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Battle Of Undefeated?s On Big Monday; No. 1 Tennessee At No. 2 Duke On ESPN2
1/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game 19 - Tennessee (ESPN2)
#1/1 Tennessee (18-0) at #2/2 Duke (18-0)
Jan. 23, 2006 ? 7:30 PM ? Durham, N.C.
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
MEDIA INFORMATION
Series Record: Tennessee Leads 4-3
Duke Head Coach: Gail Goestenkors
Career Record: 351-93 (14th Year)
Record at Duke: Same
UT Head Coach: Pat Summitt
Career Record: 900-172 (32nd Year)
Record at Tennessee: Same
Radio: WDNC-AM 620
Steve Barnes (PxP), Missy Anderson (Color)
Television: ESPN2 - Mark Jones (PxP), Doris Burke (Color), Rebecca Lobo (sideline)
Online Gametracker: www.GoDuke.com
Tickets: SOLD OUT
Rankings: Duke (No. 2 - AP; No. 2 - USA Today)
Tenn (No. 1 - AP; No. 1 - USA Today)
Battle Of Undefeated's On Big Monday; No. 1 Tennessee At No. 2 Duke...
For the fourth time in school history, second ranked Duke (18-0) will be a part of a No. 1 versus No. 2 match-up as top-ranked Tennessee (18-0) will travel to a sold out Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 23 for a Big Monday contest on
ESPN2 at 7:30 p.m. Calling the action for ESPN2 will be Mark Jones (PxP), Doris Burke (Color) and Rebecca Lobo (sideline).
The game will also be aired live on the Duke Radio Network with Steve Barnes (PxP) and Missy Anderson (Color) on WDNC-AM 620. Duke is ranked second in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Polls, while Tennessee is ranked No. 1 in both polls. The Blue Devils are off to their second-best start in school history with 18 straight wins and are two wins shy of reaching the 20-win mark for the 10th straight year.
Duke has won 14 straight non-conference home contests since the loss to Tennessee in 2004.
Noting The Blue Devils...
The Blue Devils have won 18 of the last 19 home non-conference games and 14 in a row ... Mistie Williams has moved into eighth place on Duke's all-time rebounding list (678) ... Duke has collected a school record tying six 100-point games ... the Maryland at Duke contest on Feb. 13 will now be played at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. ... after finishing the season with only eight players in 2004-05, the Blue Devils feature a roster of 13 this year.
Storylines...
? Duke will embark on one of the toughest stretches a Blue Devil squad has ever played in the regular season as the Blue Devils will face top-ranked Tennessee and fourth-ranked North Carolina in the same week, while also traveling to face Clemson.
? Blue Devil senior Mistie Williams picked Duke over Tennessee in the recruiting process.
? All-America Monique Currie continues to move up the ACC career scoring list as each game passes. Currie currently owns 1,826 points and is 21st. She needs 17 more points to pass Tammi Reiss of Virginia (1842).
? Duke and Tennessee have played three common opponents-- Maryland, Texas and Old Dominion.
? In the latest, GBallmag.com Poll, Duke is ranked No. 1 and Tennessee is No. 2.
? The last and only time Duke and Tennessee have played in Durham, N.C., was on Jan. 24, 2004 when Alana Beard had her jersey retired prior to the game.
? Both Duke (43.1) and Tennessee (40.8) are hitting over 40.0 percent from three-point land.
? Duke is two wins shy of posting its 10th consecutive 20-win season.
? The Blue Devils own a 6-3 record at Cameron Indoor Stadium when there are crowd is over 8,000.
A Look At Tennessee...
Tennessee enters Monday with an 18-0 record and is led by Shanna Zolman (15.7 pts., 45 treys), Candace Parker (14.9 pts., 8.4 rbs.) and Alexis Hornbuckle (10.6 pts., 69 assists). Head Coach Pat Summitt is coming off picking up her 900th career victory on Thursday at Vanderbilt as the Lady Vols won 80-68. Tennessee owns a 7-0 record this season against ranked opponents.
The Series With Tennessee...
Tennessee leads the overall series 4-3 and will be playing in Durham, N.C., for the second time in the series. In 2003-04, the Lady Vols traveled to Durham and knocked off top-ranked Duke, 72-69, on Jan. 24. Last season, the Blue Devils returned the favor traveling to Knoxville, Tenn., and registered a 59-57 win over Tennessee.
The previous meetings were all at neutral sites: Dec. 6, 1998, in the Disney Honda Elite Four as Tennessee won 74-60; on March 22, 1999, in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight as Duke won 69-63; on Dec. 27, 2001, in the ACC/SEC Shootout as Tennessee won 89-68; on Nov. 24, 2002, in the Jimmy V Women's Basketball Classic as Duke won 76-55 and on Apr. 6, 2003, in the NCAA Final Four as Tennessee won 66-56 in Atlanta, Ga.
In the series, the last two meetings have been won by the visiting team.
