Duke women's basketball's size, defense too much for Texas A&M in dominant win
By Garrett Spooner | November 17, 2022The Blue Devils won the turnover battle and outmatched their opponents in the paint to advance to 4-0.
The Blue Devils won the turnover battle and outmatched their opponents in the paint to advance to 4-0.
While the Blue Devils earned a 60-37 win on the road Saturday against Davidson, their basics were put to the test. Despite a second-half resurgence to get the victory, they could not find a way to consistently rise to the occasion.
Coming off of a lopsided victory against Charleston Southern in which the Blue Devils reached 100 points for the first time since 2016, Duke found itself in a defensive battle against Davidson.
The Blue Devils dominated Charleston Southern in an impressive 111-50 victory and in the process showed their ability to play a lockdown defensive game while simultaneously staying disciplined.
With Oluchi Okananwa joining Jadyn Donovan and Delaney Thomas in planning to don Duke blue, the only recruiting classes that measure up to Kara Lawson’s are LSU’s and Arizona’s.
The Blue Devils put up 62 points in the first half of their 111-50 victory over the Buccaneers, just three shy of the 65-point program record set in 2009 against N.C. Central.
The Blue Devils were victorious Monday despite a record-setting fouling mark and a slow second half.
Duke rode a 10-0 opening run to beat North Carolina A&T 77-57, improving to a 3-0 mark in season-openers under head coach Kara Lawson.
Duke forced 20 turnovers in the first half alone, many of those coming from a full-court press installed by Lawson throughout the game. Deflections and steals were aplenty, and Duke made life miserable for the Crimson Hawk backcourt.
It's that time of year: College basketball season is back, and with it, this year's Blue Devils are gearing up for a whole new season.
With Duke's season right around the corner, five of The Chronicle's beat writers predict all things Blue Devil basketball.
With a program that prides itself on experience and leadership, the presence of graduate students makes all the sense in the world for Duke.
Karen Lange is the living embodiment of quality experience. After the departure of assistant coach Beth Cunningham to Missouri State, Lawson nabbed Lange, then a Georgia associate head coach, as her replacement.
There are certain ways that fans will talk about basketball players. The things they are missing in the conversations about Duke’s players, though, are not necessarily visible on the court.
With Celeste Taylor's talent and experience, the expectations for her coming into the season are massive. If there is one player, however, that is primed to meet or even shatter those expectations, it is Taylor.
Students and fans are excited, and while it is not necessarily a bad thing to be amped up for Lawson’s squad this year, perhaps a reality check is necessary.
A hallmark of great coaches, Kara Lawson has a way of articulating her points that has a way of making you believe what she is saying. That being said, I believe in the Blue Devils this year.
Duke women's basketball tips off its season Monday, and the Blue Zone is here with all of our player previews for the 2022-23 roster. See the links below to learn about each Blue Devil's strengths.
In its exhibition game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Duke certainly heeded A-ha’s advice, rolling past the Crimson Hawks in a 90-36 victory.
Blue Devil fans got an exciting announcement Friday evening per the team’s Twitter that 6-foot-2, four-star forward Delaney Thomas will be joining head coach Kara Lawson in Durham after her graduation in 2023.