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12/29/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Georgetown (7-3) at #15/11 Duke University (11-1)
December 30, 1999 - 7:00 p.m.
Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, N.C.
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- Quick Facts -
Duke vs. Georgetown...
Games 2
1984, 1990
All-Time Record 2-0
Percentage - 1.000
Overtime Games 0
Streak DU W-2
At Home 0-0
On The Road 0-0
Neutral Site 2-0
DU: 84-49 in Tampa, Fl.
DU: 80-68 in Lansing, Mi.
GM Coach ...Patrick Knapp
Record (YRS)... 226-233 (17)
Probable Starters
No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG
10 Peppi Browne 5-11 Sr. F 12.0 7.0 2.8
4 Rochelle Parent 6-0 Jr. F 5.6 5.1 1.5
40 Lauren Rice 6-1 Sr. C 8.9 6.4 3.7
23 Georgia Schweitzer 6-0 Jr. G 18.0 3.8 3.6
21 Krista Gingrich 5-9 So. G 7.3 1.8 2.6
Key Reserves
No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG
3 Sheana Mosch 5-10 Fr. G 9.5 3.2 2.3
41 Michelle Matyasovsky 6-1 Fr. F/G 7.2 2.8 1.1
25 Missy West 5-10 Sr. G 5.1 2.0 0.9
42 Janee Hayes 6-0 So. F 2.8 2.3 0.2
#15/11 Blue Devils Host Georgetown on Thursday
The #15/11 ranked Duke Blue Devils (11-1) will host Georgetown
University (7-3) on Thursday to close out their play in the year of
1999. Prior to the start of the Georgetown/Duke game we will be taking
a few moments to recognize senior Peppi Browne for reaching the 1,000
point mark in her career in the game on Tuesday vs. George Mason.
Duke has won the past 10 games in a row and are off to their fourth-best start in the school history. The Blue Devils own an unbelievable 37-3 record at home dating back to the 1997-98 season.
On Georgetown
This will mark the third time Georgetown and Duke will square off when
the two teams meet on Thursday in Durham. Duke leads the overall series
2-0 with both victories coming at neutral sites in 1984 as Duke won
80-68 in Lansing, Mi. and in 1990 Duke won 84-49 in Tampa, Fla. It will
be the first time Duke coach Gail Goestenkors has faced Georgetown since
arriving in Durham, NC in 1992-93.
On the season Georgetown owns a 7-3 record and have won seven of their last eight games (four-game win streak). The Hoyas traveled to George Mason earlier this season and won 82-59.
Junior Katie Smrcka-Duffy has started all 10 games on the season and leads the team with a 20.1 scoring average and leads the team with 18 three-pointers. Danielle Hurley is averaging 11.6 points and 7.3 rebounds. The Hoyas are 4-0 at home and 3-2 on the road. Georgetown is holding opponents to 36% shooting from the field and 20.4 turnovers a game.
Browne Notches 1,000 Points
Senior Peppi Browne reached the 1,000 point mark in the game against
George Mason on Tuesday. Browne hit an 18-foot jumper at the 15:54 mark
in the second half to give her 13 points for the game and 1,001 points
in her four-year career. She became only the 12th Duke player to reach
the 1,000 point mark in her career.
Browne on notching 1,000 points for her career, "I guess it seems like some lofty goal that is far away and now it is here. It's kinda amazing. But other than that I had no idea. None what's so ever."
She is also only five more steals away from 200 for her career. She currently ranks fourth on Duke's career steals list with 195 and needs only 38 more to become the career leader. She also ranks 9th on Duke's career free throw's made list (253) and is approaching 10th place on the career blocked shots list (35) and career assists (218). When Browne notches 200 steals for her career she will be only the third Duke player to record over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, and 200 steals in a career.
Last Time Out
Georgia Schweitzer scored 15 first-half points en
route to 22 total points in leading Duke to a 95-56 victory against
George Mason Tuesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Schweitzer helped build a 39-22 Blue Devil first half lead as she nailed three key three-pointers. She hit back-to-back three-pointers in a 30-second span to put Duke up 18-9 then canned her third three-pointer with 8:55 to go in the first half as the Blue Devils took a commanding 28-13 lead.
Duke led by as many as 34 points midway through the first half and extended its lead to 39 with the final score. Peppi Browne became the 12th player in Duke women's basketball history to go over 1,000 career points with a second-half basket. Browne finished the evening with 14 points on 6-8 shooting and eight rebounds. Duke guard Sheana Mosch scored 13 points, senior Missy West added 12 points and forward Rochelle Parent scored seven points and grabbed nine rebounds.
