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 8 2015-16 SCHEDULE Minnesota (4-1) at #14/13 Duke (6-1) Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 • 7:00 p.m. (6-1 Overall, 0-0 ACC) Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium Radio: Blue Devil IMG Sports Network Steve Barnes (PXP), Morgan Patrick (Color) TV: ESPN3 Ryan Craig (PXP), Debbie Taylor (Color) Setting the Scene... After being in Riviera Maya, Mexico for six days, the Duke women’s basketball team (6-1) has returned home and will host Minnesota (4-1) Thursday, Dec. 3 as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Cameron Indoor Stadium at 7 p.m. Thursday’s contest will be aired live on ESPN3 with Ryan Craig (PXP) and Debbie Taylor (Color) calling the action. The game will also be carried live on the Blue gone 1-of-13 from downtown the last six contests. Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC 620 AM, 99.3 • Azurá Stevens owns a 21-game double-fi gure FM, 96.5 FM and www.GoDuke.com with Steve scoring streak, while Rebecca Greenwell has hit a Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air. three-pointer in 15 straight contests dating back to last season. Greenwell’s career best streak was 13 What is Next?... as a freshman. The Blue Devils will hit the road for Columbia, • Azurá Stevens nearly registered a triple- S.C., as Duke will travel to face second-ranked South double against Winthrop with 18 points, a career-high Carolina Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. tying 14 rebounds and a career-high eight blocks. • Duke’s 24 turnovers at Penn was the most by Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes... a Coach P team in a season opener since arriving in • Azurá Stevens currently ranks seventh Durham nine years ago. It was the most in a Duke nationally in double-doubles (4), 18th in blocks season opener since 2003-04 against Texas. (2.86), 33rd in fi eld goal percentage (59.4), 42nd in • Duke owns 55 wins in ACC action over the rebounds (10.0) and 48th in points per game (18.9). last four years, which leads the league -- Duke (55), • Freshman Haley Gorecki has hit a three- UNC (43), Miami (41), Florida State (38) and Georgia pointer in each of her last three games, including Tech (35). 7-of-13 overall for a 53.8 percentage. • The Blue Devils returned only 96 career starts • Rookie point guard Kyra Lambert owns a entering 2015-16 -- Rebecca Greenwell (33), Azurá 17/9 assist/turnover ratio so far on the season (1.9 Stevens (26), Amber Henson (22), Kendall Cooper per game). (7), Oderah Chidom (6) and Mercedes Riggs (2). • Blue Devil sophomore Azurá Stevens has • The Blue Devils feature 14 players from 11 seven double-doubles over her last 13 collegiate different states/countries on the 2015-16 roster. games. • Follow @Duke_WBB and @CoachPDuke on • After hitting her fi rst two career three-point Twitter to get the latest updates on Duke women's attempts against Penn, freshman Kyra Lambert has basketball. Also, "Like" Duke Women's Basketball on Probable Duke Starters... 11 Azurá Stevens (So., 6-6) F 18.9 10.0 1.4 ACC Player of the Week Monday 21 Kendall Cooper (Jr., 6-4) F/C 4.0 3.6 1.6 Averaging 1.6 blocks 23 Rebecca Greenwell (R-So., 6-1) G 14.3 5.4 1.4 Leads Duke with 16 treys 3 Angela Salvadores (Fr., 5-10) G 7.6 3.7 3.9 Dished career-high 8 assists vs. Texas St. 15 Kyra Lambert (Fr., 5-9) G 6.4 3.0 2.4 Hit 12-of-15 free throws 22 Oderah Chidom (Jr., 6-4) F 6.4 6.0 0.7 Ranks second on team in rebounds 13 Crystal Primm (Fr., 5-11) G 5.6 3.3 0.7 Career-high 13 points vs. Idaho 2 Haley Gorecki (Fr., 6-0) G 5.3 2.5 1.7 Hit 6-of-last-9 treys 34 Lyneé Belton (R-Fr., 6-3) F 3.0 1.8 1.0 Made 2015-16 debut vs. Army 35 Erin Mathias (So., 6-4) F/C 2.4 2.3 0.6 Pa. Gatorade POY as senior 14 Faith Suggs (Fr., 6-1) G/F 1.8 0.8 0.3 Four-time First Team All-Conference 12 Mercedes Riggs (Sr., 5-7) G 0.0 0.5 0.3 Only 2nd junior college transfer for DWB Duke Basketball Twitter: @Duke_WBB, @CoachPDuke Facebook to get the latest videos, pictures and more. Tale Of The Tape Quick Facts DWB is on Instagram at dukewbb. Join all three now Duke ......................Statistical Comparison ...............Minnesota LLocationocation ..................................................................................DDurham,urham, NN.C..C. as they are free! EEnrollmentnrollment .................................................................................................. 