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Blue Devil Game Notes: UNCW, Dec. 31, 2 PM, BDN+
12/30/2015 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 14
UNCW (4-6) at #12/12 Duke (10-3)
Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 • 2:00 p.m.
Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium
Radio: Blue Devil IMG Sports Network
Steve Barnes (PXP), Morgan Patrick (Color)
TV: Blue Devil Network +
Setting the Scene...
The 12th-ranked Duke women's basketball team (10-3) will close non-conference action Thursday, Dec. 31 as the Blue Devils will host UNCW (4-6) at 2 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Tuesday's game will be carried live on Blue Devil Network Plus as well as on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC 620 AM, 99.3 FM, 96.5 FM and www.GoDuke.com with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Duke will play its second of three games over a span of six days, including the ACC opener at Syracuse Sunday, Jan. 3.
What is Next?...
The Blue Devils will open ACC action Sunday, Jan. 3 with a contest at Syracuse at 1 p.m.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• The Blue Devils will play on New Year's Eve for only the sixth time in school history and the first since 2009. Duke owns a 5-0 mark in those games.
• Duke will play its second straight game against a team from the state of North Carolina. One from the mountains (WCU) and one from the beach (UNCW).
• Duke owns a 150-game winning streak at home against unranked opponents. The Blue Devils have also won 79 straight home games against unranked non-conference opponents.
• For the first time this season, all 11 players who played for Duke against Western Carolina scored.
• Duke has hit only 5-of-22 treys the last two contests (22.7%).
• Freshman Faith Suggs came off the bench against WCU and totaled a career-high eight points on 3-of-4 field goals.
• The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 7 in the latest NCAA RPI -- UConn, Southern California, Stanford, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Tennessee, Duke, South Carolina, Baylor and Green Bay.
• Azurá Stevens has pulled down an ACC-best 54 offensive rebounds on the year. Her season highs of 32 points (tied), 16 rebounds and eight blocks are ACC bests, as well.
• In the 10 games won by the Blue Devils, the squad has averaged 46.0 rebounds and a 14.4 rebounding margin. In the three losses, Duke has averaged 39.3 rebounds and a -0.7 margin. The Blue Devils have also hit 48.8 percent from the field.
• Azurá Stevens currently ranks sixth nationally in double-doubles (7), 26th in blocks (2.5), 45th in field goal percentage (55.0), 50th in rebounds (9.3) and 17th in points per game (18.8). Her 99 field goals made rank eighth nationally.
• Freshman Angela Salvadores currently ranks tied 10th in the ACC averaging 3.8 assists per game. It is tied for the highest among rookies in the league. Her 3.8 average also ranks tied 20th nationally among rookies.
• Duke's two three-pointers, eight assists and four steals at Kentucky were season lows.
• After opening the season with three straight games with 20 or more turnovers, Duke had gone six consecutive contests with 17 or fewer giveaways until the Blue Devils had a season-high 27 turnovers against WCU.
• Azurá Stevens has blocked 33 shots in 13 games this year. Last season she swatted 30 shots in 33 games.
• Duke has limited opponents to only 32.8 percent shooting from the field the last nine games.
• Azurá Stevens has registered five games with 20 or more points and one 30-point outburst so far this season. She owns 10 20-point games over her career.
• Blue Devil sophomore Azurá Stevens has 10 double-doubles over her last 19 collegiate games.
• Rookie point guard Kyra Lambert owns a 30/19 assist/turnover ratio so far on the season (1.6 per game).
• Azurá Stevens owns a 27-game double-figure scoring streak.
• Duke's 24 turnovers at Penn were the most by a Coach P team in a season opener since arriving in Durham nine years ago. It was the most in a Duke season opener since 2003-04 against Texas.
• Duke owns 55 wins in ACC action over the last four years, which leads the league -- Duke (55), UNC (43), Miami (41), Florida State (38) and Georgia Tech (35).
• The Blue Devils returned only 96 career starts entering 2015-16 -- Rebecca Greenwell (33), Azurá Stevens (26), Amber Henson (22), Kendall Cooper (7), Oderah Chidom (6) and Mercedes Riggs (2).
• The Blue Devils feature 13 players from 11 different states/countries on the 2015-16 roster.
• Follow @Duke_WBB and @CoachPDuke on Twitter to get the latest updates on Duke women's basketball. Also, "Like" Duke Women's Basketball on Facebook to get the latest videos, pictures and more. DWB is on Instagram at dukewbb. Join all three now as they are free!
