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Blue Devils Conclude Homestand Friday Versus Penn
11/29/2019 5:09:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Penn (4-0) at Duke Blue Devils (5-2)
Game 8 • Friday, Nov. 29 • 1:00 PM (ET)
Durham, N.C. • ACC Network Extra
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Tickets: www.GoDuke.com (1-877-375-3853)
Live Stats: www.GoDuke.com
Radio: Duke Sports Network
(WDNC AM 620, www.GoDuke.com, TuneIn app)
Radio Talent: Chris Edwards (PXP)
TV/Video: ACC Network Extra
TV Talent: None
Duke Head Coach: Joanne P. McCallie (Northwestern, '87)
Record: 632-245 (28)
Setting the Scene...
Duke (5-2) will host Penn (4-0) in women's basketball action Friday, Nov. 29 to conclude a five-game homestand in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The contest will tip at 1 p.m., and will be the Blue Devils' second game over a span of three days.
The game will be aired live on ACC Network Extra. It will also be carried on the Duke Sports Network via WDNC AM 620, TuneIn app and www.GoDuke.com with Chris Edwards (PXP). Edwards will open the Penn broadcast at 12:45 p.m.
Blue Devil Notes...
• Penn is holding opponents to 45.5 points per game, which ranks fourth nationally. The Quakers have not allowed an opponent to score more than 51 points this season in four games.
• Since moving out of the starting lineup, Onome Akinbode-James has averaged 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots. This included a double-double against Davidson with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
• Haley Gorecki's three games with 20 or more points ranks tied for first in the ACC along with Wake Forest's Ivana Raca.
• Over the last three games, Haley Gorecki has averaged 26.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.0 blocked shots. She has hit 52.8 percent from the field (19-36), 60.0 percent from downtown (9-15) and 93.9 percent from the free throw line (31-33).
• Haley Gorecki leads the ACC with 46 free throws made and 52 attempts.
• Duke is averaging 80.2 points a game and totaled a 4-1 record at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium this season. Haley Gorecki owns averages of 20.6 points and 8.2 rebounds in those games.
• Haley Gorecki owns 964 career points and is just 36 points away from 1,000 points. She would become the 35th all-time Blue Devil to reach the 1,000-point mark.
• Over the last three contests, Duke has averaged 88.7 points, while hitting 48.9 percent from the field and 40.5 percent from downtown.
• Haley Gorecki has drained 19 straight free throws as Duke enters the contest with Penn.
• Duke is coming off dishing a season-high 18 assists and hitting a season-high 51.7 percent from the field against Davidson.
• Haley Gorecki owns a team-best streak of 11 straight contests with double-digit scoring dating back to last season.
• Duke leads the ACC with 122 free throws made and 169 attempts, while ranking fourth with a 72.7 free throw percentage.
• Haley Gorecki has moved into second in the ACC in points per game (19.1), while ranking 18th in rebounding (7.1), tied 11th in assists (3.43), third in free throw percentage (88.5), eighth in three-point field goals made (2.29) and tied 15th in blocks (1.0).
• The Blue Devils lead the league with 38 blocked shots and ranks fourth with a 5.43 blocks per game average.
• Duke will feature almost a one inch height advantage over Penn, when the two teams hit the hardwood Friday. The Quakers feature a 72.44 average height, while Duke owns a 73.21 mark. The Blue Devils are the tallest team in the ACC in 2019-20.
The Series with Penn...
Duke and Penn will meet for the fourth time in school history with Duke leading the series, 3-0.
Duke has an average margin of victory of 15.7 points over the three wins. Their most recent game was played in 2016, with Duke emerging victorious on their home court, by a score of 68-55.
Coach P is 2-0 against Penn, both games being played while she was at Duke.
Duke Versus the Ivy League Conference...
Duke owns an 11-0 record against the Ivy League Conference – Dartmouth (1-0), Harvard (3-0), Pennsylvania (3-0), Princeton (3-0), Yale (1-0).
Coach P is 8-0 through her career against the Ivy League, and 2-0 during her time at Duke, both games being played against Penn.