66,504,504 6-1 ..............................Record .................................4-1 FFoundedounded ............................................................11838838 TTrinityrinity CollegeCollege A Look at Minnesota... .474.................Field Goal Percentage ....................470 CColorolor .......................................................................... DDukeuke BBluelue & WhiteWhite .317........ Opponent Field Goal Percentage ...........377 Minnesota holds a 4-1 overall record, but is .294.......Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ..........393 NNicknameickname .................................................................................... BBluelue DDevilsevils coming off its fi rst loss of the season to Auburn, 81-79. CConferenceonference ....................................................................................................AACCCC 4.6................Three-Pointers Per Game ................11.0 The Gophers currently rank fourth nationally with 11.0 .638................Free Throw Percentage ...................732 AArenarena ............................CCameronameron IIndoorndoor SStadiumtadium (9,314)(9,314) three-pointers made per game and have hit 55 in fi ve PPresidentresident .......................................... DDr.r. RRichardichard HH.. BBrodheadrodhead 14.9..........Offensive Rebounds Per Game ............14.8 contests. 46.0.................... Rebound Average ......................46.8 DDirectorirector ooff AAthletics/Vicethletics/Vice PresidentPresident ...... KKevinevin WhiteWhite Rachel Banham (25.0 points, 20 treys), Carlie +12.9 .................. Rebound Margin .....................+10.4 BBasketballasketball OfOffi ccee PPhonehone ..............................((919)919) 6613-756513-7565 Wagner (18.6 points, 11 treys), Mikayla Bailey (14.6 74.0.....................Points Per Game .......................85.0 HHeadead CCoachoach ......................................................JJoanneoanne P.P. McCallieMcCallie points, 19 treys) and Jessie Edwards (7.4 points) have 54.7..............Points Allowed Per Game ................68.2 AAssisstantssisstant CoachesCoaches ..............................................................AAll BBrown,rown, led Minnesota on the season. +19.3 .................. Point Differential .....................+16.8 HHernandoernando PPlanells,lanells, ReneRene HaynesHaynes 6.6...................... Blocks Per Game .........................3.0 AAthleticthletic TTrainerrainer .............................................. SSummerummer MMcKeehancKeehan The Series with Minnesota... 15.3....................Assists Per Game ......................18.6 Duke and Minnesota will meet for the second 9.7.......................Steals Per Game .........................7.0 Basketball History time in school history. The only previous meeting 19.3..................Turnovers Per Game ....................15.6 came in the 2004 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight as the seventh-seeded Gophers upset top-seeded Duke, FFirstirst YYearear ofof BasketballBasketball ........................................................ 11975-76975-76 Blue Devils at Home... 82-75. OOverallverall All-TimeAll-Time RecordRecord ....................8844-36944-369 ((4141 YYears)ears) Duke owns a 2-1 mark at home this season with wins over Army and Winthrop. AACCCC RRecordecord ......................................................3348-20848-208 ((3838 YYears)ears) Duke Against the Big Ten... HHomeome RRecordecord ......................................................................................4430-11730-117 Azurá Stevens has averaged 20.7 points, 14.7 Duke owns a 66-52 record all-time against teams RRoadoad RRecordecord ...................................................................................... 3302-18402-184 rebounds, 4.3 blocks, 1.7 steals and 1.0 assists in the from the Big 10 Conference—Illinois (0-3), Iowa (1- NNeutraleutral RRecordecord .................................................................................... 1183-8083-80 three home matches. She has hit 59.1 percent of her 0), Maryland (41-40), Michigan (4-0), Michigan State NNCAACAA AAppearances/Lastppearances/Last ................................................ 222/20152/2015 fi eld goals. (2-1), Minnesota (0-1), Nebraska (1-1), Ohio State NNCAACAA BBestest FFinishinish .11999,999, 2006,2006, NCAANCAA RRunner-Upunner-Up Rebecca Greenwell has hit 8-of-20 treys and 51.5 (1-0), Penn State (5-1), Purdue (6-3), Rutgers (3-2), WWNITNIT AAppearances/Lastppearances/Last ........................................................ 11/1986/1986 percent of her fi eld goals, while averaging 17.3 points. and Wisconsin (2-0). AACCCC TTournamentournament