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 First Round - Albany At Duke (21-10 Overall, 11-5 ACC) Date ...................................................................................................March 20, 2015 Time ...................................................................................................12:00 p.m. (ET) Location ................................................................................................ Durham, N.C. Venue .....................................................................Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Where to Watch ..............................................................................................ESPN2 #16/16 Duke (21-10, 11-5) ...................................................... Tiffany Greene (PBP), LaChina Robinson (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) Series Record .....................................................................................Duke leads 2-0 Last Meeting ......................................................Dec. 19, 2013 - Duke 81, Albany 51 Albany (24-8, 14-2) Setting the Scene... A Look at Albany... For the 21st straight year and the 22nd time in Albany (24-8) is making its fourth straight NCAA school history, the Duke women’s basketball team Tournament appearance after taking down Hartford, (21-10) will be participating in the NCAA Tournament 84-75, March 13 in the America East Conference as the 16th-ranked and fourth-seeded Blue Devils Championship. The Great Danes have been led by will host 13th-seeded Albany Friday, March 20 at Shereesha Richards (21.3 points, 9.0 rebounds), 12:00 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Imani Tate (14.1 points, 6.1 rebounds) and Sarah Duke is seeded in the Spokane Region and Royals (9.3 points, 2.5 rebounds) on the season. will also host fi fth-seeded Mississippi State (26-6) versus 12th-seeded Tulane (22-10) March 20 at The Series with Albany... approximately 2:30 p.m. Duke and Albany have faced each other two Friday’s contests will be aired on ESPN2 times with the Blue Devils leading the overall series with Tiffany Greene (PBP) and LaChina Robinson 2-0. Both meetings took place in Durham, N.C., with (Color). It will also be carried live on the Blue Devil the last contest being held Dec. 19, 2013 with Duke IMG Sports Network on WDNC 620 AM, 99.3 FM, posting an 81-51 victory. 96.5 FM and www.GoDuke.com with Steve Barnes The fi rst meeting came on Dec. 9, 2010 with Duke totaling an 83-48 win. (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air. The fi rst round winners will meet Sunday, March 22 at 12 p.m., on ESPN2 in Cameron Indoor Hey, I Know You... Stadium. Blue Devil head coach Joanne P. McCallie The Blue Devils have won 18 out of the last will go up against one of her former coaches Friday 19 home NCAA Tournament games. Duke holds a as Katie Abrahamson-Henderson was an assistant 21-game winning streak in NCAA Tournament fi rst coach at Michigan State from 2000-02 and Maine round games, while Joanne P. McCallie has led her from 1992-94 with McCallie. teams to 11-straight opening round tournament wins. The 21-game streak is the longest in the ACC (Florida Height Advantage... State, 11). When Duke and Albany hits the fl oor in the The Blue Devils own a 143-game home court NCAA fi rst round, the Blue Devils will feature a height winning streak against home unranked opponents advantage with seven players standing 6-3 or taller, and a 72-game winning streak versus home unranked while Albany has no players standing 6-3 or taller. non-conference foes. The Great Danes have three players at 6-0 or taller, while the Blue Devils have nine. Probable Duke Starters... 11 Azurá Stevens (Fr., 6-5) F/G 14.1 8.3 1.7 Second Team All-ACC 30 Amber Henson (Sr., 6-4) F 4.1 3.9 1.2 Had 10 points vs. UNC to end reg. season 1 Elizabeth Williams (Sr., 6-3) C 14.7 8.9 2.5 Duke’s fi rst 4-time All-America 23 Rebecca Greenwell (R-Fr., 6-1) G 14.0 5.6 2.1 Duke freshman record 62 treys 14 Ka’lia Johnson (Sr., 5-10) G 7.3 4.1 3.8 Ranks tied No. 5 in ACC with 3.8 assists 21 Kendall Cooper (So., 6-4) F/C 4.1 3.7 0.9 Scored 44 points last four games 12 Mercedes Riggs (Jr., 5-7) G 1.7 0.9 0.9 Has hit 15 treys on the season 32 Erin Mathias (Fr., 6-4) F/C 1.5 2.0 0.2 11 points, 6 rebounds vs. Buffalo 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: 53-21 (.716) 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 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 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. 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. DePaul (#3 Seed) W 70-63 Mideast Regional • Norfolk, Va. vs. 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. St. John’s (#3 Seed) W 74-47 Chattanooga Region • Chattanooga, Tenn. vs. 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. Southern (#16 seed) W 96-27 2000 (East Region, #2 Seed) vs. Southern California (#8 seed) W 85-51 Norfolk Region • Norfolk, Va. First & Second Rounds • Durham, N.C. vs. Nebraska (#6 Seed) W 53-45 vs.