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Blue Devils to Travel to Nationally Ranked Penn State
11/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Monday, November 20, 2000
Bryce Jordan Center (15,300) • University Park, Pa.
Blue Devils to Travel to Nationally Ranked Penn State on Monday...
After opening the season with a 3-0 record, the Duke women's basketball
team will travel to nationally ranked Penn State on Monday, November 20. The Blue
Devils, ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press poll & No. 4 in the ESPN/USA
Today preseason poll, will face their second top 15 ranked team of the
season. Duke downed No. 7 LSU 56-45 in the second game of the season.
Last season, Duke and Penn State met in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the annual Duke Women's Basketball Classic. In the game, the Blue Devils defeated the Lady Lions 63-49 for the Classic title.
On The Air...
Duke's game on Monday against Penn State will be aired live on WDNC AM 620.
Steve Barnes will provide the play-by-play with Missy Anderson doing the
color.
The duo will be on the air at 6:30 PM Monday evening.
The PSU/Duke game will also be on television on the Penn State Sports TV Network. It will be on WPSX-3 (State College), WVIA-44 (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre), WQLN-54 (Erie), and WYBE-35 (Philadelphia). The satellite coordinates are telstar 6 transponder k16.
Scouting The Lady Lions...
Penn State is off to a 2-0 start after defeating #12 Old Dominion (99-72)
and Villanova (81-70). The Lady Lions are led by six players averaging
double figures scoring -- Lisa Shepherd (19.5), Katrena Carr (13.0), Rashana
Barnes (13.0), Kelly Mazzante (13.0), Maren Walseth (12.0), and Ashley Luke
(10.0).
Barnes has pulled down 25 rebounds for a 12.5 average in two games, while Luke has dished out 15 assists on the season.
Quick Facts
Duke vs. Penn State
Duke leads series 1-0
Previous Meeting: 11/28/99 - DU 63-49
Last Time Out Against Penn State...
The game was the championship for the Duke Women's Basketball Classic and
the place was Cameron Indoor Stadium on the campus of Duke University -- #9
Penn State vs. #25 Duke.
Duke came out and played very tough defense as the Blue Devils held Penn State to only 27% shooting from the field. The Blue Devils were led with four players in double figures scoring -- Georgia Schweitzer (18 points), Peppi Browne (10), Lauren Rice (10), and Sheana Mosch (14).
For Penn State, Andrea Garner scored nine points and Maren Walseth added 10, while Lisa Shepherd was held to 0-12 shooting on the night.
Duke captured its eight consecutive Duke Classic Title with the victory.
Duke Ranked in Top Four of Both Major Polls...
The Blue Devils moved up two spots in the Associated Press rankings on
Tuesday to No. 3. The ranking marks the highest regular season ranking the
Blue Devils have received. Duke was ranked No. 2 in the final ESPN/USA
Today poll in 1998-99, after the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA
Championship. In the ESPN/USA Today rankings Duke is No. 4.
In the preseason rankings, Duke was tabbed No. 4 in the ESPN/USA Today rankings, which equals the highest preseason ranking the Blue Devils have ever received. Duke was picked No. 4 in the preseason of the 1998-99 season in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today poll and ended up advancing to the NCAA Championship game.
With the ranking, it marks the 58th consecutive week the Blue Devils have been ranked in the top 25, dating back to the 1997-98 season.
Overall, in the preseason rankings, the Blue Devils were tabbed between No. 4 through No. 6. Duke was slated No. 4 by ESPN/USA Today, No. 4 by Sports Illustrated for Women, No. 5 by Associated Press, Athlon Sports, Lindy's Magazine, and ESPN The Magazine, while No. 6 by Street & Smith's and Women' sCollegeHoops.Com.
Homecoming For Gingrich, Mosch...
