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DWB to Conclude Road Swing at Virginia Thursday
1/8/2020 8:02:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Setting the Scene...
The Duke women's basketball team (7-7, 1-2 ACC) will close a two-game road swing Thursday, Jan. 9 at Virginia (5-9, 0-3) with a 6 p.m., tip at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
The game will be aired live on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth (PXP) and LaChina Robinson (Color). It will also be carried on the Duke Sports Network via WDNC AM 620, TuneIn app and www.GoDuke.com with Chris Edwards (PXP) on the air beginning at 5:45 p.m. (ET).
What is Next?...
Duke will return home for a two-game homestand by first hosting Virginia Tech Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. It will be aired live on the Regional Sports Network.
Three Keys...
1) Haley Gorecki is the only player in the ACC averaging at least 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game.
2) Redshirt freshman Mikayla Boykin made her 2019-20 debut against WFU. She scored two points and had two assists in nine minutes, after being out for 350 days.
3) Graduate Kyra Lambert has averaged 8.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.6 assists over the last five games in which she was inserted into the starting lineup.
Strength of Schedule...
The Blue Devils feature the second-toughest schedule nationally -- Virginia (1), Duke (2), Ohio State (3), Oklahoma (4) and Miami (5) round out the top five.
Duke's five non-conference losses in 2019-20 came against teams that have collected a combined 66-8 record.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 38 in the latest RPI.
• Duke will play its first of two straight contests against teams from the state of Virginia as the Blue Devils will host Virginia Tech Sunday at home.
• On Monday, Jan. 6, Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium turned 79 years old. The Blue Devils own a 478-125 record over its history.
• In the ACC stats, Duke leads the league with 9.57 steals per game.
• Leaonna Odom ranks fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage, at 52.7 percent per game.
• Haley Gorecki (5th), Leaonna Odom (7th), and Miela Goodchild (t-10th) all rank in the top 10 in the ACC in steals per game – Gorecki at 1.93 spg, Odom at 1.83 spg, and Goodchild at 1.71 spg.
• Miela Goodchild has hit only 3-of-20 three-pointers the last four contests. She snapped a four-game streak of scoring double-digits at FGCU.
• Onome Akinbode-James ranks 12th in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game, with 2.57 offensive boards per contest.
• Miela Goodchild and Haley Gorecki both rank in the top 15 in three-point field goals made per game. Combined, they have made 50 baskets from beyond the arc this season.
• After scoring double-digits in three straight games, Onome Akinbode-James has scored only five points the last five contests.
• Haley Gorecki has hit only 4-of-23 three-pointers the last four games.
• Junior Jade Williams has scored 17 points and pulled down 12 rebounds over the last two games.
• The Blue Devils dropped back-to-back games of 20 or more points for the first time since the 1996-97 campaign.
• Haley Gorecki, Kiah Gillespie of Florida State, Jazmine Jones of Louisville and Shayla Bennett of UNC are the only players in the ACC to post double-digit rebounds and double-digit assists in a game in 2019-20.
• Duke's five losses in November/December were the most for the Blue Devils since the 1983-84 season (6).
• Duke will feature almost a two-inch height advantage over Virginia, when the two teams hit the hardwood Thursday. The Cardinals feature a 71.41 average height, while Duke owns a 73.21 mark. The Blue Devils are the tallest team in the ACC in 2019-20.
• The 93 points in the season opener was the third-most by a Duke team under the direction of head coach Joanne P. McCallie -- 104 in 2009-10 and 98 in 2016-17.
• Duke features the fourth-tallest squad in school history standing with an average height of 73.21. The three tallest teams were in 2016-17 (73.38), 2011-12 and 2014-15 (73.25).
• Follow @DukeWBB 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.
The Series with Virginia..
Duke and Virginia will meet for the 72nd time in school history with the Blue Devils winning 26 out of the last 27 contests with the Cavaliers. Duke dropped a 53-47 decision last year in Charlottesville, Va., to snap a 26-game winning streak.
In the series, Duke leads with a 38-33 advantage. The Blue Devils have totaled an 18-15 record in games played in Charlottesville, Va., including winners of 11 out of the last 12.
Coach P has notched a 13-1 record as a head coach against Virginia. All games have come while she was at Duke.
One of Only Three in ACC...
Haley Gorecki, along with Dana Evans (Louisville) and Kiara Lewis (Syracuse), are the only players in the ACC who rank in the top five in the conference in scoring and top 10 in assists.
Haley Gorecki (17.6 ppg, 3.9 assists)
Dana Evans (18.5 ppg., 3.9 assists)
Kiara Lewis (17.8 ppg., 5.4 assists)
Nearing 100 Treys...
