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It’s clear from the numbers that the Blue Devils aren't favored, but despite that, the group has a chance for a big win and to achieve its goal of playing a solid game on both sides of the ball that head coach Kara Lawson spoke of earlier this week.
North Carolina hounded any attempt by Duke to find even the slightest sniff of offensive momentum, taking the ball 18 times, including 11 steals, and racking up 27 points off the turnovers.
Heading into the competition off of two straight victories to the Tar Heels’ loss against Georgia Tech Sunday, the 21st-ranked Blue Devils came with some momentum.
Following a long two-year hiatus, Duke finally welcomed North Carolina to Cameron Indoor Stadium Thursday. After a close start, the Tar Heels jumped ahead in the second quarter to take a 47-26 lead at the half. Here are five observations on the first 20 minutes of action.
The Duke and North Carolina rivalry is perhaps the NCAA’s most famous and competitive. These schools hate each other. A lot.
Missing two key players down could’ve rained on the Blue Devils’ parade Sunday night, but the tactical changes by the head coach allowed the team to secure an ugly, but necessary win.
Eight players on the Duke squad contributed to the score, with Shayeann Day-Wilson leading through 13 points, three steals and three assists.
The ACC has finally found a new date for Duke's bout against Georgia Tech.
Following a sloppy, defensive-oriented 58-49 road win against Miami, Duke returns home to Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday to welcome Virginia in the first of two meetings this season.
Lawson has now coached 20 games at Duke, winning 15. Small sample size, I get it, but anytime you win 75% of the time, regardless of the time frame, you’re doing something right.
Though the Blue Devils ultimately finished leading in all the stat categories you want to lead in and trailing in all the ones you don’t, this game was certainly not the Blue Devils’ best work.
Following Duke women's basketball's first back-to-back losses of the season, the Blue Zone is here with our thoughts on the latest rankings.
The Blue Devils started extremely slow in their 84-60 loss to N.C. State Sunday, taking almost two minutes before two free throws from Onome Akinbode-James handed Duke its first points.
The 16th-ranked Blue Devils fell 84-60 to No. 4 N.C. State on the road Sunday, falling behind early and trailing by around 20 points for most of the final three quarters.
Amid frigid air and snowy grounds, Kara Lawson will finally get her first Tobacco Road rivalry game.
The ACC is made of veteran teams with years of established chemistry. For Duke, being an exception is only an impediment.
The two teams picked up business exactly where they left off—with the Hokies overpowering the Blue Devils 65-54 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils will host Virginia Tech Thursday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Just two weeks before, the Blue Devils competed with the Hokies in Blacksburg, Va. where Virginia Tech managed to snag early baskets and ended the game with a hefty 22-point lead on the Blue Devils.
Akinbode-James stepped up in a big way, registering a career-high 16 points on 5-of-9 field goals along with six rebounds and a team-high two blocks, all in 18 minutes.
“They are very resilient,” said head coach Kara Lawson. “They believe they can find a way, believe they can figure out a way even if it’s not going their way in the beginning. It might be the thing I love the most about my team: they keep fighting.”