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Duke to Open ACC Slate on Sunday with Virginia
12/3/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Virginia (3-2) at #22/19 Duke University (5-1)
December 5, 1999 - 2:00 p.m.
Cameron Indoor Stadium/Durham, N.C.
December 5, 1999 - 2:00 p.m.
Cameron Indoor Stadium/Durham, N.C.
Quick Facts Duke vs. Virginia. Games 42 1977-78 to 1998-99 All-Time Record 11-31 Percentage - .262 Overtime Games 2-0 1997-98 at UVA 85-78 1994-95 in ACC Tourney 83-82 Streak DU Won Last 4 At Home 8-14 On The Road 3-16 Neutral Site 1-1 UVA Coach Debbie Ryan Record 504-176 (20 Seasons)Probable Starters No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG 10 Peppi Browne 5-11 Sr. F 11.0 6.7 3.3 4 Rochelle Parent 6-0 Jr. F 6.3 6.0 1.5 40 Lauren Rice 6-1 Sr. C 9.0 6.0 3.7 23 Georgia Schweitzer 6-0 Jr. G 17.2 3.5 4.3 3 Sheana Mosch 5-10 Fr. G 10.3 3.3 2.5
Key Reserves No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG 41 Michelle Matyasovsky 6-1 Fr. G 7.8 3.0 1.2 21 Krista Gingrich 5-9 So. G 5.2 1.4 1.8 42 Janee Hayes 6-0 So. F 3.0 3.2 0.0 25 Missy West 5-10 Sr. G 5.6 2.2 0.8
The Duke Blue Devils will open their 1999-2000 ACC slate on Sunday with an afternoon matchup with the University of Virginia. Duke will be going for their third straight ACC Regular Season title after finishing 15-1 and 13-3 the last two years. The game on Sunday will conclude a seven-game homestand for the Blue Devils. Duke will then go on a four-game road trip which features #25 Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, and UNLV. The Blue Devils will not play a another home game until after the
Christmas holiday
Virginia has won their last two games (at William & Mary, 71-42,
Washington, 85-64). The Cavaliers are led by Schuye LaRue, who is
averaging 17.6 pts. and 7.8 rebounds and Erin Stovall (16.2 pts.).
The Series with Virginia
Duke has currently won the last four meetings in a row with Virginia
and six of the last nine. Before that streak Virginia had won 12
meetings in a row from 1990-95. Virginia leads the overall series
31-11. Last season Duke won 84-68 in Cameron and won 66-56 at Virginia
and then in 1997-98 Duke won 93-66 in Cameron and 85-78 at Virginia in
overtime.
In the last meeting in Virginia Peppi Browne scored 20 points and pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds. In the other win last season Georgia Schweitzer scored 14 points and Browne added 11 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
Duke in ACC Home Openers
It has been said that the Blue Devils love playing at home and it show
with the record. In ACC home openers Duke has won the past six in a row
dating back to the 1992-93 season when Duke fell to Florida State
(84-72).
As far as ACC openers (home or away), Duke is 7-2 dating back to the 1991-92 season. The only losses are Florida State (1992-93) and at Clemson (1997-98, 61-72). Duke has won 28 ACC games the last two years and only lost four.
Michele Matyasovsky Injured
Freshman Michele Matyasovsky was injured in the Elon game when she was
poked in the eye. She received three lacerations to her left eye and
had to have surgery on her tear duct on Friday morning. The surgery
went well and they put a shunt in her tear duct, which will act as her
tear duct. Her vision is currently blurred as her eye is swollen and it
will take a day or two for the swelling to go down. She is listed as
questionable for Sunday's game with Virginia.
The Home Court Advantage
Duke loves to play at home and their record show this as they have
recorded an unbelievable 35-3 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).
Last Time Out
Duke poured it on Elon on Thursday as they won easily 101-44 with
everyone who played for the Blue Devils scoring. Senior Missy West came
off the bench to lead Duke with 18 points, 4-of-8 from 3-point land, and
freshman Sheana Mosch tied a career-high with 14 points.
