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DWB Notebook: November 23
11/23/2020 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. - Keep up to date with the latest news from current and former Blue Devils with this week's notebook.
Tweet of the Week…
Three World Freestyle
3 WORD FREESTYLE x KARA ERA
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) November 20, 2020
?? @mikayla_niyel ?? pic.twitter.com/AkYU8wpvNx
Getting to Know Kara Lawson…
Who did you look up to when you were growing up? Michael Jordan
Game Week...
Duke will open the 2020-21 campaign this week as the Blue Devils host Longwood Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Western Carolina Sunday, Nov. 29 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game Wednesday will tip at 12 p.m., while Sunday's contest will tip at 2 p.m. Get all the information on GoDuke.com here.
Duke/Longwood Contest to be Aired Live on ACC Network...
The Duke women's basketball season opening contest against Longwood will be aired live on ACC Network Wednesday, Nov. 25, with a 12 p.m. tip from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The contest will be the first women's basketball game aired on ACC Network for the 2020-21 campaign and will feature new Blue Devil head coach Kara Lawson's debut at Duke. Calling the contest will be Pam Ward (PXP) and LaChina Robinson (Color) for ACC Network. Full release can be found here.
The Recap…
Inside Duke Women's Basketball with Kara Lawson
Head coach Kara Lawson was the guest in this week's women's basketball podcast episode with play-by-play announcer Chris Edwards. You can listen to the episode here.
Vanessa de Jesus on Bleav in Sparks Podcast
New episode of Bleav in Sparks! @StacyPaetz and @swiesebaby24 continue their Empowerment Series with Vanessa de Jesus! She talks about growing the girls game and find out which Sparks player coached Vanessa's AAU team!
— Bleav Podcast Network (@BleavPodcasts) November 19, 2020
Presented by @betonline_ag: https://t.co/Uxn21MQYLl pic.twitter.com/Dtn8XYSowa
Lawson Adds Jessica Breland to as Operations Intern
Head coach Kara Lawson added WNBA All-Star Jessica Breland to the coaching staff as an operations intern for the 2020-21 season.
WNBA All-Star
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) November 20, 2020
First Team All-Defense
9-year WNBA veteran
And now part of the squad. Welcome Jessica Breland to the Duke family! ?? pic.twitter.com/ToJO0uhaRU
Meet the Coaches of the Kara Era: Winston Gandy
Over the last few weeks prior to the Duke women's basketball program tipping off its 2020-21 season, GoDuke.com has been getting to know the three new assistant coaches for the Blue Devils. Head coach Kara Lawson hired Beth Cunningham, Winston Gandy and Tia Jackson in July to help lead the squad.
Our final assistant coach we caught up with is Gandy, who spent the last three seasons at Rice as an assistant coach. Part of the best stretch in Rice women's basketball history, Gandy helped the Owls to a 72-22 overall record and 42-8 mark in Conference USA action over the last three seasons. Prior to his coaching stint at Rice, Gandy spent three years as the Coordinator of Player Development for the Washington Wizards.
Watch the video here.
Happy Birthday Blue Devils…
November 27 - Brittany James
November 29 – Missy West
Duke Overseas…
Chelsea Gray, '14 - Spain
Gray and Spar Citylift Girona defeated Promete in the Spanish Liga Dia. Gray had five points and three assists.
Jasmine Thomas, 11 - Turkey
Thomas and Fenerbahce defeated Botas, 79-51, in the Turkish KBSL. Thomas was the MVP of the night with 27 pints, four assists and four steals in 26 minutes.
?? @oznurkablo ile Maçin Parlayani! pic.twitter.com/IF29SEBbqG
— Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo (@fbkadinbasket) November 21, 2020
Haley Gorecki, '20 - Spain
Gorecki and Zaragoza were defeated by Perfumerias Avenida in the Spanish Liga Dia. Gorecki scored eight points in 21 minutes.
Elizabeth Williams, '15 - Turkey
Williams faced fellow Blue Devil Jasmine Thomas, and fell to her team. Williams put up 12 points, nine rebounds, and four assists in 38 minutes.
Haley Peters, '14 - France
Peters and Villeneuve D'Ascq defeated Roche, 76-71, in the French LFB. Peters tallied 14 points and eight rebounds.
Follow the Team…
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