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7 p.m.
Women's Basketball
vs Countdown to Craziness
Monday, November 7
Durham, N.C.
11 a.m.
Duke University
vs
North Carolina A&T
Photo by: Duke Athletics
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THE OPENING TIP
51ST SEASON OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
OLIVER READY TO MAKE IMPACT
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
THREE TABBED TO PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS
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- Duke's 51st season of women's basketball begins Monday morning when the Blue Devils play host to North Carolina A&T at 11 a.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Head coach Kara Lawson enters her third year at the helm.
- Duke is 38-9 all-time in its season openers, which includes wins in 17 of the last 18.
- The Blue Devils have won 45 consecutive home openers dating back to the 1977-78 season.
- Duke and North Carolina A&T are meeting for just the third time.
- The Aggies finished last season with a 14-15 overall record and an 11-7 record in Big South action.
- The Blue Devils return nine letterwinners from a season ago while also welcoming eight newcomers to the roster - five transfers, along with a three-member freshman class that ranked 11th nationally.
- Duke notched a 90-36 victory over IUP on Saturday in its lone exhibition of the preseason.
- Senior Celeste Taylor (left) netted 16 points to lead four double-figure scorers, while junior Kennedy Brown and redshirt junior Jordyn Oliver added 12 points apiece and junior Vanessa de Jesus chipped in 10.
- Oliver dished a team-leading five assists, while also matching graduate student Mia Heide with a team-leading five rebounds.
51ST SEASON OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- The 2022-23 campaign marks the 51st season of Duke women's basketball.
- The Blue Devils have compiled a 979-456 all-time record (.682)
- Over the history of the program, Duke has captured 12 ACC regular season and eight conference tournament titles, made 24 NCAA Tournament appearances and played in four Final Fours (1999, '02, '03, '06), including two appearances in the national final (1999, '06).
OLIVER READY TO MAKE IMPACT
- Redshirt junior guard Jordyn Oliver will make her Duke debut in 2022-23 and will look to make a key impact for the Blue Devils after sitting out the 2021-22 season with an Achilles injury.
- Duke's season opener against North Carolina A&T on Nov. 7 will mark her first official game since March 23, 2021 – a span of 594 days.
- Oliver transferred to Duke during the summer of 2021 after playing two seasons at Baylor, where she played in 48 games, registered a 2.3 assist-turnover ratio while helping lead the Lady Bears to back-to-back Big 12 regular season and tournament championships and the 2021 NCAA Elite Eight.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
- North Carolina A&T finished last season with a 14-15 overall record and an 11-7 record in Big South action.
- This year marks the team's third new conference in as many seasons as North Carolina A&T joined the Colonial Athletic Association ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.
- The Aggies were picked ninth in the CAA preseason poll while graduate student center Jazmin Harris earned preseason All-CAA Second Team honors.
- Harris averaged 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game during the 2021-22 season.
- Terrell Robinson enters his 11th year as head coach of the Aggies and his 17th season at the school overall.
- Robinson has compiled a 189-107 career record and is just three victories away from breaking Tim Abney's program record for coaching victories.
THREE TABBED TO PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS
- The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its preseason watchlists for national positional awards, with three Blue Devils earning recognition.
- Elizabeth Balogun -- Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year
- Kennedy Brown -- Lisa Leslie Center of the Year
- Celeste Taylor -- Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year
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