Junior Rochelle Parent hit 7-of-8 shots on her way to a career-high 16 points and Georgia Schweitzer scored 17 points to mark her sixth game in a row scoring in double-figures.
As a team Duke dished out a school record-tieing 32 assists with Mosch leading the way with a career-high nine. Lauren Rice and Schweitzer added seven each. Duke shot a season-high .567% from the field and hit 53% from 3-point land.
Schweitzer Honored
Junior Georgia Schweitzer was named ACC Player of the Week on Monday
after leading Duke to a 3-0 record last week including the 63-49 victory
over #8 Penn State. For the week she averaged 16.3 points, 3.3 assists,
3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals. Schweitzer was selected the Duke Women's
Basketball Classic M.V.P. after scoring 18 vs. Penn State and 16 against
Florida A&M
In the six games on the season Schweitzer has scored double-figures in
all five. She has led Duke in scoring in four of the six games. Her
season-high came against Boston College (21). Her career-high is 22 points,
which has happened two different times.
Super Frosh Mosch
For the second game in a row freshman Sheana Mosch came off the bench
to scored 14 points against Elon on Thursday. Among scoring 14 points
she dished out a career-high nine assists had five steals on the night.
She was 6-of-11 from the field.
On Sunday against Penn State she scored 14 points (5-of-8) with six rebounds. She hit her only 3-point attempt of the game.
She is the third leading scorer for Duke at the moment averaging 10.3 ppg. with 3.3 rebounds, while shooting 48% from the field and 50% from 3-point land.
Mosch has come off the bench in all six games and is averaging 20.5 minutes of action.
Defensive Play
Duke's defense really stepped it up this past weekend in the Duke
Classic. They held Penn State to 27.3% shooting from the field and
Florida A&M to 31.4%. For the weekend the Blue Devils only allowed five
3-pointers (5-28, 18%) and 29% shooting (34-117).
One of the keys to victory on Sunday against Penn State was Duke held 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.
Duke continued their stellar play against Elon on Thursday as they forced 29 turnovers and held the Fightin' Christians to 31% shooting. The Blue Devils have forced 81 turnovers the last three games.
On the season Duke is holding opponents to an ACC best 35% shooting from the field and 52.3 points per game.
Duke Moves Back in AP Rankings
The Blue Devils moved back into the Associated Press Rankings this week
after their upset victory over Penn State on Sunday. Duke is now ranked
#22 in the AP and #19 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Last week
the Blue Devils were #25 in the USA Today poll.
Rice Notches Double-Double
Senior Lauren Rice picked up her first double-double of the season on
Sunday against #8 Penn State. In the game she posted 10 points, 11
rebounds, three assists in 33 minutes.
Rice has been shooting very well from the field as she hits 52% from the field and 57% (8-of-14) from 3-point land. Among scoring and rebounding, Rice is dishing out 3.7 assists a game, 2.0 steals, and has blocked two shots on the season.
Hayes Claims Career-High
Sophomore Janee Hayes had a career day on Saturday against Florida
A&M. Hayes came off the bench to score 10 points, pull down three
rebounds and record two steals in only 12 minutes of action. She hit
3-of-4 shots for the game. Her previous career-high was five points,
which happened two different times last season.
Goestenkors Most Successful Coach in Duke History
The current and three-time ACC Coach of the Year Gail Goestenkors is
izn her eighth season in Durham with the Blue Devils. Over her Blue
Devil career, Coach "G" has accomplished feats no other Duke coach has
attained.
She has guided Duke to a school-record five straight NCAA tournament appearances, leading them to Duke's first-ever Elite Eight in 1998 and first-ever Final Four last season. Her four 20-win seasons (22 in 1995, 26 in 1996, 24 in 1998, and school-record 29 in 1999) is also a first for a Duke coach. In 1997-98, she led the team to the best ACC season in school history with a 13-3 record and a first-place finish, and followed that up last season with another first-place finish and new school record of 15-1 in the league.