Sophomore Miela Goodchild is two three-pointers away from reaching 100 treys during her short career. If she reaches the mark over the next couple of games she would become the quickest Duke student-athlete to 100 in Blue Devil history. Goodchild has seen action in only 44 contests in two seasons.
Quickest to 100 Three-Pointers
48 Rebecca Greenwell
49 Lexie Brown
55 Nicole Erickson
61 Haley Gorecki
64 Abby Waner
73 Tricia Liston
76 Jennifer Scanlon
80 Georgia Schweitzer
82 Vicki Krapohl
Baines Coming on Strong...
Freshman Azana Baines made her second collegiate start and shined on the national stage against seventh-ranked Louisville. She matched a career high with 15 points to go along with seven rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot in a career-high 35 minutes.
Over the last five games, Baines has averaged 10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals. She has scored double-digits in three of those contests (Louisville 15, Boston College 15, FGCU 10).
She has played two of her best games against top 10 ranked opponents with 15 points against seventh-ranked Louisville and 12 points at sixth-ranked Texas A&M.
Four-Game Skid...
Duke will look to snap a four-game losing skid as the Blue Devils dropped games at South Carolina, FGCU and Louisville, while losing at home to Wake Forest.
The Blue Devils have averaged only 53.8 points, hit 35.7 percent from the field, 17.8 percent from downtown and averaged 19.8 turnovers during the streak.
Opponents have averaged 71.8 points a game and Duke has been outrebounded by a 36.8-35.5 margin.
The Blue Devils played in front of two crowds of over 10,000 fans, while also playing in front of a standout crowd at FGCU.
Boykin Returns...
After missing most of the last two seasons with knee injuries, redshirt freshman Mikayla Boykin returned to action Jan. 2 versus Wake Forest. She scored two points in nine minutes, while dishing two assists.
In her first two seasons, Boykin had been limited to only 18 games due to injuries. She averaged 6.7 points, 3.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds in that limited time.
Boykin last had surgery Tuesday, Jan. 22, after suffering an ACL injury. She has suffered four ACL injuries over her hoops career. In her eight games last season, Boykin averaged 9.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals. Boykin scored a career-high 13 points at ninth-ranked NC State. She added a career-high 11 assists at Georgia Tech. The 11 assists tied a Duke freshman record.
Odom Misses Games...
Senior Leaonna Odom missed the FGCU and Wake Forest contests as she was dealing with a lower body injury.
She made her return at Louisville and came off the bench. Odom played 28 minutes and collected eight points, one rebound and three steals.
Gorecki Getting to the Line...
Graduate Haley Gorecki currently ranks second in the ACC with 78 made free throws and tied for second with 90 attempts, while ranking third with an 86.7 free throw percentage.
Gorecki ranks tied for seventh nationally with 78 made free throws and in the top 20 with 90 attempts.
She has hit a career-best 13 free throws in two different games this season, while hitting 10-of-10 from the line against Troy.
Tough Non-Conference Slate...
Of Duke's 11 non-conference opponents in 2019-20, eight of those have winning records. Overall, the Blue Devil opponents have combined for a 110-40 mark so far through Jan. 7.
Here is a closer look - High Point (3-9), Texas A&M (14-1), UNLV (6-8), Northwestern (12-2), Idaho State (6-6), Troy (11-2), Davidson (8-6), Penn (10-1), Nebraska (12-2), South Carolina (14-1), FGCU (14-2).
Duke's five losses came to teams with a combined 66-8 record.
On the Road...
Duke owns a 1-5 record in true road games in 2019-20, including four straight losses.
The Blue Devils have struggled scoring on the road as Duke has been held to under 60 points in five of the six games.
Duke has averaged 58.5 points, turned the ball over 20.0 times a game, hit 39.6 percent from the field and 24.5 percent from downtown.
Haley Gorecki has averaged 14.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals on the road.
In the ACC Stats...
Haley Gorecki continues to showcase she is one of the best all-around players in the nation as she currently ranks in the top 10 of the following ACC stat categories --
Scoring (4th, 17.6)
Assists (9th, 3.86)
Free Throw Percentage (3rd, 86.7)
Steals (5th, 1.93)
Lambert Gets First Starts...
It had been 995 days since Kyra Lambert had started a game at Duke. The Blue Devil graduate changed that against Boston College on Dec. 8 as she played a then season-high 30 minutes, while scoring eight points, grabbing five rebounds, three steals and one blocked shot.
She had been limited in minutes prior to the month of December, after returning from missing the last two years with knee injuries.
Lambert has averaged 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.3 assists over the last four games in which she was inserted into the starting lineup.
Duke's Gorecki Moving Up Charts...
Over her career, graduate Haley Gorecki owns 135 three-pointers made, which ranks 10th on Duke's all-time charts.
