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Blue Devils Host Tar Heels in Ranked Battle Thursday
1/26/2022 11:44:00 AM | Women's Basketball
North Carolina (15-3, 5-2) at #21 Duke Blue Devils (13-4, 4-3 ACC)
Thursday, Jan. 27 • 7:00 PM
Durham, N.C. • ACC Network Extra
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Tickets: www.GoDuke.com (1-877-375-3853)
Live Stats: www.GoDuke.com
Radio: Blue Devil Sports Network (WDNC 620 AM, www.GoDuke.com, Varsity Network App)
Radio Talent: Chris Edwards (PXP)
TV/Video: ACC Network Extra
TV Talent: David Shumate (PXP), Debbie Taylor (Color)
Game Notes l Watch on ACC Network l Digital Program l Listen Live l Live Stats l Twitter l Duke Media Hub l Duke Media Guide
Setting the Scene...
The 21st-ranked Duke women's basketball team (13-4, 4-3 ACC) will host North Carolina (13-4, 4-3) on Thursday, Jan. 27 in Cameron Indoor Stadium, in the first of two rivalry contests this season.
The game will be carried live on ACC Network Extra with David Shumate (PXP) and Debbie Taylor (Color) calling the action. It will also be aired on the Blue Devil Sports Network via WDNC AM 620, the Varsity Network app and www.GoDuke.com with Chris Edwards (PXP) on the air at 6:45 p.m.
Food and Beverage Service Suspension Continued...
Duke Athletics has announced that its suspension of food and beverage service at home athletic events is extended through at least Sunday, Jan. 27.
For basketball home games, no concessions will be available and food and beverage options will continue to be suspended in all hospitality areas. This is consistent with the university's current protocols to reduce the risk of COVID transmission during the current surge of the Omicron variant. Duke Athletics thanks its fans for remaining diligent in adhering to the University's indoor mask mandates and again reminds its patrons to wear proper, tight-fitting masks that cover the nose and mouth when indoors on campus.
What is Next?...
Duke will hit the road for a contest at fifth-ranked Louisville on Sunday, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. The game will be aired live on ESPN.
A Look at North Carolina...
North Carolina enters the contest with a 15-3 overall and 5-3 league mark, but has dropped three out of its last five games. Deja Kelly (17.2 points, 34 treys), Alyssa Ustby (13.1 points, 8.3 rebounds) and Eva Hodgson (10.3 points) have led the Tar Heels on the season.
The Series with North Carolina...
Duke and North Carolina will face off for the 106th time in program history with North Carolina leading the series 53-52. The two teams have met at least once a season for the last 48 years, except for 2020-21 due to COVID shutting down Duke's season.
The Blue Devil's longest win streak against the Tar Heels is 12 games from March 6, 2000 to March 8, 2004. Duke currently features a five-game winning streak in the series.
In its last meeting, Duke won 73-54 on March 1, 2020 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Blue Devils are 29-15 at home in the series with six straight wins.
Taylor Misses Fourth Straight Game...
Celeste Taylor has missed three games since being injured at Syracuse on Jan. 9.
In the four games Taylor has been out, the Blue Devils have seen their offense struggle - hitting 40.0 percent from the field, 26.3 percent from downtown and averaged only 57.2 points. The Duke defense has allowed 61.5 points in those games as well. In the first 13 games with Taylor, Duke hit 44.6 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from downtown and averaged 74.7 points. The Blue Devil defense was allowing only 59.4 points with Taylor as well.
Over the last seven games, Duke has missed at least one student-athlete in each game due to either injury or health and safety protocols.
Miela Goodchild missed Sunday's game with Virginia as well due to health and safety protocols, after starting the last five contests.
Day-Wilson Tabbed ACC Freshman of the Week...
For the second time this season, rookie Shayeann Day-Wilson has been named ACC Freshman of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Day-Wilson helped lead Duke to ACC victories at Miami and at home against Virginia this week to move the Blue Devils to 13-4 overall and 4-3 in the ACC.
She averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals on the week, while hitting 10-of-12 field goals. Day-Wilson continues to lead all true freshman in the ACC in scoring (12.0) and assists (3.5).
On the road at Miami, Day-Wilson collected 11 points, a career-high seven assists and pulled down three rebounds. The 5-5 point guard hit 4-of-8 field goals.
Day-Wilson closed the week against Virginia on Sunday with a team-high 13 points, three assists, a career-high three steals and one rebound. She also hit 6-of-12 field goals.
The rookie has started each of the last four games since junior Celeste Taylor was injured. Day-Wilson had to step up even more on Sunday with starter Miela Goodchild out as well. Over the last four contests, Day-Wilson has averaged 12.0 points, 4.5 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 0.8 steals.
Milestone Watch...
• Elizabeth Balogun scored eight points at Miami to reach the 1,000-point mark over her four-year career
• Jade Williams owns 106 career blocks and needs 25 rejections to move into a tie for 10th on Duke's all-time charts along with Mistie Bass (131).
• Shayeann Day-Wilson has moved 10th on Duke's freshman three-pointers made (30) and attempted lists (78).
• Miela Goodchild needs eight three-pointers to move into a tie for ninth on Duke's all-time treys list with 159, which would tie Jennifer Scanlon.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• Vanessa de Jesus is coming off notching a season-high 11 points against Virginia. She hit a career-high 7-of-10 from the charity stripe.
• Duke drained 3-of-14 three-pointers in the last game against Virginia. Nyah Green (2-of-2) and Jiselle Havas (1-of-1) hit the only treys off the bench.
• Miela Goodchild scored double-digits at Miami and has now reached 10+ points in each of the last five contests, which has tied a career best. She last accomplished this during her freshman campaign.
• The Blue Devils are one of four ACC schools to boast three players with 25 or more 3-pointers made on the season -- Virginia Tech, Boston College, Syracuse.
• In both losses to Virginia Tech, the Blue Devils were without key members of the team. In the first game, Duke was without Shayeann Day-Wilson, Imani Lewis and Emma Schmidt. Then, Duke was without Lexi Gordon and Celeste Taylor in the second contest.
• Since Shayeann Day-Wilson missed the Dec. 30 game against Virginia Tech due to health and safety protocols, she has hit only 4-of-22 treys. Day-Wilson has averaged 10.5 points during those six games.
• In ACC games only, Elizabeth Balogun ranks 19th in scoring with a 12.3 per game average, while ranking second in field goal percentage (49.3). Miela Goodchild ranks third in 3-point field goal percentage (47.2), second in 3-point field goals made (2.83) and tied for 14th in rebounding (6.3). Onome Akinbode-James ranks tied for 16th in rebounding (6.3) and seventh in blocks (1.6). Shayeann Day-Wilson ranks sixth in assists (3.5).
• Duke features six different Blue Devils that have led the squad in scoring at least one game -- Lexi Gordon (3), Miela Goodchild (2), Celeste Taylor (1), Shayeann Day-Wilson (6), Elizabeth Balogun (4) and Onome Akinbode-James (1).
• The Blue Devils currently feature four different players who have scored 20+ points in a game this season -- Celeste Taylor, Lexi Gordon, Elizabeth Balogun (2) and Shayeann Day-Wilson.
• In the 21 games under Kara Lawson since arriving, Duke has scored 70+ points in 14 of the 21 contests. The Blue Devils have won every game in which they have scored 70 points. The games at Miami and home versus Virginia marked the first wins without scoring 70+ points.
• Elizabeth Balogun steps on the court in 2021-22 with Duke marking the third different ACC squad she has played for. She is the first women's basketball player in ACC history to play for three different teams in the league (Louisville, Georgia Tech).
