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Future Blue Devils show off their skills
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Both Duke women’s basketball signees — Elizabeth Williams and Amber Henson — each scored double-figure points in the WBCA All-America game over the weekend in Indianapolis, Ind., at the NCAA Final Four. Williams was named MVP of the Red Team, which fell, 83-73, to the White Team. A product of Virginia Beach, [...]
Blue Devil Women down Kentucky 54-48
DURHAM – Make no mistake about it, the third ranked Blue Devils win over tenth rated Kentucky wasn’t pretty to watch but the result was all roses for Coach McCallie’s troops. Much like the Xavier game, Duke fought hard on defense and hung on to defeat another top ten club while playing one the the [...]
BDN Monday Musings-Kyrie, Milestones, Motivation, Recruiting and the Cheerleader of the Week
It’s time for this week’s Monday Musings piece where we think out loud and ponder the happenings around Duke Athletics. This week we talk Kyrie Irving, the December schedule, and recruiting on the Duke Basketball front, Cutcliffe being on the road, a big game for the women’s hoops team and we bring you the Duke [...]
Duke Women’s Basketball Media Day Quotes
Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie On freshman transition from high school to college. What is one thing you are emphasizing? “Just really keeping them attacking all the time on defense and on offense. I think they understand attacking on offense better than they understand attacking on defense. So we are really trying to get that [...]
BDN’s Monday Musings – Hoops starting, recruiting, KI and more
Good Morning Blue Devil Nation! It’s a rainy day here in the Triangle but that will not stop another edition of Monday Musings. Basketball is here When Duke has struggled in football there has been an on going blurb that hoops starts quicker in Durham than anywhere in the country. Well, when you are the reigning national [...]
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 [...]