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Blue Devils Host BC for Senior Night Thursday in Cameron
2/23/2022 7:55:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Boston College (17-10, 8-8) at Duke Blue Devils (16-10, 7-9 ACC)
Thursday, Feb. 24 • 8:00 PM
Durham, N.C. • RSN-TV
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: RSN-TV
TV Talent: Tom Werme (PXP), Fallon Stokes (Color)
Game Notes l Watch on ACC Network l Digital Program l How to Watch on RSN-TV l Listen Live l Live Stats l Twitter l Duke Media Hub l Duke Media Guide
Setting the Scene...
Duke (16-10, 7-9) will host Boston College (17-10, 8-8) in the final home regular season contest of the 2021-22 campaign on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
It will mark senior night for six Blue Devils who will be recognized at approximately 7:45 p.m., prior to the game. Jiselle Havas, Miela Goodchild, Jade Williams, Lexi Gordon, Onome Akinbode-James and Amaya Finklea-Guity will be honored.
The game will be carried live on RSN-TV with Tom Werme (PXP) and Fallon Stokes (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 7:45 p.m.
How to Watch on RSN-TV...
Fans can tune into the following networks to watch Thursday's contest via RSN-TV -- Bally Sports Detroit Plus, Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Midwest Plus, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, Bally Sports West, Bally Sports Wisconsin Plus, Marquee Sports Network, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, New England Sports Network Plus and the YES Network.
What is Next?...
Duke will close the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 27 as the Blue Devils travel down Tobacco Road to face North Carolina at 4 p.m., live on ACC Network.
A Look at Boston College...
Boston College enters the contest with a 17-10 overall and 8-8 league mark. The Eagles have been led by Cameron Swartz (15.8 points, 48 treys), Taylor Soule (15.5 points) and Makayla Dickens (9.4 points, 45 treys). On the season, Boston College has totaled a 4-7 record in games played away from home.
The Series with Boston College...
Duke and Boston College will face off for the 22nd time in program history with the Blue Devils leading the series, 16-5.
In the last meeting, Boston College won, 84-77, on March 6, 2020, at the neutral site of the Greensboro Coliseum, in Greensboro, N.C. The Blue Devils are 9-1 in games played in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Thank You Blue Devils...
Duke will honor six Blue Devil prior to Thursday's final home regular season contest.
Miela Goodchild
• Seen action in 89 games, while starting 50
• Drained 167 three-pointers to rank ninth on Duke's all-time charts
• Owns career averages of 8.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists
• Drained 73 three-pointers as a freshman to rank eighth on the ACC rookie charts, while setting a Duke freshman record
• Became the quickest Blue Devil to reach 100 three-pointers in only 45 games
• All-ACC Freshman in 2018-19
• Three-time ACC Honor Roll selection
Amaya Finklea-Guity
• Seen action in 19 games this season and hit 71.4 percent from the field
• Scored a season-high 11 points against Appalachian State
• Graduate transfer and attending Duke Fuqua School of Business
Lexi Gordon
• Started 24-of-25 games played this season
• Drained a team-high 46 three-pointers
• Hit at least one 3-pointer in 21-of-25 contests
• Averaging 9.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists
• Graduate transfer and attending Duke Fuqua School of Business
Jiselle Havas
• Competed in nine contests this season
• Drained a key 3-pointer as time expired in the first half against Virginia
• ACC Honor Roll Selection in 2020-21
Onome Akinbode-James
• Appeared in 90 games, while making 68 starts
• Scored 402 points, grabbed 479 rebounds, blocked 101 shots, had 64 assists and 56 steals
• One of 13 Blue Devils to block over 100 shots
• Three-time ACC Honor Roll selection
Jade Williams
• One of only 13 Blue Devils to block over 100 shots
• Appeared in 123 games, while starting 74 contests
• Scored 806 points, had 552 rebounds, blocked 110 shots, had 144 assists and 91 steals
• A three-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate
• All-ACC Freshman selection in 2017-18
Duke at Full Strength...
For the first time since returning from Christmas break, Duke was at full strength against Wake Forest on Feb. 6. The Blue Devils totaled an 81-76 victory.