The game on Monday at Penn State will mark homecoming for two of Duke's
players. Junior Krista Gingrich and sophomore Sheana Mosch. Gingrich is
from Lewistown, Pa. and played her high school ball at Lewistown H.S. She
was a second-team Parade All-America and also garnered All-America honors
from Sports Illustrated, USA Today, and Street & Smith's. She was named
the Pennsylvania Player of the Year and led her Lewistown team to the PIAA
state titles in 1997 and 1998.
Mosch was a four-year letterwinner at DuBois Central Christian and is from Clearfield, Pa. She was the 1999 Pennsylvania Player of the Year, after averaging 31.3 points and 15.4 rebounds her senior year. She was selected Nike All-America, USA Today's Top 25 prep basketball players list, and broke the school and district record for most points in a career (3,066).
Gail Goestenkors ... Most Successful Coach in Duke History...
The current Basketball Times Coach of the Year and three-time ACC Coach of
the Year Gail Goestenkors is entering her ninth campaign in Durham with the
Blue Devils. Over her Blue Devil career, Coach "G" has accomplished feats
no other Duke coach has attained.
She has guided Duke to a school-record six straight NCAA tournament appearances, leading them to Duke's first-ever Elite Eight in 1998, first Final Four in 1998-99, two ACC regular season titles, and the 2000 ACC Tournament title. Her five 20-win seasons (22 in 1995, 26 in 1996, 24 in 1998, school-record 29 in 1999, and 28 in 2000) is also a first for a Duke coach.
Coach "G" was named the 2000 Basketball Times Coach of the Year and Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist. Goestenkors is a 1985 graduate of Saginaw Valley State, where she earned NAIA All-America honors at point guard. She came to Duke in 1992 after a successful six-year stint as an assistant coach at Purdue.
The only coach in Duke history to post five 20-win seasons, Coach G currently has a career/school record of 179-74 (.708). She has a career 13-6 record in the NCAA Tournament play.
Last Time Out...
Freshman Rometra Craig scored a career-high 19 points as the No. 3 Duke
(3-0) women's basketball team rolled to an 81-46 victory over William & Mary
(0-1) on Saturday in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Craig came out on fire in the first half scoring 12 points and ended with a game-high 19 points. She hit eight of 13 from the floor, including three 3-pointers, and recorded three steals on the night. All five of Duke's No. 1 ranked recruiting class (Athlon Sports) played well as the class totaled 48 points and 15 rebounds for the game. The 48 points outscored William & Mary's squad.
Freshman Alana Beard struggled from the floor on the night and finished with 14 points, but tallied a game-high six assists along with two blocks and five steals in 27 minutes of action. Senior Missy West added 13 points, and freshman Iciss Tillis scored nine points for the third game in a row.
Duke led 14-8 early on before going on a 19-3 run in less than six minutes of action and took a 41-24 lead into halftime. The Blue Devils came out in the second half with a defensive surge and ended up forcing 32 William & Mary turnovers. Duke held the Tribe to 35% shooting from the field, while the Blue Devils hit 50% of their shots.
For William & Mary Kelly Ercole scored 12 points and Jen Sobota dished out six assists and scored five points.
The victory for Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors improved her home non-conference record to 50-4 in her nine years. She also improved her record in home openers to 8-1.
The Minutes Game...
For the second time in three games, all 13 players for Duke that dressed
played against William & Mary on Saturday. Freshman Alana Beard played 27
minutes and that was a team-high for Duke. Everyone else on the team saw at
least five minutes of action. Against UCLA all 13 players played with
Sheana Mosch leading the team with 24 minutes of action.
Duke has a very talented bench and during the season All-America selections will be working to earn more time. Of the 14 players on Duke's roster, nine were high school All-America selections.
Beard Out of the Blocks...
Duke freshman Alana Beard has come out of the blocks strong in her first
three games at Duke. She is averaging 16.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7
assists, 3.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks a game. Her 49 points, 11 assists, and
10 steals lead the team.