No. 1 Vs. No. 2...
For the fourth time over the last five years, Duke will play in a contest featuring both the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the nation. This time the Blue Devils will be the No. 2 ranked team in the contest against top-ranked Tennessee. In 2002, No. 1 Duke downed No. 2 Tennessee (76-55) in Raleigh, N.C.; in 2003 No. 2 Connecticut defeated No. 1 Duke (77-65) in Durham, N.C.; and in 2004 the No. 2 Lady Vols knocked off No. 1 Duke (72-69) in Durham.
In games between the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the Associated Press women's college basketball poll the No. 1 team has won 21 of 38 meetings. A full listing is on page nine of the game notes.
This will mark the third time in Duke history the Blue Devils will host a game when the teams were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 (2003 and 2004).
Unbeaten Teams...
Duke is one of three unbeaten teams left in NCAA Division I - Duke (18-0), Tennessee (18-0) and UNC (17-0). The Blue Devils will face top-ranked Tennessee on Jan. 23 and then fourth-ranked North Carolina on Jan. 29 with both contests played in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke Versus The SEC...
The Blue Devils own an all-time record of 20-11 against teams from the SEC-- Alabama (0-1), Arkansas (2-1), Auburn (3-0), Florida (2-1), Georgia (3-0), Kentucky (2-0), LSU (1-2), Mississippi State (1-0), South Carolina (1-1), Tennessee (3-4) and Vanderbilt (2-1).
ESPN2 Cold Pizza...
Duke Head Coach Gail Goestenkors and Tennessee Head Coach Pat Summitt will appear live on ESPN2's Cold Pizza on Monday morning at approximately 10:25 a.m.
Big Monday...
The contest on Monday will be part of Big Monday on ESPN2 and will be the first women's college basketball game in 2006 available in high definition on ESPN2HD.
ESPNU will re-air the 2005 contest between these two teams Sunday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. The 24-hour college sports network will also replay the 2006 matchup Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. In addition, a condensed version of this year's game will be available on ESPN360, ESPN's multidimensional broadband service, upon the conclusion of the live telecast.
Monday's game will also continue the 25 memorable moments vignette series celebrating the 25th anniversary of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. Moment #23 will be unveiled during the telecast.
Duke Versus No. 1...
The Blue Devils will face the a top-ranked team for only the third time in school history on Monday against Tennessee. The other times Duke went up against a No. 1 ranked team was on Mar. 28, 1999, in the National Championship game against Purdue. Duke lost 62-45 in San Jose, Calif. The Blue Devils traveled to top-ranked Connecticut on January 3, 2004, and defeated the Huskies, 68-67, on Jessica Foley's three-pointer as time expired.
Against Ranked Opponents...
Duke owns a record of 74-56 in games against ranked opponents under Head Coach Gail Goestenkors, but over the last five years the Blue Devils are 45-14 against ranked foes. So far in 2005-06, Duke is 3-0 against ranked foes. The Blue Devils are coming off posting a 12-5 ledger against teams ranked, which included a school-record 12 victories, in 2004-05. In the three contests against ranked foes this season, the Blue Devils are averaging 78.7 points, hitting 50.3 percent from the field and nailing 40.0 percent from downtown.
Wins Last Six Years...
Duke owns the second-most victories over the last six years among Division I squads-- Connecticut (179-18), Duke (175-19), Tennessee (172-22).
Blue Devils Versus The Lady Vols...
In three career games against the Lady Vols, Monique Currie has averaged 15.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals a contest. Currie has scored 20 and 18 points in the last two meetings. Jessica Foley is coming off scoring 11 points, grabbing seven rebounds and hitting three treys in 39 minutes. Mistie Williams had her best game of her career against Tennessee last year with 14 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in 33 minutes.
The Injury Report...
Sophomore Chante Black missed the Holy Cross game on Jan.16 with a sore foot but returned to action against N.C. State playing 24 minutes, while scoring 11 points, grabbing six rebounds and blocking four shots. At Georgia Tech, Jessica Foley suffered a broken nose and at Boston College Monique Currie received a black eye. Both are fine and will play on Thursday versus NCSU.
The status of freshman Keturah Jackson is doubtful for the Tennessee game due to an injured left foot. Freshman Brittany Mitch had surgery on her hip Dec. 2 and is expected to start practicing again in a few days.
Harding Stepping Up In ACC Action...
Since ACC action has started, junior point guard Lindsey Harding has stepped up her play averaging 14.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.2 steals, while hitting 54.5 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from downtown against ACC foes.
Harding has scored double-figure points in each of the six ACC contests including 19 points at sixth-ranked Maryland and 18 points at 22nd-ranked Boston College.
She returned this season after missing all of last year and is establishing herself as the best all-around point guard in the nation. On the season, she is averaging 11.2 points, 4.2 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals in only 25.8 minutes over the first 18 contests.
