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Duke Hits the Road for the First Time this Season
12/7/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
#20/18 Duke University (6-1) at #24/24 Virginia Tech (5-2) December 8, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va.Quick Facts Duke vs. Virginia Tech Games 4 1981 (2), 1992, 1998 All-Time Record 2-2 Percentage - .500 Overtime Games 0 Streak VT W-1 At Home 2-1 VT: 72-70, DU: 85-63 DU: 71-58 On The Road 1-0 VT: 66-55 Neutral Site 0-0 VT Coach .Bonnie Henrickson Record (YRS)... 55-15 (2)
Probable Starters
No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG 10 Peppi Browne 5-11 Sr. F 11.6 6.3 3.1 4 Rochelle Parent 6-0 Jr. F 6.0 5.7 1.4 40 Lauren Rice 6-1 Sr. C 9.7 6.0 3.6 23 Georgia Schweitzer 6-0 Jr. G 18.1 3.7 4.1 3 Sheana Mosch 5-10 Fr. G 10.7 3.9 2.3Key Reserves No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG 41 Michelle Matyasovsky 6-1 Fr. G/F 7.8 3.0 1.2 25 Missy West 5-10 Sr. G 5.5 2.0 0.7 21 Krista Gingrich 5-9 So. G 5.5 1.3 2.2 42 Janee Hayes 6-0 So. F 2.7 3.0 0.0
The Duke Blue Devils will be hitting the road for the first time this season as they will play at Virginia Tech on Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Duke began the season with seven straight home games and now will look to keep their five-game win streak in tact as they travel to Blacksburg, Va. Last season Duke was 9-2 on the road. The game will be broadcasted on WDNC AM 620.
Virginia Tech is currently on a three-game win streak with victories coming against Appalachian State (75-55), James Madison (66-50), and Duquesne (78-42). In the win streak they have an average margin of victory of 24 points a game. Their only two losses came against nationally ranked opponents #5 Georgia (66-60) and #10 Oregon (73-53). The Hokies have two players averaging double figures (Sarah Hicks-14.6 and Tera Williams-13.1). Hicks is the main 3-point threat as she has sank 20 treys in seven games.
The Hokies were 15-0 at home last season, while averaging 5,221 fans a game. They have a 17-game home win streak in Cassell Coliseum.
The Series with Virginia Tech
Duke owns a 0-1 record in Blacksburg with the loss coming in 1980-81
(66-55). The Blue Devils and Hokies are even at 2-2 on the overall
record. VT picked up a victory last season in Cameron Indoor Stadium
(72-70) to even up the series. It was Duke's only loss at home last
season (15-1).
Last meeting in 1998-99 Peppi Browne scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Duke as VT came into Cameron Indoor Stadium and won 72-70. The Hokies were led by Tera Williams (13 points, five rebounds) and Amy Wetzel (13 points, three rebounds).
Virginia Tech is coached by Bonnie Henrickson, who is in her third year with a 55-15 record.
The Matyasovsky Update
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 getting better as it has been blurred because
her eye was swollen. She is listed as probable for Wednesday's game at
Virginia Tech.
Matyasovsky had started the last four games in a row before the injury and did not dress for the Virginia game. She will have to wear protective glasses for the time being during games and is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game.
Duke Moves to #20 in AP
Duke continues to move up the Associated Press rankings as they moved
up two spots to #20 in the poll released on Monday. The Blue Devils
moved up one spot to #18 in the ESPN/USA Today rankings. Virginia Tech
is ranked #24 in the AP poll, which is one spot higher than they were
last week. They are also ranked #24 in the ESPN/ USA Today poll.
The Blue Devils have now been ranked 41 straight weeks dating back to the 1997-98 season.
The Home Court Advantage
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).
