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Notes: Duke 117, NCCU 28
12/28/2009 9:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Blue Devil Postgame Notes * N.C. Central * December 28, 2009
With The Duke Victory:
- Improved to 10-2 overall.
- Moved the series lead to 5-3 all-time versus N.C. Central.
- Won its 21st straight game in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Notched its 35th straight home win in December.
- Posted 34 wins out of the last 35 games at home against non-conference teams.
- Has now won 30 out of the last 33 games, 44 out of the last 47 and 125 out of the last 134 home games in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Junior Jasmine Thomas
- Had 12 points, seven assists, two steals and a block in 22 minutes.
- Notched double-figure scoring for the 10th time this season out of 12 games.
Freshman Allison Vernerey
- Collected double-digit scoring for the sixth time this season as she totaled 10 points.
Senior Joy Cheek
- Had 16 points in 21 minutes, while hitting 6-of-10 field goals.
- Tied a career high with five steals.
- Registered double-digit scoring for the third straight game and the eighth time this season.
Senior Keturah Jackson
- Posted a career-high seven assists, while totaling 11 points, five steals and three rebounds.
- Posted double-figure scoring for the third time this season and the seventh of her career.
- Hit her second three-pointer of the season in the second half.
Junior Krystal Thomas
- Finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and a season-high five blocked shots.
- Netted double-figure scoring for the fourth time this season and 12th time in her career.
- Her 14 points tied a season high.
Junior Karima Christmas
- Posted 15 points marking the fifth time out of the last six games she has netted double-figure scoring.
- Added five rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Sophomore Shay Selby
- Hit two three-pointers in the game, which matched a career high.
- Notched a season-high 10 points, while dishing out five assists, four steals and three rebounds.
Freshman Alexis Rogers
- Notched double-figure scoring for the second time this season with 11 points.
Sophomore Kathleen Scheer
- Totaled double-digit scoring for the second time this season with 12 points.
Other Duke Notes:
- Totaled a school record for largest margin of victory, which was 89 points (117-28).
- The 89-point victory was the sixth largest in the NCAA over the last 10 years.
- Registered a school-record nine players in double-figure scoring.
- All Duke players had at least one point, one re
- Went over the 100-point mark for the third time under the direction of Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie (two times in 2006-07). The 117 points is the most scored by a team coached by Joanne P. McCallie in her 18 years as a head coach.
- Tied the school record by forcing 45 turnovers (other was vs. Morgan State on 11-26-93).
- Had a school-record 31 steals (previous was 28 vs. UNCG on 11-18-07).
- All five starters scored double-figures for the second time this season (Georgia Southern).
- Hit a season-high 10 three-point field goals. Four different players hit at least two treys.
- Totaled a season-high 35 assists as a team, which was one shy of the school record.
- The 56-point halftime (65-9) lead was the largest in school history (previous was 52 vs. Temple on 12-12-98).
- Hit 58.8 percent from the field, which was a season-high for field goal percentage. Hit over 50.0 percent from the field for the second straight game.
- Blocked 10 shots in the game, marking the third time this year the Blue Devils have swatted double-digit shots.
- Opened the game with a 22-0 run before NCCU got its first basket at the 14:30 mark and closed the first half with a 22-0 run.
- The 65 points by the Blue Devils in the first half tied a school record for most points in the first half (vs. Morgan State on 11-26-93 and vs. Fairfield on 11-22-05).
- Hit 65.9 percent from the field in the first half.
- Held a 66-4 advantage in points in the paint and 49-11 points off the bench lead.
- Will next travel to Temple for a contest on Thursday, Dec. 31 at 2:00 p.m., in Philadelphia, Pa.
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