In the three games, she has scored 15 points (UCLA), 20 points (LSU), and 14 points (W&M).
Craig Sparks Blue Devils...
Freshman high school All-America Rometra Craig sparked the Blue Devils on
Saturday over William & Mary with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the
field. The scoring output for the freshman was a career-high. Craig is
known as the strongest defensive player on the Blue Devil squad. In three
games, she is averaging 8.7 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steals a game.
Her father, Roger, played football for the San Francisco 49ers.
More On The Fab Five...
The Fab Five freshmen class for 2000-01 of Alana Beard, Rometra Craig,
Iciss Tillis, Vicki Krapohl, and Crystal White have lived up to their
billing as the top rated recruiting class in the country by Athlon Sports.
In three games, the five have totaled 108 points (36.0/g), 231 minutes (77.0/g), 47 rebounds (15.7/g), 23 assists (7.7/g), seven blocks (2.3/g), and 24 steals (8.0/g). They are shooting .461 from the field, .333 from 3-point land, and .630 from the free throw line.
Duke Brings Home WSF Title...
On Nov. 10-11, the Blue Devils traveled to Albuquerque, N.M. to participate
in the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) Classic hosted by the University of
New Mexico.
Duke rolled to an 80-52 victory in game one over UCLA and then knocked off No. 7 LSU 56-45 in the championship game.
In the UCLA game, Duke was led with four players in double figures scoring -- Alana Beard (15 points), Georgia Schweitzer (14 points), Missy West (12 points), and Michele Matyasovsky (10 points).
Matyasovsky notched her first career double-double in the game with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Duke committed 30 turnovers in the game, while shooting 53% from the field.
In the championship game, the matchup had No. 4 Duke vs. No. 7 LSU in the rematch of the 2000 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game. LSU defeated Duke 79-66 to end the Blue Devils season.
The game turned out to be a very low scoring affair as Duke shot 33% from the field and LSU was held to only 29% from the field. Duke was led by Beard with 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Iciss Tillis added nine points and Schweitzer scored nine.
Freshmen Notch Starting Nod in Classic...
Duke freshmen Alana Beard and Iciss Tillis earned the starting nod against
both UCLA and LSU at the Women's Sports Foundation Classic. Freshmen
starting under the direction of head coach Gail Goestenkors is a rarity.
Only three players had started their first games in a Duke uniform -- Missy
West in 96 (20 points), Ali Day in 92 (seven points), and Nazrawit
Medhanie in 95 (two points).
Both Beard and Tillis started each of the two exhibition games with the both of them starting in the Classic, it marks the first time under Goestenkors that two freshmen started their first game in the same season.
Beard scored 15 points in her first game and Tillis scored nine.
Matyasovsky Posts First Double-Double of Career...
Sophomore Michele Matyasovsky posted her first career double-double against
UCLA in the Women's Sports Foundation Classic on Nov. 10 to open the season.
In the game, she tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds. She currently leads the
squad with three blocked shots in two games.
WSF Tournament Honors...
Freshman Alana Beard was selected Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) Classic
MVP after averaging 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.5 steals
in two games. Senior Georgia Schweitzer (11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds) and
freshman Iciss Tillis (9.0 points, 6.5 rebounds) each were selected to the
All-Tournament team.
Beard was tabbed preseason ACC Freshman of the Year and Schweitzer preseason ACC Player of the Year, while it marks the first collegiate honor Tillis.
Young Guns...
The Duke lineup features many young faces each game with 10 freshmen and
sophomores suiting up this season. In the first three games, the freshmen
and sophomores have scored 157 out of 217 points and has seen a total of 419
minutes of action out of 600 minutes.
The Cameron Advantage...
