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Notes: Duke 81, Virginia 67
2/5/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Blue Devil Postgame Notes
Duke at Virginia * Feb. 5, 2009
With The Duke Victory:
? Improved to 19-2 overall and 7-1 in the ACC.
? Moved to 92-10 in ACC regular season action since the 2001-02 season.
? Won its 15th straight contest against Virginia.
? Improved the series record against the Cavaliers to 27-32.
? Needs one more victory for its 12th straight 20-win season.
? Moved to 4-1 on the season against ranked opponents.
Senior Chante Black
? With her seven rebounds, became the third Duke player to reach the 900-rebound club (902).
? Moved into third place on Duke's all-time rebounding list passing Sue Harnett (899).
? Saddled with two fouls in the first half. Has been called for two fouls in the first half in four out of the last five games.
? Scored 13 points and continues to be the only player in the ACC to score in all of her team's games (21).
Senior Abby Waner
? Needs one assist to reach 400 in her career.
? Had a streak of five straight games with two or more three-pointers made come to an end (0-5).
? Notched double-figure scoring for the ninth time this season and fourth time against an ACC foe.
? Had 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals in 37 minutes.
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Senior Carrem Gay
? Made her second straight start, while posting eight points and four rebounds in 22 minutes.
Sophomore Jasmine Thomas
? Played in front of many family and friends as her hometown of Fairfax, Va., is only an hour and 15 minutes away from Virginia.
? Scored six straight points for Duke to close out the first half; finished the first stanza with eight points.
? Registered double-figure scoring for the third time out of the last four games and the eighth time this season.
? Her 22 points tied a career high and was a career best against ACC opponents.
? Hit a career-high 10 field goals and took a career
? Notched 22 points, three steals, four rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes.
Sophomore Karima Christmas
? Registered double-figure scoring in the first half with 10 points on 3-of-4 field goals.
? Her double-digit scoring was the fourth of the season, third this year in ACC play and sixth of her career.
? Hit a career-high 8-of-9 from the free throw line.
? Finished the game with 18 points, five rebounds, and one steal in 28 minutes.
Other Duke Notes:
? Trailed 13-2 at the 11:51 mark but outscored Virginia 27-9 over the final 7:01 to lead 33-25 at the break.
? Totaled a 24-8 advantage in bench points.
? Held a 48-20 lead in points in the paint.
? The 81 points was a season-high against an ACC opponent.
? Had only nine assists in the game, marking only the fifth time this year the Blue Devils have had less than 10 assists.
? Went 0-of-10 from three-point range breaking a 21-game streak with at least one three-pointer made.
? Had 11 offensive rebounds in the first half and finished the game with 17.
? Hit a season-high 65.5 percent from the field in the second half and for the game hit a season-high 50.8 percent. Marks the second time this season Duke has hit 50.0 percent from the field.
? After not outrebounding its opponents the last three games, held a 39-33 lead for the game.
? Duke will next travel down Tobacco Road for a Monday, Feb. 9 contest against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., at 7:30 p.m.
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