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WBB Game Notes: vs. Pitt, Dec. 4, 2 PM
12/3/2011 3:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Pittsburgh (4-3) at #7/6 Duke (5-1)
Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 • 2:00 PM • GoDuke.com Video
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Media Information
Online Video: GoDuke Inside Access
Radio: WDNC AM 620 & www.GoDuke.com
Steve Barnes (PXP),
Morgan Patrick (Color)
Live Stats: www.GoDuke.com
Live Blog: www.GoDuke.com
Twitter: Duke_WBB & CoachPDuke
Facebook: Duke Women's Basketball
Series History: Duke leads 3-0
Inside Duke
Record: 5-1
Ranking: #7 (AP), #6 (Coaches)
Last Result: W, 64-53 vs. Purdue, 12-1-11
Up Next: at Kentucky, 12-8-11
Head Coach: Joanne P. McCallie (5th Year)
Duke Record: 119-27 (5th Year)
Career Record: 435-175 (20th Year)
Inside Pitt
Record: 4-3
Ranking: N/A
Last Result: L, 75-82 vs. High Point, 12-2-11
Up Next: vs. Georgetown, 12-7-11
Head Coach: Agnus Berenato
Pitt Record: 148-109 (9th Year)
Career Record: 431-273 (28th Year)
Blue Devils Host Pittsburgh on Sunday in Cameron..
The seventh-ranked Duke women's basketball team (5-1) will host Pittsburgh (4-3) on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2:00 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium at 2:00 p.m. Sunday's game will be streamed live on GoDuke Inside Access and can also be heard live on WDNC 620 AM and on www.GoDuke.com via the Blue Devil IMG Network's Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color).
The Blue Devils enter Sunday's game with a 27-game winning streak in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The 27-game winning streak is tied for the third-longest currently in the NCAA.
Duke will next travel to Lexington, Ky., on Dec. 8 for a non-conference contest against 12th-ranked Kentucky. Fans can follow a live blog with links on www.GoDuke.com on Sunday beginning at 1:45 p.m.
Noting Duke...
Duke has won 12 consecutive games at home against non-conference teams ... Chloe Wells tied a career high with six steals against Purdue, while Tricia Liston tied a career high with six rebounds ... six different Blue Devils have registered double-figure scoring so far on the season ... Duke's sophomore class has scored 61 percent of the team's points on the season (262 of 429) ... Duke is the reigning back-to-back ACC Champion and has won a total of seven ACC Championships.
Good Defensive Effort...
In six games on the season, Duke has forced 24.3 turnovers and created 164 points off those turnovers. The Blue Devils are averaging 14 steals a contest.
Game Day Promotions - Duke vs. Pittsburgh..
- Family Four Pack! Enjoy a day with your family in Cameron with Duke Women's Basketball! For only $30, you receive 4 GA game tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas. To purchase this package, please stop by the blue ticket booth located outside the South entrance of Cameron on game day. Family Four Packs will also be available at the following home games: 12/11 USC Upstate, 1/2 Virginia, 1/8 NC State, and 1/22 Maryland.
- Post-Game Autographs! Sophomore guard #4 Chloe Wells and #15 Richa Jackson will sign autographs for fans after the game! The autograph signing will be open to all fans and will take place in the Hall of Fame at the conclusion of the game.
- FREE player keytags and schedule posters will be given away to all fans!
- To purchase tickets, please call 919-681-BLUE or visit GoDuke.com
A Look At Pittsburgh...
The Panthers are 4-3 heading into Sunday's matchup following a 75-82 road loss to High Point on Friday. Pitt opened the season with seven consecutive home contests, posting a record of 5-2 in that span. Under the direction of head coach Agnus Berenato, who is in her eighth season with the program, the Panthers return one starter and six letterwinners for the 2011-12 campaign.
Brianna Kiesel (13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds) and Marquel Davis (13.8 points, 2.5 rebounds) are averaging double figures through the Tigers' first two games of the season.
The Series With Pittsburgh...
