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Duke Postgame Notes
12/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Blue Devil Postgame Notes
#8/12 Duke at Southern California * December 19, 2008
With The Duke Victory:
? Improved to 8-1 on the season.
? Coach P improved to 2-1 all-time against Southern California.
Senior Chante Black
? Registered double-figure scoring for the ninth straight game to open the season.
? Posted 22 points marking the second time this season she has notched 20+ points.
Freshman Shay Selby
? Hit a career-high two three-pointers on two attempts and finished with a career-high 11 points and five rebounds.
Senior Carrem Gay
? Pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds in 38 minutes to go along with 14 points.
? Posted nine offensive rebounds on the night.
? Notched her second double-double of the season and fourth of her career.
Sophomore Karima Christmas
? Coming off scoring a career-high 14 points against No. 3 Stanford, she scored nine points, had five rebounds and two steals in 14 minutes.
Sophomore Jasmine Thomas
? In her second game back from her knee injury, registered 10 first half points and went on to finish the game with a career-high 22 points.
Senior Abby Waner
? Scored five straight points to close out regulation to send the game into overtime. Finished with 10 points for the game.
Freshman Chelsea Hopkins
? Missed the game due to surgery on her left knee, which was an injury that occurred at Western Kentucky on Nov. 28.
Other Duke Notes:
? Trailed by 17 (66-49) in the second half, which was the largest deficit of the season for the Blue Devils.
? Posted its largest come-back since being down 20 at Connecticut on Jan. 3, 2004.
? Notched five double-figure scorers for the first time this season.
? The 97 points was the most scored by a Duke team coached by Joanne P. McCallie.
? Allowed 41 points and a 44.1 field goal percentage in the first half, which were the second highest totals on the season.
? The 53.6 field goal percentage in the first half was the second-best this season by the Blue Devils.
? Turned the ball over 14 times in the first half and finished with 29 for the game.
? Scored a season-high 45 bench points.
? Allowed a season-high 43.1 field goal percentage.
? Had a season-high 97 points, but tied a season low with eight assists.
? Allowed a season-high 89 points for the game.
? Hit a season-high seven three-pointers.
? Played in its first overtime game since April 4, 2006 in the National Championship game
? Assistant Coach Shannon Perry made way back to USC for the first time since she was an assistant coach with the Trojans from 2000-04.
? Duke next take on Siena on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 10:00 p.m. (EDT) to close out the Women of Troy Basketball Classic.
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