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 - @Duke_WBB, @CoachPDuke • Facebook - DukeWBB • Instagram - dukewbb Game 9 2015-16 SCHEDULE #14/13 Duke (7-1) at #2/2 South Carolina (7-0) Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 • 2:00 p.m. (7-1 Overall, 0-0 ACC) Columbia, S.C. • Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Radio: Blue Devil IMG Sports Network Steve Barnes (PXP), Morgan Patrick (Color) TV: ESPN2 Pam Ward (PXP), Kara Lawson (Color) Setting the Scene... games with 20 or more turnovers, Duke has gone Riding a fi ve-game winning streak, the 14th- three consecutive contests with 16 or fewer give- ranked Duke women’s basketball team (7-1) will hit aways. the road for Columbia, S.C., to face second-ranked • Over the last three games, Oderah Chidom South Carolina Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m., at Colonial has averaged 10.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists Life Arena. and 1.3 steals. She has totaled double-digit scoring The contest will be aired live on ESPN2 with in two of those games. Chidom has hit 62.5 percent of her fi eld goals during that stretch. Pam Ward (PXP) and Kara Lawson (Color) calling the action. • Duke has limited opponents to only 30.3 The game will also be carried live on the Blue percent shooting from the fi eld and 15.0 percent Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC 620 AM, 99.3 from downtown the last three games. FM, 96.5 FM and www.GoDuke.com with Steve • Junior Kendall Cooper only played three Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air. minutes against Minnesota after dealing with the fl u during the week before the game. What is Next?... • Freshman Haley Gorecki has hit seven three- pointers over her last four games. Duke will return home where it will play four out of the next fi ve games in Cameron Indoor Stadium. • Azurá Stevens has registered three games Following exam break, Duke will host UMass (Dec. with 20 or more points and one 30-point outburst 14) and Liberty (Dec. 17). Both games will tip at 7 so far this season. She owns eight 20-point games p.m. over her career. • Rookie point guard Kyra Lambert owns a Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes... 21/11 assist/turnover ratio so far on the season (1.9 • Freshman Angela Salvadores has dished 31 per game). • Blue Devil sophomore Azurá Stevens has assists the last fi ve contests, which is the most by any player in the ACC. Her 4.4 assists per game eight double-doubles over her last 14 collegiate rank sixth in the league. games. • The last time Duke knocked off a top-fi ve • Azurá Stevens owns a 22-game double-fi gure ranked opponent on the road was fi fth-ranked scoring streak, while Rebecca Greenwell has hit a Kentucky Dec. 22, 2013. three-pointer in 16 straight contests dating back to • Azurá Stevens currently ranks fi fth nationally last season. Greenwell’s career best streak was 13 in double-doubles (5), 29th in blocks (2.5), 29th in as a freshman. • Azurá Stevens nearly registered a triple- fi eld goal percentage (59.3), 41st in rebounds (10.1) and 32nd in points per game (19.8). Her 67 fi eld double against Winthrop with 18 points, a career-high goals made ranks second nationally. tying 14 rebounds and a career-high eight blocks. • After opening the season with three straight • Duke’s 24 turnovers at Penn was the most by a Coach P team in a season opener since arriving Probable Duke Starters... 11 Azurá Stevens (So., 6-6) F 19.8 10.1 1.5 ACC Player of the Week Monday 21 Kendall Cooper (Jr., 6-4) F/C 3.5 3.1 1.4 Averaging 1.4 blocks 23 Rebecca Greenwell (R-So., 6-1) G 14.6 5.8 1.9 Leads Duke with 19 treys 3 Angela Salvadores (Fr., 5-10) G 8.0 3.5 4.4 Dished 16 assists last 2 games 15 Kyra Lambert (Fr., 5-9) G 6.6 3.1 2.6 Hit 13-of-16 free throws 22 Oderah Chidom (Jr., 6-4) F 7.3 6.4 0.8 Ranks second on team in rebounds 13 Crystal Primm (Fr., 5-11) G 5.5 3.1 0.6 Career-high 13 points vs. Idaho 2 Haley Gorecki (Fr., 6-0) G 4.9 2.3 1.7 Hit 7 treys last 4 games 34 Lyneé Belton (R-Fr., 6-3) F 2.8 1.4 0.8 Made 2015-16 debut vs. Army 35 Erin Mathias (So., 6-4) F/C 2.1 2.1 0.5 Pa. Gatorade POY as senior 14 Faith Suggs (Fr., 6-1) G/F 1.6 