Duke loves to play at home and its record showed once again as the Blue
Devils recorded an unbelievable 47-4 record in Cameron Indoor Stadium dating
back to the 1997-98 season. The Blue Devils had their 20-game ACC home
winning streak broken on 2/3/00 against Maryland. The streak is the second
longest in ACC women's basketball history behind Virginia's 30-game streak
from 1992-96. Head coach Gail Goestenkors has totaled a 50-4 record against
non-conference opponents in Cameron.
Duke Tabbed Preseason No. 1 in ACC by Media...
The Blue Devils were picked to finish first in the ACC by the media at the
ACC Media Day. This marks only the second time the Blue Devils have been
picked to win the ACC in the preseason (other was in 1998 and finished
first). Duke received 322 total votes and 34 of 36 first place votes, while
Virginia received two first place and 278 votes. N.C. State (232), UNC
(206), Clemson (174), Georgia Tech (148), Maryland (120), Florida State
(82), and Wake Forest (46) round out the nine ACC schools.
Duke swept the other two honors given out as Georgia Schweitzer was tabbed preseason Player of the Year and freshman Alana Beard was selected preseason Freshman of the Year.
Schweitzer, the reigning ACC Player of the Year, is the first Duke player to be selected preseason Player of the Year and Beard is the third Blue Devil to be tabbed preseason Freshman of the Year (Missy West, 1996 and Sheana Mosch, 1999).
The Countdown to 200...
The countdown to the 200 victory mark began on Nov. 10 against UCLA. Head
Coach Gail Goestenkors currently has 179 wins under her belt and needs 21
more to reach the milestone. She would mark the second Duke women's
basketball coach to reach the 200-win plateau as Debbie Leonard notched 212
victories in 15 seasons. Goestenkors has notched 179 wins in only nine
seasons.
Blue Devils Welcome No. 1 Rated Recruiting Class...
For the second year in a row, the Duke women's basketball staff has brought
in one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. The 1999-00 freshman
class was tabbed as high as No. 4 by Blue Star Report and its latest 2000-01
class was rated No. 1 by Athlon Sports.
The 2000-01 freshman class is made up of five All-Americas, five Nike All-Americas, four USA Today All-Americas, three WBCA All-Americas, two L' adidas All-America's, and one USA Junior World Championship team member.
The class is made up of Alana Beard (Frierson, La.), Iciss Tillis (Tulsa, Okla.), Rometra Craig (Portola Valley, Calif.), Vicki Krapohl (Mount Pleasant, Mich.), and Crystal White (Clinton Township, Mich.).
The Injury Bug...
Over the course of the preseason practice, the Blue Devils were hit with a
number of injuries. Senior Rochelle Parent missed a week of practice with a
sprained ankle, sophomore Michele Matyasovsky missed three weeks of practice
with a broken finger and a sprained ankle, and junior Krista Gingrich has a
strained calf and has missed the last four weeks of practice.
Parent and Matyasovsky have been practicing for the past three weeks, while Gingrich continues to rehab and is listed as doubtful against Penn State.
Duke Boasts Tri-Captains for First Time Under Gail Goestenkors...
For the first time under the direction of Gail Goestenkors, the Blue Devils
will boast tri-captains in seniors Georgia Schweitzer, Missy West, and
Rochelle Parent. It marks the second consecutive year West, a fifth-year
senior, has been selected captain.
West Returns for Fifth Year...
After the 1999-00 season concluded, senior Missy West had a decision to
make ... Do I go ahead and graduate or come back and play one final year for
Duke? West decided to stay for a fifth year and the Blue Devils gladly
welcome West back for another year. The senior played a huge role in
leading Duke to its first ACC Tournament Championship and is the emotional
leader on the squad.
After suffering through knee injuries for most of her career, she saw action in 31 games and started four last season. At the ACC Tournament she scored 42 points in three games, while hitting 13 of 25 shots from the field. This included 8 of 13 from 3-point land. She tied a ACC Tourney semifinal record with four 3-pointers vs. Georgia Tech and her 18 points versus the Seminoles in the opening round was a career-best in the ACC Tournament. West was rewarded with a second team All-Tournament selection.
