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One Blue Devil has established themself as the best player on a top-15 team: Celeste Taylor.
There have been many impressive performances this season, but there are three particularly important individuals who have been huge factors in the team’s stunning rise to the top of the ACC.
After another two-win week for Duke women's basketball, a new AP poll dropped Monday afternoon. With the Blue Devils now at No. 13, the Blue Zone takes a look at the updated rankings.
After what was a slow first half, No. 16 Duke turned it around late and ended the game with a 65-47 victory against the Yellow Jackets.
This game exemplified a model for Duke to win down the stretch of games by wearing down opposing offenses using its stifling defense and depth.
No. 16 Duke bested the Tigers 66-56 in what, for the first three quarters, was a close battle, but ultimately marked the 10th-straight win for the Blue Devils.
“Lee’s taking time away from the team for personal reasons,” Lawson said Tuesday. Lawson declined to answer whether Volker will return at any point in the future.
It was another dominant defensive performance by the Blue Devils, who forced 19 turnovers, but they scored relatively few points off these opportunities.
No. 19 Duke escaped from its in-state foe with a 60-50 victory in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
After receiving votes in each of the first eight weeks, Duke entered the Week 9 AP Poll Monday at No. 19 behind an eight-game win streak dating back to Nov. 27.
In its 63-56 defeat of Louisville, Duke avoided the fables of failed resilience Sunday.
Duke forced 17 Cardinal turnovers and was led by senior wing Elizabeth Balogun, who scored a season-high 20 points.
With less than five minutes left to play, it seemed as though the Blue Devils’ chances of an upset were getting slimmer with each passing second.
The Blue Devils combined stalwart defense with killer jumpers to knock down N.C. State 72-58 in the second conference game of each team’s season.
Duke women's basketball is looking to continue its six-game win streak as it takes on No. 6 N.C. State tomorrow. The Blue Zone has a player to watch from each team.
Virginia entered its Wednesday matchup against Duke averaging 78 points per game. It left Cameron Indoor Stadium having scored just 56.
In their first ACC contest Wednesday, the Blue Devils handed Virginia its first loss of the season 70-56.
Duke's win over Florida Gulf Coast was the sixth time this season that at least three players have gotten to double figures, and 10 different players have already had double-digit outings.
The Blue Devils beat Florida Gulf Coast 70-48 at Alico Arena Sunday, overcoming a sloppy start to make the second half mostly uncompetitive.
Coming into Thursday’s matchup, the Blue Devils were allowing just 50.6 points per game on 31.4% opponent shooting. This trend continued against the Governors, who shot just 31.8% in a 74-31 Duke victory.