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12/17/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Sun Splash Shootout
Game 1
#18/15 Duke University (8-1) vs. Sacramento State (2-5)
December 20, 1999 at 7:00 p.m.
Game 1
#18/15 Duke University (8-1) vs. Sacramento State (2-5)
December 20, 1999 at 7:00 p.m.
Game 2
#18/15 Duke University vs. Liberty (4-4)/UNLV (4-3)
December 21, 1999 at 7:00 or 9:00 p.m.
Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium, Nassau, Bahamas
Probable Starters
Duke will be making only their second trip out of the United States in
25 years of play. Their only other flight out of the U.S. was in
1997-98, when they traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to compete in the
San Juan Shootout. The Blue Devils defeated Detroit (87-65), defeated
Southern Illinois (76-54), and lost to Illinois (77-65) in the shootout.
The Blue Devils will have a seven day layoff after the trip to the
Bahamas before taking on George Mason on Dec. 28 and Georgetown on Dec.
30. Both games will be played in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC.
The Opponents
So far this season Liberty is 4-4. They have played two nationally
ranked opponents and lost both of the games (#17 Virginia Tech, 45-60
and #8 Notre Dame, 85-68). Senior Sharon Wilkerson is leading the team
with 16.9 ppg., 3.6 rebounds and leads the team with 12 three-pointers.
She has led Liberty in scoring the past three games in a row including
29 points against East Tennessee State and 26 points versus Kentucky.
Liberty is coached by Carey Green in his first year.
UNLV enters the shootout with a 4-3 record. Two of the three losses
have come in overtime to Weber State (75-72) and Nevada, Reno (83-75).
Sophomore Linda Frohlich leads the team in scoring with a 23.0 points
per game average and rebounds at 10.9 a game. Sophomore Kinesha Davis
is second with 17.8 points and freshman Constance Jinks is averaging
10.4 a game. The Lady Rebels are coached by Regina Miller in her 2nd
year.
Last Time Out
Duke held Seton Hall to just 14 points and 23% shooting in the first
half, but in the second the Pirates shot 47% and scored 38 points. Both
teams had a combined 43 turnovers for the game.
Senior Lauren Rice also scored 10 points and had eight rebounds for
Duke and sophomore Krista Gingrich added a season-high 10 points,
including Duke's only two 3-pointers.
Junior Rochelle Parent didn't miss a shot going 3-of-3 from the field
and 3-of-3 from free throw line. Duke did hit a season-high 28 free
throws and shot 82.4% from the charity stripe.
Updated NCAA Stats
Duke in the Rankings
Parent Perfect From the Field
Oh, Georgia!
Against Virginia Tech and Virginia she connected on a career-high
points (24 vs. Virginia and 27 vs. Virginia Tech). Schweitzer is (244)
and fifth in 3-point field goals made (96).
From the Charity Stripe
Matyasovsky Progressing Well
She was injured in the Elon game (12/2) when she was poked in the eye.
She received three lacerations to her left eye and had to have surgery
on her tear duct the next morning. The surgery went well and they put a
shunt in her tear duct, which will act as her tear duct.
Matyasovsky had started the first four games in a row before the injury
and did not dress for the Virginia game. She has been wearing
protective glasses for the time being during games to protect the eye.
Browne Nears the 1,000 Point Mark
On the season she is second on the team with her 12.2 points per game
and first with 6.8 rebounds a game. She ranks third in the ACC with 3.3
steals a game, sixth with a .761 free throw percentage, and is ninth
with 6.8 rebounds a game.
Schweitzer Honored, Again!
Gingrich For Three
Schweitzer Honored, Again!
Draining the Treys
Duke is the only team in the ACC with a 3-point field goal percentage
over 40%.
Mosch Receives First Start
The Home Court Advantage
The Blue Devils own the longest current ACC home game winning streak at
17 games. The ACC record for most home ACC wins in a row is 30 by
Virginia from January 18, 1992 and ended on January 2, 1996. Duke's win
streak dates back to the 1997-98 season in which the Blue Devils were
8-0 at home and in 1998-99 Duke was again 8-0. This season their lone
victory has come against Virginia (83-62).
Rice Plays in 100th Game
She is currently shooting .478% from 3-point range to lead the team.
Duke's season record for 3-point percentage is .539 by Jenni Kraft in
1988-89.
Coach "G" Records 150th Win
Blue Devils Win Duke Classic
Duke limited the Lady Lions to just 27% shooting from the field and
All-Tournament selection Lisa Shepherd to 0-12 shooting from the field.
Just the day before Shepherd hit 9-of-11 from the field on her way to a
career-high 31 points.