• Blue Devil senior Elizabeth Balogun represented her home country of Nigeria in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She appeared in all three contests for the Nigerians and played with former Duke standout Oderah Chidom with Nigeria.
• Duke features three graduate students in 2021-22 that are all attending the Duke Fuqua School of Business -- Amaya Finklea-Guity, Jade Williams and Lexi Gordon.
• Kara Lawson's playing career has her in elite company as she is one of only three NCAA Division I women's basketball coaches to play in a NCAA Final Four, win an Olympic Gold Medal and win a WNBA Championship (Lindsay Whalen of Minnesota and Cynthia Cooper-Dyke of Texas Southern).
• Junior transfer Jordyn Oliver will miss the 2021-22 season, after suffering an achilles injury over the summer.
• Follow @DukeWBB and @KaraLawson20 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, while Kara Lawson is at KaraLawson.
Different Starting Lineups...
Since ACC action started, the Blue Devils have featured five different starting lineups in seven league games due to injuries and health and safety protocols.
Only Onome Akinbode-James and Elizabeth Balogun have started each of the ACC games.
Duke had the same starting lineup for the first 10 games this season. Eight different players have started at least one game this season.
Against the Tar Heels...
As a rookie at Georgia Tech, Elizabeth Balogun collected a career-high 35 points against North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She hit 11-of-20 field goals, 6-of-12 treys and 7-of-9 free throws. Balogun grabbed five rebounds, dished five assists and had three steals in 40 minutes.
Last season at Louisville, Balogun notched 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists in 26 minutes against the Tar Heels.
As a sophomore against North Carolina in Cameron, Jade Williams notched 15 points, 13 rebounds and three steals in 35 minutes.
At Home in Cameron...
So far this season, Duke has featured a 7-2 record at home with Celeste Taylor (13.7), Shayeann Day-Wilson (12.2) and Elizabeth Balogun (10.3) averaging double-digit scoring.
Duke has averaged 72.7 points at home, while hitting 45.1 percent from the field and 35.0 percent from downtown.
Miela Goodchild has hit six of her last eight 3-pointers at home in Cameron.
Thursday, Jan. 27 • 7:00 PM
Durham, N.C. • ACC Network Extra
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Tickets: www.GoDuke.com (1-877-375-3853)
Live Stats: www.GoDuke.com
Radio: Blue Devil Sports Network (WDNC 620 AM, www.GoDuke.com, Varsity Network App)
Radio Talent: Chris Edwards (PXP)
TV/Video: ACC Network Extra
TV Talent: David Shumate (PXP), Debbie Taylor (Color)
Game Notes l Watch on ACC Network l Digital Program l Listen Live l Live Stats l Twitter l Duke Media Hub l Duke Media Guide
Setting the Scene...
The 21st-ranked Duke women's basketball team (13-4, 4-3 ACC) will host North Carolina (13-4, 4-3) on Thursday, Jan. 27 in Cameron Indoor Stadium, in the first of two rivalry contests this season.
The game will be carried live on ACC Network Extra with David Shumate (PXP) and Debbie Taylor (Color) calling the action. It will also be aired on the Blue Devil Sports Network via WDNC AM 620, the Varsity Network app and www.GoDuke.com with Chris Edwards (PXP) on the air at 6:45 p.m.
Food and Beverage Service Suspension Continued...
Duke Athletics has announced that its suspension of food and beverage service at home athletic events is extended through at least Sunday, Jan. 27.
For basketball home games, no concessions will be available and food and beverage options will continue to be suspended in all hospitality areas. This is consistent with the university's current protocols to reduce the risk of COVID transmission during the current surge of the Omicron variant. Duke Athletics thanks its fans for remaining diligent in adhering to the University's indoor mask mandates and again reminds its patrons to wear proper, tight-fitting masks that cover the nose and mouth when indoors on campus.
What is Next?...
Duke will hit the road for a contest at fifth-ranked Louisville on Sunday, Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. The game will be aired live on ESPN.