A Look at UNCW...
UNCW enters the contest Thursday with a 4-6 overall record and has lost five out of the last seven games. The Seahawks are coming off a 63-47 win at North Florida.
On the year, Naqaiyyah Teague (9.8 points, 7.1 rebounds), Shatia Cole (9.4 points, 13 treys) and Jordan Henry (9.1 points, 9.2 rebounds) have led UNCW.
The Seahawks average only 14.8 turnovers a game.
The Series with UNCW...
Duke looks to close out its non-conference slate on a high note as UNCW comes to Durham on New Years Eve.
This will be the 10th meeting between the Blue Devils and the Seahawks, a series which Duke leads by a count of 7-2, including a 6-0 mark at home.
Duke has dominated the series recently, winning five in a row since 1984, including a 107-45 victory in 2011. The 107 points were UNCW's record for most points allowed in a game, while it was Coach P's fourth 100+ point output as the head coach of the Blue Devils.
Duke Against the Colonial Athletic Conference...
Duke owns a 27-7 record all-time against teams from the Colonial Athletic Conference—College of Charleston (1-0), Delaware (1-0), Elon (3-4), Hofstra (2-0), James Madison (6-1), UNCW (8-2), Northeastern (2-0), and William & Mary (4-0).
Duke has won 23 games in a row against CAC teams. The last loss was against UNCW in 1982.
Coach P has totaled a 76-12 record against teams from the Colonial Athletic Conference—Delaware (16-2), Drexel (17-2), Hofstra (14-1), James Madison (3-1), Northeastern (14-6), Towson (11-0), and UNCW (1-0).
Coach P and the Blue Devils hope to channel the energy of the last regular season match up against UNCW during the 2011-12 regular season that resulted in a 107-45 victory.
Rookie Assists...
Duke's top two players in assists on the season are freshmen Angela Salvadores (50) and Kyra Lambert (30). The last time a freshman led Duke in assists in a season was Alexis Jones in 2012-13 with 144 dishes, but the previous one was back in 2004-05 with Wanisha Smith (154).
Tough Defense...
So far this season, Duke has held four different opponents to a season-low points -- Iowa State (48), Texas State (34), UMass (46) and Liberty (41).
The Blue Devils have also held seven opponents to a season low field goal percentage -- Penn, Texas A&M, Iowa State, Texas State, UMass, Liberty and Western Carolina.
Blue Devils at Home...
Duke owns a 6-1 record at home this season and holds a 21.7 scoring margin in those contests.
Azurá Stevens is averaging 20.9 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.9 blocks, 1.7 steals and 1.7 assists in Cameron this season. She is hitting 57.8 percent of her field goals. Stevens has four games of 20+ points at home this year.
Freshman Angela Salvadores is averaging 9.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds, while hitting 51.2 percent from the field.
Rebecca Greenwell owns averages of 17.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals in the seven home games. She is hitting 50.6 percent from the field and 39.6 percent from downtown.
Lyneé Belton has drained 71.4 (10-of-14) percent of her field goals.
Bench Production...
Over the last four games, Duke has averaged 24.7 points off the bench. The Blue Devils had 31 points in the last contest and has had three games this year with 30+ points -- Iowa State (37), Texas State (36) and WCU (31).
Youthful Starters...
Blue Devil head coach Joanne P. McCallie continues to show Duke has eight or more players that can start a game. McCallie has used seven different starting lineups on the year.
A total of 11 of the 13 players on the team have started at least one game this season. Azurá Stevens, Rebecca Greenwell and Kyra Lambert have started all games.
It's not about who starts the game, but who finishes according to McCallie.
Tough Against the Trey...
Over the last eight games, the Duke defense has held opponents to only 32-of-169 from downtown for only an 18.9 percentage.
The Blue Devils now rank second in the ACC and fourth nationally with a 23.1 three-point field goal percentage defense.
High-Scoring Tandem...
Duke owns the highest scoring tandem in the ACC with Rebecca Greenwell (13.3) and Azurá Stevens (18.8) combining for 32.1 points a game.
Next closest in the league is--
31.4 - Bulgak/Thomas, Florida State
31.1 - Walker/Cherry, North Carolina
29.2 - Cable/Mabrey, Notre Dame
27.9 - Moore/Jackson, Louisville
27.7 - Butler/Peterson, Syracuse
UNCW (4-6) at #12/12 Duke (10-3)
Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 • 2:00 p.m.