Freshman Sheana Mosch came off the bench and showed why she was
selected Preseason ACC Rookie of the Year with 14 points and six
rebounds. Senior Lauren Rice notched her first double-double on the
season with 10 points and 11 rebounds and senior Peppi Browne added 10
points and nine rebounds.
Duke led 28-33 at the half before going on a 15-4 run beginning at the
13:45 mark. The Blue Devils hit 13-of-16 free throws on the game and
blocked seven shots. Browne was selected to the All-Tournament team and
Schweitzer was named MVP. It marked the eight straight time Duke has won
the Duke Classic title.
The Exhibition Games
The Excitement Continues
The Blue Devils lost six seniors off the Final Four squad but return
East Region M.V.P. junior Georgia Schweitzer, seniors Peppi Browne and
Lauren Rice, All-ACC Freshman Krista Gingrich and junior Rochelle
Parent. Along with the returnees Head Coach Gail Goestenkors brought in
one of the top recruiting classes in the program history. Joining the
Blue Devil family are Michele Matyasovsky, Sheana Mosch, Olga
Gvozdenovic, LaNedra Brown, and Lello Gebisa. Matyasovsky, Mosch and
Gvozdenovic were Parade All-Americans.
The Returning Starters
Other Returning Letterwinners
The Newcomers
Duke's Career Charts
Assists
No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG
10 Peppi Browne 5-11 Sr. F 12.2 6.8 3.0
4 Rochelle Parent 6-0 Jr. F 5.9 4.8 1.2
40 Lauren Rice 6-1 Sr. C 9.7 6.7 3.1
23 Georgia Schweitzer 6-0 Jr. G 17.7 3.9 3.7
3 Sheana Mosch 5-10 Fr. G 9.3 3.4 2.0
Key Reserves
No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG
41 Michelle Matyasovsky 6-1 Fr. G/F 7.5 2.8 1.3
21 Krista Gingrich 5-9 So. G 6.5 1.4 2.1
42 Janee Hayes 6-0 So. F 2.1 2.3 0.0
25 Missy West 5-10 Sr. G 5.3 1.9 0.6
Blue Devils Head to Nassau, Bahamas for Sun Splash Shootout
The Duke Blue Devils will travel to Nassau, Bahamas for the Sun Splash
Shootout this weekend in their final games before the Christmas
holiday's. The teams competing include Sacramento State, Liberty, and
UNLV. Duke will take on Sacramento State on Monday and then the
winner's and losers will play each other on Tuesday. This trip marks
the conclusion of a four-game road swing for the Blue Devils.
This will be the first time Duke has faced Sacramento State, Liberty,
and UNLV. Duke will take on Sacramento State in the first game.
Sacramento State enters the shootout with a 2-5 overall record. The
Hornets do not have any players scoring in double figures, while Kerri
Dunn is averaging 8.7, Michelle St. Clair (8.6), and Sephora Scoubes
(8.3). Sacramento State is only averaging 52.3 points a game and
shooting .336 from the field. The Hornets are coached by Sue Huffman in
her 14th year.
Duke traveled to Seton Hall on Dec. 11 and came away with a 66-52
victory over the Pirates. The Blue Devils were led by senior Peppi
Browne, who scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds for her first
double-double of the season. In the game she also dished out a
team-high four assists and had three steals.
Duke has moved up even higher in different categories in the NCAA
Division I stats. Currently, through games of the 13th they rank ninth
in scoring defense (54.3), sixth in scoring margin (21.9), 13th in
won/loss percentage (.889), 12th in free throw percentage (76.0), and
16th in 3-point field goal percentage (40.6).
Duke moved up to #15 in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 on Monday and #18 in
the Associated Press this week. . These rankings are the highest for
the Blue Devils this season. The Blue Devils have now been ranked 42
straight weeks dating back to the 1997-98 season.
Junior forward Rochelle Parent was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field and
3-of-3 from the free throw line in the Seton Hall game. The nine points
scored was the most for Parent in the last three games. She scored a
career-high of 16 points in the win against Elon. For the season she is
shooting .677% from the field (21-31) to lead the Blue Devils.
Going into the Seton Hall game last Saturday junior Georgia Schweitzer
was just unstoppable so far this season. She scored 15 or more points
in those first eight games and currently ranks fourth in scoring (17.7),
fifth in field goal percentage (.452), third in 3-point field goal
percentage (.422), first in free throw percentage (.848), fourth in
3-point field goals per game (2.1), and seventh in assists per game
(3.7).
Duke currently leads the ACC and ranks #12 in the nation with a .760
free throw percentage. The Blue Devils have four players shooting over
.80% from the line. Junior Georgia Schweitzer leads the ACC with at an
.848 clip. The single season record for highest free throw percentage
is .717 in 1996-97, so if the Blue Devils keep hitting their free throws
they could break a record.
