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Ten-Year Anniversary of Foley's Winner at XL Center
12/28/2014 9:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C.—The Blue Devils will make their first trip to the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., for the first time in 10 years as 13th-ranked Duke will take on second-ranked Connecticut Monday, Dec. 29 at 9:00 p.m., on ESPN2.
On Jan. 3 2004, fourth-ranked Duke traveled to top-ranked Connecticut for a contest in the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Connecticut was the No. 1 ranked team in the nation and held a home winning streak of 69 games.
Jessica Foley's three-pointer at the buzzer was the game-winner and capped an 18-3 rally over the final four minutes. The Huskies led by as many as 20 points in the first half, but wilted under Duke's full-court pressure, turning the ball over repeatedly in the closing minutes. Duke outscored UConn 52-30 in the second half and posted a 68-67 victory.
Foley was mobbed by her teammates as she lay on the floor after the shot, and the sellout crowd of 16,294 stood stunned.
Down by 14 points in the final four minutes, the Blue Devils put on a furious press and turned UConn over seven times down the stretch, outscoring the Huskies 18-3 the rest of the way.
Beard finished with five of Duke's 12 steals. She scored all but one of her points in the second half and had 11 in the final four minutes. Her jumper off a steal by Iciss Tillis tied it at 65 with 40.2 seconds left.
Diana Taurasi, who led UConn with 16 points, and hit a running jumper over Beard with 4.7 second left to give UConn a 67-65 lead. Duke's Lindsey Harding grabbed the inbounds pass and dished off to Foley, who hit the winner from the right wing over UConn's Ann Strother.
Taurasi and her fellow seniors had never lost at home. The loss also marked the largest lead UConn has squandered under coach Geno Auriemma in his 19 years with the Huskies.
Monique Currie finished with 17 points for the Blue Devils, and Tillis grabbed 10 boards.
#GoDuke
On Jan. 3 2004, fourth-ranked Duke traveled to top-ranked Connecticut for a contest in the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Connecticut was the No. 1 ranked team in the nation and held a home winning streak of 69 games.
Jessica Foley's three-pointer at the buzzer was the game-winner and capped an 18-3 rally over the final four minutes. The Huskies led by as many as 20 points in the first half, but wilted under Duke's full-court pressure, turning the ball over repeatedly in the closing minutes. Duke outscored UConn 52-30 in the second half and posted a 68-67 victory.
Foley was mobbed by her teammates as she lay on the floor after the shot, and the sellout crowd of 16,294 stood stunned.
Down by 14 points in the final four minutes, the Blue Devils put on a furious press and turned UConn over seven times down the stretch, outscoring the Huskies 18-3 the rest of the way.
Beard finished with five of Duke's 12 steals. She scored all but one of her points in the second half and had 11 in the final four minutes. Her jumper off a steal by Iciss Tillis tied it at 65 with 40.2 seconds left.
Diana Taurasi, who led UConn with 16 points, and hit a running jumper over Beard with 4.7 second left to give UConn a 67-65 lead. Duke's Lindsey Harding grabbed the inbounds pass and dished off to Foley, who hit the winner from the right wing over UConn's Ann Strother.
Taurasi and her fellow seniors had never lost at home. The loss also marked the largest lead UConn has squandered under coach Geno Auriemma in his 19 years with the Huskies.
Monique Currie finished with 17 points for the Blue Devils, and Tillis grabbed 10 boards.
#GoDuke
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