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Women's Basketball
vs South Carolina
Blue Devil Game Notes: UK, Dec. 21, 3:00; ESPN2
12/20/2014 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Game Information
What………………………………………………………………..Kentucky at Duke
Date…………………………………………………………..Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014
Time………………………………………………………………………3:00 PM (ET)
Location………………………………………………………………….Durham, N.C.
Venue……………………………………………..Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Where to Watch………………………………………………………………..ESPN2
…………………………………….Tiffany Greene (PBP), Stephanie White (Color)
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), Kentucky (#8/8)
Series Record………………………………………………………….Duke leads 4-1
Last Meeting ……….Dec. 22, 2013 in Lexington, Ky. - Duke 69, Kentucky 61
Setting the Scene...
In the final game before the Christmas holiday, the 13th-ranked Duke women's basketball team (7-3) will host eighth-ranked Kentucky (10-1) Sunday, Dec. 21 at 3:00 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The game will be aired live on ESPN2 with Tiffany Greene (PBP) and Stephanie White (Color) calling the action. 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.
The Blue Devils will play their third game in a five-day period Sunday before having an eight-day break for the holiday.
Duke will be attempting to break a Guinness Book of World Record for the largest gathering of holiday sweaters.
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.
What is Next?...
Duke will travel to Hartford, Conn., to face second-ranked Connecticut Monday, Dec. 29 at 9:00 p.m., on ESPN2. The game will be played in the XL Center.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• Sierra Calhoun has averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals over the last two games. She has hit 52.6 of her field goals and 42.9 percent from downtown.
• Senior Ka'lia Johnson will play in her 100th career game Sunday against Kentucky.
• Duke is looking to snap a five-game losing streak to ranked opponents, including two in a row at home.
• Over the last five games, Duke's freshmen have scored 205 of 350 Blue Devil points (58.6 percent). • After attempting 26 shots on the road at Nebraska and Texas A&M, senior Ka'lia Johnson has taken 10 shots the last three games combined.
• Mercedes Riggs has come off the bench to notch 12 assists to only three turnovers.
• After turning the ball over a season-high 22 times against South Carolina and Oklahoma, Duke featured a season-low nine turnovers versus UML.
• 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 play four of the next five 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. 9 nationally with a 3.5 blocks per game average.
• The Blue Devils rank No. 1 nationally in rebounding margin (22.7) and are also averaging 20.0 offensive rebounds a game, which ranks third.
• 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 20th nationally with a 33.3 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 (94.3) and Sierra Calhoun (87.9) rank in the top 10 in free throw percentage. Greenwell also ranks 10th nationally.
• Senior Ka'lia Johnson ranks in the top 10 in the ACC with a 4.1 assist per game average. She has dished 41 assists this season and had 39 assists her first three years combined.
• 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 Kentucky...
Kentucky will enter Sunday's game with a 10-1 overall record and winners of six in a row. So far this season, the Wildcats are 2-0 on the road with wins at Central Michigan and seventh-ranked Louisville.
The Wildcats have been led by Jennifer O'Neill (15.0 points, 15 treys), Makayla Epps (13.6 points, 5.0 rebounds), Linnae Harper (10.9 points, 6.5 rebounds) and Janee Thompson (10.5 points, 2.1 rebounds). Guard Bria Goss is out with an injury.
The Series with Kentucky...
Duke and Kentucky will meet for the sixth time in school history with Duke leading the series 4-1. The most recent game was played on Dec. 22, 2013 with the Blue Devils winning 69-61 in Lexington, Ky.
The Blue Devils have hosted the Wildcats once, with Duke winning 54-48 over Kentucky on Jan. 4, 2011.
Coach P owns a 3-1 record against the Wildcats.
Duke Versus the SEC...
Duke owns an all-time record of 34-19 against teams from the Southeastern Conference -- Alabama (2-1), Arkansas (2-1), Auburn (4-0), Florida (2-1), Georgia (3-0), Kentucky (4-1), LSU (3-2), Mississippi State (1-0), South Carolina (1-2), Tennessee (6-5), Texas A&M (1-4) and Vanderbilt (5-2). McCallie owns an all-time mark of 17-17 against Southeastern Conference members.
