Blue Devil Game Notes: ND, Feb. 1, 6 PM, ESPN2

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Game 23
#3/3 Notre Dame (20-1, 8-0) at Duke (16-6, 5-3)
Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 • 6:00 p.m.
Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor Stadium)

Radio: Blue Devil IMG Sports Network
Steve Barnes (PXP), Morgan Patrick (Color)

TV: ESPN2
Beth Mowins (PXP), Stephanie White (Color)

Setting the Scene...
    The Duke women’s basketball team (16-6, 5-3 ACC) will host third-ranked Notre Dame (20-1, 8-0) in Cameron Indoor Stadium for ESPN2 Big Monday Feb. 1, 2016 at 6 p.m.
   The Blue Devils are riding a four-game ACC winning streak and will celebrate Duke sophomore Azurá Stevens’ 20th birthday Monday.
   The contest will be aired live on ESPN2 with Beth Mowins (PXP) and Stephanie White (Color) calling the action. It will also be carried on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network on WDNC 620 AM, 99.3 FM, 96.5 FM and www.GoDuke.com with Steve Barnes (PXP) and Morgan Patrick (Color) on the air beginning at 5:30 p.m.

What is Next?...
   Duke continues its tough stretch that features three games in seven days. The Blue Devils will host Virginia Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m., live on ESPN3.

Duke Keys...
    Duke sophomore Azurá Stevens needs nine points to reach 900 in her career and Rebecca Greenwell is six points shy of 800, both in only two years.
   Looking for its first win against a ranked opponent this season, the Blue Devils are hoping to snap a four-game losing streak to ranked foes. Duke has won seven out of the last 12 games against teams ranked in the top five nationally in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils have overall dropped nine straight decisions to top five ranked teams.
   The Blue Devils have started all 13 players this season, which is a Blue Devil record. The previous mark was 11 in 2010-11. Wake Forest is the next closest ACC team with 10 players who have started. Duke has also featured 12 different starting lineups in 2015-16.

Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
   •   Over her first 18 games, Azurá Stevens hit six three-pointers. She has drained eight treys over the last four games (8-of-13; 61.5%).
   •   Azurá Stevens needs only 20 rebounds to become just the third Blue Devil in school history to pull down 500 rebound in their freshman and sophomore campaigns -- Chris Moreland (592) and Elizabeth Williams (523).
   •   Oderah Chidom has scored double-digits in three consecutive games. She has averaged 12.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.7 assists in that period. Chidom has hit 55.6 percent from the field.
   •   Azurá Stevens is averaging 21.3 points and 10.5 rebounds in ACC games, which ranks second and first, respectively.
   •   With 22 treys made in ACC action, Rebecca Greenwell ranks second in the league.
   •   Azurá Stevens currently ranks first in the ACC with a 9.5 rebound average. Only Elizabeth Williams last season (9.0) averaged 9.0 rebounds or better in a season at Duke over the last 26 years.
   •   The tandem of Amber Henson and Azurá Stevens pulled down 30 of Duke’s 48 rebounds against UNC.
   •   Duke has gone four straight games without turning the ball over more than 19 times in a contest. In the games, the Blue Devils averaged only 18.5 turnovers.
   •   The Blue Devils have swiped 45 steals over the last four contests.
   •   Duke has averaged 17.0 assists over the last three games.
   •   Freshman Angela Salvadores missed three straight contests with an injured ankle, which happened early in the NC State contest. She returned to the court at Pitt.
   •   Rookie point guard Kyra Lambert dished a career-high seven assists against Boston College and has registered 18 assists the last four games.
   •   Duke fell out of the Associated Press top 25 ledger Jan. 15, which snapped an incredible 312 straight weeks streak, which dated back to Nov. 29, 2000. It was the third-longest streak in NCAA history. Duke is now unranked in back-to-back weeks for the first time since the 1994-95 campaign.
   •   In eight ACC games, Duke is averaging 67.4 points, but is hitting 46.4 percent of its field goals, which ranks third in league games only.
   •   Rebecca Greenwell is averaging 16.4 points in Duke’s 16 wins, but is only averaging 9.2 in the losses. She has hit 48-of-54 made three-pointers on the season in the Blue Devil wins.
   •   The Blue Devils currently rank 12th nationally in field goal percentage (46.4).
   •   Of the 44 players in the nation that are averaging 19.3 points or better, Azurá Stevens is one of only three of those that also are hitting 56.0 percent or better from the field.
   •   Redshirt freshman Lyneé Belton owns a team-high five charges taken on the season.
   •   Azurá Stevens has pulled down an ACC-best 91 offensive rebounds on the year. Her season highs of 33 points (tied) and eight blocks are ACC bests.
   • In the 16 games won by the Blue Devils, the squad has averaged 43.4 rebounds and an +11.3 rebounding margin. The Blue Devils have also hit 48.7 percent from the field in the wins. In the six losses, Duke has averaged 38.5 rebounds, a +2.3 rebound margin, 21.2 turnovers, 9.3 assists and hit only 26.5 percent from downtown.
    •   Azurá Stevens currently ranks sixth nationally in double-doubles (12), 40th in blocks (2.2), 23rd in field goal percentage (56.0), 45th in rebounds (9.5) and 38th in points per game (19.3).
   •   Azurá Stevens has registered 10 games with 20 or more points and two 30-point outburst so far this season. She owns 15 20-point games over her career.
   •   Blue Devil sophomore Azurá Stevens has 15 double-doubles over her last 28 collegiate games.
   •   The Blue Devils returned only 96 career starts entering 2015-16 -- Rebecca Greenwell (33), Azurá Stevens (26), Amber Henson (22), Kendall Cooper (7), Oderah Chidom (6) and Mercedes Riggs (2).
   •   The Blue Devils feature 13 players from 11 different states/countries on the 2015-16 roster.
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A Look at Notre Dame...
   Notre Dame enters the contest with a 20-1 overall and 8-0 league mark. The Irish have been led by Brianna Turner (14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds), Madison Cable (13.2 points, 46 treys), Marina Mabrey (12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds), Arike Ogunbowale (11.2 points, 3.7 rebounds) and Lindsay Allen (9.0 points, 113 assists).
   Winners of 13 straight games since a 10-point loss to UConn, Notre Dame was also without Turner for six games earlier in the season due to injury.

