Inspired Wolfpack deal Blue Devils 1st loss
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Duke did not lose Saturday because it failed to execute down the stretch, or because it was complacent on offense.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. - Duke did not lose Saturday because it failed to execute down the stretch, or because it was complacent on offense.
With her team trailing by two points and less than 10 seconds showing on the clock in Cameron Indoor Stadium, Abby Waner took an inbounds pass under the basket, dribbled to mid-court and heaved a 40-footer as the buzzer sounded.
Gail Goestenkors has coached in enough big games inside Cameron Indoor Stadium to know what the atmosphere for a home game against North Carolina feels like.
Given its tendency to frequently play to the level of its competition, top-ranked Duke should be awfully happy about the rest of its schedule.
At a recent home game in Cameron Indoor Stadium, ushers distributed free posters to all fans. The poster read "You Can't Control the Elements" and featured photos of Duke's three All-America candidates-Alison Bales shooting an earth, Lindsey Harding leaving a gust of wind behind her and Abby Waner hoisting a three-pointer trailed by fire.
CHAPEL HILL - Abby Waner may have been struggling with her long-range shooting, but the Duke sharpshooter wanted the ball when it mattered most Thursday night in Carmichael Auditorium.
All season long, head coach Gail Goestenkors has warned the No. 1 Blue Devils-if they lack focus and intensity, no matter the opponent, they will lose.
Emily Waner was unhappy.
With her top-ranked Blue Devils traveling to No. 4 Tennessee tonight, head coach Gail Goestenkors has some concerns.
At the tail end of a recent Duke practice, a scrum of blue and white jerseys fought for a rebound under the basket. Neither Alison Bales nor Wanisha Smith emerged with the basketball-Jason Jacobs did.
Deep into the first half, Abby Waner nailed a three-pointer and followed it with a layup after Lindsey Harding stole the subsequent inbounds pass and found her wide open teammate.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Through its first six games of the year, Duke found itself untested and unscathed, compiling a 40.3 point average margin of victory and holding each opponent under 30 percent shooting.
Duke's Alison Bales knocked the game's opening tip to Abby Waner, who passed to Carrem Gay for an uncontested layup just four seconds into the game.
In one particularly frustrating four-game stretch from Oct. 8 to Oct. 19, Duke lost at home to North Carolina, saw its 1-0 lead at Wake Forest erased due to lightning, battled Maryland to a scoreless tie despite posting 37 shots and squandered two leads in a 3-2 home loss to Clemson.
In a game in which the result was never really in question-despite Duke's first-half struggles-a pair of Blue Devil rookies stole the show.
When the Blue Devils opened practice in October of 2005, Lance Thomas had not committed to Duke. When they beat North Carolina in February, he had not yet committed. When they lost to Louisiana State in the NCAA Tournament in March, he still had not committed.
All season long, Duke has felt it can beat anyone in the country-it just needed a chance.
When the Blue Devils last played then-No. 5 Florida State Oct. 22, they dominated the second half, posting three goals to erase a 1-0 halftime deficit.
Qualifying for the NCAA tournament was supposed to be the easy part.
On senior day at Koskinen Stadium, Duke found itself trailing No. 5 Florida State, 1-0, with 45 minutes remaining in its last home game of the year Sunday.