0.9 0.3 Four-time First Team All-Conference 12 Mercedes Riggs (Sr., 5-7) G 0.0 0.4 0.2 Only 2nd junior college transfer for DWB Duke Basketball Twitter: @Duke_WBB, @CoachPDuke in Durham nine years ago. It was the most in a Duke Tale Of The Tape Quick Facts season opener since 2003-04 against Texas. Duke ......................Statistical Comparison ......South Carolina LLocationocation ..................................................................................DDurham,urham, NN.C..C. • Duke owns 55 wins in ACC action over the last 7-1 ..............................Record .................................7-0 EEnrollmentnrollment .................................................................................................. 66,504,504 four years, which leads the league -- Duke (55), UNC .477.................Field Goal Percentage ....................457 FFoundedounded ............................................................11838838 TTrinityrinity CollegeCollege (43), Miami (41), Florida State (38) and Georgia Tech CColorolor .......................................................................... DDukeuke BBluelue & WhiteWhite .327........ 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Rebound Average ......................42.1 DDirectorirector ooff AAthletics/Vicethletics/Vice PresidentPresident ...... KKevinevin WhiteWhite • The Blue Devils feature 14 players from 11 +13.0 .................. Rebound Margin .......................+6.9 BBasketballasketball OfOffi ccee PPhonehone ..............................((919)919) 6613-756513-7565 different states/countries on the 2015-16 roster. 75.2.....................Points Per Game .......................76.0 HHeadead CCoachoach ......................................................JJoanneoanne P.P. McCallieMcCallie • Follow @Duke_WBB and @CoachPDuke on 55.9..............Points Allowed Per Game ................58.6 AAssisstantssisstant CoachesCoaches ..............................................................AAll BBrown,rown, Twitter to get the latest updates on Duke women's +19.4 .................. Point Differential .....................+17.4 HHernandoernando PPlanells,lanells, ReneRene HaynesHaynes basketball. Also, "Like" Duke Women's Basketball on 5.9...................... Blocks Per Game .........................5.6 AAthleticthletic TTrainerrainer .............................................. SSummerummer MMcKeehancKeehan Facebook to get the latest videos, pictures and more. 16.1....................Assists Per Game ......................13.9 DWB is on Instagram at dukewbb. Join all three now 9.6.......................Steals Per Game .........................9.4 Basketball History as they are free! 18.9..................Turnovers Per Game ....................13.7 Over the summer, Duke sophomore Azurá Ste- FFirstirst YYearear ofof BasketballBasketball ........................................................ 11975-76975-76 A Look at South Carolina... vens competed with the USA Basketball Women’s U19 OOverallverall All-TimeAll-Time RecordRecord ....................8845-36945-369 ((4141 YYears)ears) South Carolina enters the game Sunday with a World Championship team in Chekhov, Russia. The AACCCC RRecordecord ......................................................3348-20848-208 ((3838 YYears)ears) 7-0 record and is ranked No. 2 nationally. The squad squad was coached by South Carolina’s head coach HHomeome RRecordecord ......................................................................................4431-11731-117 is coming back from Hawaii where the Gamecocks played three contests. Dawn Staley. RRoadoad RRecordecord ...................................................................................... 3302-18402-184 Leading South Carolina so far on the year is A’ja Stevens and the team posted an 8-0 record and NNeutraleutral RRecordecord .................................................................................... 1183-8083-80 Wilson (17.0 points, 9.0 rebounds), Tiffany Mitchell (13.3 won the gold medal. South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson was NNCAACAA AAppearances/Lastppearances/Last ...............................................