A Look at North Carolina...
North Carolina enters the contest with a 15-3 overall and 5-3 league mark, but has dropped three out of its last five games. Deja Kelly (17.2 points, 34 treys), Alyssa Ustby (13.1 points, 8.3 rebounds) and Eva Hodgson (10.3 points) have led the Tar Heels on the season.
The Series with North Carolina...
Duke and North Carolina will face off for the 106th time in program history with North Carolina leading the series 53-52. The two teams have met at least once a season for the last 48 years, except for 2020-21 due to COVID shutting down Duke's season.
The Blue Devil's longest win streak against the Tar Heels is 12 games from March 6, 2000 to March 8, 2004. Duke currently features a five-game winning streak in the series.
In its last meeting, Duke won 73-54 on March 1, 2020 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Blue Devils are 29-15 at home in the series with six straight wins.
Taylor Misses Fourth Straight Game...
Celeste Taylor has missed three games since being injured at Syracuse on Jan. 9.
In the four games Taylor has been out, the Blue Devils have seen their offense struggle - hitting 40.0 percent from the field, 26.3 percent from downtown and averaged only 57.2 points. The Duke defense has allowed 61.5 points in those games as well. In the first 13 games with Taylor, Duke hit 44.6 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from downtown and averaged 74.7 points. The Blue Devil defense was allowing only 59.4 points with Taylor as well.
Over the last seven games, Duke has missed at least one student-athlete in each game due to either injury or health and safety protocols.
Miela Goodchild missed Sunday's game with Virginia as well due to health and safety protocols, after starting the last five contests.
Day-Wilson Tabbed ACC Freshman of the Week...
For the second time this season, rookie Shayeann Day-Wilson has been named ACC Freshman of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday.
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Day-Wilson helped lead Duke to ACC victories at Miami and at home against Virginia this week to move the Blue Devils to 13-4 overall and 4-3 in the ACC.
She averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals on the week, while hitting 10-of-12 field goals. Day-Wilson continues to lead all true freshman in the ACC in scoring (12.0) and assists (3.5).
On the road at Miami, Day-Wilson collected 11 points, a career-high seven assists and pulled down three rebounds. The 5-5 point guard hit 4-of-8 field goals.
Day-Wilson closed the week against Virginia on Sunday with a team-high 13 points, three assists, a career-high three steals and one rebound. She also hit 6-of-12 field goals.
The rookie has started each of the last four games since junior Celeste Taylor was injured. Day-Wilson had to step up even more on Sunday with starter Miela Goodchild out as well. Over the last four contests, Day-Wilson has averaged 12.0 points, 4.5 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 0.8 steals.
Milestone Watch...
• Elizabeth Balogun scored eight points at Miami to reach the 1,000-point mark over her four-year career
• Jade Williams owns 106 career blocks and needs 25 rejections to move into a tie for 10th on Duke's all-time charts along with Mistie Bass (131).
• Shayeann Day-Wilson has moved 10th on Duke's freshman three-pointers made (30) and attempted lists (78).
• Miela Goodchild needs eight three-pointers to move into a tie for ninth on Duke's all-time treys list with 159, which would tie Jennifer Scanlon.
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• Vanessa de Jesus is coming off notching a season-high 11 points against Virginia. She hit a career-high 7-of-10 from the charity stripe.
• Duke drained 3-of-14 three-pointers in the last game against Virginia. Nyah Green (2-of-2) and Jiselle Havas (1-of-1) hit the only treys off the bench.
• Miela Goodchild scored double-digits at Miami and has now reached 10+ points in each of the last five contests, which has tied a career best. She last accomplished this during her freshman campaign.
• The Blue Devils are one of four ACC schools to boast three players with 25 or more 3-pointers made on the season -- Virginia Tech, Boston College, Syracuse.
