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Game InformationWhat…………………………………………………………….UMass Lowell at Duke
Date………………………………………………………………Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
Time…………………………………………………………………………6:30 PM (ET)
Location……………………………………………………………………Durham, N.C.
Venue………………………………………………Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Where to Watch…………………………………………………..Blue Devil Network
Radio…………................Blue Devil IMG - WDNC 620 AM, 99.3 FM, 96.5 FM
………………………………………..Steve Barnes (PXP), Morgan Patrick (Color)
Live Stats…………………………………………………………..www.GoDuke.com
Rankings………………………………………..Duke (#13/13), UMass Lowell (NR)
Series Record……………………………………………………………..First Meeting
Last Meeting ………………………………………………………………First Meeting
Setting the Scene...
Coming off an impressive 92-72 victory over Oklahoma Wednesday, the 13th-ranked Duke women's basketball team (6-3) will host UMass Lowell Friday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The game will be aired live on the Blue Devil Network via www.GoDuke.com. It will also be carried live on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC-AM 620, 99.3 FM and 96.5 FM with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air.
Duke played its first game in nine days Wednesday against Oklahoma and is in the middle of a three-game home stretch before heading home for Christmas. The Blue Devils are actually playing three games in a five-day period.
At Friday's game, the Blue Devils will be accepting toys for the Duke Children's Hospital. Below are items the hospital can use year round - UNO Cards, markers, action figures, wooden puzzles, science kits, sketch pads, lightweight rattles, nerf basketball hoops, Fischer Price medical kits, play-doh and board books.
What is Next?...
Duke will close its four-game homestand as the Blue Devils will host ninth-ranked Kentucky Sunday, Dec. 21 at 3:00 p.m., on ESPN2. It will be trying to set a world record for largest gathering of holiday sweaters.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• UMass Lowell has two players that stand 6-1 and 6-2 compared to Duke's nine players standing 6-0 or taller.
• Elizabeth Williams is one of four players in the ACC to average a double-double with points/rebounds -- Sarah Imovbioh (UVA), Briana Day (Syracuse) and Dearica Hamby (WFU).
• The Blue Devils have won 136 straight home games against unranked opponents and 70 straight at home versus unranked non-conference teams.
• Duke has totaled a 46-2 record in December since the 1998-99 campaign with the lone losses coming the last two years to South Carolina and Connecticut.
• Duke won't have to travel again for a game until Dec. 29. In fact, the Blue Devils play five of the next six games at home in Cameron.
• The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 13 in the latest NCAA RPI. Duke's three losses have come against teams that have combined to post a 30-1 overall record.
• Senior Elizabeth Williams ranks No. 11 nationally with a 3.4 blocks per game average.
• Duke dropped out of the top 10 Dec. 8 in the Associated Press poll, snapping a 93 straight week streak of ranking in the top 10.
• The Blue Devils rank No. 1 nationally in rebounding margin (22.1) and are also averaging 20.0 offensive rebounds a game, which ranks fourth.
• Rebecca Greenwell is one of only two freshmen in the ACC to rank in the top 16 of both scoring and rebounding (Rachel Camp of Virginia Tech).
• The Blue Devils currently rank first in the ACC and 21st nationally with a 33.7 field goal percentage defense.
• Duke lost three straight games for the first time since the 2007-08 campaign, which was Coach P's first year at Duke. It snapped a 242 consecutive game streak without losing back-to-back games. The last three-game losing streak was also in 2007-08.
• In the ACC stats, Rebecca Greenwell (93.9) and Sierra Calhoun (91.3) rank second and third, respectively, in free throw percentage. Greenwell also ranks 11th nationally.
• Senior Ka'lia Johnson ranks seventh in the ACC with a 3.9 assist per game average. She has dished 35 assists this season and had 39 assists her first three years combined.
• Freshman Azurá Stevens currently ranks No. 7 in the ACC and 25th nationally with a 57.3 field goal percentage.
• Rebecca Greenwell and Sierra Calhoun have both hit four three-pointers in a game, which is tied fourth on the Duke freshman record books.
• Ka'lia Johnson's 13 assists at Old Dominion tied for the third most in a single game for the Blue Devils. It is also the most by an ACC player this season.
• Rebecca Greenwell netted seven steals at Alabama, which is tied for the fourth most by a freshman in Blue Devil history.
• Joanne P. McCallie entered the 2014-15 campaign with a 73.2 winning percentage, which ranks 19th overall on the NCAA Division I coaching charts.
• Duke has a total of 17 games slated to be aired on television. All other home games will be carried live on the Blue Devil Network.
• The Blue Devils have five players and three staff associated with the team who have won USA Basketball medals - Oderah Chidom, Rebecca Greenwell, Amber Henson, Kendall Cooper, Elizabeth Williams, head coach Joanne P. McCallie, athletic trainer Summer McKeehan and team doctor Jeff Bytomski.
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A Look at UMass Lowell...
UMass Lowell enters Friday's game with a 5-4 record and winners of five out of its last six contests under head coach Jenerrie Harris.
The River Hawks have been led by Shannon Samuels (16.6 points, 3.8 rebounds), Jasmine Mcroy (14.2 points, 14 treys), Kayla Gibbs (9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds) and Lindsey Doucette (9.2 points, 7.0 rebounds).
UMass Lowell totaled a 5-23 record a year ago and returned four starters and nine letterwinners.
The Series with UMass Lowell...
Duke and UMass Lowell will meet for the first time in program history.
The Blue Devils are 5-1 all-time against teams in the America East conference and is undefeated against America East teams when they play in Durham.
