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Top prospect Shabazz Muhammad is high on Duke
Durham, N.C. – BDN is on the scene this weekend to bring you coverage not only of the TOC, but the Nike EYBL session 3 in Los Angeles. Look for some great offerings as the week goes on as we begin to churn out information from a busy holiday weekend. One of the [...]
Duke Women come up just short of Final Four
MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The sixth-ranked and second-seeded Duke women’s basketball team had its 2009-10 campaign come to a close on Monday night as 14th-ranked and fourth-seeded Baylor defeated the Blue Devils 51-48 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.
Duke was held to a season-low 23.1 percent shooting and matched a season-low with 48 points. The Blue Devils [...]
Duke Women Sweet 16 bound with 60-52 win over LSU
DURHAM, N.C.—Sixth-ranked and second-seeded Duke (29-5) advanced to its 12th NCAA Regional over the last 13 years as the Blue Devils downed 21st-ranked and seventh-seeded LSU, 60-52, on Monday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Junior Jasmine Thomas registered 15 points and senior Bridgette Mitchell added 12 for Duke, who held LSU to only 28.6 percent [...]
Duke women whip Hampton 72-37 in NCAA play
Jasmine Thomas went behind her back during a steal and layup, then lofted a perfect alley-oop pass to a teammate. Everything was coming easy for her and for Duke – just as it seemingly always does during NCAA tournament games at home.
Thomas scored 11 of her 13 points during the decisive first half of the [...]
ACC’s best, Duke Women cut the nets
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The final buzzer sounded, and Duke’s Joy Cheek flung the ball toward the ceiling before locking fellow seniors Keturah Jackson and Bridgette Mitchell in a long, lasting hug.
Whoop it up, ladies. You’ve finally got an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title.
No. 9 Duke captured its first ACC championship since 2004 by beating North [...]
Duke Women to face Maryland or UNC in ACC Tournament
ACC Tournament Quarterfinals
Maryland (18-11, 5-9 ACC) or North Carolina (18-10, 6-8 ACC) vs. #9/8 Duke (24-5, 12-2 ACC)
Friday, March 5, 2010 • 3:00 PM (RSN-TV)
Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
Media Information
Tip-off: 3:00 PM
TV: RSN-TV (Fox Sports Net South, HD) – (Mike Hogewood-PXP, Debbie Antonelli-Color)
Radio: Duke ISP Network – 620 The Buzz with [...]
Duke women clinch ACC regular season crown
DURHAM, N.C.—With an 83-65 victory on Friday night against No. 21 Virginia, the sixth-ranked Duke women’s basketball team clinched its ninth ACC Regular Season title in school history and the first under the direction of Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie. The Blue Devils were led by junior Jasmine Thomas with 21 points and freshman Allison [...]
Blue Devil Women close in on regular season title by defeating Maryland
DURHAM, N.C.—Junior Karima Christmas registered a career-high 25 points as the eighth-ranked Blue Devils downed Maryland, 71-59, on Sunday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils won their 15th straight ACC game at home and are now one victory away from clinching first place in the ACC.
Joy Cheek added 17 points and junior Jasmine [...]
#8 Duke Women dominate #18 North Carolina 79-51
Durham, N.C. – The Duke Blue Devils took command of the current ACC standings by defeating arch rival North Carolina 79-51 and in the process pushed their record to 7-1 in the conference and 19-4 overall.
The Blue Devils jumped on the Tar Heels early on taking a 10-0 lead which translated into a 42-33 advantage [...]
Tobacco Road Matchup Set for Monday: Duke-UNC at 7 PM
#9/15 North Carolina (16-5, 4-3 ACC) at #6/6 Duke (18-4, 6-1 ACC)
Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
One of the biggest rivalries in college sports will resume on Monday, Feb. 8 as sixth-ranked Duke (18-4, 6-1 ACC) women’s basketball will host ninth-ranked North Carolina (16-5, 4-3 [...]
Duke Women hold off Maryland to remain undefeated in the ACC
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Playing for the third time in seven days, No. 6 Duke could have really used a breather against struggling, rebuilding Maryland.
Instead, the weary Blue Devils were forced to expend every bit of their remaining energy to squeeze out a 58-57 victory Sunday night.
Jasmine Thomas scored 20 points and Bridgette Mitchell made [...]
Duke Women crush Clemson on the road by a 67-41 margin
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – This time, it was the Duke women’s turn to show Clemson how the Blue Devils play defense.
No. 9 Duke used a first-half run and relentless defense to open Atlantic Coast Conference play with its 13th straight victory over the Tigers, 67-41 on Thursday night.
The win, Blue Devils’ sixth straight this season, [...]