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Notes: Duke 62, Tennessee 54
2/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Blue Devil Postgame Notes * Duke at Tennessee * February 16, 2009
With The Duke Victory:
- Improved to 21-3 overall and 6-2 against ranked opponents.
- Won its third straight contest at Tennessee in the Thompson-Boling Arena and became only the third program to ever defeat the Lady Vols at home three straight times (Texas and Louisiana Tech)
- Moved to 6-5 in the series against Tennessee.
- The home team in the Duke/Tennessee series moved to 1-5.
- Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie moved to 2-2 all-time against Tennessee.
Senior Chante Black
- Registered double-figure scoring for the 25th straight game to open the season and remains the only player in the ACC to score double-digits in all of her team's games this year.
- Her streak of 25-straight games to open the season in double-figures is now tied for third all-time at Duke (Sue Harnett -25).
- Finished with 18 points and a season-low two rebounds.
- Fouled out for only the second time this season and the fourth time in her career.
- Hit 8-of-11 field goals.
Senior Abby Waner
- Posted five assists marking the ninth time this season she has dished out five or more assists.
- With her five assists, moved into eighth place on Duke's all-time assist charts with 411.
Senior Carrem Gay
- Pulled down six rebounds in only 16 minutes.
Senior Carrem Gay
- Came off the bench to notch nine points, nine rebounds and one assist.
Junior Bridgette Mitchell
- Made her second straight start and the eighth start of her career.
- Registered eight rebounds in 19 minutes of action, while notching three steals and one blocked shot.
- In her two games started, she has pulled down nine and eight rebounds.
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Sophomore Karima Christmas
- Played for the first time after suffering a concussion a week ago at North Carolina on Feb. 9. She returned to full-contact practice on Sunday.
- Saw action in only seven minutes and had two rebounds and one steal.
Junior Keturah Jackson
- Came off the bench to register six points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists in 22 minutes.
Sophomore Jasmine Thomas
- Notched double-figure scoring for the fifth time out of the last seven games and a total of 10 times this season.
- Led Duke with 19 points and a season-high seven rebounds.
Sophomore Krystal Thomas
- Pulled down five rebounds in only nine minutes.
Other Duke Notes:
- Wore road blue uniforms with pink and white trim for the “Pink Zone” game.
- The Blue Devils dropped to No. 7 in the AP Poll that was released on Monday afternoon.
- Outrebounded Tennessee 49-36 and now has outrebounded the last two opponents by a combined 32 boards.
- Duke committed 22 turnovers but Tennessee registered only 12 points off those turnovers.
- Its bench was outscored for the third straight game.
- Improved to 29-3 under Coach P when holding opponents to under 40.0 percent from the field.
- Held Tennessee to only 54 points and Duke's defense has now held 18 out of 24 opponents to 58 points or under.
- Played its third road game out of the last four games.
- Duke will next return home to face Virginia Tech on Thursday, Feb. 19 as the Blue Devils host the Hokies at 7:00 p.m.
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