Duke owns a perfect 7-0 mark in games played on December 19th.
Coach P owns a 48-15 all-time mark against teams from the America East Conference.
Help DWB Break a World Record...
Help Duke women's basketball earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records Sunday, Dec. 21 at Cameron Indoor Stadium! Blue Devil fans can be a part of the attempt to break the world record for the largest gathering of holiday sweaters at the 3 p.m. contest against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Fans who wear a holiday sweater to the game will receive free admission. The sweater has to have a holiday theme to it as it cannot be just a solid color. Unfortunately, vests will not be acceptable. Upon arrival to campus, fans should head to the North Ticket Booth outside of Wallace Wade Stadium and Cameron Indoor Stadium to show off their sweaters and receive a free ticket.
Following the game, fans should report to the court through the tunnels on either side of Section 18 to be wrist-banded for the official count and group photo to be submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Career Night for Williams...
Senior Elizabeth Williams showed she is back and did so in a big way against Oklahoma with a season-high 26 points and a career-high 20 rebounds.
Williams became just the third Blue Devil to total 20 points and 20 rebounds in a single game -- Barb Krause on Jan. 13, 1979 with 21 points and 23 rebounds & Chris Moreland on Feb. 20, 1988 with 29 points and 20 rebounds.
Her 20 rebounds was tied for third most by a Duke player in a single game, while her nine offensive rebounds was tied for the fourth most by a Blue Devil.
Williams hit 10-of-18 field goals, had three assists, three blocks and two steals in 35 minutes.
The 6-3 center made her return to the court against top-ranked South Carolina after missing her first two career games at Texas A&M and Nebraska, snapping a 109-straight games played streak for the 6-3 center. Williams had started 72 straight games for Duke. She did not play due to a foot injury.
Williams was saddled with foul trouble a lot of the game with South Carolina and totaled eight rebounds, five points and five blocks in 25 minutes.
Moving Up Record Books...
Elizabeth Williams needs eight points to become the ninth player in Duke history to reach 1,600 career points. She also needs 28 points to move into a tie for ninth on the Blue Devil charts along with Georgia Schweitzer.
Williams needs seven rebounds to move into a tie with Monique Currie on the career rebound list. She is six field goals away from moving into a tie for sixth, three free throws out of eighth and 10 free throws attempted out of fifth.
She now ranks tied for sixth with 22 double-doubles and tied for eighth with 17 games with 20 or more points.
Freshman Rebecca Greenwell has four double-doubles, which is tied fifth on the Blue Devil freshman record books.
Freshmen Contributing...
Over the last four games, Duke's freshmen have scored 161 of 255 Blue Devil points (63.1 percent).
At Texas A&M, Duke's freshmen scored 43 of 59 points, led by Rebecca Greenwell's career-high 23. In the Nebraska game, the freshmen scored 40 of 54 points, paced by Azurá Stevens' 16 points. Greenwell added 12 points versus South Carolina as the rookies scored 25 of 50 points. Stevens totaled 17 points as the freshmen scored 53 of 92 points.
Rookies in the Lineup...
Duke is the only team in the Associated Press top 25 that is starting three freshmen currently -- Rebecca Greenwell, Azurá Stevens and Sierra Calhoun.
It marked only the second time in school history the Blue Devils have started three freshmen in a game -- Feb. 7, 2011 at North Carolina.
Duke featured two freshmen in the starting lineup in the season opener at Alabama. It was the first time at Duke under McCallie the Blue Devils featured two freshmen in the opening day lineup.
In school history, Duke has featured two rookies in the starting lineup to open the season only four times. The last time it happened was in 2000 when future All-America selections Alana Beard and Iciss Tillis took the court.
Greenwell Producing Early...
Duke redshirt freshman Rebecca Greenwell is putting up some impressive numbers early in the season. Her 124 points through nine games ranks as the sixth most by a Duke rookie in school history.
Greenwell is behind Duke greats Chris Moreland (168), Katie Meier (138), Alana Beard (137), Jennifer Scanlon (131) and Monique Currie (129).
Both Greenwell and fellow freshman Sierra Calhoun have drained 15 three-pointers on the season, which ranks tied first all-time through nine games. The duo are tied with Abby Waner from 2005-06.
A Challenging December...
Duke will face a very challenging December schedule that features the No. 1 (South Carolina), No. 2 (Connecticut), No. 8 (Kentucky) and No. 12 (Nebraska) ranked teams in the nation.
Calhoun Comes Alive...
After scoring 22 points in the first three games, freshman Sierra Calhoun came alive against Buffalo with a career-high 21 points as she drained 4-of-7 from downtown and hit 5-of-6 free throws.
Over the last five games, Calhoun is averaging 11.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists. She has hit 12-of-32 three-pointers for a 37.5 percentage.
Stevens Continues Strong Play...
Freshman Azurá Stevens has started the last three contests and in those games she has averaged 13.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
She has scored double-digits in five out of the last six games. In those contests, Stevens has averaged 12.0 points and 8.8 rebounds.
Her 34 offensive rebounds rank first on the team.
Block Watch...
Senior Elizabeth Williams needs 80 blocks to break the ACC career record for blocked shots, which is held by former Duke standout Alison Bales (434).
In seven games, Williams has swatted 24 shots, an average of 3.4 a game.
Williams' three blocks against Oklahoma moved her into a tie for 25th on the NCAA career rejection list along with Ugo Oha (355) of George Washington. She now needs two swats to move into a tie for 23rd. Against Buffalo, she was held without a block for only the second time as a college player.
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