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The Opening Tip
Lawson Enters Third Season
Fresh Faces
Three Tabbed To Preseason Award Watch Lists
Oliver Ready To Make Impact
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- Duke women's basketball closes out the preseason with its lone exhibition game on Saturday as the Blue Devils play host to Indiana University of Pennsylvania at 1 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Head coach Kara Lawson enters her third year at the helm in 2022-23. She led the Blue Devils to a 17-13 record during the 2021-22 campaign, including top-25 victories over No. 9/12 Iowa (Dec. 2) and No. 17 Notre Dame (Jan. 2).
- Duke also garnered its first national ranking since the 2018-19 preseason, ranking as high as 15th nationally in the AP poll.
- Sophomore guard Shayeann Day-Wilson enters the season after notching one of the most successful rookie seasons in Blue Devil history. She led Duke in several categories, including points (368), scoring average (12.7), assists (107), assist average (3.7) and minutes (807).
- Her 368 points led all ACC freshmen and rank 10th on Duke's freshman record charts.
- The Blue Devils return nine letterwinners from a season ago while also welcoming eight newcomers to the roster - five transfers, along with a three-member freshman class that ranked 11th nationally.
- The Crimson Hawks posted a 21-9 overall mark (15-7 in PSAC action) in 2021-22 and made their seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament.
- IUP was picked to finish fourth in the PSAC Western Division.
Lawson Enters Third Season
- Head coach Kara Lawson enters her third year at the helm of the Duke women's basketball program.
- In her second season, Lawson led Duke to a 17-13 overall record, featuring a pair of top-25 victories over No. 9/12 Iowa (Dec. 2) and No. 17 Notre Dame (Jan. 2).
- The 2021-22 season also saw Lawson guide the Blue Devils to their first national ranking since the 2018-19 preseason, ranking as high as 15th nationally in the AP poll.
Fresh Faces
- The Blue Devils feature eight new faces on the roster as the team welcomes five transfers and three freshmen into the fold.
- Duke added veteran presence with the additions of grad transfers Taya Corosdale (Oregon State) and Mia Heide (Tulane), while also gaining two promising young players with collegiate experience in junior Kennedy Brown (Oregon State) and sophomore Reigan Richardson (Georgia).
- The quartet has combined to play in 321 career games with 234 starts, totaling 7,678 minutes of action. They have scored 1,941 points, grabbed 1,733 boards, dished 460 assists and blocked 333 shots.
- Duke's freshman trio is comprised of 2022 McDonald's All-America and Jordan Brand Classic selection Ashlon Jackson (China, Texas), McDonald's All-America nominee Shay Bollin (Raynham, Mass.) and 2021 U19 Canadian National Team member Emma Koabel (Port Colborne, Ont., Canada).
- Duke also returns nine letterwinners from a season ago, including several key contributors - sophomore Shayeann Day-Wilson, seniors Elizabeth Balogun and Celeste Taylor, junior Vanessa de Jesus and sophomore Lee Volker.
Three Tabbed To Preseason Award Watch Lists
- The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its preseason watchlists for national positional awards, with three Blue Devils earning recognition.
- Elizabeth Balogun -- Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year
- Kennedy Brown -- Lisa Leslie Center of the Year
- Celeste Taylor -- Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year
Oliver Ready To Make Impact
- Redshirt junior guard Jordyn Oliver will make her Duke debut in 2022-23 and will look to make a key impact for the Blue Devils after sitting out the 2021-22 season with an Achilles injury.
- Duke's season opener against North Carolina A&T on Nov. 7 will mark her first official game since March 23, 2021 – a span of 594 days.
- Oliver transferred to Duke during the summer of 2021 after playing two seasons at Baylor, where she played in 48 games, registered a 2.3 assist-turnover ratio while helping lead the Lady Bears to back-to-back Big 12 regular season and tournament championships and the 2021 NCAA Elite Eight.
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