Duke Women's Basketball

Duke Women come up just short of Final Four

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 [...]

Blue Devil Women close in on regular season title by defeating Maryland

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 [...]

Duke Women hold off Maryland to remain undefeated in the ACC

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 [...]