Duke Players Against the Notre Dame...
    In two games last season against the Irish, Azurá Stevens averaged 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists. She hit only 44.0 percent of her field goals. Stevens had a double-double (13 points, 10 boards) in the first meeting.
   Rebecca Greenwell averaged only 5.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in two contests a year ago. She hit only 2-of-6 treys.
Hey, I Know You...
   Duke’s redshirt sophomore Rebecca Greenwell and Notre Dame’s Lindsay Allen, Taya Reimer and Brianna Turner played on the 2012 USA Basketball U17 World Championship team that posted an 8-0 record and won the gold medal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
   Greenwell and Reimer played together on the USA Basketball 3X3 Youth World Championship team that won the honorary bronze medal. Greenwell injured her ACL during the tournament.
   The duo of Greenwell and Reimer also led the U16 squad to the gold medal and a 5-0 record in Merida, Mexico.

The Series with Notre Dame...
   Duke and Notre Dame will meet for the 13th time in school history and the Blue Devils are looking for their first victory against the Irish since Nov. 22, 1997.
   Duke holds an 1-11 all-time record against the Fighting Irish. In games played in Durham, N.C., the Blue Devils are 1-2 overall.
   Coach P owns a 2-7 record against Notre Dame.
McCallie topped Notre Dame twice during her time at Michigan State, including an 82-73 overtime victory in South Bend Dec. 2, 2004.

Impressive First Halves...
    In the last three contests, Azurá Stevens has averaged 16.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists in just the first half. She hit 61.8 percent of her field goals and 55.6 percent from downtown.
   Stevens tallied a Duke season high 18 points in the first half at Clemson and 16 points versus North Carolina along with eight rebounds. She added 16 points at Pittsburgh.

Stellar Three-Game Stretch...
    Duke sophomore Azurá Stevens has turned in a very impressive last three games scoring 85 points, which is the tied for fifth most by a Duke player in school history during a three-game stretch.

Most Points in Three-Game Stretch
Points   Player
93   Alana Beard (2002-03)
92   Chris Moreland (1985-86)
88   Monique Currie (2005-06)
86   Chris Moreland (1985-86)
85   Azurá Stevens (2015-16)
85   Alana Beard (2000-01)

Four-Game Winning Streak...
    The Blue Devils boast a four-game winning streak and during that stretch has held opponents to 49.2 points and 32.7 percent shooting. Duke has averaged 71.0 points and hit 46.6 percent from the field.
   Azurá Stevens (25.5 points, 11.0 rebounds), Rebecca Greenwell (18.3 points, 13-of-29 treys) and Oderah Chidom (11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds) have led the Blue Devils.
   Duke has forced 21.0 turnovers and averaged 18.5 turnovers, while dishing 15.8 assists a game.

Henson Has Huge Game...
    Graduate Student Amber Henson registered her best game of the season against North Carolina as she pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds, while notching five points, three assists and three blocks in 28 minutes.
   Henson has started each of the last four games and five out of the last six. In the four games Henson has started, she has averaged 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 points, 2.3 blocks, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals. She he hit first three-pointer of the season at Pitt.
   After being away from the team for 11 games due to a leave of absence from the program, she returned to the team Jan. 2 and played for the first time Jan. 7 against Wake Forest.

Against Ranked Opponents...
    The Blue Devils are 0-3 this season against ranked opponents and in those games Duke has averaged only 60.7 points.
   Azurá Stevens (13.3 points, 10.0 rebounds), Kyra Lambert (10.3 points, 5 treys), Oderah Chidom (9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds) and Rebecca Greenwell (9.0 points, 2-of-7 treys) have paced the Blue Devils in those games.

One of a Kind...
   Duke sophomore Azurá Stevens is the only player nationally currently averaging over 19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks a contest. Stevens owns averages of 19.3 points, 9.5 reb., and 2.2 blks.
   The Blue Devils have never featured a player averaging over 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in a single season.

Blue Devil Game Notes: ND, Feb. 1, 6 PM, ESPN2

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