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10/26/2019 11:08:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. – Three different Duke women's basketball student-athletes have been named candidates for awards recently by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association. To help these Blue Devils win the awards, fans can go online to vote for Haley Gorecki, Leaonna Odom and Jade Williams.
Gorecki, a graduate from Palatine, Ill., is a nominee for the Meyers Drysdale Watch List, which honors the top shooting guard nationally. A 2019 All-ACC First Team selection, Gorecki returns for her final season, after registering one of the best individual seasons in Duke history averaging 17.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.6 steals. She is the highest returning scoring in the ACC and 12th among power five conferences. Gorecki became the third Blue Devil to register 500 points, 200 rebounds, 100 assists and 75 steals in a season a year ago.
A nominee for the Katrina McClain Award for the top power forward in the nation, Odom is coming off averaging 13.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals a year ago. The 6-2 forward from Lompoc, Calif., notched six games of 20+ scoring and five double-doubles as a junior and is one of the most athletic and versatile players nationally.
Williams, who hails from The Colony, Texas, is one of 20 nominees for the Lisa Leslie Award, which recognizes the top center in the game. The 6-5 standout averaged 8.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.9 steals last season as she started 23 of her 30 contests played.
By mid-February, the watch lists of 20 players for all the awards will be narrowed to just 10. To vote for Gorecki, Odom and Williams, head to http://www.hoophallawards.com/women/vote.php.
Duke will next host Alaska Anchorage in its final exhibition of preseason Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., before opening the regular season Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m., against High Point.
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Gorecki, a graduate from Palatine, Ill., is a nominee for the Meyers Drysdale Watch List, which honors the top shooting guard nationally. A 2019 All-ACC First Team selection, Gorecki returns for her final season, after registering one of the best individual seasons in Duke history averaging 17.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.6 steals. She is the highest returning scoring in the ACC and 12th among power five conferences. Gorecki became the third Blue Devil to register 500 points, 200 rebounds, 100 assists and 75 steals in a season a year ago.
A nominee for the Katrina McClain Award for the top power forward in the nation, Odom is coming off averaging 13.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals a year ago. The 6-2 forward from Lompoc, Calif., notched six games of 20+ scoring and five double-doubles as a junior and is one of the most athletic and versatile players nationally.
Williams, who hails from The Colony, Texas, is one of 20 nominees for the Lisa Leslie Award, which recognizes the top center in the game. The 6-5 standout averaged 8.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.9 steals last season as she started 23 of her 30 contests played.
By mid-February, the watch lists of 20 players for all the awards will be narrowed to just 10. To vote for Gorecki, Odom and Williams, head to http://www.hoophallawards.com/women/vote.php.
Duke will next host Alaska Anchorage in its final exhibition of preseason Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., before opening the regular season Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m., against High Point.
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