Prior to 2005-06, Harding had hit only 8-of-42 three-pointers in her career at Duke, but she worked very hard on her shot last year and over the summer. In the first 18 games, she has hit 17-of-28 from downtown and is making 60.7 percent from downtown. Harding is also widely known as one of the best defenders in the nation.
Her 60.7 three-point field goal percentage leads the ACC, while she ranks seventh in assists and first in assist/turnover ratio (2.71). Harding also ranks in the top 10 in the nation in assist/turnover ratio. Harding has scored double-figures in 10 of 18 games.
Duke/Tennessee Sold Out...
The Duke University Athletics Ticket Office announced on Jan. 9 that the January 23 women's basketball game between the Blue Devils and Tennessee at Cameron Indoor Stadium was sold out.
The official announcement marked the third time in the program's history that a women's basketball game has sold out ahead of time in the 9,314-seat historic Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke had its first two capacity crowds in back-to-back years hosting Connecticut on Feb. 1, 2003 and Tennessee on Jan. 24, 2004. Overall, Duke has now registered five sellouts in school history.
Duke's Sellout Crowds
February 1, 2003 vs. #2/2 Connecticut L, 65-77
February 20, 2003 vs. #6/6 North Carolina W, 77-59
January 11, 2004 vs. #13/13 North Carolina W, 79-57
January 24, 2004 vs. #2/2 Tennessee L, 69-72
Currie Producing When Out There...
Senior Monique Currie has had to get adjusted to playing less minutes this season due to the increase in roster size to 13. Currie is averaging a career-low 25.8 minutes a contest, but is producing when in the game. So far this season, Currie is averaging 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 18 starts. The 2005 runner-up for National Player of the Year is also shooting the ball the best of her collegiate years as she is hitting 52.0 percent of her field goals.
On the year, Currie has hit 24 of 45 treys for a 53.3 percentage. Over the first three years of college, she hit only 44 of 158 three-point attempts for a 27.8 percentage.
In an average of 40 minutes a contest, Currie is averaging 23.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.3 steals. Currie has played her best this season against ranked opponents as she has averaged 20.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals.
Last Game Versus Tennessee...
Led by 20 points from Monique Currie, No. 10 Duke upset fourth-ranked Tennessee, 59-57, in Knoxville, Tenn. The Lady Vols shot 28 percent (21-of-75) and lost at home for only the 14th time since Thompson-Boling Arena opened in 1987.
Currie scored 16 of her points in the second half and had nine rebounds to lead the Blue Devils. She had six points in the final 1:41 as Duke became only the seventh visiting team to win at Thompson-Boling. Besides Duke and Connecticut, which won here last season, the Lady Vols have dropped games to Texas, Louisiana Tech, Auburn, Georgia and Stanford.
Mistie Williams added 14 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double this season, and Jessica Foley had 11 points for the Blue Devils. The lead changed hands several times down the stretch, but the Blue Devils made baskets when they needed them.
Currie converted two free throws to put Duke ahead 55-53, but Tye'sha Fluker made a putback to tie it. Currie made a jumper at the other end, but Shyra Ely scored on a putback to tie it at 57 with 47.9 seconds left.
At the other end, Currie drove to the basket for an easy layup that put the Blue Devils ahead for good. Williams then missed a free throw, but Shanna Zolman missed two three-pointers in the final 13 seconds.
Zolman scored 17 of her 19 points after halftime, and Ely finished with 15 points and eight rebounds. Tennessee leads the series 4-3 after the teams' first meeting in Knoxville.
The Lady Vols led by as many as six points in the second half after going on a 10-4 run out of the break. Duke responded with a 10-3 run that included eight points by Foley to retake the lead with 12:09 remaining.
Duke At Home...
Duke owns an 8-0 record at home this season and have won games by a 46.2 average. The Blue Devils have shot 54.2 percent from the field, 42.3 percent from three-point range, dished out 26.1 assists, blocked 10.0 shots, grabbed 14.3 steals and averaging 85.2 points.
Opponents are shooting only 29.9 percent from the field, averaged 49.0 points and are getting outrebounded by 15.9 a contest.
The Cameron Advantage...
Since Gail Goestenkors arrived in 1992, Cameron Indoor Stadium has proven to give the Blue Devils an extra advantage as they have recorded an unbelievable 181-25 record. Coach G has also posted a 120-9 record dating back to the 1997-98 season. The Blue Devils recorded a 20-game winning streak at home in ACC action from December 22, 1997, through February 3, 2000, and had an ACC-record 33-game streak from Feb. 15, 2001, through Feb. 27, 2005.
Goestenkors has totaled an 84-7 record against non-conference opponents in Cameron with the only losses coming to Boston College, Virginia Tech, UCLA, San Francisco, South Carolina, Connecticut and Tennessee. Coach G has posted a 26-15 overall record against ranked opponents in Cameron, but has won 22 of the last 26, dating back to 1997-98.
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