Freshman Michele Matyasovsky is progressing very well with her recent
eye injury. In the two games since returning from the injury she has
scored four points at Virginia Tech and then scored nine points at Seton
Hall. Both games she has come off the bench. Against Seton Hall she
also had four rebounds, dished out one assist and hit five-of-six free
throws.
Senior Peppi Browne is moving very close to the 1,000 point mark in her
four-year career. She currently has 969 and at her current 12.2 points
a game average it would put her in the George Mason game at home on Dec.
28 notching 1,000 points.
Junior Georgia Schweitzer was named ACC Player of the Week for the
second week in a row on Dec. 6 after leading Duke to a 2-0 record on the
week, including an 83-62 victory over Virginia to open ACC play. For
the week she averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.0
steals. She shot .609% (14-23) from the field and .700 (7-10) from
behind the arc. In the two games she committed only two turnovers.
Sophomore Krista Gingrich's 3-pointer at the 3:41 mark put the nail in
the Hokies coffin on Wednesday. Virginia Tech had just hit a 3-pointer
and called a timeout, which cut the lead to 53-52 in Duke's favor. The
Blue Devils designed a play for Gingrich to come off of two screens and
she found herself wide open. Then, you know what happened
next...Swish! Gingrich finished the game with nine points, which tied a
season-high. This was her second game back from an ankle injury.
Junior Georgia Schweitzer was named ACC Player of the Week for the
second week in a row on Dec. 6 after leading Duke to a 2-0 record on the
week, including an 83-62 victory over Virginia to open ACC play. For
the week she averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.0
steals. She shot .609% (14-23) from the field and .700 (7-10) from
behind the arc. In the two games she committed only two turnovers.
The Blue Devils currently lead the ACC with a .406 three-point field
goal percentage and rank 2nd with 6.0 treys per game. Duke had hit 21
three-pointers in the last three games before Seton Hall and have hit
six or more in 6-of-9 games this season. Senior Lauren Rice has hit
11-of-23 on the season for a team-leading .478%, Georgia Schweitzer has
hit 19-of-45 (.422%), and Missy West is 7-of-20 (.350%).
Freshman Sheana Mosch received her first career start for Duke in the
83-62 victory over Virginia on Dec. 5. In the game she scored 13
points with seven rebounds, two steals and one assist. It marked the
third straight game Mosch scored 13 or more points. She scored 14
points against Elon on Thursday while dishing out a career-high nine
assists had five steals on the night. She was 6-of-11 from the field in
the game. Against Penn State she scored 14 points (5-of-8) with six
rebounds. She hit her only 3-point attempt of the game.
Duke loves to play at home and their record shows this as they have
recorded an unbelievable 36-3 record in Cameron Indoor Stadium dating
back to the 1997-98 season. In ACC play Duke has won the past 17 games
in a row in Cameron. The last loss came in 1996-97 against Virginia on
Feb. 19 (86-56).
Senior Lauren Rice played in her 100th game of her four-year career at
Virginia Tech. She picked up her first double-double of the season
against #8 Penn State. In the game she posted 10 points, 11 rebounds,
three assists in 33 minutes.
Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors picked up her 150th victory at Duke
University with the 68-59 victory over Vanderbilt University last
Wednesday. In her eighth season she has totaled a 156-69 record.
Talk about a big game...Well, the Blue Devils came out on Sunday and
played their hearts out. It was a game where each and every player
contributed to the 63-49 victory over #9/8 Penn State. For the game
junior Georgia Schweitzer led the Blue Devils with a game-high 18
points, with six other players scoring in the victory.
In the Blue Devils two exhibition games this season, Duke was without
two key players in Georgia Schweitzer and Krista Gingrich with
injuries. Even with the two players out Duke almost pulled out a
victory against the Russian Junior National team (77-69 loss). In the
loss freshmen Sheana Mosch and Michele Matyasovsky led the Blue Devils
in scoring with 22 points and 14 points respectively. Senior Missy West
came off the bench to score eight points on 2-of-3 from 3-point land.
Another senior, Lauren Rice, tallied 10 rebounds and seven points.
Peppi Browne added eight points and nine rebounds. Next up for the Blue
Devils was the USA National team led by WNBA players Lisa Leslie and
Chamique Holdsclaw. Duke jolted out to a 12-6 lead early and trailed by
only 10 points at halftime (32-22), but the possible future Olympic team
shot 57% from the field in the second half to pull away and win 71-45.
Browne and West led Duke with 12 points each and Rice added seven
points.