Durham, N.C. • Cameron Indoor Stadium
Radio: Blue Devil IMG Sports Network
Steve Barnes (PXP), Morgan Patrick (Color)
TV: Blue Devil Network +
Setting the Scene...
The 12th-ranked Duke women's basketball team (10-3) will close non-conference action Thursday, Dec. 31 as the Blue Devils will host UNCW (4-6) at 2 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Tuesday's game will be carried live on Blue Devil Network Plus as well as on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC 620 AM, 99.3 FM, 96.5 FM and www.GoDuke.com with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Duke will play its second of three games over a span of six days, including the ACC opener at Syracuse Sunday, Jan. 3.
What is Next?...
The Blue Devils will open ACC action Sunday, Jan. 3 with a contest at Syracuse at 1 p.m.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• The Blue Devils will play on New Year's Eve for only the sixth time in school history and the first since 2009. Duke owns a 5-0 mark in those games.
• Duke will play its second straight game against a team from the state of North Carolina. One from the mountains (WCU) and one from the beach (UNCW).
• Duke owns a 150-game winning streak at home against unranked opponents. The Blue Devils have also won 79 straight home games against unranked non-conference opponents.
• For the first time this season, all 11 players who played for Duke against Western Carolina scored.
• Duke has hit only 5-of-22 treys the last two contests (22.7%).
• Freshman Faith Suggs came off the bench against WCU and totaled a career-high eight points on 3-of-4 field goals.
• The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 7 in the latest NCAA RPI -- UConn, Southern California, Stanford, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Tennessee, Duke, South Carolina, Baylor and Green Bay.
• Azurá Stevens has pulled down an ACC-best 54 offensive rebounds on the year. Her season highs of 32 points (tied), 16 rebounds and eight blocks are ACC bests, as well.
• In the 10 games won by the Blue Devils, the squad has averaged 46.0 rebounds and a 14.4 rebounding margin. In the three losses, Duke has averaged 39.3 rebounds and a -0.7 margin. The Blue Devils have also hit 48.8 percent from the field.
• Azurá Stevens currently ranks sixth nationally in double-doubles (7), 26th in blocks (2.5), 45th in field goal percentage (55.0), 50th in rebounds (9.3) and 17th in points per game (18.8). Her 99 field goals made rank eighth nationally.
• Freshman Angela Salvadores currently ranks tied 10th in the ACC averaging 3.8 assists per game. It is tied for the highest among rookies in the league. Her 3.8 average also ranks tied 20th nationally among rookies.
• Duke's two three-pointers, eight assists and four steals at Kentucky were season lows.
• After opening the season with three straight games with 20 or more turnovers, Duke had gone six consecutive contests with 17 or fewer giveaways until the Blue Devils had a season-high 27 turnovers against WCU.
• Azurá Stevens has blocked 33 shots in 13 games this year. Last season she swatted 30 shots in 33 games.
• Duke has limited opponents to only 32.8 percent shooting from the field the last nine games.
• Azurá Stevens has registered five games with 20 or more points and one 30-point outburst so far this season. She owns 10 20-point games over her career.
• Blue Devil sophomore Azurá Stevens has 10 double-doubles over her last 19 collegiate games.
• Rookie point guard Kyra Lambert owns a 30/19 assist/turnover ratio so far on the season (1.6 per game).
• Azurá Stevens owns a 27-game double-figure scoring streak.
• Duke's 24 turnovers at Penn were the most by a Coach P team in a season opener since arriving in Durham nine years ago. It was the most in a Duke season opener since 2003-04 against Texas.
• Duke owns 55 wins in ACC action over the last four years, which leads the league -- Duke (55), UNC (43), Miami (41), Florida State (38) and Georgia Tech (35).
• The Blue Devils returned only 96 career starts entering 2015-16 -- Rebecca Greenwell (33), Azurá Stevens (26), Amber Henson (22), Kendall Cooper (7), Oderah Chidom (6) and Mercedes Riggs (2).
• The Blue Devils feature 13 players from 11 different states/countries on the 2015-16 roster.
• Follow @Duke_WBB and @CoachPDuke on Twitter to get the latest updates on Duke women's basketball. Also, "Like" Duke Women's Basketball on Facebook to get the latest videos, pictures and more. DWB is on Instagram at dukewbb. Join all three now as they are free!
