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No. 6 Duke Hosts No. 18 UVA on Friday for Senior Night
2/24/2010 5:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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#21/18 Virginia (20-7, 8-4 ACC) at #6/6 Duke (23-4, 11-1 ACC)
Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 at 8:30 PM (RSN-TV)
Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Media Information
Tip-off: 8:30 PM
TV: RSN-TV (Fox Sports Net South, SunSports, Comcast Mid-Atlantic)
Radio: Duke ISP Network - 620 The Buzz with Steve Barnes (PBP), Morgan Patrick (Color)
Online Radio: www.GoDuke.com
Twitter: DukeWBBSID & CoachPDuke
Facebook: Official Duke Women's Basketball Group
Rankings: Duke (No. 6 - AP, No. 6 - ESPN/USA Today); Virginia (No. 21 in AP, No. 18)
Series: Virginia leads 32-28; Duke has won the last 16 straight games
Head Coaches: Duke: Joanne P. McCallie (391-168, 18th Season)
Virginia: Debbie Ryan (719-305, 33rd Season)
Next up for Duke: at North Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 3:00 PM
No. 6 Blue Devils Host No. 18 Cavaliers on Friday for Senior Night...
The sixth-ranked Duke women's basketball team (23-4, 11-1 ACC) will conclude its home regular season action on Friday as the Blue Devils will host 18th-ranked Virginia (20-7, 8-4) at 8:30 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. It will mark senior night for Joy Cheek, Keturah Jackson and Bridgette Mitchell. The contest will be televised live on the Regional Sports Network (RSN-TV) on Fox Sports Net South, SunSports and Comcast Mid-Atlantic.
Calling the game will be Rich Waltz (PXP) and Robin Muller (Color) for RSN-TV. Fans can also hear the Blue Devils on the Duke ISP Radio Network on WDNC AM 620 with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air. The radio is also available online at www.GoDuke.com. Duke is currently ranked No. 6 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll, while Virginia is No. 21 in the AP and No. 18 in the coaches poll.
With a victory on Friday, Duke will clinch its first ACC Regular Season title under Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie and the ninth in school history.
All three seniors will be recognized at approximately 8:25 p.m., on the court with their families for senior night. Blue Devil junior Jasmine Thomas will also be recognized immediately following the game for becoming the 26th player in Duke history to reach 1,000 career points.
Noting Duke...
Duke has notched a 132-10 record at Cameron the last 10 years ... during the first 11 games of 2009, Duke only took five charges, but over the last 16 contests the players have taken 21 (Shay Selby - 6, Allison Vernerey - 5, Karima Christmas - 5) ... the Blue Devils are the only team in the ACC to have beaten a ranked non-conference opponent this season (No. 3 OSU and No. 25 JMU) ... the Blue Devils hold a 964-488 points in the paint advantage on the year ... Duke has been listed in the top 25 of the AP poll for 202 straight weeks, which is the longest current streak in the ACC and third nationally.
A Look At Virginia...
Virginia enters the contest on Friday with a 20-7 overall and 8-4 league mark under the direction of Head Coach Debbie Ryan. Senior Monica Wright is the lone double-figure scorer for the Cavaliers as she is averaging 22.7 points. Chelsea Shine (8.2 points), Ariana Moore (7.3 points), Whitny Edwards (7.1 points), China Crosby (5.9 points), Paulisha Kellum (5.7 points) and Lexie Gerson (5.0 points) are all averaging 5.0 points or more.
The Series With Virginia...
Virginia leads the overall series with Duke, 32-28, but the Blue Devils have won the past 16 in a row against the Cavaliers. The last Virginia victory came on Jan. 30, 2000 with a 61-49 win in Charlottesville, Va. In the last 27 games of the Duke/Virginia series, the Blue Devils own a 23-4 record dating back to March 4, 1995.
In games played in Durham, N.C., Duke owns a 14-14 overall record against the Cavaliers, but have won nine games in a row.
Blue Devil Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie will face Virginia for the fourth time in her 18-year coaching career. Coach P has notched a 3-0 record against the Cavaliers since taking over the Blue Devil post.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
- Duke has won 15 straight ACC games in Cameron Indoor Stadium, which dates back to the 2007-08 season.
- Over the last three games, Karima Christmas has averaged 16.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.0 assists and 1.3 blocks. She has notched double-digit scoring in three straight contests and is coming off registering a career-high 25 points and a career-high four three-pointers made in the last game against Maryland. Christmas had hit only two treys the last 12 games prior to the Terrapin contest.
- Senior Joy Cheek posted 17 points on Sunday against Maryland as she hit 6-of-12 field goals. Cheek had not scored more than 10 points in a game over the last 11 contests and had only 10 points in two of those games. She has hit 3-of-5 treys the last two games and had hit only two from downtown the last 10 contests. Cheek has hit 15-of-29 field goals the last four games (51.7%).
- Krystal Thomas has come up big for the Blue Devils over the last two games during the final 10 minutes of play. She has averaged 9.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and hit 7-of-9 field goals for a 77.8 percentage in the final 10 minutes against Georgia Tech and Maryland. Thomas did not score in the first half against either team, but finished with 10 points against Georgia Tech and eight vs. Maryland.
- Over the last three games, senior Bridgette Mitchell has hit at least one three-pointer in each of those contests (3-of-4). She has hit a career-high 10 treys this season.
- In 14 home games this year, Duke has notched a 13-1 record in those contests. The Blue Devils are averaging 74.7 points and hitting 43.7 percent of their field goals at home compared to 69.2 points, 39.9 percent shooting and 26.9 percent shooting from downtown on the road. Duke's defensive efforts at home over the last five games have been impressive, holding opponents to 46.0 points, 31.1 percent shooting from the field and 24.4 percent shooting from downtown. The Blue Devils have forced 26.6 turnovers and notched an 13.8 rebounding margin in those contests.
