Duke women's basketball Player of the Week: Week 11
(01/24/14 9:23pm)
Alexis Jones
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Alexis Jones
In their first true ACC test, Duke eked out a 74-70 victory against Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum. The Blue Devils managed to remain undefeated in conference play despite a second half in which they were outscored by 11 points.
With All-American point guard Chelsea Gray out for the season, the Blue Devils find themselves in a familiar situation.
Elizabeth Williams
Conference play usually breeds familiar matchups, but Duke will venture into unfamiliar territory for its next conference game.
In their first game as a member of the American Athletic Conference, No. 1 Connecticut defeated Cincinnati 67-34. The Huskies scored the first 16 points of the game, although the scrappy Bearcats did not give in. Cincinnati held the potent Connecticut offense to just 41 percent shooting from the field. Sophomore Breanna Stewart led the undefeated Huskies with 12 points and 12 rebounds for her fourth straight double-double.
Every week throughout the basketball season, The Blue Zone will name the highest-performing Blue Devil the Duke basketball Player of the Week.
After a shakeup atop the rankings— in which seventh-ranked Kentucky moved up to No. 5 after defeating then-No. 4 Louisville—the top five will remain unchanged this week. The schedule is a bit lighter this week due to final exams.
Every week throughout the basketball season, The Blue Zone will name the highest-performing Blue Devil the Duke basketball Player of the Week.
There will be a shakeup atop the rankings this week, following No. 4 Louisville’s 69-64 loss to No. 7 Kentucky. The Cardinals quickly built a 14-point lead in the first half, but let that quickly slip away as the Wildcats fought back and took advantage of 25 Louisville turnovers to take the lead for good midway through the second half.
No. 2 Florida State 37, Florida 7
After hanging on for two narrow victories in Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke heads north for the holidays hoping to have an easier time at another iconic venue—Madison Square Garden.
For the second time in three NCAA tournament games, junior forward Kelly Cobb had a chance to win the game in penalty kicks. For the second time, she delivered.
After playing three games in five days, Duke got some much-needed rest before the team returns to action.
In their first game of the season, the Blue Devils knocked off a top-10 opponent in California. For an encore in their home-opener, they nearly re-wrote the record books.
The Blue Devils are headed to California, but not for the usual sunbathing, surfing, and relaxing at the beach.
It’s time for Cameron to get crazy again.
In football, the saying is that if you have two quarterbacks, you really have none.
Overall Record: 25-11, 12-6 in the ACC
Overall record: 25-10, 11-7 in the Big East