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It appears that the Blue Devils have turned the corner in the past two weeks, but a formidable in-state rival will march into Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday at 2 p.m.
Duke secured its ninth win in Cameron Sunday afternoon.
This season hasn't been smooth for the Blue Devils, but everything fell in place against the Yellow Jackets.
Of their 11 remaining games, the Blue Devils face three ranked opponents and have six games on the road, all the more reason that Gorecki will need a strong second option to complement her.
Similar to a ping pong game, it appears as though Duke goes back and forth between struggle and prosperity every week during ACC play.
In some sense, Odom is emblematic of the women’s basketball program as a whole.
What the Tigers lacked in offensive schematics, they made up for in hustle, racking up 22 second-chance points.
Coming off a tight victory against Notre Dame, the Blue Devils are looking to notch their third straight ACC win against Clemson.
For much of Thursday night, it looked like a win just wasn’t in the cards for Duke.
The last time Duke beat Notre Dame, only two of the current Blue Devil players were alive.
The Blue Devils are coming off of their biggest win of the year, an overtime win against a Virginia Tech team that would be in the NCAA tournament if the season ended today.
Duke relied on forcing turnovers to spark its offense.
Mikayla Boykin was the X-Factor in defeating the Hokies.
After losing four games in a row, including a heartbreaker against No.7 Louisville, Duke was in desperate need of a win.
A challenging early schedule has proven Duke to be a talented team with serious issues preventing it from being national contenders.
It looked like it was going to be a true underdog story Sunday afternoon.
The script could not be more different thus far for both teams.
The Blue Devils suffered their third straight loss Thursday.
Redshirt freshman guard Mikayla Boykin will return to the women's basketball team's active roster for the first time in nearly a year.
Just two days into the new decade, the Blue Devils will also be ringing in the brunt of ACC play Thursday.
