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Notes: Texas A&M 77, Duke 63
3/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Duke vs. Texas A&M Postgame Notes
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
March 30, 2008 ? Oklahoma City, Okla. ? Ford Center
With The Duke Loss:
? Finished the season with a 25-10 overall and 10-4 league mark.
? Fell in the NCAA Sweet 16 for the second straight year.
? Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie fell to 12-12 in NCAA Tournament play in 12 appearances.
? Dropped to 39-15 overall in 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
? Moved to 7-2 overall when a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament (1999 was only other time).
? Fell to 3-3 in the NCAA Tournament against No. 2 seeds.
? Dropped to 0-2 all-time against Texas A&M in the series.
? Joanne P. McCallie fell to 0-3 all-time against the Big 12 in the NCAA Tournament.
? Fell to a team ranked higher than No. 4 nationally for the first time since Dec. 2 at unranked Penn State.
? Suffered its 10th loss of the season, which marks the most losses since the 1996-97 campaign (19-11).
? Dropped to 4-9 this season against ranked opponents.
Junior Chante Black
? Finished the season with 81 blocks, which ranks as the fourth-best single season total in Duke history
? Had her team-best 13th old fashioned three-point play of the season in the first half.
? Registered double-figure scoring for the 30th time out of 35 games this season.
? Posted her ninth double-double of the season and 15th of her career with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Junior Abby Waner
? Played in her 100th career game in a Duke uniform.
? With her nine three-point attempts in the game, she now owns the Duke career three-point field goals attempted record with 507.
? Had four steals on the night giving her 230 in her career, which is fifth all-time on Duke's list.
? Finished the season with 80 steals, which is tied for fifth on Duke's single season chart.
? Registered double-figure scoring for the 17th time this season and the first time in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore Keturah Jackson
? Registered double-figure scoring for the third time this season and fourth time in her career. Her double-figure scoring in the NCAA Tournament was a first.
? Finished the game with 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Senior Wanisha Smith
? Started her 119th career game at Duke, which now ranks in sole possession of fourth place on Duke's all-time charts.
? Played her final game as a Blue Devil, while finishing with 11 points, four assists and two rebounds.
? Registered double-figure scoring for the 15th time this season and 62nd time in her career.
Freshman Jasmine Thomas
? Had her three-game streak of scoring 10+ points broken as she finished with three points in the game.
Other Duke Notes:
? Duke wore black uniforms for the third time this season and moved to 0-3 in those games (loss at UNC on 3/2 and lost vs. UNC in ACC title game on 3/9).
? Missed 14 straight three-pointers the last three games until Jasmine Thomas hit one with 4:35 remaining in the second half.
? Trailed at the half, 29-25, for the 11th time this season and were 3-7 in those games entering the contest.
? Tied, 40-40, in rebounding for the game, which marks the first time this season the Blue Devils have tied an opponent in rebounds.
? For the first time in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Duke trailed early (12-5, 11:47) in the contest. The Blue Devils have trailed early in 22 of the 35 contests this season.
? Missed its first seven field goals to open the game and didn't score a field goal until the 15:18 mark by Chante Black.
? After turning the ball over only 13 and 15 times in the first two NCAA Tournament games, Duke had 14 turnovers in the first half and went on to have 19 for the game.
? Dropped to 6-9 in games played on Sunday and Monday this season.
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