In the three NCAA Tournament game, she scored 15 points (vs. Campbell), 11 points (vs. Western Kentucky), and 13 points (vs. LSU). In six post-season games, she averaged 13.5 points, scored in double figures in each game, and hit 15 treys.
West received a medical redshirt for the 1997-98 season and could of graduated this past May with a major in Sociology, but has decided to obtain a double major and return to the team next season. She will look to obtain degree's in Sociology and Biological Anthropology. "This is something I knew all along that I wanted to come back and play for another year," said West."
Schweitzer Returns...Preseason Honors...
Senior Georgia Schweitzer has been tabbed a Naismith College Basketball
Player of the Year candidate as well as preseason second team All-America by
Basketball News and third team All-America by Lindy's Magazine and Women's
Basketball Journal.
The senior from Columbus, Ohio is the reigning ACC Player of the Year, after averaging 15.6 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 3.3 apg, and hitting .392 percent of her 3-point attempts. She was also selected a Kodak All-America finalist, ACC All-Tournament first-team, All-ACC first-team, Duke Classic MVP, ACC Player of the Week two times, and the Sun Splash Shootout All-Tournament team as a junior.
Taking Charge...
When you talk about an all-everything player, senior Rochelle Parent's name
should come to mind. The 6-0 post player out of Akron, Ohio sacrifices her
body each and every night she steps out on the court.
Parent tallied 20 charges taken last year as a junior, while being selected to the All-ACC Defensive team.
In three games so far this season, Parent has registered two charges taken. She notched both of the charges against No. 7 ranked LSU.
Schweitzer, Tillis Lead Blue Devils to 100-69 Victory Over Uralmash...
Senior Georgia Schweitzer scored 19 points and freshman Iciss Tillis added
18 points as the Duke women's basketball team routed Uralmash (Russia)
100-69 on Monday in its final exhibition game of the season in Cameron
Indoor Stadium.
Duke posted five players in double figures scoring on the night -- Schweitzer (19 points), Tillis (18 points), Alana Beard (15 points), Missy West (14 points), and Sheana Mosch (10 points). Schweitzer, a Naismith Player of the Year candidate, scored her 19 points in only 22 minutes of action, while dishing out two assists, grabbing three rebounds, and notching three steals on the night.
For the second consecutive game, Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors dished out the minutes played very equally to all 13 dressed Blue Devils. No one player played more than 23 minutes of action on the night.
Tillis, who has started both games at forward, tallied 18 points for the second consecutive game and hit eight of 13 from the field. West, a fifth year senior, came off the bench to hit two treys on her way to scoring 14 points and pulling down five boards. Uralmash was led by Vera Shniukova with 21 points and Diana Gustilina with 15 points on the night.
Duke took a 46-35 lead into halftime and then about midway through the second half the Blue Devils went on a 32-7 run to break open the game and eventually won by 31 points. The run was keyed by very tough full-court defensive pressure.
Freshmen Shine in Exhibition Win Over Athletes in Action...
The Duke women's basketball team opened the 2000-01 season with a bang on
Nov. 3 in Cameron Indoor Stadium as the Blue Devils demolished Athletes in
Action 111-73 in an exhibition game behind stellar play from the No.1 ranked
recruiting class in the nation (Athlon Sports).
Led by Alana Beard and Iciss Tillis, the freshman class tallied 65 points and hit 61% from field (25-41). The other three members of the class all played extremely well -- Rometra Craig (11 points), Vicki Krapohl (5 points), and Crystal White (3 points). Beard finished with a game-high 28 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and six steals, while Tillis notched 18 points, six rebounds, and four steals.
The Blue Devils quickly jumped ahead of Athletes in Action as they went up 21-2 in the first five minutes and went on to a 67-34 halftime lead. Duke shot 74% from the field and 83% from three-point land in the half.
