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Though Celeste Taylor justifiably received most of the plaudits for her 21-point performance on the day, Shayeann Day-Wilson proved just as influential in seeing the game out and keeping Duke in it.
Duke won 74-71 to best Alabama, and evidently, it was no easy game for either team Sunday afternoon at Schollmaier Arena.
Given that focus, Lawson has her players eyeing a specific game area to play unified—defense. In their match against UNC Wilmington, that hone-in was evident.
Since tip-off, the Blue Devils never took their foot off the accelerator, zooming past the early 12-4 lead they established within the first few minutes of the game.
A 14-point win over the top team in the Atlantic 10 is nothing to scoff at. But that coming in spite of 18 turnovers and seven missed free throws is eye-popping.
“I just think I'm willing to do whatever it takes just to make this team successful,” Imani Lewis said. “Because, for me, when my team is successful, I'm successful.”
The Blue Devils led Winthrop wire-to-wire in a 95-39 win during their first game in Cameron Indoor Stadium since December 2020.
Alana Beard, Duke is partnering with the African American Sports and Entertainment Group and prominent members of the Oakland community to be the first black female group to establish a sports team in a major league.
Duke's season beings Tuesday, so what do our beats think about this upcoming year?
Two things remain the same from last year, however: the coaching staff and the style of roster construction. And the Blue Devil offense worked well in its limited time last year, so why not run it back?
The college basketball landscape really is Duke’s oyster this year and the program comes into the season confident, stocked with options, cohesive and ready to compete.
While traditionally, teams prefer to set up offense with three-out past the 3-point line and two moving under the basket, this arrangement would not best serve Duke this season. Rather, the team should have only one player moving about the paint and four-out wide, setting up what is called a four-out, one-in motion offense.
Duke seniors Jiselle Havas and Miela Goodchild and sophomore Vanessa de Jesus have proven this to be true in their Instagram blog named Duke Foodies, where their motivation is stated plainly in their bio: “It’s simple, we love food.”
We broke down every player on Duke women's basketball's 2021-22 roster.
Akinbode-James hails from Nigeria, where soccer is given way more attention than basketball, so how did she end up playing basketball at Duke?
In the months that followed that Duke team cancelling its season, the program added six former five-stars and a collective six all-conference awards. The 2021-22 Blue Devils now welcome more new faces than anyone in the ACC, yet are favored to make an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
We bring you The Chronicle's 2021-22 season preview of Duke.
This fast-paced transition gameplay caught Wingate off guard, but Duke’s frequent inability to finish prevented it from ever fully capitalizing.
The Blue Devils are one of the few most-talented teams in the ACC, but sixty percent of that talent is new to Durham, N.C. For 11.5 minutes on Thursday, the latter was more apparent. But for the next 14.5, the former shone through.
Duke came out strong in the first half behind a collective effort from over half of its roster. Senior Miela Goodchild led with her 11 points, but it was Celeste Taylor who ignited the offense with her eight straight points to start off the game. The Blue Devils take a 42-19 lead into halftime, and here’s our five observations.