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Notes: Maryland 76, Duke 69
2/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
With The Duke Loss:
- Dropped to 19-7 overall and 8-3 in ACC action this season.
- Broke a seven-game winning streak against Maryland in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Dropped to 3-6 against ranked opponents this season.
- Moved the series with Maryland to 35-31 in favor of the Terrapins.
- Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie drops to 0-4 in her career against Maryland.
- Dropped to 9-3 at home this season, marking the most losses at home since 1995-96 (3).
Senior Wanisha Smith
- Started her 110th career game at Duke and is now tied for sixth on the Blue Devil all-time charts.
- Totaled double-figure scoring for the ninth time this season and second straight time against Maryland.
- Broke a string of three consecutive games of scoring under 10 points.
- Finished with 11 points, three assists and two rebounds.
Junior Chante Black
- Collected 11 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.
- Notched double-figure scoring 22 of 26 games this season.
Junior Abby Waner
- Was recognized prior to the game for becoming the 23rd player in Duke history to register 1,000 career points.
- Registered four steals to move into eighth place on Duke's all-time steals list passing Kira Orr (204).
- Posted double-figure scoring for a season-high fifth straight time and 14th time this season.
- Collected 13 points, five assists, five rebounds and four steals in 26 minutes.
- Hit 3-of-8 from three-point land marking the fourth straight game she has hit at least two treys in a game. Has nailed seven treys the last two contests.
Sophomore Joy Cheek
- Hit her eighth career three-pointer and of those eight, seven have been at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Collected double-figure scoring for the fourth straight game and the 15th time this season.
- Totaled 11 points, three rebounds and three steals off the bench in 24 minutes.
Sophomore Keturah Jackson
- Registered a season-high 10 points in the contest.
- Took a career-high five field goals and made a career-high 10 field goals.
- Marked the first time this season and the second time in her career she has scored double figures.
Other Duke Notes:
- Trailed at the half, 41-33, for the eighth time this season.
- Forced 26 Maryland turnovers marking the 19th time this season and the seventh straight game the Blue Devil defense has forced 20 or more turnovers.
- Held an 18-0 advantage in bench points.
- Outrebounded by a 43-29 margin. In the two games against Maryland this season, the Blue Devils were outrebounded in both contests (43-42 in last meeting).
- Prior to tonight's 76 points by Maryland, Duke had held its opponents to 43.7 points a contest over the last three games.
- Tied a season low with three blocked shots.
- Blue Devils had five players score double-figures for only the third time this season (N.C. Central and Bucknell).
- Took only 11 free throws, while Maryland went to the line 33 times. In the two games this season against the Terrapins, Maryland hit 56-of-75 free throws while Duke hit 18-of-27.
- Duke was called for 23 fouls, while Maryland earned only 11. In the two games against the Terrapins this season, Duke was called for a combined 51 fouls, while the Terrapins were whistled for only 30.
- Duke will next travel to Virginia Tech on Friday, Feb. 22 for a 7:00 p.m. contest in Blacksburg, Va.
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