Gorecki already ranks seventh on the Blue Devil three-pointers attempted list with 424.
Setting the Scene...
The Duke women's basketball team (7-7, 1-2 ACC) will close a two-game road swing Thursday, Jan. 9 at Virginia (5-9, 0-3) with a 6 p.m., tip at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
The game will be aired live on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth (PXP) and LaChina Robinson (Color). It will also be carried on the Duke Sports Network via WDNC AM 620, TuneIn app and www.GoDuke.com with Chris Edwards (PXP) on the air beginning at 5:45 p.m. (ET).
What is Next?...
Duke will return home for a two-game homestand by first hosting Virginia Tech Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. It will be aired live on the Regional Sports Network.
Three Keys...
1) Haley Gorecki is the only player in the ACC averaging at least 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game.
2) Redshirt freshman Mikayla Boykin made her 2019-20 debut against WFU. She scored two points and had two assists in nine minutes, after being out for 350 days.
3) Graduate Kyra Lambert has averaged 8.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.6 assists over the last five games in which she was inserted into the starting lineup.
Strength of Schedule...
The Blue Devils feature the second-toughest schedule nationally -- Virginia (1), Duke (2), Ohio State (3), Oklahoma (4) and Miami (5) round out the top five.
Duke's five non-conference losses in 2019-20 came against teams that have collected a combined 66-8 record.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 38 in the latest RPI.
• Duke will play its first of two straight contests against teams from the state of Virginia as the Blue Devils will host Virginia Tech Sunday at home.
• On Monday, Jan. 6, Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium turned 79 years old. The Blue Devils own a 478-125 record over its history.
• In the ACC stats, Duke leads the league with 9.57 steals per game.
• Leaonna Odom ranks fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage, at 52.7 percent per game.
• Haley Gorecki (5th), Leaonna Odom (7th), and Miela Goodchild (t-10th) all rank in the top 10 in the ACC in steals per game – Gorecki at 1.93 spg, Odom at 1.83 spg, and Goodchild at 1.71 spg.
• Miela Goodchild has hit only 3-of-20 three-pointers the last four contests. She snapped a four-game streak of scoring double-digits at FGCU.
• Onome Akinbode-James ranks 12th in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game, with 2.57 offensive boards per contest.
• Miela Goodchild and Haley Gorecki both rank in the top 15 in three-point field goals made per game. Combined, they have made 50 baskets from beyond the arc this season.
• After scoring double-digits in three straight games, Onome Akinbode-James has scored only five points the last five contests.
• Haley Gorecki has hit only 4-of-23 three-pointers the last four games.
• Junior Jade Williams has scored 17 points and pulled down 12 rebounds over the last two games.
• The Blue Devils dropped back-to-back games of 20 or more points for the first time since the 1996-97 campaign.
• Haley Gorecki, Kiah Gillespie of Florida State, Jazmine Jones of Louisville and Shayla Bennett of UNC are the only players in the ACC to post double-digit rebounds and double-digit assists in a game in 2019-20.
• Duke's five losses in November/December were the most for the Blue Devils since the 1983-84 season (6).
• Duke will feature almost a two-inch height advantage over Virginia, when the two teams hit the hardwood Thursday. The Cardinals feature a 71.41 average height, while Duke owns a 73.21 mark. The Blue Devils are the tallest team in the ACC in 2019-20.
• The 93 points in the season opener was the third-most by a Duke team under the direction of head coach Joanne P. McCallie -- 104 in 2009-10 and 98 in 2016-17.
• Duke features the fourth-tallest squad in school history standing with an average height of 73.21. The three tallest teams were in 2016-17 (73.38), 2011-12 and 2014-15 (73.25).
• Follow @DukeWBB 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.
The Series with Virginia..
Duke and Virginia will meet for the 72nd time in school history with the Blue Devils winning 26 out of the last 27 contests with the Cavaliers. Duke dropped a 53-47 decision last year in Charlottesville, Va., to snap a 26-game winning streak.
In the series, Duke leads with a 38-33 advantage. The Blue Devils have totaled an 18-15 record in games played in Charlottesville, Va., including winners of 11 out of the last 12.
Coach P has notched a 13-1 record as a head coach against Virginia. All games have come while she was at Duke.
One of Only Three in ACC...
Haley Gorecki, along with Dana Evans (Louisville) and Kiara Lewis (Syracuse), are the only players in the ACC who rank in the top five in the conference in scoring and top 10 in assists.
Haley Gorecki (17.6 ppg, 3.9 assists)
Dana Evans (18.5 ppg., 3.9 assists)
Kiara Lewis (17.8 ppg., 5.4 assists)
Nearing 100 Treys...