• In both losses to Virginia Tech, the Blue Devils were without key members of the team. In the first game, Duke was without Shayeann Day-Wilson, Imani Lewis and Emma Schmidt. Then, Duke was without Lexi Gordon and Celeste Taylor in the second contest.
• Since Shayeann Day-Wilson missed the Dec. 30 game against Virginia Tech due to health and safety protocols, she has hit only 4-of-22 treys. Day-Wilson has averaged 10.5 points during those six games.
• In ACC games only, Elizabeth Balogun ranks 19th in scoring with a 12.3 per game average, while ranking second in field goal percentage (49.3). Miela Goodchild ranks third in 3-point field goal percentage (47.2), second in 3-point field goals made (2.83) and tied for 14th in rebounding (6.3). Onome Akinbode-James ranks tied for 16th in rebounding (6.3) and seventh in blocks (1.6). Shayeann Day-Wilson ranks sixth in assists (3.5).
• Duke features six different Blue Devils that have led the squad in scoring at least one game -- Lexi Gordon (3), Miela Goodchild (2), Celeste Taylor (1), Shayeann Day-Wilson (6), Elizabeth Balogun (4) and Onome Akinbode-James (1).
• The Blue Devils currently feature four different players who have scored 20+ points in a game this season -- Celeste Taylor, Lexi Gordon, Elizabeth Balogun (2) and Shayeann Day-Wilson.
• In the 21 games under Kara Lawson since arriving, Duke has scored 70+ points in 14 of the 21 contests. The Blue Devils have won every game in which they have scored 70 points. The games at Miami and home versus Virginia marked the first wins without scoring 70+ points.
• Elizabeth Balogun steps on the court in 2021-22 with Duke marking the third different ACC squad she has played for. She is the first women's basketball player in ACC history to play for three different teams in the league (Louisville, Georgia Tech).
• Blue Devil senior Elizabeth Balogun represented her home country of Nigeria in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She appeared in all three contests for the Nigerians and played with former Duke standout Oderah Chidom with Nigeria.
• Duke features three graduate students in 2021-22 that are all attending the Duke Fuqua School of Business -- Amaya Finklea-Guity, Jade Williams and Lexi Gordon.
• Kara Lawson's playing career has her in elite company as she is one of only three NCAA Division I women's basketball coaches to play in a NCAA Final Four, win an Olympic Gold Medal and win a WNBA Championship (Lindsay Whalen of Minnesota and Cynthia Cooper-Dyke of Texas Southern).
• Junior transfer Jordyn Oliver will miss the 2021-22 season, after suffering an achilles injury over the summer.
• Follow @DukeWBB and @KaraLawson20 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, while Kara Lawson is at KaraLawson.
Different Starting Lineups...
Since ACC action started, the Blue Devils have featured five different starting lineups in seven league games due to injuries and health and safety protocols.
Only Onome Akinbode-James and Elizabeth Balogun have started each of the ACC games.
Duke had the same starting lineup for the first 10 games this season. Eight different players have started at least one game this season.
Against the Tar Heels...
As a rookie at Georgia Tech, Elizabeth Balogun collected a career-high 35 points against North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She hit 11-of-20 field goals, 6-of-12 treys and 7-of-9 free throws. Balogun grabbed five rebounds, dished five assists and had three steals in 40 minutes.
Last season at Louisville, Balogun notched 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists in 26 minutes against the Tar Heels.
As a sophomore against North Carolina in Cameron, Jade Williams notched 15 points, 13 rebounds and three steals in 35 minutes.
At Home in Cameron...
So far this season, Duke has featured a 7-2 record at home with Celeste Taylor (13.7), Shayeann Day-Wilson (12.2) and Elizabeth Balogun (10.3) averaging double-digit scoring.
Duke has averaged 72.7 points at home, while hitting 45.1 percent from the field and 35.0 percent from downtown.
Miela Goodchild has hit six of her last eight 3-pointers at home in Cameron.
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