The Blue Devils had gone 11 straight contests with at least one student-athlete or coach in each game out due to either injury, suspension or health and safety protocols.
Duke head coach Kara Lawson missed the UNC, Louisville and Georgia Tech contests due to health and safety protocols. She returned at Pitt to help snap a three-game losing streak.
With Duke's core team together, the Blue Devils have totaled a 12-4 record this season with the lone losses coming to top-ranked South Carolina, versus Florida State, NC State (Feb. 13) and Virginia (Feb. 17).
Taylor Returns to the Court...
After missing seven games with an injury, Celeste Taylor returned to the court and sparked the Blue Devils to a win at Pitt, snapping a three-game losing streak.
In the seven games Taylor was out, the Blue Devils saw their offense struggle - hitting 41.5 percent from the field, 30.7 percent from downtown while averaging only 61.4 points. The Duke defense allowed 66.6 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.
Milestone Watch...
• Lexi Gordon needs 55 points to reach 1,000 for her career.
• Duke has made 183 three-pointers and needs four more to move into a tie for 10th on the Blue Devil single-season charts. The 571 three-pointers attempted already ranks third.
• Shayeann Day-Wilson has moved into sixth on Duke's freshman three-pointers made (40) and fourth on the attempted lists (113). With her three games with 20+ points on the season, she ranks tied for 10th on Duke's freshman charts.
• Miela Goodchild needs three 3-pointers to move into a tie for eighth on Duke's all-time treys list with 170, which would tie Haley Gorecki.
• Jade Williams owns 110 career blocks and needs 21 rejections to move into a tie for 10th on Duke's all-time charts along with Mistie Bass (131).
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• Duke has won 14 out of the last 15 home regular season finales with the lone loss coming in 2015-16 against Georgia Tech.
• Miela Goodchild has hit 33 three-pointers this season in ACC play. If she can reach 40 over the last two games, she would become just the second Blue Devil to post two seasons with 40+ three-pointers made in ACC play (Rebecca Greenwell). The most 3-pointers made in ACC action in a season is 42 by Tricia Liston in 2013-14 and Goodchild in 2018-19.
• Jade Williams and Onome Akinbode-James are two of only 13 Blue Devils to reach the 100-block mark over their careers.
• Celeste Taylor has collected double-digit scoring in back-to-back games and averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals over that stretch. She has struggled from the field hitting 1-of-11 from downtown and 29.2 percent from the field.
• Over the last four games, the Blue Devils have averaged 19.2 points a game in the fourth quarter. The only problem is that Duke has allowed 20.2 points in the fourth as well.
• Shayeann Day-Wilson has struggled shooting over the last four games hitting only 12-of-46 field goals and 1-of-14 from downtown. She has averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals.
• Duke registered 21 first quarter points against NC State, which was the most by the Blue Devils in the first quarter in ACC play this season.
• Celeste Taylor leads the Blue Devils with 10 charges taken. She had a season-best three against Florida State on Feb. 10.
• Senior Jade Williams has hit 41-of-65 field goals for a 63.1 percentage since returning from Christmas break.
• Miela Goodchild hit only 6-of-21 treys over the first nine games of the season, but has drained 35 the last 16 contests. She was held scoreless in back-to-back games and attempted only three treys in 30 minutes, but responded with a team-high 13 points at Clemson on Sunday.
• Since Elizabeth Balogun scored 22 and 27 points against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame, respectively, she has averaged only 5.6 points, hit 33.0 percent from the field and 18.5 percent from downtown. She was held scoreless for the first time this season at Virginia on Feb. 17.
• Duke snapped an eight-game streak without scoring 70+ points as the Blue Devils scored 81. The 81 points was also a season high against an ACC opponent.
• Senior Onome Akinbode-James had pulled down five or more rebounds in each of the last 10 games prior to grabbing four rebounds on Feb. 10 against Florida State.
• In ACC games only, Miela Goodchild ranks second in 3-point field goal percentage (39.8) and sixth in 3-point field goals made (2.20). Onome Akinbode-James ranks seventh in blocks (1.19). Shayeann Day-Wilson ranks sixth in assists (3.6), 11th in free throw percentage (73.8) and 18th in scoring (12.1).
