Notes: Duke 61, Charlotte 55 - Duke University

Notes: Duke 61, Charlotte 55

11/27/2010 7:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: Duke Sports Information

With The Duke Victory:

Improved to 6-0 on the season.
The 6-0 start marks the best start by a Coach P team over her 19 years as a head coach.
Moved the series lead to 7-3 against Charlotte.
Won its fourth straight game versus the 49ers.
Notched its 13^th consecutive win against an Atlantic 10 Conference team.
Coach P improved to 17-5 against Atlantic 10 teams.

Senior Jasmine Thomas

Moved into a tie for 18^th place on Duke's all-time scoring list with 1,256 points. Tied with Wanisha Smith.
Started her 66^th straight game.
Struggled shooting as she attempted 7-of-23 field goals.
Scored a season-high 19 points, had five rebounds and three assists.
Attempted a season-high 23 field goals and moved into ninth place on Duke's all-time list with 1,244.
Had one steal to move into a tie for eighth place on Duke's all-time list (217).

Freshman Chelsea Gray

Hit a three-pointer in her fifth straight game.
Scored eight points, had four rebounds and one assist.

Senior Krystal Thomas

Totaled the first double-double of the season and eighth of her career with 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Swatted a career-high eight blocked shots.
Played in her 100^th consecutive game as a Blue Devil.
The eight blocked shots are tied for the third most in school history for a single game.

Senior Karima Christmas

Registered her fourth career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Junior Shay Selby

Made her first career start.

Other Duke Notes:

Shot a season-low 29.7 percent from the field, which snapped a three-game streak of hitting 50.0 percent or better from the field.
Held to a season-low 61 points.
Grabbed a season-high 55 rebounds.
Had two players total a double-double in the same game for the first time this year.
Swatted a season-high 10 blocked shots.
Had a season-low nine assists.
After scoring the first two points of the game, Charlotte scored 14 straight to take a 14-2 lead.
Held a 32-14 advantage in points in the paint.
Will continue its road swing at James Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Is in the second leg of a four-game road swing.

Toby Fournier of Duke women's basketball dribbles the ball

Fournier Posts Double-Double as Duke Rolls Past Belmont, 76-46

Saturday, December 20

Duke senior Ashlon Jackson scored her 1,000th career point as the Blue Devils cruised to a 97-54 victory over South Dakota State in non-conference women's basketball action inside Cameron Indoor Stadium Thursday night.

Duke Back in Action at Belmont Saturday

Friday, December 19

Duke WBB vs. South Dakota State

Six Score Double Digits in 97-54 Win over South Dakota State

Thursday, December 18

Duke women's basketball had five players record double figures in a 93-77 loss to fifth-ranked LSU Thursday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge.

Duke and South Dakota State Tip Off in Cameron Thursday

Wednesday, December 17

Karima Christmas

G/F

/ Women's Basketball

Shay Selby

G

/ Women's Basketball

Jasmine Thomas

G

/ Women's Basketball

Krystal Thomas

C

/ Women's Basketball

Kara Lawson on Bella Flemings

Monday, November 17

Kara Lawson on Taylor Sofilkanich

Sunday, November 16

Kara Lawson on Sanai Green

Thursday, November 13

Kara Lawson on Autumn Fleary

Wednesday, November 12