NCAA Tournament First RoundNo. 13 Seed Albany at No. 4 Seed DukePostgame Notes March 20, 2015With the Duke Victory…• Improved to 22-10 overall and advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round.
• Will next face the winner of Mississippi State/Tulane Sunday, March 22 at 12:00 p.m., on ESPN2.
• Won its 22nd straight NCAA Tournament first round game.
• Totaled its 19th victory out of the last 20 home games in the NCAA Tournament.
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Joanne P. McCallie has now won 12 consecutive NCAA Tournament opening round games.
• Notched its 144th straight home court win against an unranked opponent.
• Totaled its 73rd consecutive home win against unranked non-conference foes.
• Moved the all-time series with Albany to 3-0.
• Is now 3-1 all-time as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Coach P is now 27-18 in the NCAA Tournament and 17-7 at Duke.
• The Blue Devils improved to 54-21 in NCAA action in 22 appearances.
• Moved to 8-1 all-time against teams from the America East. Coach P improved to 51-15 as well.
Senior Elizabeth Williams• Was one block (9) and one point (9) away from a triple-double with 12 rebounds.
• Had a season-high nine blocked shots.
• The nine blocks is tied for the fourth-most in NCAA first and second round history.
• In the ACC career record books, now ranks 17th in rebounds (1,060), tied 21st in field goals made (778) and 20th in free throws attempted (591).
• After swatting nine shots on the day, is now 11 blocks away from breaking the ACC career record held by Alison Bales (434). Williams owns 424 over her career.
• Moved into seventh on the NCAA career blocks list with 42.
• Hit only 2-of-9 field goals.
Freshman Azurá Stevens• Totaled nine points and nine rebounds in 30 minutes.
• Made four field goals on the day to move into third place on Duke's freshman single-season field goals made chart with 179.
• Is now only three rebounds away from breaking the Duke freshman season record with 258. The record is 260 by Chante Black (260).
Redshirt Feshman Rebecca Greenwell• Totaled 20 points and three rebounds in 37 minutes.
• Hit a career-high six three-pointers.
• Tied a career-high with 11 three-point field goal attempts.
• With her 20 points scored on the day, moved into fourth place on Duke's freshman single-season scoring list with 454.
• Scored double-digits for the 27th time this season, which ties a Blue Devil freshman record (
Elizabeth Williams).
• With her six three-pointers made on the day, moved into tied third place on the Duke single-season three-pointers made list with 68. She also ranks fourth on the ACC freshman season charts.
• Now owns 192 three-pointers attempted on the season to rank first on the Duke list and third on the ACC freshman list with 192.
• Scored 20+ points for the eighth time this season, which ranks third on the Duke charts.
Senior Amber Henson• Notched nine points, 10 rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes.
Senior Ka'lia Johnson• Had three assists, four rebounds and a team-high three steals.
Freshman Erin Mathias• Totaled six points and two rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench.
Other Duke Notes…• Albany scored 33 points off Duke's 27 turnovers.
• Outrebounded Albany, 47-31.
• Turned the ball over a season-high 27 times, marking the 15th time this season with 20+ turnovers.