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Duke women roll past UNC for ACC Title
GREENSBORO – The Duke Blue Devils rolled past North Carolina to win their second consecutive ACC Tournament Championship by a score of 81-66 on Sunday afternoon in Greensboro. Duke was led by tournament MVP Jasmine Thomas who scored 21 points and she was helped by fellow senior Karima Christmas who had 13 points and 9 [...]
Christmas helps Duke advance to ACC title game
GREENSBORO – The Duke Blue Devils are headed to the ACC Tournament Championship game with74-66 a victory over a pesky Georgia Tech team. The Blue Devils dominated the paint area outscoring the Yellow Jackets by a 28-16 margin in the paint. The Yellow Jackets cut a large Duke lead down to 2 with 7:10 left, [...]
Duke women earn top seed with 66-58 win over North Carolina [Videos]
The Duke Women earned a share of the ACC Regular Season Championship with a 66-58 victory over arch rival North Carolina before a sold out crowd in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The win pushed the Blue Devils overall record to 26-3 going into this weeks Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. While this would not [...]
Duke Senior Krystal Thomas talks UNC and her career [video]
The Duke Blue Devils will take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in a sold out Cameron Indoor Stadium on Sunday afternoon and that will be the final regular season game for Krystal Thomas. BDN caught up to senior big this afternoon and chatted with her about the regular season finale. against their arch rival. In fact, [...]
Duke Women Defeat BYU 69-54 in Season Opener
DURHAM – The fifth ranked Duke Women’s team settled in after a slow start to defeat a pesky Brigham Young team 69-54 in the season opener for both teams. Karima Christmas led the way offensively for the Blue Devils tallying 20 points to go with 7 rebounds. Jasmine Thomas started the game 0-7 from the field [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Duke Women throttle NC Central 117-28
DURHAM, N.C. Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie challenged her players to focus on details coming out of Christmas break. They heeded her advice, playing hard every possession. Joy Cheek scored 16 points to help No. 8 Duke defeat North Carolina Central 117-28 on Monday night in the biggest rout in school history. Karima Christmas added [...]
Duke Women set to open at home with Georgia Southern
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Duke Women earn #1 seed in Berkeley
Coach P’s sixth rated Duke Blue Devils women’s basketball team received its 15th straight NCAA Tournament selection and their possible road will be laced with drama. The Blue Devils (26-5) were awarded the number one seed in the Berkeley Region and will play 16th seeded Austin Peay in the first round on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the [...]
Duke Women roll over FSU 75-57 to advance to the ACC Tournament Championship Game
Duke advanced to the ACC Tournament Championship game by defeating #2 seed Florida State 75-57. Once again, Duke shot over 50% from the field as they continue to play their best basketball of the season. The Blue Devils avenged an overtime loss in Tallahassee behind a balanced attack which produced four players in double figures. [...]