• Duke features six different Blue Devils that have led the squad in scoring at least one game -- Lexi Gordon (5), Miela Goodchild (5), Celeste Taylor (2), Shayeann Day-Wilson (8), Elizabeth Balogun (5) and Onome Akinbode-James (1).
• The Blue Devils currently have four different players who have scored 20+ points in a game this season -- Celeste Taylor, Lexi Gordon (2), Elizabeth Balogun (2) and Shayeann Day-Wilson (3).
• In the 30 games under Kara Lawson since arriving, Duke has scored 70+ points in 15 of the 30 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 stepped 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.
40+ Treys...
For only the second time in school history, Duke features three Blue Devils that have reached 40 or more 3-pointers made on the season.
Lexi Gordon (46), Miela Goodchild (41) and Shayeann Day-Wilson (40) have each reached the mark.
The only other times Duke has accomplished this was in 1995-96 with Kira Orr (42), Ali Day (44) and Jen Scanlon (48).
From Downtown...
Duke is currently averaging 7.0 made three-pointers on the season, which currently ranks fourth in the ACC.
If the season ended today, the 7.0 average would rank first in the Duke record book. The previous highest average of 3-pointers made per game in a full season was 6.3 in 2017-18.
Duke averaged 7.25 in 2020-21, but only played four games.
Duke Record
Average 3-Pointers Made in a Season
1. 7.00 2021-22
2. 6.33 2017-18
3. 6.05 2005-06
4. 5.91 1998-99
5. 5.82 1999-2000
5.81 1995-96
7. 5.7 2018-19
8. 5.68 2001-02
9. 5.53 1997-98
10. 5.52 2010-11
Blue Devils Versus Boston College...
In three career games against Boston College, Elizabeth Balogun has averaged 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals. She collected 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds at Boston College on Jan. 3, 2019 as a freshman at Georgia Tech.
In her first two career games against the Eagles, Miela Goodchild scored 23 points and hit 5-of-6 three-pointers on the road, while notching 14 points on 4-of-7 treys in Cameron. She was held scoreless in the next game, in the ACC Tournament, as she played only 10 minutes in the next game.
Home in Cameron...
Duke owns an 8-6 record at home this season, which the most losses in Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1992-93. The Blue Devils had not featured six losses in a season at home since 1992-93, when Duke had a 7-6 ledger.
The Blue Devils have one home regular season game remaining against Boston College on Thursday.
Williams Producing...
Graduate student Jade Williams has been producing for the Blue Devils off the bench. She has averaged 8.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists over the last five games.
She has hit 19-of-26 field goals (73.1 percent) and scored double-digits once at Virginia.
Shooting Treys...
Duke has made 183 three-pointers on the season and is only four away from moving into the a tie for 10th on the Blue Devil single-season record charts.
The Blue Devils have attempted 571 on the year, which ranks third on Duke's season list. Duke is only 10 away from tying the single-season record of 581 from the 2010-11 campaign.
Duke Single Season Team Records
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made
1. 213 1998-99
2. 212 2005-06
3. 209 2017-18
4. 199 2010-11
199 2001-02
6. 198 1999-00
7. 193 2012-13
8. 192 1995-96
9. 190 2002-03
10. 187 2013-14
Approaching
183 2021-22
Most Three-Point Field Goals Attempted
1. 581 2010-11
2. 574 2002-03
3. 571 2021-22
4. 553 1998-99
5. 546 2003-04
Rough Starts...
Prior to registering 21 points in the opening quarter against No. 5 NC State, Duke had struggled out of the gate in the first period over the last 10 games. The Blue Devils have trailed at the end of the first 10 minutes in nine of the last 13 games. Duke has lost eight of those games it has trailed at the end of the first (Notre Dame). The Blue Devils are coming off notching 19 points in the first quarter at Clemson.
Duke is 13-0 this season when leading after the first quarter.
Career High Assists...
On the road at Clemson, Vanessa de Jesus match a career high with eight assists and was a huge spark in leading the Blue Devils to the 64-61 victory. It was the most she has collected against an ACC opponent.
