, Leaonna Odom and Rebecca Greenwell. Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes... • The Blue Devils currently rank 11th nationally • For the fi rst time since Jan. 9, 2005, both with a 47.4 fi eld goal percentage Duke and Virginia Tech will face each other when • Duke guard Rebecca Greenwell ranks 17th in the ACC in rebounds per game, while leading the the two teams are ranked in the Associated Press top 25. Duke won the contest, 88-67, in Durham. team with a 6.3 average. • Senior Kendall Cooper has started each of the • Two of the top defenders in the league will hit last two games and owns eight starts this season. the hardwood Thursday with Virginia Tech’s Chanette Hicks and Duke’s Lexie Brown. Hicks leads the ACC She totaled nine points and eight rebounds in 22 with a 4.3 steals per game average, while Brown is minutes versus North Carolina. third. Hicks also ranks fourth nationally. • Coming off totaling a season-low 10 minutes • In ACC games only, Lexie Brown leads the and zero points at Florida State, senior Oderah Chi- league in free throw percentage (94.7) and steals dom did not start against North Carolina and came (3.4). off the bench at NC State. That snapped a 27-game • The Blue Devil men’s and women’s basketball consecutive starts streak. Coming off the bench the last two games, Chidom has averaged 8.5 points, programs are undefeated at home in 2016-17 joining only Baylor, Texas Tech and UCLA nationally. 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. • With a 5.2 per game average, the Blue Devils • Through the fi rst 12 games, Rebecca Green- well was averaging 20.5 points, but over the last six Probable Duke Starters... 21 Kendall Cooper (Sr., 6-4) F/C 5.9 4.6 1.3 Blocked 23 shots 5 Leaonna Odom (Fr., 6-2) F 7.8 4.1 0.9 15 points, 7 boards versus UNC 23 Rebecca Greenwell (R-Jr., 6-1) G 16.8 6.3 2.4 Hit 44 three-pointers 4 Lexie Brown (R-Jr., 5-9) G 16.6 3.3 3.2 Had ACC-record 56 straight free throw streak 15 Kyra Lambert (So., 5-9) G 9.2 4.0 3.4 Scored 10+ points 8 times 22 Oderah Chidom (Sr., 6-4) F 8.7 5.3 1.4 Averaging 2.4 blocks; hitting 55.9% FG 35 Erin Mathias (Jr., 6-4) F/C 5.0 3.8 1.3 Back-to-back double-fi gures vs. LU, GCU 34 Lyneé Belton (R-So., 6-3) F/C 2.1 2.0 0.5 Had career-high 12 points at Liberty 14 Faith Suggs (So., 6-1) G/F 1.6 0.8 0.3 Hit 1-of-2 treys at Pepperdine 13 Crystal Primm (So., 5-11) G 2.0 1.6 0.8 Had six points, six boards at FSU Duke Basketball Twitter: @Duke_WBB, @CoachPDuke contests she has averaged only 9.3 points and 6.2 Tale Of The Tape Quick Facts rebounds. This included a season-low two points at Duke ......................Statistical Comparison .............................VT LLocationocation ..................................................................................DDurham,urham, NN.C..C. FSU. Greenwell has hit only four treys the last six 15-3 ............................Record ...............................16-1 EEnrollmentnrollment .................................................................................................. 66,495,495 games. She was held to back-to-back games with .474.................Field Goal Percentage ....................422 FFoundedounded ............................................................11838838 TTrinityrinity CollegeCollege fewer than 10 points for the fi rst time in her career. CColorolor .......................................................................... DDukeuke BBluelue & WhiteWhite .343........ Opponent Field Goal Percentage ...........376 • After averaging 88.5 points the fi rst eight games, .363.......Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ..........316 NNicknameickname .................................................................................... BBluelue DDevilsevils Duke has averaged only 64.7 points the last 10 contests. CConferenceonference ....................................................................................................AACCCC 5.2................Three-Pointers Per Game ..................7.4 The Blue Devils reached the 70-point mark at Georgia .732................Free Throw Percentage ...................682 AArenarena ............................CCameronameron IIndoorndoor SStadiumtadium (9,314)(9,314) Tech and versus North Carolina. PPresidentresident .......................................... DDr.r. RRichardichard HH.. BBrodheadrodhead 12.3..........Offensive Rebounds Per Game ............13.4 • Sophomore Kyra Lambert ranks tied sixth in 38.8.................... Rebound Average ......................40.6 DDirectorirector ooff AAthletics/Vicethletics/Vice PresidentPresident ...... KKevinevin WhiteWhite the ACC with a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio and tied 14th +19.4 .................. Rebound Margin .......................+1.4 BBasketballasketball OfOffi ccee PPhonehone ..............................((919)919) 6613-756513-7565 with a 3.4 assist average. 75.3.....................Points Per Game .......................76.4 HHeadead CCoachoach ......................................................JJoanneoanne P.P. McCallieMcCallie • The Blue Devils have dished 20+ assists six 55.8..............Points Allowed Per Game ................60.1 AAssociatedssociated HeadHead CoachesCoaches ........................................AAll BBrown,rown, different times in 2016-17, but only accomplished this +19.4 .................. Point Differential .....................+16.3 ........................................................................................HHernandoernando PlanellsPlanells a total of four times in 2015-16. 5.2...................... Blocks Per Game .........................3.8 AAssistantssistant CCoachoach ..............................................................RReneene HHaynesaynes • Kyra Lambert, a 5-9 guard, has 20 offensive 15.4....................Assists Per Game ......................12.6 AAthleticthletic TTrainerrainer .............................................. SSummerummer MMcKeehancKeehan rebounds. She only had 13 offensive rebounds in 32 12.0.....................Steals Per Game .........................6.9 SSportport PPerformanceerformance CCoachoach ......................AAshleighshleigh BeaverBeaver games as a freshman. 15.7..................Turnovers Per Game ....................12.0 PPhysicalhysical TherapistTherapist ............................................................ PPatat CChassehasse • With her 2.4 blocks per game average, Oderah Chidom ranks 23rd nationally and leads the ACC. She Crystal Primm started as a freshman and notched Basketball History also ranks seventh in the ACC with a 55.9 fi eld goal nine points and two rebounds in 30 minutes last season. percentage. Faith Suggs came off the bench to knock down two • Duke has drained 94 three-pointers with the treys in 13 minutes last season as well. FFirstirst YYearear ofof BasketballBasketball ........................................................ 11975-76975-76 trio of Rebecca Greenwell, Kyra Lambert and Lexie OOverallverall All-TimeAll-Time RecordRecord ....................8870-38370-383 ((4040 YYears)ears) Brown hitting 92 of them. Brown Nets ACC Record... AACCCC RRecordecord ......................................................3359-20759-207 ((3838 YYears)ears) • The Blue Devils feature 13 players from 10 It didn’t take long for redshirt junior Lexie Brown to HHomeome RRecordecord ...................................................................................