Goestenkors is a 1985 graduate of Saginaw Valley State, where she earned NAIA All-America honors at point guard. She came to Duke in 1992 after a successful six-year stint as an assistant coach at Purdue.
The only coach in Duke history to post four 20-win seasons, Coach G currently has a career/school record of 153-69 (.689). She has a career 11-5 record in the NCAA Tournament.
Gebisa, Brown, & Gvozdenovic Post Firsts
Freshmen Lello Gebisa, LaNedra Brown, and Olga Gvozdenovic each
recorded their first field goals as Duke Blue Devils on Saturday against
Florida A&M. Brown scored seven points (2-of-3 shooting), had three
rebounds, one assist, and one steal in 12 minutes of play. Gebisa hit
one of two shots, dished out three assists and brought down one rebound
in 13 minutes of action. Then, Gvozdenovic saw her first action of her
career against FAMU as she scored two points on 2-of-2 from the free
throw line and had one rebound in four minutes of action. She had been
sidelined with torn scar tissue in her knee.
All three players came back in the Elon game on Thursday and each performed well. Gebisa scored a career-high six points and grabbed four rebounds, Gvozdenovic scored four points and had a rebound and Brown had two outstanding blocks with four points.
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 last
Wednesday. In her eighth season she has totaled a 153-69 record.
Vs. #8 Penn State
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.
Gingrich Misses Gam
Sophomore guard Krista Gingrich missed the Elon game on Thursday with a
sprained ankle. She did not dress for the game and depending on how
much she practices the next couple of days. For the season she is
averaging 5.2 points and 1.8 assists in all five games off the bench.
She sprained the ankle before the season started and was almost 100%
before she turned it again in the Penn State game last Sunday.
Browne Steps it Up
Senior forward Peppi Browne stepped up her play in Duke's victory over
Vanderbilt last Wednesday. In the victory Browne scored a season-high
19 points and pulled down eight boards. Among leading the Blue Devils
in scoring, she shut down Vandy's 6-6 Chantelle Anderson as she only
scored 13 points.
Coach "G" praised Browne's play, "Defensively, she fronted the entire game Chantelle Anderson, which is a 6-6 post, and that isn't an easy thing to do. She was a workhorse and she bumped her early on their fast break. She kept her off the block and kept her from getting touches."
"I thought Peppi did an excellent job keeping the ball out of her hands. I have said it before and I know Peppi is undersized but I still believe she is the best post defender in the country. I've been saying that for two years."
In the Rankings
The Duke women's basketball team moved back in the Associated Press
rankings this week as they jumped into the #22 slot. Duke now has been
ranked 40 straight weeks dating back to the 1997-98 season. The Blue
Devils finished 1998-99 ranked #2 in the nation, which is their highest
ranking ever.
Other ACC schools ranked are North Carolina is ranked #9 while North Carolina State is #6.
Leading Scorer
This season the Blue Devils have needed a player to step up and pick up
the scoring load and junior Georgia Schweitzer has done so. In the
first six games she has scored in double-figures in all six and is
averaging 17.2 points a game. Schweitzer scored a season-high 21 points
in the loss to Boston College. In 33 attempts she has hit 13
three-pointers for 36%. She also leads the team with 26 assists on the
season.
In the ACC rankings she is fifth in scoring (17.2), 10th in field goal percentage (.418), third in 3-point field goals per game (2.2), and fifth in assists (4.3).
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.
Duke in the ACC Ranki
Scoring 4th (77.8) Scoring Defense 1st (52.3) Scoring Margin 1st (25.5) Field Goal Percentage 2nd (.447) Field Goal Percentage Defense 2nd (.353) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 1st (.417) Free Throw Percentage 3rd (.720) Blocked Shots 4th (3.5) Steals 2nd (13.5) Turnover Margin 4th (5.7) Rebound Margin 1st (9.2) 3-Point Field Goals Per Game 1st (6.7)
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