Duke Head Coach Gail Goestenkors played 12 players on the night and no one player played more than 21 minutes in the game. Senior Missy West hit 4-of-6 from behind the arc to finish with 15 points off the bench, while sophomore Sheana Mosch scored eight points and senior Georgia Schweitzer tallied seven points in only nine minutes of action.
Leading the way for Athletes in Action was Chantel Mize with 23 points on seven three-pointers and Crystal Carpenter with 21 points.
For the game, Duke shot 61%, committed only 14 turnovers, and hit nine three-pointers. Every Blue Devil that played scored on the night. Senior Rochelle Parent and junior Krista Gingrich did not play due to injuries.
Duke Inks Top Recruits...
Duke University women's basketball head coach Gail Goestenkors announced on
Nov. 15, 2000 the signing of two of the top high school basketball players
in the country -- Monique Curry (Potomac, Md.) and Wynter Whitley (Atlanta,
Ga.). Curry and Whitley will attend Duke in the fall of 2001 and play
basketball for the current No. 3 ranked Blue Devils.
"Both Wynter and Monique are very gifted players," said Goestenkors. "They are not only athletic but very skilled as well. Each will give us an added dimension of strength that we don't possess much of right now. They are both very powerful, physical players that can hit the three-pointer and will fit very well into our five-out motion style play."
Curry, a 6-0 shooting guard/wing, is out of The Bullis School in Potomac, Md. where she averaged 190 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists as a junior. She guided The Bullis School to a 27-2 record and to the Independent School League regular season and tournament titles for the first time in the school history, while being named Player of the Year by the Washington Post. Last summer, Curry was selected MVP at the adidas Camp in Pittsburgh, Pa.
"Monique is one of the most physically gifted players we have ever signed," said Goestenkors. "She is a perfect motion player because she is smart, can hit the three, penetrates very well, finishes, and can post up. She is also a very unselfish player, which will make it very difficult for other teams to defend. Monique will fit into our style of play of running and pressing as well."
As a sophomore, she averaged 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds a game and her freshman year scored at a 18.3 clip. Curry has performed as well in the classroom as on the court posting a 3.4 grade-point-average. She is ranked No. 3 in the All-Star Girls Report's (ASGR) Top 150 Prep Prospects. She is the highest ranked high school player to sign with the Blue Devils.
Whitley is a 6-2 power forward from Holy Innocents Episcopal in Atlanta, Ga. She is currently ranked No. 5 in the FoxStudentSports.com top 40 seniors and No. 15 in the ASGR top 15 prep rankings, after averaging 22.1 points and 8.9 rebounds as a junior. Whitley guided her team to a 23-5 record and earned All-Region, All-State, and Class A Player of the Year honors.
"Wynter is a 6-2 power forward who is stronger than most of the post players we have on the team," said Goestenkors. "She can take her hits on the inside and finish with contact as well as play out on the perimeter, hit the three-point shot, and make good decisions with the basketball. She is someone that will add another dimension to our team with her physical play."
Her sophomore year Whitley averaged 24.1 points and 10.2 rebounds and led her team to a 30-4 record and the Class A State Championship title. She was also named MVP of the state tournament, first-team All-State, Class 6A Player of the Year, and All-Region as a sophomore. For the past two years in a row, Whitley has been selected the Atlanta Journal & Constitution Player of the Year for Fulton County and USA Today rated her as one of the top juniors in the nation in 2000. She carries a 3.5 grade-point-average in the classroom.
Duke's recruiting class will once again rank near the top in the nation with Curry and Whitley signing. Last year's class was tabbed No. 1 in the nation by Athlon Sports, while the 1999-00 class was rated as high as No. 4 by the Blue Star Report.
Welcome Back Starters...
The Blue Devils will welcome back four starters off their 26-8 team from a
year ago -- Georgia Schweitzer, Krista Gingrich, Rochelle Parent, and Sheana
Mosch bring key experience to a squad that has 10 freshmen and sophomores on
the roster.
