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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 [...]
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 [...]
Late Jasmine Thomas block helps #3 Duke secure a thrilling win over #4 Xavier
DURHAM – A marquee match up between third ranked Duke Blue Devils and the fourth ranked Xavier Musketeers took place in Cameron Indoor Stadium in a game which oddly had no television coverage. With a partial band and lack of cheerleaders due to the Christmas break, the team had to at times reach for emotion and that made the [...]
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’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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Thomas helps lead Duke past #3 Ohio State 83-67
DURHAM, N.C. – It felt like old times again at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke had Lindsey Harding in the house, an Allison dominating the paint and a highly ranked team in deep trouble. Jasmine Thomas scored 24 of her career-high 29 points during the second half and the 11th-ranked Blue Devils routed No. 3 Ohio [...]
Duke Women set to open at home with Georgia Southern
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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. [...]