A Look at UNCW...
UNCW enters the contest Thursday with a 4-6 overall record and has lost five out of the last seven games. The Seahawks are coming off a 63-47 win at North Florida.
On the year, Naqaiyyah Teague (9.8 points, 7.1 rebounds), Shatia Cole (9.4 points, 13 treys) and Jordan Henry (9.1 points, 9.2 rebounds) have led UNCW.
The Seahawks average only 14.8 turnovers a game.
The Series with UNCW...
Duke looks to close out its non-conference slate on a high note as UNCW comes to Durham on New Years Eve.
This will be the 10th meeting between the Blue Devils and the Seahawks, a series which Duke leads by a count of 7-2, including a 6-0 mark at home.
Duke has dominated the series recently, winning five in a row since 1984, including a 107-45 victory in 2011. The 107 points were UNCW's record for most points allowed in a game, while it was Coach P's fourth 100+ point output as the head coach of the Blue Devils.
Duke Against the Colonial Athletic Conference...
Duke owns a 27-7 record all-time against teams from the Colonial Athletic Conference—College of Charleston (1-0), Delaware (1-0), Elon (3-4), Hofstra (2-0), James Madison (6-1), UNCW (8-2), Northeastern (2-0), and William & Mary (4-0).
Duke has won 23 games in a row against CAC teams. The last loss was against UNCW in 1982.
Coach P has totaled a 76-12 record against teams from the Colonial Athletic Conference—Delaware (16-2), Drexel (17-2), Hofstra (14-1), James Madison (3-1), Northeastern (14-6), Towson (11-0), and UNCW (1-0).
Coach P and the Blue Devils hope to channel the energy of the last regular season match up against UNCW during the 2011-12 regular season that resulted in a 107-45 victory.
Rookie Assists...
Duke's top two players in assists on the season are freshmen Angela Salvadores (50) and Kyra Lambert (30). The last time a freshman led Duke in assists in a season was Alexis Jones in 2012-13 with 144 dishes, but the previous one was back in 2004-05 with Wanisha Smith (154).
Tough Defense...
So far this season, Duke has held four different opponents to a season-low points -- Iowa State (48), Texas State (34), UMass (46) and Liberty (41).
The Blue Devils have also held seven opponents to a season low field goal percentage -- Penn, Texas A&M, Iowa State, Texas State, UMass, Liberty and Western Carolina.
Blue Devils at Home...
Duke owns a 6-1 record at home this season and holds a 21.7 scoring margin in those contests.
Azurá Stevens is averaging 20.9 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.9 blocks, 1.7 steals and 1.7 assists in Cameron this season. She is hitting 57.8 percent of her field goals. Stevens has four games of 20+ points at home this year.
Freshman Angela Salvadores is averaging 9.0 points, 4.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds, while hitting 51.2 percent from the field.
Rebecca Greenwell owns averages of 17.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals in the seven home games. She is hitting 50.6 percent from the field and 39.6 percent from downtown.
Lyneé Belton has drained 71.4 (10-of-14) percent of her field goals.
Bench Production...
Over the last four games, Duke has averaged 24.7 points off the bench. The Blue Devils had 31 points in the last contest and has had three games this year with 30+ points -- Iowa State (37), Texas State (36) and WCU (31).
Youthful Starters...
Blue Devil head coach Joanne P. McCallie continues to show Duke has eight or more players that can start a game. McCallie has used seven different starting lineups on the year.
A total of 11 of the 13 players on the team have started at least one game this season. Azurá Stevens, Rebecca Greenwell and Kyra Lambert have started all games.
It's not about who starts the game, but who finishes according to McCallie.
Tough Against the Trey...
Over the last eight games, the Duke defense has held opponents to only 32-of-169 from downtown for only an 18.9 percentage.
The Blue Devils now rank second in the ACC and fourth nationally with a 23.1 three-point field goal percentage defense.
High-Scoring Tandem...
Duke owns the highest scoring tandem in the ACC with Rebecca Greenwell (13.3) and Azurá Stevens (18.8) combining for 32.1 points a game.
Next closest in the league is--
31.4 - Bulgak/Thomas, Florida State
31.1 - Walker/Cherry, North Carolina
29.2 - Cable/Mabrey, Notre Dame
27.9 - Moore/Jackson, Louisville
27.7 - Butler/Peterson, Syracuse
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