Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus UCLA on March 29, 2026 , Loss , 58, to, 70
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Women's Basketball
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Notes: Duke 102, Northeastern 49
11/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Northeastern at #6/6
Postgame Notes
11-11-06
- Duke improved to 13-0 in home openers under Head Coach Gail Goestenkors.
- The Blue Devils reached the 100-point mark in a season-opener for only the sixth time in school history.
- A total of five Blue Devils had double-figure scoring on the day.
- Joy Cheek finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double, while Bridgette Mitchell also had a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds. They became the first Duke freshmen to notch a double-double in their first collegiate game since Monique Currie posted 17 points and 10 rebounds against Texas Tech on Nov. 11, 2001.
- It marked the first time in school history two freshmen have had double-doubles in the season-opener for the Blue Devils.
- Bridgette Mitchell's 13 rebounds ranks tied for eighth in the Duke freshman single game charts.
- Sophomore Carrem Gay made her first career start in Saturday's contest and tied a career high with 14 points in the first half as she hit 4-of-6 field goals and 6-of-8 free throws. She finished with a career-best 16 points, six rebounds, while hitting 5-of-7 field goals in 21 minutes.
- As a team, Duke blocked 11 shots on the afternoon led by Alison Bales with (5). Seven different Blue Devils had a block on the day.
- Sophomore Abby Waner finished with 16 points to go along with five steals, four rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes.
- Freshmen Joy Cheek and Bridgette Mitchell combined to score 30 points and grab 24 rebounds.
- Duke forced 36 Huskie turnovers on the afternoon and had 40 points off turnovers.
- In only her fourth collegiate game, redshirt freshman Brittany Mitch came off the bench to score 10 second half points, while also grabbing three steals and two assists in 19 minutes.
- Abby Waner (5), Lindsey Harding (5) and Wanisha Smith (4) combined to post 14 steals. As a team, Duke had 24 steals which was one shy from a school record.
- Senior Alison Bales had 11 rebounds, eight points and five blocks in her season opener.
- Duke posted a 63-29 rebound margin and was five rebounds shy of a school record.
- No Blue Devil played more than 23 minutes on the afternoon.
- As a team, Duke shot 51.2 percent from the field in the second half and 44.4 percent for the game.
- Duke will next host Marist Friday, Nov. 17 at 7:00 PM, which will be the second of four straight home contests for the Blue Devils.
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