Over the last 10 games, she has averaged 6.1 points, 2.0 assists and 1.8 rebounds. She has scored five or more points in nine of those 10 games.
Thursday, Feb. 24 • 8:00 PM
Durham, N.C. • RSN-TV
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: RSN-TV
TV Talent: Tom Werme (PXP), Fallon Stokes (Color)
Game Notes l Watch on ACC Network l Digital Program l How to Watch on RSN-TV l Listen Live l Live Stats l Twitter l Duke Media Hub l Duke Media Guide
Setting the Scene...
Duke (16-10, 7-9) will host Boston College (17-10, 8-8) in the final home regular season contest of the 2021-22 campaign on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
It will mark senior night for six Blue Devils who will be recognized at approximately 7:45 p.m., prior to the game. Jiselle Havas, Miela Goodchild, Jade Williams, Lexi Gordon, Onome Akinbode-James and Amaya Finklea-Guity will be honored.
The game will be carried live on RSN-TV with Tom Werme (PXP) and Fallon Stokes (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 7:45 p.m.
How to Watch on RSN-TV...
Fans can tune into the following networks to watch Thursday's contest via RSN-TV -- Bally Sports Detroit Plus, Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Midwest Plus, Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, Bally Sports West, Bally Sports Wisconsin Plus, Marquee Sports Network, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, New England Sports Network Plus and the YES Network.
What is Next?...
Duke will close the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 27 as the Blue Devils travel down Tobacco Road to face North Carolina at 4 p.m., live on ACC Network.
A Look at Boston College...
Boston College enters the contest with a 17-10 overall and 8-8 league mark. The Eagles have been led by Cameron Swartz (15.8 points, 48 treys), Taylor Soule (15.5 points) and Makayla Dickens (9.4 points, 45 treys). On the season, Boston College has totaled a 4-7 record in games played away from home.
The Series with Boston College...
Duke and Boston College will face off for the 22nd time in program history with the Blue Devils leading the series, 16-5.
In the last meeting, Boston College won, 84-77, on March 6, 2020, at the neutral site of the Greensboro Coliseum, in Greensboro, N.C. The Blue Devils are 9-1 in games played in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Thank You Blue Devils...
Duke will honor six Blue Devil prior to Thursday's final home regular season contest.
Miela Goodchild
• Seen action in 89 games, while starting 50
• Drained 167 three-pointers to rank ninth on Duke's all-time charts
• Owns career averages of 8.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists
• Drained 73 three-pointers as a freshman to rank eighth on the ACC rookie charts, while setting a Duke freshman record
• Became the quickest Blue Devil to reach 100 three-pointers in only 45 games
• All-ACC Freshman in 2018-19
• Three-time ACC Honor Roll selection
Amaya Finklea-Guity
• Seen action in 19 games this season and hit 71.4 percent from the field
• Scored a season-high 11 points against Appalachian State
• Graduate transfer and attending Duke Fuqua School of Business
Lexi Gordon
• Started 24-of-25 games played this season
• Drained a team-high 46 three-pointers
• Hit at least one 3-pointer in 21-of-25 contests
• Averaging 9.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists
• Graduate transfer and attending Duke Fuqua School of Business
Jiselle Havas
• Competed in nine contests this season
• Drained a key 3-pointer as time expired in the first half against Virginia
• ACC Honor Roll Selection in 2020-21
Onome Akinbode-James
• Appeared in 90 games, while making 68 starts
• Scored 402 points, grabbed 479 rebounds, blocked 101 shots, had 64 assists and 56 steals
• One of 13 Blue Devils to block over 100 shots
• Three-time ACC Honor Roll selection
Jade Williams
• One of only 13 Blue Devils to block over 100 shots
• Appeared in 123 games, while starting 74 contests
• Scored 806 points, had 552 rebounds, blocked 110 shots, had 144 assists and 91 steals
• A three-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate
• All-ACC Freshman selection in 2017-18
Duke at Full Strength...
For the first time since returning from Christmas break, Duke was at full strength against Wake Forest on Feb. 6. The Blue Devils totaled an 81-76 victory.
The Blue Devils had gone 11 straight contests with at least one student-athlete or coach in each game out due to either injury, suspension or health and safety protocols.