Last Time Out
Duke kicked off their ACC play on Sunday with an 83-62 victory over
Virginia. The Blue Devils came out on fire as they shot a season-high
52% from the field to take a 41-23 halftime lead. It took junior
Georgia Schweitzer 11 1/2 minutes to get on the scoreboard and when she
did she did it with a bang. Schweitzer scored 13 points in the final
8:28 of the half, while missing only two shots. In the second half
Schweitzer scored 11 points to finish with a career-high 24 points.
Other highlights for Duke was freshman Sheana Mosch, who scored 13
points in her first career start, Lauren Rice scored a season-high 14
points, and Peppi Browne added 15 points.
As a team Duke hit a season-high 26-of-31 free throws and committed a
season-low 14 turnovers. It marked the 17th straight ACC home win for
the Blue Devils.
Gingrich Returns
Sophomore Krista Gingrich returned to the lineup on Sunday after
reinjuring her ankle in the Penn State game a week ago. She missed the
Elon game and came off the bench to play 21 minutes against the
Cavaliers. Gingrich scored seven points and had four assists in the
game.
Schweitzer Honored, Again!
Junior Georgia Schweitzer was named ACC Player of the Week for the
second week in a row 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 and has scored in double figures in all seven games this season. Schweitzer ranks near or atop the ACC rankings in six different categories: scoring (#3, 18.1), field goal percentage (#5, .447), three-point percentage (#2, .447), free throw percentage (#4, .783), 3-point field goals per game (#3, 2.4), and assists (#6, 4.1).
Draining the Treys
The Blue Devils currently lead the ACC with a .423 three-point field
goal percentage and rank 2nd with 6.7 treys per game. Duke has hit 16
three-pointers in the last two games and have hit six or more in 6-of-7
games. Senior Lauren Rice has hit 9-of-17 on the season for a
team-leading .529%, Georgia Schweitzer has hit 17-of-38 (.447%), and
Missy West is 7-of-18 (.389%).
Duke is the only team in the ACC with a 3-point field goal percentage over 40%.
Seton Hall Game Time Changed
The Seton Hall game scheduled for this coming Saturday (Dec. 11) will
now be played at 4:00 PM. It was previously scheduled for 2:00 PM, but
the game will now be televised on the local New Jersey station (CN8
Comcast Network). It will not be carried on the Duke Radio Network as
the men's basketball team is playing at Michigan the same day.
Mosch Receives First Start
Freshman Sheana Mosch received her first career start for Duke on
Sunday against Virginia. In the game she scored 13 points with seven
rebounds, two steals and one assist. It marks the third straight game
Mosch has 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.
A week ago 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 as she is averaging 10.7 ppg. with 3.9 rebounds, while shooting 46% from the field and 44% from 3-point land.
Brown Ranks in ACC
Senior Peppi Browne currently ranks third in steals (3.3 a game) in the
ACC and sixth in free throw percentage (.765). She is moving up Duke's
career charts in both steals and free throws made. Browne currently
ranks 10th with 240 free throws made and fourth with 179 steals. She
needs 54 more steals to become Duke's all-time career leader.
For the season she leads Duke with 6.3 rebounds per game and with 26 free throws made. She is second with 11.6 points a game.
Rice Notches Double-Double
Senior Lauren Rice 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.
Rice has been shooting very well from the field as she hits 50% from the field and 53% (9-of-17) from 3-point land. Among scoring and rebounding, Rice is dishing out 3.6 assists a game, 1.9 steals, and has blocked two shots on the 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 154-69 (.691). 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 154-69 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.
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 Rankings
Scoring 4th (78.6) Scoring Defense 1st (53.7) Scoring Margin 1st (24.9) Field Goal Percentage 2nd (.450) Field Goal Percentage Defense 2nd (.362) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 1st (.423) Free Throw Percentage 1st (.742) Blocked Shots 4th (3.1) Steals 3rd (12.7) Turnover Margin 3rd (5.9) Rebound Margin 1st (7.4) 3-Point Field Goals Per Game 2nd (6.7)
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