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Blue Devils Resume ACC Action Against Boston College
12/30/2023 1:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
LAST TIME OUT
BLOCK PARTY – EVERYONE'S INVITED
HITTIN' FROM DISTANCE
SUPERLATIVE SPOTLIGHT
UP NEXT
Duke hits the road for its next two contests beginning with a trip to Louisville, Ky., for a date with the Cardinals on Thursday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m., live on ACC Network.
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWBB."
#GoDuke
- The Blue Devils resume ACC action this weekend with a Sunday matinee against Boston College at 2 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will stream live on ACCNX with Evan Budrovich and Debbie Taylor on the call.
- Duke already has one ACC game under its belt after opening conference play back on Dec. 7 at Clemson, dropping an 80-64 decision to the Tigers.
- Duke and Boston College will matchup on the hardwood for the 24th time in the all-time series, the Blue Devils owning a 17-6 mark through the first 23 games.
- In the last meeting (2.9.23), the ninth-ranked Blue Devils ran away with a resounding, 68-27, victory.
- Sunday's game against the Eagles wraps a four-game home stand for Duke. The Blue Devils have gone 3-0 so far during this stretch with dominant victories over Florida Gulf Coast (82-63), Toledo (70-45) and Coppin State (68-34). Duke's last three wins have come via an average of 26.0 points.
- The Blue Devils finished non-conference action with at least eight wins for the third straight season. Duke went 9-1 in 2021-22 and finished the 2022-23 non-conference slate with 10 wins in 11 games.
- Duke ranks fourth nationally in blocks per game with an average of 7.0 rejections -- No. 2 in the ACC (NCAA rankings as of Dec. 30).
- Four Blue Devils average double figures in scoring -- Reigan Richardson (11.3), Taina Mair (11.0), Ashlon Jackson (10.5) and Oluchi Okananwa (10.2).
- Duke has assists on more than 50 percent of its field goals (.521) with 176 dimes on 338 made buckets. Mair leads the team with 3.7 dimes per contest.
- Sophomore Taina Mair matches up against her former squad for the first time as a Blue Devil. Mair had a strong rookie season with the Eagles, averaging 11.1 points, 6.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds en route to earning All-ACC Freshman Team honors.
- 11 of Duke's 12 opponents have been held below their respective season scoring averages.
- Andrea Daley leads Boston College and ranks ninth in the ACC with 16.2 points per game.
- The Eagles have two players ranked in the top-10 nationally across four categories. Kaylah Ivey is first in the NCAA in assists (96), second in assist/turnover ratio and seventh in assists per game (7.4). Dontavia Waggoner is No. 5 in steals with 41 takeaways.
LAST TIME OUT
- Duke women's basketball raced out to a 36-9 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a 68-34 victory over Coppin State Thursday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Three Blue Devils registered double figures and all 10 players notched at least two points as Duke closed out its non-conference schedule.
- Oluchi Okananwa led all Duke scorers with 13 points – nine of those coming from the charity stripe. She added six rebounds and three steals to her stat line. Reigan Richardson and Kennedy Brown both notched 10 points in the winning effort.
- Duke held Coppin State to three points and 10-percent shooting (1-for-10) from the field in the first quarter. The point total ranks No. 2 all-time for fewest points in the opening period while the field goal percentage checks in as the fifth lowest.
- The Blue Devils limited the Eagles to just nine total first-half points – the fewest points allowed in an opening half by Duke during the Kara Era. The nine points are also tied for the fourth fewest in the first half by a Blue Devil foe.
- Duke outrebounded Coppin State, 50-26, and won the superlative battle in all five categories – points off turnovers (25-6), points in the paint (36-18), second chance (17-7), fastbreak (20-0) and bench points (42-8).
BLOCK PARTY – EVERYONE'S INVITED
- The Blue Devils' length has proved to be a factor on the defensive end this season as the squad averages 7.0 blocks per game -- No. 4 in the NCAA and second in the ACC (NCAA rankings as of Dec. 30).
- Duke has registered five or more blocks in nine games this season, including a pair of ball games with double-digit swats -- Coastal Carolina (12) and NC Central (11) -- as well as a trio of contests with eight rejections -- at Stanford, vs. South Carolina, vs. Florida Gulf Coast.
- Rookie Jadyn Donovan has denied 22 shots and leads three Duke players with double-digit blocks on the year. She is joined by the upperclassmen forward duo of Camilla Emsbo and Kennedy Brown with 16 and 12 blocks, respectively.
- The Blue Devils' blocks per game average (7.0) is the highest by a Duke squad since the 2004-05 season and would check in at No. 3 all-time in the Duke Team Single Season Records for highest blocked shot average if the 2023-24 slate ended today.
HITTIN' FROM DISTANCE
- Duke has knocked down 76 threes this season – an average of 6.3 per game. The Blue Devils are cashing in their triples at a .357 percent clip and have knocked down at least five threes in eight games, including six with seven or more.
- Five Blue Devils have cashed in double-digit trifectas -- Ashlon Jackson (19), Reigan Richardson (14), Emma Koabel (14), Oluchi Okananwa (11), Taina Mair (11).
- Earlier this season Duke set a single-game record for most threes in a game, knocking down 14 against Coastal Carolina.
- If the 2023-24 campaign ended today, Duke's 6.3 triples per game would rank second on the Duke single season charts for average three-pointers made. Duke averaged 7.25 in 2020-21, but only played four games.
SUPERLATIVE SPOTLIGHT
- Duke's reserves are providing a spark for the Blue Devils, boasting an average of 25.7 points per game. The Blue Devils have scored more bench points than their foes in 10 games, totaling 308 points while opponents have put up just 140.
- In six of the games, the Blue Devils have finished with a substantial margin in bench production -- 34-15 (Richmond), 24-6 (Coastal Carolina), 28-5 (at Stanford), 33-11 (NC Central, 22-12 (South Carolina), 28-4 (FGCU), 42-8 (Coppin State).
- Duke has had strong production on the offensive glass this season, tallying 13.3 offensive rebounds per game.
- The Blue Devils have parlayed those extra possessions into 156 second-chance points, 31 points better than their opponents (125). Duke has held the advantage in seven games, including sizeable margins against Richmond (18-5) and Coastal Carolina (20-2).
- On the fastbreak, the Blue Devils hold a 163-61 edge and have limited 11 opponents to fewer than eight points in transition. The lone team to eclipse 10 points was South Carolina with the Gamecocks tallying 12.
- Duke has commanded the inside early in the season, outscoring its foes 424-312.
- The Blue Devils are plus nine in points in the paint compared to their opponents, 35.3 to 26.0, and have finished with double-digit margins in eight contests.
UP NEXT
Duke hits the road for its next two contests beginning with a trip to Louisville, Ky., for a date with the Cardinals on Thursday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m., live on ACC Network.
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWBB."
#GoDuke
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