- Six different Blue Devils have registered 20+ points in a game this season, which leads the ACC. Allison Vernerey, Jasmine Thomas, Krystal Thomas, Bridgette Mitchell, Joy Cheek and Bridgette Mitchell have all scored 20 or more points this year in a game. Both Georgia Tech and Maryland are second with five different players.
- Over her first three years at Duke, senior Bridgette Mitchell registered eight double-figure scoring games, while this year the 6'0 wing has collected 10 games with double-digit scoring.
- Sophomore guard Chelsea Hopkins has missed the last two contests with soreness in her left knee. She is listed as day-to-day.
- In her three years at Duke, junior Jasmine Thomas has increased her field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage and scoring each year.
- Senior Keturah Jackson has a career high with eight three-pointers made in a single season. Over her four years, she has hit 12 treys and had drained only five her first three years.
- In three years at Duke, Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie has notched four victories against top-five ranked teams -- #3/3 Ohio State in 2009-10, #3/4 Stanford in 2008-09, while knocking off #4/3 Rutgers and #5/4 Maryland in 2007-08.
- Duke is currently ranked No. 6 in the latest RPI by Jeff Sagarin -- Connecticut (108.13), Stanford (101.45), Nebraska (99.45), Tennessee (97.99), Notre Dame (94.87) and Duke (94.67). The next closest ACC school is Florida State at No. 13 (90.15).
- Junior Krystal Thomas has moved into eighth place on Duke's all-time blocked shots list with 119. She is 11 blocked shots shy of seventh place all-time on the Blue Devil charts.
- To show how tough Duke's schedule has been this year, the Blue Devils went up against eight undefeated teams this season -- Connecticut (17-0), Ohio State (8-0), James Madison (7-0), Stanford (7-0), Western Kentucky (3-0), Georgia Southern (1-0), Houston Baptist (0-0) and Texas A&M (0-0).
- The final Coach P Radio Show of 2009-10 will take place on Tuesday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m. The show will be stationed at Satisfaction Restaurant in Durham at Brightleaf Square. Make sure you get there early to secure a seat.
What Happened Last Time We Met...
Abby Waner scored 16 points to help Duke beat No. 24 Virginia 76-53 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on March 6, 2009.
Joy Cheek added 10 of her 12 points after halftime for the third-seeded Blue Devils (25-4), who won their tournament opener for the 15th straight year. The Blue Devils certainly had little to complain about in this one, building a 25-point first-half lead and cruising the rest of the way for their 16th straight win against the Cavaliers (23-9). Duke shot 56 percent, including 8-for-13 from 3-point range, and scored 26 points off turnovers.
The Blue Devils had no such troubles. Aside from Waner's big game, Chante Black scored 12 points inside while Cheek came through with a flurry that turned away the Cavaliers' best rally of the night.
It's hard to imagine Duke could have played much better than it did in the first 17 minutes. The lead steadily grew during that dominating stretch, from 17-2 to 27-6 and finally 40-15 when Waner drained a three from several feet behind the arc with 2:43 left in the half.
Duke Players Vs. Virginia...
In three games against the Cavaliers, Jasmine Thomas has averaged 12.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.0 steals. She had 22 points last year at Virginia to go along with four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Thomas had only three points in 22 minutes as Duke cruised past Virginia in the ACC Tournament first round last year, 76-53.
Senior Joy Cheek has registered double-figure scoring on two occasions against Virginia -- 12 points, four rebounds in the ACC Tournament as year and 10 points and six rebounds in the ACC Tournament as a freshman.
Karima Christmas netted 18 points at Virginia last year as she hit 5-of-8 field goals and 8-of-9 free throws.
Blue Devils Need Win Friday to Clinch ACC Crown...
With a victory on Friday against Virginia, the Blue Devils will claim their ninth ACC Regular Season title in school history and the first under the direction of Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie.
Duke has registered ACC Regular Season titles in 2006-07, 2004-05, 2003-04, 2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1998-99 and 1997-98.
Coach P had collected six conference regular season titles over her career -- 5 at Maine (1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99) and one at Michigan State (2004-05).
Senior Night on Friday...
Three Duke seniors -- Joy Cheek, Keturah Jackson and Bridgette Mitchell -- will play their final regular season contest in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Friday. The Blue Devils will be honored with 10 minutes left on the clock prior to the game.
Over the last four years, the trio has led Duke to a 107-22 overall record, 46-8 ACC mark and a 51-4 record in Cameron Indoor Stadium. They have advanced to three NCAA Tournaments, made two consecutive ACC Championship game appearances and scored a combined 2,121 points.
This will not be the final home contest though for the three seniors as Duke is hosting the NCAA Tournament first and second rounds on March 20 and 22.
At Home in Cameron Indoor Stadium...
Duke had its 24-game winning streak in Cameron Indoor Stadium come to an end on Monday, Jan. 18 against No. 1 Connecticut. During that streak, the Blue Devils knocked off six ranked opponents -- #3/3 Ohio State, #3/4 Stanford, #9/10 North Carolina, #12/15 Maryland, #14/15 Oklahoma State and #24/25 James Madison.
The undefeated season in 2008-09 at home marked only the second unblemished Cameron Indoor Stadium record in school history (2006-07). In three years at Duke, Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie has notched a 36-4 record in Cameron.
In Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke has won 37 out of the last 41 contests, 51 out of the last 55 and 132 out of the last 142 games since 2000-01.
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