Duke head coach Kara Lawson missed the UNC, Louisville and Georgia Tech contests due to health and safety protocols. She returned at Pitt to help snap a three-game losing streak.
With Duke's core team together, the Blue Devils have totaled a 12-4 record this season with the lone losses coming to top-ranked South Carolina, versus Florida State, NC State (Feb. 13) and Virginia (Feb. 17).
Taylor Returns to the Court...
After missing seven games with an injury, Celeste Taylor returned to the court and sparked the Blue Devils to a win at Pitt, snapping a three-game losing streak.
In the seven games Taylor was out, the Blue Devils saw their offense struggle - hitting 41.5 percent from the field, 30.7 percent from downtown while averaging only 61.4 points. The Duke defense allowed 66.6 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.
Milestone Watch...
• Lexi Gordon needs 55 points to reach 1,000 for her career.
• Duke has made 183 three-pointers and needs four more to move into a tie for 10th on the Blue Devil single-season charts. The 571 three-pointers attempted already ranks third.
• Shayeann Day-Wilson has moved into sixth on Duke's freshman three-pointers made (40) and fourth on the attempted lists (113). With her three games with 20+ points on the season, she ranks tied for 10th on Duke's freshman charts.
• Miela Goodchild needs three 3-pointers to move into a tie for eighth on Duke's all-time treys list with 170, which would tie Haley Gorecki.
• Jade Williams owns 110 career blocks and needs 21 rejections to move into a tie for 10th on Duke's all-time charts along with Mistie Bass (131).
Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• Duke has won 14 out of the last 15 home regular season finales with the lone loss coming in 2015-16 against Georgia Tech.
• Miela Goodchild has hit 33 three-pointers this season in ACC play. If she can reach 40 over the last two games, she would become just the second Blue Devil to post two seasons with 40+ three-pointers made in ACC play (Rebecca Greenwell). The most 3-pointers made in ACC action in a season is 42 by Tricia Liston in 2013-14 and Goodchild in 2018-19.
• Jade Williams and Onome Akinbode-James are two of only 13 Blue Devils to reach the 100-block mark over their careers.
• Celeste Taylor has collected double-digit scoring in back-to-back games and averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals over that stretch. She has struggled from the field hitting 1-of-11 from downtown and 29.2 percent from the field.
• Over the last four games, the Blue Devils have averaged 19.2 points a game in the fourth quarter. The only problem is that Duke has allowed 20.2 points in the fourth as well.
• Shayeann Day-Wilson has struggled shooting over the last four games hitting only 12-of-46 field goals and 1-of-14 from downtown. She has averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals.
• Duke registered 21 first quarter points against NC State, which was the most by the Blue Devils in the first quarter in ACC play this season.
• Celeste Taylor leads the Blue Devils with 10 charges taken. She had a season-best three against Florida State on Feb. 10.
• Senior Jade Williams has hit 41-of-65 field goals for a 63.1 percentage since returning from Christmas break.
• Miela Goodchild hit only 6-of-21 treys over the first nine games of the season, but has drained 35 the last 16 contests. She was held scoreless in back-to-back games and attempted only three treys in 30 minutes, but responded with a team-high 13 points at Clemson on Sunday.
• Since Elizabeth Balogun scored 22 and 27 points against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame, respectively, she has averaged only 5.6 points, hit 33.0 percent from the field and 18.5 percent from downtown. She was held scoreless for the first time this season at Virginia on Feb. 17.
• Duke snapped an eight-game streak without scoring 70+ points as the Blue Devils scored 81. The 81 points was also a season high against an ACC opponent.
• Senior Onome Akinbode-James had pulled down five or more rebounds in each of the last 10 games prior to grabbing four rebounds on Feb. 10 against Florida State.
• In ACC games only, Miela Goodchild ranks second in 3-point field goal percentage (39.8) and sixth in 3-point field goals made (2.20). Onome Akinbode-James ranks seventh in blocks (1.19). Shayeann Day-Wilson ranks sixth in assists (3.6), 11th in free throw percentage (73.8) and 18th in scoring (12.1).
