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Duke to Face Iowa in Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Cameron
8/3/2021 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The ACC has announced the matchups for the 2021 Big Ten/ACC Women's Basketball Challenge on Tuesday with Duke slated to host Iowa on Thursday, Dec. 2 in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The annual challenge, which was not played in 2020, returns this fall and is scheduled to continue through the 2026-27 season, offering 14 high-quality matchups for the seventh time. The ACC owns a 9-1-3 all-time advantage in the Challenge, headlined by three outright titles in the last four years the event has been held. Additionally, the ACC owns a 94-70 overall win-loss record against the Big Ten in the Challenge.
The Blue Devils have collected a 10-3 overall record in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, including winners of three out of the last four games.
Duke and Iowa will meet for only the second time in school history and the first since Dec. 4, 2008, when the Blue Devils defeated the Hawkeyes, 71-47, in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The 2021-22 season under the direction of Blue Devil head coach Kara Lawson is poised to be exciting, as the staff brought in seven highly-ranked transfers that will make an immediate impact for the Blue Devils.
The group of signees includes five Jordan Brand Classic selections, four McDonald's All-Americans, the 2019 ACC Freshman of the Year and four USA Basketball gold medals. All seven student-athletes were top-41 recruits, including the No. 6 (Celeste Taylor), No. 9 (Elizabeth Balogun), No. 11 (Lexi Gordon) and No. 12 (Jordyn Oliver & Nyah Green). Duke also added former two-time All-Big Ten selection Imani Lewis and former All-ACC Freshman selection Amaya Finklea-Guity.
The Blue Devils also welcome five letterwinners back from the previous season – Vanessa de Jesus, Miela Goodchild, Onome Akinbode-James, Jade Williams and Jiselle Havas. Lawson and her staff brought in one freshman – Lee Volker – for the upcoming season.
Game times, as well as television and streaming video coverage, for the 2021 Big Ten/ACC Women's Basketball Challenge will be announced at a later date. All ACC home games in the Challenge will be shown on either the ACC Network, ACC Network Extra or one of the ESPN networks, while Big Ten home games will appear on either Big Ten Network, Big Ten Network+ or one of the ESPN networks.
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2021 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Nebraska @ Wake Forest
Ohio State @ Syracuse
Georgia Tech @ Purdue
Virginia Tech @ Wisconsin
North Carolina @ Minnesota
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Iowa @ Duke
Florida State @ Illinois
NC State @ Indiana
Miami @ Maryland
Michigan @ Louisville
Notre Dame @ Michigan State
Northwestern @ Clemson
Penn State @ Boston College
Rutgers @ Pittsburgh
The annual challenge, which was not played in 2020, returns this fall and is scheduled to continue through the 2026-27 season, offering 14 high-quality matchups for the seventh time. The ACC owns a 9-1-3 all-time advantage in the Challenge, headlined by three outright titles in the last four years the event has been held. Additionally, the ACC owns a 94-70 overall win-loss record against the Big Ten in the Challenge.
The Blue Devils have collected a 10-3 overall record in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, including winners of three out of the last four games.
Duke and Iowa will meet for only the second time in school history and the first since Dec. 4, 2008, when the Blue Devils defeated the Hawkeyes, 71-47, in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The 2021-22 season under the direction of Blue Devil head coach Kara Lawson is poised to be exciting, as the staff brought in seven highly-ranked transfers that will make an immediate impact for the Blue Devils.
The group of signees includes five Jordan Brand Classic selections, four McDonald's All-Americans, the 2019 ACC Freshman of the Year and four USA Basketball gold medals. All seven student-athletes were top-41 recruits, including the No. 6 (Celeste Taylor), No. 9 (Elizabeth Balogun), No. 11 (Lexi Gordon) and No. 12 (Jordyn Oliver & Nyah Green). Duke also added former two-time All-Big Ten selection Imani Lewis and former All-ACC Freshman selection Amaya Finklea-Guity.
The Blue Devils also welcome five letterwinners back from the previous season – Vanessa de Jesus, Miela Goodchild, Onome Akinbode-James, Jade Williams and Jiselle Havas. Lawson and her staff brought in one freshman – Lee Volker – for the upcoming season.
Game times, as well as television and streaming video coverage, for the 2021 Big Ten/ACC Women's Basketball Challenge will be announced at a later date. All ACC home games in the Challenge will be shown on either the ACC Network, ACC Network Extra or one of the ESPN networks, while Big Ten home games will appear on either Big Ten Network, Big Ten Network+ or one of the ESPN networks.
#GoDuke
2021 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Nebraska @ Wake Forest
Ohio State @ Syracuse
Georgia Tech @ Purdue
Virginia Tech @ Wisconsin
North Carolina @ Minnesota
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Iowa @ Duke
Florida State @ Illinois
NC State @ Indiana
Miami @ Maryland
Michigan @ Louisville
Notre Dame @ Michigan State
Northwestern @ Clemson
Penn State @ Boston College
Rutgers @ Pittsburgh
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