Duke and Pitt will face off for the fourth time in program history with the Blue Devils undefeated in the series, 3-0. In the teams' last meeting, Duke earned a 93-55 victory in the Panthers' Petersen Events Center on Nov. 24, 2010. Sunday's contest will mark the first time the two teams will square off in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie is 2-0 all-time in her career against the Panthers.
Duke Versus the Big East Conference...
Duke owns an all-time record of 35-19 against teams from the Big East -- Cincinnati (0-1), Connecticut (3-7), DePaul (2-1), Georgetown (4-0), Louisville (1-1), Marquette (3-0), Notre Dame (1-4), Providence (3-1), Pittsburgh (3-0), Rutgers (3-2), Seton Hall (4-2), St. John's (1-0), South Florida (3-0), Syracuse (1-0), Villanova (1-0) and West Virginia (2-0).
McCallie is 21-9 all-time against Big East Conference members.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
- Over the last two home games, Duke has hit only 1-of-16 three-point field goals (0.63%). Elizabeth Williams has averaged 13.5 points, 15.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots in those games.
- The Blue Devils pulled down a season-high 24 offensive rebounds against Purdue on Thursday.
- Sophomore Haley Peters scored a season-high 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting for her third double figure scoring game of the season against Purdue. She grabbed a season-high eight rebounds.
- Duke currently boasts three Blue Devils averaging double-figure scoring -- Williams (11.8), Gray (10.7), and Wells (10.7).
- Sophomore Richa Jackson has come off the bench in all six games and is second on the team with 16 offensive rebounds.
- Both Chelesa Gray (8) and Chloe Wells (9) each have dished eight or more assists in a game this season. It marks the first time since the 2005-06 campaign that two or more Duke players have dished eight or more assists in a game -- Lindsey Harding (8), Monique Currie (11), Abby Waner (10) and Wanisha Smith (11).
- Duke snapped an 84-game streak with at least one three-pointer made against Auburn on Nov. 18. The Blue Devils were 0-of-12 for the contest. The last time Duke didn't hit a trey was on Feb. 5, 2009 vs. Virginia (W, 81-67). The Blue Devils responded in the next game hitting 6-of-17 from downtown.
- Heading into the season, Duke's eight returning letterwinners own 83 career starts, while 2011 graduates Jasmine Thomas, Krystal Thomas and Karima Christmas totaled 237 starts over the last four years.
- The Blue Devils feature nine freshmen and sophomores on the roster in 2011-12, which is the most since Duke had 10 on the roster in 2000-01.
- The average age of Duke's squad this season is 19 years old. This is the youngest since the 2000-01 squad that had an average age of 18.2.
- Over the last 12 years, Duke owns the third-most wins in the nation -- Connecticut (384), Tennessee (345) and Duke (338) through games of 11/28.
- Duke lost 45.8 percent of its scoring from a year ago with the graduation of Jasmine Thomas, Krystal Thomas and Karima Christmas. All three were selected in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
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Williams Nets Record...
Freshman Elizabeth Williams pulled down a Duke freshman record 17 rebounds in the last contest against Purdue on Thursday. She also had nine points and four blocked shots.
Williams had 10 offensive rebounds in the game, which is tied for the third-most by a Blue Devil in school history.
On the season, Williams has averaged 11.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steals.
At Home in Cameron...
Since Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie took over as head coach at Duke in 2007-08, she has guided the Blue Devils to a 59-4 overall record in Cameron Indoor Stadium. During that stretch, the Blue Devils posted a 14-0 mark in 2008-09 and 17-0 ledger in 2010-11, which was only the second and third undefeated home seasons in school history.
Duke is currently riding a school-record 27-game winning streak in Cameron and has won 50 out of the last 51 games at home. In Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke has won 59 out of the last 63 contests, 73 out of the last 77 and 154 out of the last 164 games since 2000-01.
Duke's current 27-game winning streak in Cameron Indoor Stadium ranks as the best in school history. The other top streaks are -- 24 (2005-06 through 2007-08; 2007-08 through 2009-10; 21 (2001-02 through 2002-03), 20 (2003-04 through 2004-05) and 16 (1998-99 through 1999-2000).
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