Among the starters returning, Duke also returns All-ACC Freshman team member is Michele Matyasovsky, a 2000 ACC All-Tournament second-team member, the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in 2000-01, and sophomores Lello Gebisa, LaNedra Brown, and Olga Gvozdenovic.
Duke returns 59.2 points per game, while losing only 15.3 ppg.
Inside the Numbers...
Duke's Gail Goestenkors has led her squads to 81 victories (prior to
2000-01) over the last three years, which ranks seventh in Division I. Duke
has totaled 61 ACC regular season victories the last five years to lead the
ACC. The Blue Devils have tallied 129 overall wins the last six years to
lead the ACC (numbers include this season).
The Record Watch...
Senior Georgia Schweitzer will be making attempts each game during the
2000-01 season to break Duke career records. The Columbus, Ohio native
needs 61 more points to move into 10th place in points (1167), 57 more field
goals for 10th place (416), three more field goals attempted for ninth place
(903), 19 more 3-point field goals to notch the record (140), 64 three-point
field goals attempted to claim the record (356), and the list goes on ...
(the numbers in parentheses denotes the current number Schweitzer has).
Junior Krista Gingrich ranks ninth on the career 3-point field goals made list (68) and ninth in 3-point field goals attempted (188). Senior Rochelle Parent currently ranks second in career field goal percentage (.604) and the record is .630 by Tyish Hall.
Other Trivia...
Duke has won the past 37 straight games in which it has held opponents to
under 60 points scoring. The last loss came on February 28, 1998 to North
Carolina in the ACC Tournament (52-56). In the last two seasons Duke is a
perfect 15-0 when playing on Monday's. Dating back the last three years
Duke is 75-6 when leading at the end of the first half.
20 Wins, Once Again!...
With Duke's victory on Feb. 24, 2000 at Wake Forest it gave Duke 20
victories for the season. It marked the fifth time Duke has notched 20 or
more wins since Gail Goestenkors arrived in 1992-93. Before Goestenkors
arrived, the Duke women's basketball program had only reached the 20-win
mark one time (1985-86, 21-9) with Debbie Leonard as head coach.
High Scoring Devils...
In 1999-2000 the Blue Devils scored 80 or more points in 11 games and
posted an unblemished 11-0 record in those games.
Devilish Streak...
Dating back to Nov. 23, 1998, Duke has won 59 of the last 71 games. In the
streak, Duke won a school-record 16 games in a row (in 1998-99) and had its
15-game win streak broken Jan. 20, 2000 at N.C. State. In ACC regular
season play, Duke has won 40 of the last 48 games dating back to the 1997-98
season.
Looking Back at the Year 1999...
The Blue Devils notched a 32-4 overall record in the year of 1999 with
their victory over Georgetown on December 30, 1999. It is the best record
of any year with the next closest being in 1996 (23-8). In 1999 regular
season play Duke was 25-2.
Blue Devils Posted Best Start in 1999-00...
The 1999-2000 Blue Devils began the season with the best start in the
school history (16-1). The 1994-95, 1995-96, and 1987-88 teams began the
season with 12-1 records and then lost their 14th games of the season. The
1987-88 team began the season with a 12-0 record and then the Blue Devils
traveled to Maryland and lost (83-73) and Wake Forest (58-57). The 1995-96
team ended up finishing with a 26-7 record, 1994-95 finished with a 22-9
record, and the 1987-88 had a 17-11 record.
Diaries on the Web
• Follow both Georgia Schweitzer and Gail Goestenkors during the season on
the web.
Georgia Schweitzer
on www.GoDuke.com
http://www.goduke.com/bko/bkw/
Gail Goestenkors
on www.cnnsi.com
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/
The Record Watch...