The Best Start?
Through 12 games on the season Duke is tied for the 2nd best start in
the school history (11-1). The best start was in 1987-88 when the team
got off to a 12-0 start. Both of the 1994-95 and 1995-96 teams began
the season with a 11-1 record and then went on to win the next game to
start 12-1. Then, both teams lost their 14th game of the season to drop
them to 12-2.
If Duke wins on Thursday against Georgetown it will equal the best start in the school history (12-1). The 1995-96 team ended up finishing with a 26-7 record and the 1994-95 team ended the season with a 22-9 record. The longest winning streak for the Blue Devils is 16 games in a row, which happened last season.
Duke in the Rankings
Duke moved up to #11 in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 on Monday and #15 in
the Associated Press this week. These rankings are the highest for the
Blue Devils this season. The Blue Devils have now been ranked 44
straight weeks dating back to the 1997-98 season.
Gingrich Gets Start!
Sophomore guard Krista Gingrich received her first career start in the
Sun Splash Shootout, which she started at point guard for the two games
in which the Blue Devils brought home the championship crown.
In her first start she scored a season-high 14 points, had four rebounds, dished out four assists, and had one steal. She hit 4-of-8 shots from the field and 5-of-7 free throws. In the championship game against Liberty, Gingrich started and hit for eight points, had three rebounds, three assists, and two steals. She is averaging 7.3 points a game on the season.
The Home Court Advantage
Duke loves to play at home and their record shows this as they have
recorded an unbelievable 37-3 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).
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).
In the eight home games this season Duke is holding opponents to 36% shooting and just 53.7 points a game. As a team Duke is shooting 45% from the field and averaging 78.6 points a game.
Duke in the NCAA/ACC Statistics
The Blue Devils currently rank in five different team categories in the
NCAA statistical rankings through games of Dec. 13. Duke is 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).
In the ACC Duke ranks atop five categories: scoring defense, scoring margin, 3-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and turnover margin. A listing of all the ACC categories where Duke ranks is listed on page six.
Parent Receives Start vs. GMU
Junior forward Rochelle Parent returned to the starting lineup on
Tuesday against George Mason after missing the Sacramento State game
last Monday in the Sun Splash Shootout and coming off the bench to play
11 minutes in the championship game last week.
She has been hampered with a strained calf for most of the season and will need a long break before it will heel completely.
Parent started the first nine games of the season and is averaging 5.6 points and 5.1 rebounds a game.
Schweitzer Leading the Way
Duke's leading scorer Georgia Schweitzer continued her excellent play
after the Christmas break with 22 points on Tuesday vs. George Mason.
She hit 9-of-13 shots from the field and 3-of-6 from 3-point land. She
has scored 15 or more points in 11 of the Blue Devils 12 games this
season. In five games this season the junior from Columbus, Ohio has
scored 20 or more points.
In eight home games she is averaging 18.6 points, 4.4 assists, and 3.5 rebounds a game.
Schweitzer Honored, Again!
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.
Rice Plays in 100th Game
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.
She is currently shooting .50% (15-of-30) 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
Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors picked up her 150th victory at Duke
University with the 68-59 victory over Vanderbilt University on
11/24/99. In her eighth season she has totaled a 159-69 record.
Duke Wins Sun Splash Shootout
The Blue Devils traveled to Nassau, The Bahamas and brought home the
championship crown as they defeated Sacramento State (81-45) and Liberty
(66-45). Senior Peppi Browne was named Most Valuable Player after
posting her second double-double of the season vs. Liberty (11 points,
11 rebounds) and Georgia Schweitzer was selected to the All-Tournament
team. In the game against Sacramento State the Blue Devils got off to a
24-0 start and ended up taking a 38-12 half-time lead into the
lockeroom. The Blue Devils won 81-45 with Schweitzer leading the way
with 15 points. Sophomore Krista Gingrich made her first start of the
season and scored a season-high 14 points in the victory. Freshman
Michele Matyasovsky added 10 points and five rebounds and Browne chipped
in nine points and four rebounds.
In the championship game against Liberty Duke broke out to a 28-17 half-time lead and cruised to a 66-45 victory over the Flames. Schweitzer led all scorers with 20 points, while bringing down four rebounds, dished out three assists and had three steals. Gingrich scored eight points and freshman Sheana Mosch came off the bench to score nine points.
Blue Devils Win Duke Classic
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.
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
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.
The Excitement Continues
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
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
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).
Other Returning Letterwinners
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.
The Newcomers
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.
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