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Notes: Duke 81, North Carolina 66
3/6/2011 5:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Blue Devil Postgame Notes l North Carolina l ACC Championship l March 6, 2011
With The Duke Victory:
- Improved to 29-3 overall on the year.
- Won its seventh overall and second straight ACC Championship in school history (2000-04, 2010-11).
- Have won 29 out of the last 34 contests in the ACC Tournament.
- Blue Devil seniors improved to 10-2 all-time in ACC Tournament play, including six straight wins.
- Moved to 29-5 all-time in ACC Tournament games at the Greensboro Coliseum and are 31-6 overall in the Coliseum.
- Now owns a record of 7-5 in ACC Championship games.
- Duke seniors now own a 2-2 record in the ACC Championship.
- Won its second straight game against North Carolina and snapped a two-game losing streak against UNC in the ACC Championship game.
- Improved to 6-1 all-time against No. 6 seeds in the ACC Tournament, including wins in back-to-back ACC Championship games (NC State).
- Received one point in the Battle of the Blues, which is a season series between Duke and North Carolina. UNC leads 10-6.
- Is now 5-3 all-time against UNC in the ACC Championship game.
- Joanne P. McCallie improved to 34-11 all-time in league tournament action. Won her seventh overall league title and second ACC Championship.
Senior Jasmine Thomas
- Named ACC Tournament MVP for the second straight year.
- Finished with a team-high 21 points, marking the fifth 20+ points game of the season and 18th of her career.
- Only the second Duke player to be named ACC Tournament MVP twice (Iciss Tillis – 2003, '04).
- With her 12 points in the first half, moved past Georgia Schweitzer (1,620) on Duke's all-time scoring list at No. 7. Thomas now owns 1,633 points.
- With her one assist, moved into a tie for sixth on Duke's all-time charts (432).
- Now ranks second on Duke's all-time field goals attempted list with 1,600.
- Has 3,972 minutes played over her career moving into fourth all-time at Duke.
- Finished her ACC Tournament career as Duke's all-time leader in assists (42).
- Started her 92nd straight game.
- Registered 12 points in the first half, equaling the most she has scored in the first stanza this year (Clemson on Jan. 26).
- Totaled double-figure scoring against a ranked opponent for the 36th time out of 48 contests, including 24 out of the last 25. Posted her 10th career 20+ scoring game and second in ACC Tournament action.
Freshman Chelsea Gray
- Named All-ACC Tournament second team.
- Had eight points, five rebounds, five assists in 26 minutes.
Sophomore Allison Vernerey
- Totaled 10 points, three rebounds, one assist, two blocks and one steal.
- Registered double-figure scoring for the third straight game against North Carolina.
- Posted 10+ points in seven out of the last 10 games.
Senior Krystal Thomas
- With her eight rebounds, moved into a tie for fourth on Duke's single-season rebound list along with Chante Black (278).
- Had a career-high four assists.
Senior Karima Christmas
- Named All-ACC Tournament First Team for the second straight year.
- Had 13 points, nine rebounds, one assist, one steal and one blocked shot.
- Totaled double-figure scoring in seven of the last eight ACC Tournament games.
- Became the 27th player in school history to register 1,000 points. She now owns 1,004 points.
- Went down with a hard foul at the 14:47 mark of the first half (Duke leading 10-8). Returned at the 11:04 mark.
Freshman Haley Peters
- Totaled 14 points, four rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes.
- Notched double-figure scoring for the second ACC Tournament game out of three as a freshman.
- Now owns eight double-digit scoring games this season, including three out of the last five.
- Hit her sixth three-pointer of the season at the 5:36 mark of the second half.
- Averaged 10.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in the ACC Tournament.
Other Duke Notes
- Hit 20-of-41 from three-point land for the tournament (48.8%). The 48.8 percentage is a Duke ACC Tournament best.
- Outrebounded UNC, 38-27, including a 24-11 advantage in the second half.
- Held a 28-12 advantage in bench points.
- Hit 17-of-20 free throws for an 85.0 percentage.
- Hit 40.0 percent from the field for the game.
- Led 37-32 at the half, marking the first time the Blue Devils have led UNC at the half this season (3rd meeting).
- Faced UNC in the ACC Championship for the 11th time in school history.
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