• Duke features six different Blue Devils that have led the squad in scoring at least one game -- Lexi Gordon (5), Miela Goodchild (5), Celeste Taylor (2), Shayeann Day-Wilson (8), Elizabeth Balogun (5) and Onome Akinbode-James (1).
• The Blue Devils currently have four different players who have scored 20+ points in a game this season -- Celeste Taylor, Lexi Gordon (2), Elizabeth Balogun (2) and Shayeann Day-Wilson (3).
• In the 30 games under Kara Lawson since arriving, Duke has scored 70+ points in 15 of the 30 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 stepped 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.
40+ Treys...
For only the second time in school history, Duke features three Blue Devils that have reached 40 or more 3-pointers made on the season.
Lexi Gordon (46), Miela Goodchild (41) and Shayeann Day-Wilson (40) have each reached the mark.
The only other times Duke has accomplished this was in 1995-96 with Kira Orr (42), Ali Day (44) and Jen Scanlon (48).
From Downtown...
Duke is currently averaging 7.0 made three-pointers on the season, which currently ranks fourth in the ACC.
If the season ended today, the 7.0 average would rank first in the Duke record book. The previous highest average of 3-pointers made per game in a full season was 6.3 in 2017-18.
Duke averaged 7.25 in 2020-21, but only played four games.
Duke Record
Average 3-Pointers Made in a Season
1. 7.00 2021-22
2. 6.33 2017-18
3. 6.05 2005-06
4. 5.91 1998-99
5. 5.82 1999-2000
5.81 1995-96
7. 5.7 2018-19
8. 5.68 2001-02
9. 5.53 1997-98
10. 5.52 2010-11
Blue Devils Versus Boston College...
In three career games against Boston College, Elizabeth Balogun has averaged 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals. She collected 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds at Boston College on Jan. 3, 2019 as a freshman at Georgia Tech.
In her first two career games against the Eagles, Miela Goodchild scored 23 points and hit 5-of-6 three-pointers on the road, while notching 14 points on 4-of-7 treys in Cameron. She was held scoreless in the next game, in the ACC Tournament, as she played only 10 minutes in the next game.
Home in Cameron...
Duke owns an 8-6 record at home this season, which the most losses in Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1992-93. The Blue Devils had not featured six losses in a season at home since 1992-93, when Duke had a 7-6 ledger.
The Blue Devils have one home regular season game remaining against Boston College on Thursday.
Williams Producing...
Graduate student Jade Williams has been producing for the Blue Devils off the bench. She has averaged 8.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists over the last five games.
She has hit 19-of-26 field goals (73.1 percent) and scored double-digits once at Virginia.
Shooting Treys...
Duke has made 183 three-pointers on the season and is only four away from moving into the a tie for 10th on the Blue Devil single-season record charts.
The Blue Devils have attempted 571 on the year, which ranks third on Duke's season list. Duke is only 10 away from tying the single-season record of 581 from the 2010-11 campaign.
Duke Single Season Team Records
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made
1. 213 1998-99
2. 212 2005-06
3. 209 2017-18
4. 199 2010-11
199 2001-02
6. 198 1999-00
7. 193 2012-13
8. 192 1995-96
9. 190 2002-03
10. 187 2013-14
Approaching
183 2021-22
Most Three-Point Field Goals Attempted
1. 581 2010-11
2. 574 2002-03
3. 571 2021-22
4. 553 1998-99
5. 546 2003-04
Rough Starts...
Prior to registering 21 points in the opening quarter against No. 5 NC State, Duke had struggled out of the gate in the first period over the last 10 games. The Blue Devils have trailed at the end of the first 10 minutes in nine of the last 13 games. Duke has lost eight of those games it has trailed at the end of the first (Notre Dame). The Blue Devils are coming off notching 19 points in the first quarter at Clemson.
Duke is 13-0 this season when leading after the first quarter.
Career High Assists...
On the road at Clemson, Vanessa de Jesus match a career high with eight assists and was a huge spark in leading the Blue Devils to the 64-61 victory. It was the most she has collected against an ACC opponent.
Over the last 10 games, she has averaged 6.1 points, 2.0 assists and 1.8 rebounds. She has scored five or more points in nine of those 10 games.
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