What Happened Last Time...
Tricia Liston scored a season-high 28 points to help No. 2 Duke beat fifth-ranked Kentucky, 69-61, before 23,706 fans at Rupp Arena.
The 6-foot-1 Liston thrived on mismatches to shoot 10-of-19 from the field, including two three-pointers, falling a point short of her career best. Duke's 6-3 center, Elizabeth Williams, was 6-of-10 to chip in 17 points and had eight rebounds.
The Blue Devils stifled Kentucky around the basket, limiting the Wildcats to 25-of-75 shooting (33.0 percent) and 3-of-15 from long range. Poor free throw shooting also doomed Kentucky, which made a season-worst 8-of-19 from the line (42 percent).
Janee Thompson had 12 second-half points to lead Kentucky and helped rally the Wildcats to 59-55 with 6:07 remaining. Liston answered with consecutive layups to stretch Duke's lead back to eight and provide a safe cushion as the Blue Devils won their second in a row.
Duke shot 26 of 59 (44 percent), made 15 of 18 free throws and outrebounded Kentucky 46-42. The Blue Devils also outscored the Wildcats 40-34 in the paint.
Samarie Walker and Bria Goss had eight points for Kentucky.
Against the Home State Team...
Duke redshirt freshman Rebecca Greenwell will go up against her home state team of Kentucky for the first time in her career Sunday, after sitting on the beach last year in Lexington, Ky., with an injured knee.
Greenwell, who is a native of Owensboro, Ky., went to Owensboro Catholic and lives about two and a half hours away from Lexington. She went to Kentucky's elite camp the summer before her sophomore season of high school.
She played with Linnae Harper of UK on the USA Basketball U16, U17 and FIBA 3X3 Championships. The teams won two golds and a bronze medal.
Greenwell also played with Makayla Epps and Kyvin Goodin-Rodgers on a Kentucky junior All-Star team. She played with Jaycee Coe on their Tennessee Flight AAU team as well.
Versus Ranked Teams...
Duke owns a 0-3 record this season against ranked opponents, but has lost the three contests by a combined 11 points.
In those games, the Blue Devils have averaged only 54.3 points and hit 32.3 percent of their field goals. Duke played the Nebraska and Texas A&M contests without senior All-America Elizabeth Williams.
Rebecca Greenwell has averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals against ranked teams, while Azurá Stevens is averaging 12.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists. Greenwell has hit all 14 of her free throw attempts against ranked foes.
Duke is holding a 10.7 rebounding advantage against ranked opponents.
At Home in 2014-15...
Duke owns a 5-1 record in games played in Cameron Indoor Stadium this season. The Blue Devils are averaging 80.0 points and hitting 42.9 percent from the field in those games.
Rebecca Greenwell (13.3 points, 8.2 rebounds), Sierra Calhoun (13.3 points, 3.7 rebounds), Azurá Stevens (12.4 points, 9.6 rebounds) and Elizabeth Williams (12.3 points, 10.7 rebounds) have led the Blue Devils at home this season.
Over the last two games, Duke has averaged 93.5 points and 57.5 rebounds, while hitting 48.2 percent from the field.
Last Four Games...
Over the last four games, Duke has posted two games in the 90s and two games in the 50s on the scoreboard.
Against Nebraska and South Carolina, Duke averaged 52.0 points, hit 31.7 percent from the field, 20.0 percent from downtown and averaged 45.5 rebounds. The Blue Devils had 35 turnovers to 20 assists.
In the last two games against Oklahoma and UMass Lowell, Duke has averaged 93.5 points, hit 48.2 percent from the field and 27.6 percent from downtown. The Blue Devils have averaged 57.5 rebounds and held a 38/31 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Belton Suffers Torn ACL...
In the last 20 seconds of the Oklahoma contest, freshman Lyneé Belton suffered a torn ACL in her left knee and will miss the remainder of the 2014-15 campaign.
Belton, who is out of Clinton, Md., had scored a career-high 10 points in the contest against the Sooners. She had played in eight contests.
Duke will apply for a medical redshirt for Belton.
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