Sophomore Miela Goodchild is two three-pointers away from reaching 100 treys during her short career. If she reaches the mark over the next couple of games she would become the quickest Duke student-athlete to 100 in Blue Devil history. Goodchild has seen action in only 44 contests in two seasons.
Quickest to 100 Three-Pointers
48 Rebecca Greenwell
49 Lexie Brown
55 Nicole Erickson
61 Haley Gorecki
64 Abby Waner
73 Tricia Liston
76 Jennifer Scanlon
80 Georgia Schweitzer
82 Vicki Krapohl
Baines Coming on Strong...
Freshman Azana Baines made her second collegiate start and shined on the national stage against seventh-ranked Louisville. She matched a career high with 15 points to go along with seven rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot in a career-high 35 minutes.
Over the last five games, Baines has averaged 10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals. She has scored double-digits in three of those contests (Louisville 15, Boston College 15, FGCU 10).
She has played two of her best games against top 10 ranked opponents with 15 points against seventh-ranked Louisville and 12 points at sixth-ranked Texas A&M.
Four-Game Skid...
Duke will look to snap a four-game losing skid as the Blue Devils dropped games at South Carolina, FGCU and Louisville, while losing at home to Wake Forest.
The Blue Devils have averaged only 53.8 points, hit 35.7 percent from the field, 17.8 percent from downtown and averaged 19.8 turnovers during the streak.
Opponents have averaged 71.8 points a game and Duke has been outrebounded by a 36.8-35.5 margin.
The Blue Devils played in front of two crowds of over 10,000 fans, while also playing in front of a standout crowd at FGCU.
Boykin Returns...
After missing most of the last two seasons with knee injuries, redshirt freshman Mikayla Boykin returned to action Jan. 2 versus Wake Forest. She scored two points in nine minutes, while dishing two assists.
In her first two seasons, Boykin had been limited to only 18 games due to injuries. She averaged 6.7 points, 3.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds in that limited time.
Boykin last had surgery Tuesday, Jan. 22, after suffering an ACL injury. She has suffered four ACL injuries over her hoops career. In her eight games last season, Boykin averaged 9.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals. Boykin scored a career-high 13 points at ninth-ranked NC State. She added a career-high 11 assists at Georgia Tech. The 11 assists tied a Duke freshman record.
Odom Misses Games...
Senior Leaonna Odom missed the FGCU and Wake Forest contests as she was dealing with a lower body injury.
She made her return at Louisville and came off the bench. Odom played 28 minutes and collected eight points, one rebound and three steals.
Gorecki Getting to the Line...
Graduate Haley Gorecki currently ranks second in the ACC with 78 made free throws and tied for second with 90 attempts, while ranking third with an 86.7 free throw percentage.
Gorecki ranks tied for seventh nationally with 78 made free throws and in the top 20 with 90 attempts.
She has hit a career-best 13 free throws in two different games this season, while hitting 10-of-10 from the line against Troy.
Tough Non-Conference Slate...
Of Duke's 11 non-conference opponents in 2019-20, eight of those have winning records. Overall, the Blue Devil opponents have combined for a 110-40 mark so far through Jan. 7.
Here is a closer look - High Point (3-9), Texas A&M (14-1), UNLV (6-8), Northwestern (12-2), Idaho State (6-6), Troy (11-2), Davidson (8-6), Penn (10-1), Nebraska (12-2), South Carolina (14-1), FGCU (14-2).
Duke's five losses came to teams with a combined 66-8 record.
On the Road...
Duke owns a 1-5 record in true road games in 2019-20, including four straight losses.
The Blue Devils have struggled scoring on the road as Duke has been held to under 60 points in five of the six games.
Duke has averaged 58.5 points, turned the ball over 20.0 times a game, hit 39.6 percent from the field and 24.5 percent from downtown.
Haley Gorecki has averaged 14.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals on the road.
In the ACC Stats...
Haley Gorecki continues to showcase she is one of the best all-around players in the nation as she currently ranks in the top 10 of the following ACC stat categories --
Scoring (4th, 17.6)
Assists (9th, 3.86)
Free Throw Percentage (3rd, 86.7)
Steals (5th, 1.93)
Lambert Gets First Starts...
It had been 995 days since Kyra Lambert had started a game at Duke. The Blue Devil graduate changed that against Boston College on Dec. 8 as she played a then season-high 30 minutes, while scoring eight points, grabbing five rebounds, three steals and one blocked shot.
She had been limited in minutes prior to the month of December, after returning from missing the last two years with knee injuries.
Lambert has averaged 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.3 assists over the last four games in which she was inserted into the starting lineup.
Duke's Gorecki Moving Up Charts...
Over her career, graduate Haley Gorecki owns 135 three-pointers made, which ranks 10th on Duke's all-time charts.
Gorecki already ranks seventh on the Blue Devil three-pointers attempted list with 424.
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