Postgame Notes: Duke 99, Jacksonville State 36

Dec. 15, 2004

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 Coach Gail Goestenkors coached in her 400th career game on the night. She improves to 311-89 in her 13th years.

 Duke won its seventh game in a row and 13th consecutive home game.

 The Blue Devils finished the game with six players scoring double-figures.

 Duke finished the game with a season-best 68 points in the paint. The Blue Devils also had a season-high 30 assists, 99 points, 49.4 field goal percentage and 20 steals.

 Freshman Chante Black finished the game with a career-high 16 points to go along with six rebounds and two blocks.

 Junior Mistie Williams collected a career-high four assists in the first half and finished the game with five. She missed a double-double by one rebound as she had 11 points and nine rebounds.

 Wanisha Smith scored a career-high 22 points. She finished the game with a career-best 10-of-11 from the free throw line. It marked the second game in a row she scored 20 or more points and the third time this season.

 Jessica Foley had a career-high nine rebounds on the night to go along with eight points and five assists.

 Sophomore Alison Bales dished out a career-high five assists. She also finished with 10 rebounds, which marks the third time this season she has grabbed 10 or more rebounds.

 Duke held the Gamecocks to only 25.5 percent shooting, which marks the sixth time this season the Blue Devils have held an opponent to under 30.0 percent shooting. This is a new single season record for a Duke defense.

 Duke held Jacksonville State to only 14 points in the first half, which ties a season-best.

 Sophomore Caitlin Howe did not play due to a sore knee.

 The Blue Devils improve to 168-24 in games played at Cameron Indoor Stadium over the 13 years Gail Goestenkors has been at Duke. Against non-conference opponents, Goestenkors is 80-7 in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

 Duke will next travel to Indianapolis, Ind., to play in the Boilermaker BlockBuster on Saturday, Dec. 18 versus 18th-ranked Purdue. The game will be played at 4:30 PM in the Conseco Field House.