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12/21/2010 10:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Blue Devil Postgame Notes * Xavier * December 21, 2010
With The Duke Victory:
- Improved to 12-0 on the season.
- The 12-0 start continues the best start by a Coach P team over her 19 years as a head coach.
- Moved to 2-1 in the all-time series against Xavier.
- Won its 14th straight game in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Picked up its 14th consecutive win against Atlantic 10 schools.
- Won its 38th straight home game in the month of December.
- Notched its 38th win out of the last 40 games in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Over the last nine years, posted a 68-5 record against non-conference foes in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Is now 5-1 over the last three years in Cameron Indoor Stadium against teams ranked in the top 10.
- Coach P improved to 46-4 in Cameron Indoor Stadium in her four years.
Senior Jasmine Thomas
- Hit one three-pointer to move into a tie for seventh on Duke's all-time three-pointers made list (132).
- With her two steals, moved into sixth place on Duke's all-time steals list with 229.
- Now owns 418 career three-point field goals attempted to rank fifth on Duke's list.
- Scored a team-high 16 points, had six rebounds, two steals, one assist and a season-high three blocks.
- Started her 72nd straight game at Duke.
Freshman Chelsea Gray
- Notched four steals and held without a point breaking a five-game streak of scoring double-figures.
Senior Karima Christmas
- Held to six points, five rebounds, four steals and two assists in 31 minutes.
Senior Krystal Thomas
- Notched 10 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 33 minutes.
- Broke a string of two straight games without a blocked shot.
Sophomore Allison Vernerey
- Notched five points, five rebounds in 24 minutes.
- Totaled a career-high five steals.
Other Duke Notes:
- The 46 points was the fewest scored by Duke since the 1999 National Championship game against Purdue on March 28, 1999 (lost 62-45).
- Held to a season-low 26.8 field goal percentage for the game.
- Totaled a season-high 21 steals.
- Dished only eight assists.
- Was outrebounded, 51-37, for the game.
- Forced 30 Xavier turnovers.
- Had only 12 turnovers.
- Scored 22 points off Xavier turnovers.
- Hit a season-low six free throws for the game.
- Scored a season-low 46 points.
- In the second half, went a span of 6:58 without a field goal (9:09 to 2:11).
- Trailed at the half for the first time this season, 28-25.
- Played its first game since Dec. 12 at Oklahoma State due to exam break.
- Will be off for the Christmas break until Dec. 30 as the Blue Devils will host Temple on Dec. 30 at 7:00 p.m.
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