Penn (4-0) at Duke Blue Devils (5-2)
Game 8 • Friday, Nov. 29 • 1:00 PM (ET)
Durham, N.C. • ACC Network Extra
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Tickets: www.GoDuke.com (1-877-375-3853)
Live Stats: www.GoDuke.com
Radio: Duke Sports Network
(WDNC AM 620, www.GoDuke.com, TuneIn app)
Radio Talent: Chris Edwards (PXP)
TV/Video: ACC Network Extra
TV Talent: None
Duke Head Coach: Joanne P. McCallie (Northwestern, '87)
Record: 632-245 (28)
Setting the Scene...
Duke (5-2) will host Penn (4-0) in women's basketball action Friday, Nov. 29 to conclude a five-game homestand in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The contest will tip at 1 p.m., and will be the Blue Devils' second game over a span of three days.
The game will be aired live on ACC Network Extra. It will also be carried on the Duke Sports Network via WDNC AM 620, TuneIn app and www.GoDuke.com with Chris Edwards (PXP). Edwards will open the Penn broadcast at 12:45 p.m.
Blue Devil Notes...
• Penn is holding opponents to 45.5 points per game, which ranks fourth nationally. The Quakers have not allowed an opponent to score more than 51 points this season in four games.
• Since moving out of the starting lineup, Onome Akinbode-James has averaged 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots. This included a double-double against Davidson with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
• Haley Gorecki's three games with 20 or more points ranks tied for first in the ACC along with Wake Forest's Ivana Raca.
• Over the last three games, Haley Gorecki has averaged 26.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.0 blocked shots. She has hit 52.8 percent from the field (19-36), 60.0 percent from downtown (9-15) and 93.9 percent from the free throw line (31-33).
• Haley Gorecki leads the ACC with 46 free throws made and 52 attempts.
• Duke is averaging 80.2 points a game and totaled a 4-1 record at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium this season. Haley Gorecki owns averages of 20.6 points and 8.2 rebounds in those games.
• Haley Gorecki owns 964 career points and is just 36 points away from 1,000 points. She would become the 35th all-time Blue Devil to reach the 1,000-point mark.
• Over the last three contests, Duke has averaged 88.7 points, while hitting 48.9 percent from the field and 40.5 percent from downtown.
• Haley Gorecki has drained 19 straight free throws as Duke enters the contest with Penn.
• Duke is coming off dishing a season-high 18 assists and hitting a season-high 51.7 percent from the field against Davidson.
• Haley Gorecki owns a team-best streak of 11 straight contests with double-digit scoring dating back to last season.
• Duke leads the ACC with 122 free throws made and 169 attempts, while ranking fourth with a 72.7 free throw percentage.
• Haley Gorecki has moved into second in the ACC in points per game (19.1), while ranking 18th in rebounding (7.1), tied 11th in assists (3.43), third in free throw percentage (88.5), eighth in three-point field goals made (2.29) and tied 15th in blocks (1.0).
• The Blue Devils lead the league with 38 blocked shots and ranks fourth with a 5.43 blocks per game average.
• Duke will feature almost a one inch height advantage over Penn, when the two teams hit the hardwood Friday. The Quakers feature a 72.44 average height, while Duke owns a 73.21 mark. The Blue Devils are the tallest team in the ACC in 2019-20.
The Series with Penn...
Duke and Penn will meet for the fourth time in school history with Duke leading the series, 3-0.
Duke has an average margin of victory of 15.7 points over the three wins. Their most recent game was played in 2016, with Duke emerging victorious on their home court, by a score of 68-55.
Coach P is 2-0 against Penn, both games being played while she was at Duke.
Duke Versus the Ivy League Conference...
Duke owns an 11-0 record against the Ivy League Conference – Dartmouth (1-0), Harvard (3-0), Pennsylvania (3-0), Princeton (3-0), Yale (1-0).
Coach P is 8-0 through her career against the Ivy League, and 2-0 during her time at Duke, both games being played against Penn.
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