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This Week in Duke Athletics History (Feb. 8-14)
2/8/2021 11:57:00 AM | Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Athletics
February 8
2007 – Women's Basketball
Abby Waner scored six of her 16 points during a decisive second-half spurt and top-ranked Duke held off No. 2 North Carolina, 64-53, on Feb. 8, 2007 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Wanisha Smith added 17 points, while Lindsey Harding had 16 points and Alison Bales pulled down 14 boards.
February 8
2018 – Softball
Opening its inaugural season in Boca Raton, Duke softball earned its first program victory over Florida Atlantic, 4-3. The Blue Devils scored in the first and third innings before holding off a late FAU rally to secure the school's first win.
"The first win was a great one and one we won't forget," head coach Marissa Young said. "It wasn't an easy one either. We had to hang in there and continue to battle. I was just so proud of the way our kids competed today."
February 9
2005 – Women's Golf
Brittany Lang claimed her first victory of the 2004-05 season and the fourth of her career at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge as she finished with a three-day total of 213 at the Par 71, 5,912-yard Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes, Calif.
February 10
2019 – Women's Golf
What a way to open the 2019 LPGA campaign as Duke alumna Celine Boutier carded rounds of 69, 71, 69 and 72 for an eight-under, 281, to win by two strokes at the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open in Victoria, Australia. It marked her first LPGA Tour victory staged at 13th Beach Golf Links.
1996 – Women's Basketball
Duke traveled to Charlottesville, Va., and collected a 72-69 victory over ninth-ranked Virginia as five Blue Devils scored double-digits led by Jen Scanlon with 19. Tyish Hall added 16 points and Kira Orr scored 15 for the Blue Devils, who trailed 36-23 at the half, but outscored the Cavaliers, 49-33, in the second half to secure the win.
February 11
2020 – Women's Golf
The Blue Devils claimed the team title at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge against nine top 10 teams and one of the best fields of the season. Following a solid 11-under-par, 273, Monday, the Blue Devils held an eight-stroke lead heading into the final round. Duke carded a one-under-par, 283, and collected a seven-stroke victory at the 6,017-yard, par 71 Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
2013 – Women's Basketball
Chelsea Gray scored a career-high 28 points, including seven in a row during a critical stretch of the Blue Devils' 71-56 victory over seventh-ranked Maryland on Feb. 11, 2013. Tricia Liston added 17 points, while Elizabeth Williams chipped in another double-double with 16 points and 10 boards.
February 12
2016 – Women's Golf
Jaravee Boonchant won the AJGA ANNIKA Invitational as she closed with a final round of 65 and finished with a 54-hole ledger of 210.
1998 – Women's Basketball
Boosted by a game-high 27 points from Nicole Erickson, Duke took down fifth-ranked North Carolina, 83-70, in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Feb. 12, 1998. Hilary Howard added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists as Duke got off to a great start leading 45-28 at the half.
February 13
2006 – Women's Basketball
Monique Currie scored a career-high 31 points as No. 1 Duke used a late-game 11-0 run to defeat No. 4 Maryland, 90-80, in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Feb. 13, 2006. Currie shot 13-of-21 from the field, while adding four rebounds and two assists on the night. Mistie Bass scored 14 points and pulled down 10 boards and Alison Bales added seven rebounds and three blocked shots. Jessica Foley came off the bench to pour in 12 points, including back-to-back three-pointers mid-way through the second half to keep Duke in the game.
February 14
2017 – Women's Golf
Duke opened the 2017 spring campaign in Palos Verdes, Calif., with some hardware as Leona Maguire earned a tied for first placement, at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge played at the 6,017-yard, par 71 Palos Verdes Golf Club.
The games noted above are not meant to be a complete listing of Duke's events on these dates, but a sampling of great moments as determined by the GoDuke.com staff.
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