In the year of 1998-99 Duke had it most successful season in school
history after advancing to the Final Four in San Jose, Ca. The Blue
Devils defeated the University of Georgia in the Final Four by a score
of 81-69 and then lost to Purdue 62-45 in the national championship game
Duke returns two starters off the Final Four team of last year. Senior
Peppi Browne (8.7 ppg., 6.3 rbs., and 1.5 spg.) and junior Georgia
Schweitzer (10.0 ppg., 4.1 rbs., 2.9 spg.). Browne has been the teams
leading rebounder the past two seasons. Schweitzer was named the East
Region M.V.P. last season in the NCAA Tournament after a 15-point
performance against Old Dominion and a team-high 22-point performance
against Tennessee. She became the third ACC player to top the All-East
Region list, joining Dawn Staley (1990 and 1992) and Chasity Melvin
(1998).
The Blue Devils do return five other letterwinners off of last years
Final Four team. Junior Rochelle Parent (4.1 ppg., 3.4 rbs.), sophomore
Krista Gingrich (5.5 ppg., 2.1 rbs.), senior Missy West (1.5 ppg., 0.5
rbs.), senior Lauren Rice (5.5 ppg., 4.1 rbs.) and sophomore Janee Hayes
(2.2 ppg., 1.5 rbs.). Gingrich was named to the ACC All-Freshmen team
last season.
Duke has a highly touted freshmen class entering the season, including
three signees featured on Parade's All-America team. Michele
Matyasovsky and Sheana Mosch were named to the second team, while Olga
Gvozdenovic earned third team honors. Two other incoming freshmen, 6-7
Lello Gebisa and 6-1 LaNedra Brown, added to the other three Parade
All-American's make the class one of the best in the program history.
1. 533 Hilary Howard, 1996-99
2. 445 Kira Orr, 1994-97
3. 409 Katie Meier, 1986-90
4. 340 Leigh Morgan, 1987-90
5. 335 Claire Rose, 1980-83
6. 297 Connie Goins, 1983-86
7. 259 Jennifer Scanlon, 1993-96
8. 258 Maura Hertzog, 1982-85
9. 252 Robin Baker, 1989-91
10. 240 Paula Andersen, 1985-88
211 Peppi Browne, 1997-pre
209 Georgia Schweitzer, 1997-pre
Three-Point Field Goals Made
1. 159 Jennifer Scanlon, 1993-96
2. 133 Kira Orr, 1994-97
3. 132 Hilary Howard, 1996-99
4. 122 Nicole Erickson, 1998-99
5. 96 Georgia Schweitzer, 1997-pre
6. 90 Naz Medhanie, 1996-99
90 Leigh Morgan, 1987-90
8. 77 Dana McDonald, 1990-93
9. 66 Kristina Meiman, 1991-94
10. 60 Ali Day, 1993-96
39 Krista Gingrich, 1998-pre
27 Missy West, 1996-pre
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted
1. 420 Jennifer Scanlon, 1993-96
2. 416 Kira Orr, 1994-97
3. 354 Hilary Howard, 1996-99
4. 309 Nicole Erickson, 1998-99
5. 251 Naz Medhanie, 1996-99
6. 244 Georgia Schweitzer, 1997-pre
7. 242 Dana McDonald, 1990-93
8. 229 Leigh Morgan, 1987-90
9. 182 Robin Baker, 1989-92
10. 167 Kristina Meiman, 1991-94
Blocked Shots
1. 212 Sarah Sullivan, 1983-87
2. 149 Sue Harnett, 1987-91
3. 96 Tyish Hall, 1994-97
4. 78 Payton Black, 1996-99
5. 63 Zeki Blanding, 1991-94
6. 62 Nicole Johnson, 1990-94
7. 58 Michele VanGorp, 1997-99
8. 53 Katie Meier, 1986-90
9. 49 Carey Kauffman, 1991-94
10. 40 Stacy Hurd, 1982-84
33 Peppi Browne, 1996-pre
Free Throws Made
1. 576 Chris Moreland, 1985-88
2. 447 Katie Meier, 1986-90
3. 331 Sue Harnett, 1987-91
4. 300 Monika Kost, 1988-91
5. 292 Payton Black, 1996-99
6. 288 Ali Day, 1993-96
7. 284 Connis Goins, 1983-86
8. 255 Kira Orr, 1993-97
9. 250 Candy Mikels, 1982-85
10. 249 Peppi Browne, 1996-pre
Steals
1. 232 Katie Meier, 1986-90
2. 223 Maura Hertzog, 1982-85
3. 204 Kira Orr, 1994-97
4. 186 Peppi Browne, 1997-pre
5. 165 Claire Rose, 1980-83
6. 151 Kim Matthews, 1979-82
7. 149 Missy Anderson, 1993-94
8. 144 Hilary Howard, 1996-99
9. 130 Jennifer Chestnut, 1981-84
10. 125 Joanne Boyle, 1982-85
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