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Notes: Duke 76, Virginia 53
3/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Blue Devil Postgame Notes * No. 6 seed Virginia vs. No. 3 seed Duke * March 6, 2009
ACC Tournament Quarterfinals
With The Duke Victory:
? Will next face second-seeded Florida State on Saturday, March 7 at 3:30 p.m., in the semifinals.
? Improved to 25-4 overall on the season and reached 25 wins for the 11th straight year.
? Won its 16th straight contest against Virginia and improved to 28-32 in the all-time series against the Cavaliers.
? Notched its 15th consecutive opening round win in the ACC Tournament.
? Has now advanced to the semifinals every year since 1995.
? Improved to 4-1 all-time against a No. 6 seed in the ACC Tournament.
? Moved to 22-4 all-time in the ACC Tournament when the games have been played in the Greensboro Coliseum. Overall, Duke owns a 24-5 record in games played in the Greensboro Coliseum.
? Joanne P. McCallie improved to 27-10 all-time in conference tournament action.
? Now owns 22 ACC Tournament victories in ACC Tournament play since 2000, which is tied with North Carolina.
? Improved to 31-26 all-time in ACC Tournament play.
? Moved to 4-1 all-time against Virginia in ACC Tournament action.
Senior Chante Black
? After collecting only seven points in the last game, registered 10 points in the first 11 minutes of the game. The previous game was the only contest this year she has not scored double-digits.
? Moved into ninth place on Duke's all-time points list with 1398.
? Moved into 10th place on Duke's all-time free throws made list with 294.
? Finished with 12 points, six rebounds and one block in 23.
Junior Bridgette Mitchell
? Hit her seventh three-pointer of the season early in the first half.
Senior Abby Waner
? Tied for Duke's all-time three-pointers made record for the ACC Tournament with 19.
? With her 46 three-pointers made this season, became only the eighth player in ACC history to hit 45 or more treys in four straight year.
? Moved into 13th place on the ACC career steals list with 310 in her career.
? Hit four three-pointers on the night marking the ninth time out of the last 13 games she has hit two or more three-pointers.
Junior Joy Cheek
? Notched 12 points for the game and marked the third straight game she has scored double-figures in the ACC Tournament.
? In six games in the ACC Tournament, has scored double-digits in five of them.
? Scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half.
? Posted double-figure scoring for only the second time out of the last nine games.
Other Duke Notes:
? The 58.6 field goal percentage in the first half was a season high.
? The 23-point margin of victory was the highest margin of victory since 2005 in an ACC Tournament game.
? Held a 36-20 advantage in points in the paint.
? Shot a season-high 56.0 percent from the field and marks only the third time this season Duke has shot above 50.0 percent.
? Totaled a 26-16 lead in points off turnovers.
? Its bench outscored Virginia's bench 32-16.
? Held its opponent to only 53 points marking the 21st time out of 29 games the Blue Devil defense has held an opponent to 58 points or less.
? Five different Blue Devils blocked at least one shot.
? Was outrebounded, 30-28, for only the eighth time this season.
? Five different Blue Devils hit at least one three-pointer on the night for only the fourth time this season.
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