Three-Point Field Goals Made 1. 159 Jennifer Scanlon, 1993-96 2. 140 Georgia Schweitzer, 1997- 3. 133 Kira Orr, 1994-97 4. 132 Hilary Howard, 1996-99 5. 122 Nicole Erickson, 1998-99 6. 90 Leigh Morgan, 1987-90 Naz Medhanie, 1996-99 8. 77 Dana McDonald, 1990-93 9. 68 Krista Gingrich, 1998- 9. 66 Kristina Meiman, 1991-94 10. 60 Ali Day, 1993-96 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted 1. 420 Jennifer Scanlon, 1993-96 2. 416 Kira Orr, 1994-97 3. 356 Georgia Schweitzer, 1997- 4. 354 Hilary Howard, 1996-99 5. 309 Nicole Erickson, 1998-99 6. 251 Naz Medhanie, 1996-99 7. 242 Dana McDonald, 1990-93 8. 229 Leigh Morgan, 1987-90 9. 188 Krista Gingrich, 1998- 10. 182 Robin Baker, 1989-92 Assists 1. 533 Hilary Howard, 1996-99 2. 445 Kira Orr, 1994-97 3. 409 Katie Meier, 1986-90 4. 340 Leigh Morgan, 1987-90 5. 335 Claire Rose, 1980-83 6. 297 Connie Goins, 1983-86 7. 290 Georgia Schweitzer, 1997- 8. 259 Jennifer Scanlon, 1993-96 9. 258 Maura Hertzog, 1982-85 10. 252 Robin Baker, 1989-91 Field Goals Attempted 1. 1448 Chris Moreland, 1985-88 2. 1385 Sue Harnett, 1987-91 3. 1283 Katie Meier, 1986-90 4. 1235 Kira Orr, 1994-97 5. 1206 Jennifer Scanlon, 1993-96 6. 1169 Stacy Hurd, 1981-84 7. 1055 Carey Kauffman, 1991-94 8. 936 Payton Black, 1996-99 9. 906 Connie Goins, 1983-86 10. 903 Georgia Schweitzer, 1997- Double Figure Scoring Games 1. 106 Chris Moreland, 1985-88 2. 102 Sue Harnett, 1987-91 3. 92 Katie Meier, 1986-90 4. 73 Kira Orr, 1994-97 73 Jennifer Scanlon, 1993-96 6. 68 Stacy Hurd, 1981-84 7. 61 Tyish Hall, 1994-97 61 Connie Goins, 1983-86 9. 60 Barb Krause, 1979-82 10. 59 Ali Day, 1993-96The Blue Devils Record When...
At home 1-0 On the road 0-0 At a neutral site 2-0 Against a top 25 opponent 1-0 Against a top 10 opponent 1-0 Against a top 5 opponent 0-0 In tournaments 2-0 On television 1-0 In white uniforms 2-0 In blue uniforms 1-0 In black uniforms 0-0 On Sunday 0-0 On Monday 0-0 On Tuesday 0-0 On Wednesday 0-0 On Thursday 0-0 On Friday 1-0 On Saturday 2-0 Day Games 0-0 Night Games 3-0 Overtime Games 0-0 When the starters are: Schweitzer, Parent, Mosch, Tillis Beard 3-0 Leading at the half 3-0 Trailing at the half 0-0 Tied at the half 0-0 Outrebounding opponent 3-0 Opponent outrebounds Duke 0-0 Equal rebounds 0-0 FG% equal/over .400 2-0 FG% below .400 1-0 Opponent FG% equal/over .400 0-0 Opponent FG% below .400 3-0 Duke has more turnovers 1-0 Opponent has more turnovers 2-0 Teams have equal turnovers 0-0 Scoring below 50 points 0-0 Scoring 50-59 points 1-0 Scoring 60-69 points 0-0 Scoring 70-79 points 0-0 Scoring 80-89 points 2-0 Scoring 90-99 points 0-0 Scoring 100+ points 0-0
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