DURHAM, N.C. – The NCAA has announced the first and second round NCAA Tournament contests at Duke University will be played on Saturday, March 22 and Monday, March 24, 2014 in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils will feature game times of 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., on March 22, followed by 6:30 p.m., on March 24.
Duke will host the first and second rounds for the second straight year and the fourth time over the last five years. The Blue Devils are riding an 18-game winning streak in NCAA Tournament games played in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke owns an all-time record of 20-2 in NCAA Tournament contests played at home and has hosted games in Cameron 11 times out of 19 appearances.
Other sites hosting in 2014 include Ames, Iowa (Iowa State); Baton Rouge, La. (LSU); Chapel Hill, N.C. (UNC); College Park, Md. (Maryland); College Station, Texas (Texas A&M); Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa); Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee); Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky); Los Angeles, Calif. (UCLA); Seattle, Wash. (Washington); Storrs, Conn. (UConn); Toledo, Ohio (Toledo); University Park, Penn. (Penn State); Waco, Texas (Baylor); and West Lafayette, Ind. (Purdue).
Duke is coming off posting a 33-3 overall and 17-1 league mark last season, as the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the fourth straight year and won the ACC Championship.
Head coach
Joanne P. McCallie and the Blue Devils were picked as the preseason favorite to win the ACC as Duke returns all five starters in 2013-14, including 93.7 percent of its scoring. Along with returning All-America selections
Chelsea Gray and
Elizabeth Williams, Duke welcomes back All-ACC performers
Tricia Liston and
Haley Peters. Freshman All-America and ACC Tournament MVP
Alexis Jones is the final returning starter for Duke. A total of 11 letterwinners will return to the squad next season as McCallie enters her seventh season with the Blue Devils.
Duke will get started with its annual Blue/White scrimmage on Sunday, Oct. 27 followed by exhibition contests against Glenville State College (Oct. 30) and Coker College (Nov. 3). The Blue Devils will open the season on Sunday, Nov. 10 at nationally-ranked California.
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