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Senior forward Imani Lewis led Duke on the glass with seven boards.

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Duke women's basketball falls to Virginia for Cavaliers' first ACC win of season

By Andrew Long | February 17, 2022

The game was far more contentious for the Blue Devils than most would have expected prior to the whistle; struggles on rebounding, wastefulness on the shot and a concerning number of turnovers punctuated a difficult evening for Duke and blatantly illustrated what needs to change if it wants to rediscover its impressive early season form.

Freshman guard Shayeann Day-Wilson is leading the team with 12.7 points per game.

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Five things for Duke women's basketball's matchup against Virginia

By Ana Young | February 16, 2022

Duke will travel to Virginia’s home base at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va., with tip set for 7 p.m. Thursday.

Graduate transfer Lexi Gordon paced Duke with three made 3-pointers against N.C. State.

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Duke women's basketball comes up short of pulling off upset against No. 5 N.C. State

By Em Adler | February 13, 2022

Combo forward Lexi Gordon led the Blue Devils with 13 points on a 4-of-11 clip from the field and 3-of-8 from three without a turnover; point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson had 12 points on 5-of-16 shooting, two rebounds, three assists and three steals against two turnovers.

Senior guard Miela Goodchild led Duke with 13 points on a 4-of-11 clip from the field.

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Duke women's basketball drops close contest against Florida State

By Em Adler | February 10, 2022

When point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson popped open in the corner and fired up a perfect rainbow to the rim, it looked like the Blue Devils had found a miracle.

Freshman Shayeann Day-Wilson has scored double-digit points in 10 straight games.

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Five things for Duke women's basketball's matchup against Florida State

By Andrew Long | February 8, 2022

With both Duke and Florida State entering Thursday’s contest at Cameron Indoor Stadium off the back of necessary wins, the stakes are high for whose momentum will continue and whose will falter once again this season.

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'I like to shine': Duke women's basketball's defeat of Wake Forest another chapter in Day-Wilson's rise

By Rachael Kaplan | February 6, 2022

Day-Wilson finished the game with 22 points, her third 20-point game this season...“I think she’s the best freshman in the conference,” said head coach Kara Lawson.

Combo forward Lexi Gordon tallied 23 points in Duke's win against Wake Forest.

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Duo of Gordon, Day-Wilson lead Duke women’s basketball by Wake Forest

By Alyssa Ting | February 6, 2022

“I think it’s just who we are as a team, we are going to compete with you no matter what, no matter how much we’re up, we’re going to make sure you feel us,” said combo forward Lexi Gordon.

Gordon led Duke in points and hit three triples in the 15-point victory.

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'Grinded out game': Lexi Gordon steps up in Duke women's basketball's victory against Pittsburgh

By Eric Gim | February 4, 2022

“Our goal is to get back onto a win streak. So our win streak now is one and our goal is to continue it and make it grow,” Gordon said.

Graduate student Lexi Gordon put up 12 points on three triples against Pittsburgh.

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Gordon leads Duke women's basketball to win against Pittsburgh in Taylor and Lawson's return

By Andrew Long | February 3, 2022

After two consecutive wins against Miami and Virginia, the Blue Devils have endured a difficult three-game skid, losing by double digits to North Carolina, Louisville and Georgia Tech.

Celeste Taylor has not played since Duke's Jan. 9 game against Syracuse due to an upper body injury she suffered during that contest.

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Celeste Taylor's absence shows again in Duke women's basketball's loss against Georgia Tech

By Franck Djidjeu | February 3, 2022

The gravity of Taylor’s absence is immediately apparent with one simple glance at the stat sheet.

Freshman Shayeann Day-Wilson led the team in scoring with 17 points.

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Yellow Jackets swarm Duke women’s basketball in home loss

By Em Adler | February 2, 2022

Even Feb. 1 is Groundhog Day for these Blue Devils.

The Blue Devils are looking to right the ship in this recent rough patch after starting out the season so well.

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Despite quality loss, Duke women’s basketball still stuck in Groundhog Day

By Em Adler | January 31, 2022

The Blue Devils have been running the same script on repeat for over three weeks. But unlike Bill Murray’s classic Groundhog Day, nobody’s laughing.

Despite 25 points from Shayeann Day-Wilson, the Blue Devils could not complete a second-half comeback.

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Duke women's basketball drops second straight at No. 5 Louisville

By Chinomnso Okechukwu | January 30, 2022

Duke's comeback attempt came up short during its visit to Louisville.

Freshman guard Shayeann Day-Wilson is averaging 11.9 assists and 3.5 assists per game this season.

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Five things for No. 21 Duke women's basketball's matchup against No. 5 Louisville

By Ana Young | January 30, 2022

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.

Senior guard Miela Goodchild knocked down three 3-pointers on her way to scoring 14 points.

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Turnovers prove to be deciding factor in Duke women's basketball's loss to North Carolina

By Andrew Long | January 28, 2022

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.

Freshman guard Shayeann Day-Wilson got into some foul trouble early in the first half.

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Duke women's basketball falls to North Carolina in Cameron Indoor Stadium

By Ana Young | January 27, 2022

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.

Senior wing Elizabeth Balogun led the Blue Devils in scoring during the first half.

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Five observations from Duke women's basketball's first half against North Carolina

By Andrew Long | January 27, 2022

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.

Freshman Shayeann Day-Wilson has stepped up in Celeste Taylor's absence, averaging 12 points across the past four games.

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Five things for Duke women's basketball's showdown against North Carolina

By Andrew Long | January 27, 2022

The Duke and North Carolina rivalry is perhaps the NCAA’s most famous and competitive. These schools hate each other. A lot.

Sophomore guard Vanessa de Jesus had 10 attempts from the charity stripe, converting on seven of them.

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Lawson turns to dribble handoff to spark offense in narrow win for Duke women's basketball against Virginia

By Nithin Ragunathan | January 24, 2022

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.

The Blue Devils shot 48% from the field in their winning effort against Virginia.

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Duke women's basketball hangs on against Virginia in nerve-racking finish

By Ana Young | January 23, 2022

Eight players on the Duke squad contributed to the score, with Shayeann Day-Wilson leading through 13 points, three steals and three assists.