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Blue Devils Close 2010 with Temple on Thursday
12/29/2010 2:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Temple (7-5) at #3/3 Duke (12-0)
Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010
7:00 PM * Durham, N.C.
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Media Information
Television: None
Radio: Blue Devil Sports Network -
620 AM - Steve Barnes (PXP),
Morgan Patrick (Color)
Online Radio: www.GoDuke.com
Online Video: www.GoDuke.com
Live Stats: www.GoDuke.com
Twitter: DukeWBBSID & CoachPDuke
Facebook: Duke Women's Basketball
Series History: Duke leads 5-0
Inside Duke
Record: 12-0
Ranking: #3 (AP), #3 (Coaches)
Last Result: W, 46-45
vs. #4/4 Xavier, 12-21-10
Up Next:
vs. Kentucky, 1-4-11
Head Coach:
Joanne P. McCallie (4th Year)
Duke Record: 94-22 (4 Years)
Career Record: 410-170 (19 Years)
Inside Temple
Record: 7-5
Ranking: None
Last Result: L, 56-65
at Eastern Michigan, 12-21-10
Up Next:
vs. Akron, 1-2-11
Head Coach:
Tonya Cardoza
Temple Record: 53-24 (4 Years)
Career Record: Same
Blue Devils Close 2010 with Temple on Thursday in Cameron...
Coming off a nine-day break for the Christmas holiday, the third-ranked Duke women's basketball team (12-0) will host Temple on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7:00 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. It will mark Duke's final contest in the year 2010, where the Blue Devils totaled a 31-4 overall record.
The game will be aired live on www.GoDuke.com via GoDuke Inside Access. Fans can also catch the game live on the Blue Devil Sports Network, which will be aired live on 620 AM, with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air. The Blue Devils will look to defend their 14-game winning streak in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke will be playing only its second game over the last 10 days and the third game over the last 19 days due to exam break and the Christmas holiday.
The Blue Devils are currently 12-0 and are off to the best start for a Joanne P. McCallie team over her 19 years as a head coach. The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Division I Coaches Polls.
Noting Duke...
Senior Jasmine Thomas has started 72 straight games ... as a team, Duke has taken 17 charges with freshman Chelsea Gray leading with five ... Duke has been ranked by the Associated Press for 212 straight weeks, which dates back to the 1999-2000 season ... the Blue Devils have been listed in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll for 260 consecutive weeks - dating back to the 1997-98 campaign.
A Look At Temple...
Temple enters the contest with a 7-5 overall record and is coming off a 65-55 loss at Eastern Michigan prior to the Christmas break. The Owls had won five in a row prior to the loss.
Guided by Head Coach Tonya Cardoza, who is in her fourth year, Temple is led by Kristen McCarthy (12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds), Owedia Wallace (12.8 points, 3.7 rebounds) and Shey Peddy (12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds).
The Series With Temple...
Duke and Temple will meet for the sixth time in school history and third time in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils lead the overall series 5-0 with victories in 1998, two in 2007 and one each the last two years.
Over her 19 years as a head coach, Joanne P. McCallie owns a record of 4-0 all-time against Temple. McCallie has won three of those contests at Duke and the other while at Michigan State with a 78-50 win in 2003.
Duke Versus the Atlantic 10...
Duke holds an all-time record of 27-9 against teams from the Atlantic 10 Conference -- Charlotte (7-3), Dayton (0-1), Duquesne (1-0), George Washington (1-1), La Salle (0-1), Rhode Island (1-0), Richmond (6-1), St. Joseph's (4-1), Temple (5-0) and Xavier (2-1).
The Blue Devils have won 14 games in a row against Atlantic 10 opponents and will face its second straight A-10 opponent. Duke's last loss against the A-10 was in 1996 when it fell, 48-54, to George Washington in the ACC Big Four Classic in Greensboro, N.C. Coach P has totaled an all-time record of 18-5 against Atlantic 10 teams -- Charlotte (3-0), Dayton (0-1), George Washington (0-2), Massachusetts (2-1), Rhode Island (5-1), St. Bonaventure (3-0), Temple (4-0) and Xavier (1-0).
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
- The Blue Devils have won 38 straight home games in the month of December. The last loss came on Dec. 20, 1997 against UCLA, 93-83.
- Duke has registered 38 wins out of its last 40 games at home against non-conference foes. Over the last nine years, the Blue Devils have posted a 68-5 overall record against non-conference opponents in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The losses came against Tennessee (2), Connecticut (2) and South Carolina. Junior Kathleen Scheer has already scored more points (73) this season than she had in either her freshman (54) or sophomore (66) campaigns. In six road games, freshman Chelsea Gray is averaging 10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals. She has hit 6-of-13 treys.
- Senior Jasmine Thomas continues to move up the Duke career scoring list this season as she now ranks 13th with 1,333 points. She needs 44 more to move into a tie for 12th with Jennifer Scanlon.
- The 12-0 record to start the year marks the best start by any of Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie's teams over her 19 years as a head coach.
12-0 Starts...
Duke has jumped out to a 12-0 start for the fifth time in school history -- 2006-07 (30-0), 2005-06 (20-0), 2002-03 (20-0), 1987-88 (12-0).
From the Promotions Office...
Come celebrate the holidays with Duke women's basketball --
- Post-Game Autograph Session - Three or four Blue Devils will sign autographs for fans after the game. Three lucky fans will win ACC basketballs to get autographs on, which we will raffle off after the game.
- Special Olympics Day - Duke has teamed up with Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) to honor the players and families of the organization. All Special Olympics players, families and employees can purchase tickets for $2 in advance or at the marketing table in the Ticket Office lobby.
- Special Olympics Basketball Halftime Scrimmage - Two basketball teams of SONC, the Durham Dawgs and the Timberwolves, will scrimmage at halftime. • Special Olympics Cheerleaders - A SONC cheerleading team will cheer throughout the game.
At Home This Year...
Duke has totaled a 6-0 record at home this season and has won those games by a 17.7 per game margin. Senior Jasmine Thomas is averaging 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals in those contests.
The Blue Devils are hitting only 40.8 percent from the field, but are draining 38.9 percent from downtown. Duke is averaging 14.5 steals a contest.
Duke's defense has been solid as the Blue Devils are holding opponents to 51.7 points, 40.8 percent from the field and 28.7 percent from downtown, while also forcing 23.3 turnovers.
Looking Back at Xavier...
The Blue Devils posted another solid victory on Dec. 21 against No. 4 Xavier to improve to 12-0. Duke was held to a season-low 46 points and the point total was the lowest since notching 45 against top-ranked Purdue on March 28, 1999 in the National Championship game.
The lowest point total in school history in a Duke victory is 45 on Feb. 1, 1991 against Maryland as the Blue Devils won 45-44. The 46 points versus Xavier was the second-lowest point total in a Duke victory in school history. The Blue Devils have notched three victories when scoring in the 40s -- a 49-44 win against Rutgers on Dec. 6, 2007 was the other game.
At Home in Cameron Indoor Stadium...
Since Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie took over as head coach at Duke in 2007-08, she has guided the Blue Devils to a 46-4 overall record in Cameron Indoor Stadium. During that stretch, the Blue Devils posted a 14-0 mark in 2008-09, which was only the second undefeated home season in school history.
Duke is currently riding a 14-game winning streak in Cameron and has won 37 out of the last 38 games at home.
In Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke has won 46 out of the last 50 contests, 60 out of the last 64 and 141 out of the last 151 games since 2000-01.
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