DWB Notebook: December 23

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…

Coming soon .... pic.twitter.com/XrL1nNfdKp
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) December 15, 2020

The 2020-21 Women's Basketball Poster has been Released

OFFICIAL: 2020-21 Team Poster ?? pic.twitter.com/yuDFg0AZPT
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) December 21, 2020

The Recap…

Duke Women's Basketball Pauses All Team Activities

Due to two positive COVID-19 cases in the team's travel party, the Duke women's basketball program has halted all team-related activities indefinitely. The team's two upcoming contests against NC State (Dec. 20) and UNC Wilmington (Dec. 22) were postponed.

Duke Women's Basketball has temporarily paused team-related activities due to two positive COVID-19 tests within our program and precautionary contact tracing measures.

Our two upcoming contests have been postponed (Dec. 20 at NC State; Dec. 22 vs. UNCW)
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) December 16, 2020

Getting cold out pic.twitter.com/H9xnmhNi2l
— Duke Women's Basketball (@DukeWBB) December 23, 2020

Fan Cutouts Available for Purchase for Women's Basketball

Miss sitting in Cameron Indoor Stadium watching the Duke women's basketball team play? Blue Devil fans have the opportunity to purchase fan cutouts to have it placed in Cameron as the Blue Devils compete in 2020-21. Click here for more information and how to order your fan cutouts.

Alumni Update…

Abby Waner Bartolla's Real Estate Career

Former Duke women's basketball guard recently joined JLL as vice president of healthcare real estate in Denver, Colorado.

Abby Waner Bartolotta can trace a through line from her days on the USA basketball team to her new position at JLL, one of the world's largest real estate firms.

"There's some insatiable quality to me that I love competing," Bartolotta told DBJ.? https://t.co/E8D7ctMyDd
— Denver Biz Journal (@denbizjournal) October 25, 2020

Alumni Update...

How This WNBA Player Gets Her Skin So Good

When Glossier partnered with the women of the WNBA to celebrate their Body Hero collection in the fall, Lexie Brown knew it was about time. "I actually found it shocking that we hadn't had any beauty partners yet," said the Minnesota Lynx player. "Female athletes are great spokeswomen for these types of products." After all, who better to talk about caring for your skin than women spending hours sweating on the court? Read full story here.