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Play 4Kay game at Cameron Indoor Stadium
#5 Duke (21-3, 12-0) hosts Virginia Tech (7-18, 3-9)
Series History: Duke leads 18-2
Inside Duke
- Record: 21-3, 12-0 ACC
- Ranking: #5 (AP), #5 (Coaches)
- Last Result: W, 67-57 at Florida State, 2-12-12
- Up Next: at Maryland, 2-19-12
- Head Coach: Joanne P. McCallie (5th Year)
- Duke Record: 135-29 (5th Year)
- Career Record: 451-177 (20th Year)
- Record: 7-18, 3-9 ACC
- Ranking: #NR (AP), #NR (Coaches)
- Last Result: L, 60-64 vs. Boston College, 2-13-12
- Up Next: vs. Virginia, 2-19-12
- Head Coach: Dennis Wolff (1st Year)
- VT Record: 7-18 (1st Year)
- Career Record: 277-215 (18th Year)
As the reigning back-to-back ACC Champion, the Blue Devils are riding a 28-game home winning streak against ACC opponents and are one of only nine teams in ACC history that have opened league play with an 12-0 mark.
All fans attending the game are encouraged to wear pink for the Play 4Kay Initiative to help in raising awareness for the fight against breast cancer.
The Blue Devils will be wearing white uniforms with pink trim along with pink shoelaces for the game. All cancer survivors in attendance will be recognized during the contest.
Play 4Kay is a unified effort of a nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness and funds for cancer research on and off the court.
The late Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, served as the catalyst to this initiative after her third recurrence of breast cancer in 2006. Since its inception, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund has allocated $2.3M in research grants to nationally, renowned cancer centers.
Noting Duke...
- Recent starting guard Shay Selby has hit 5-of-12 treys the last four games
- Richa Jackson (57.3) ranks second in the league in ACC games only for field goal percentage, while ranking sixth overall (51.1)
- Allison Vernerey has played in team-best 96 straight contests
- Chelsea Gray's 6.2 assists per game ranks No. 1 in the ACC and 11th nationally while Elizabeth Williams is fourth in rebounds (8.4) in the ACC
- Gray is tied for third in the ACC with a 1.9 assist/turnover ratio
- Williams is averaging 4.7 blocks per game in ACC action, which leads the league
Noting Virginia Tech...
- Virginia Tech enters Wednesday's contest with a 7-18 record following a recent 64-60 loss to Boston College
- The Hokies are 3-9 in ACC play after notching wins over Clemson (55-33) and Boston College (38-35) in their first two league games
- Monet Tellier (14.3 points, 4.7 rebounds) and Aerial Wilson (11.5 points, 2.2 rebounds) are both averaging double figures
- Head coach Dennis Wolff is in his first year at the helm of the program after serving one season as the Director of Men's Basketball Operations & Assistant to the Head Coach for the Virginia Tech men's basketball program. Wolff was also previously the head men's basketball coach at Boston University (1994-2009)
Williams selected ACC Rookie of the Week for seventh time
For the seventh time this season, Duke center Elizabeth Williams was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Rookie of the Week as announced on Monday.
The seven ACC Rookie of the Week honors this year for Williams has tied a Duke school record that was previous held by Alana Beard in 2000-01.
It is also tied for the third most in ACC history behind Monica Wright of Virginia (8 in 2006-07) and Tracy Connor of Wake Forest (9 in 1992-93).
Williams averaged 14.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.0 blocks, 2.0 steals and 1.7 assists while leading fifth-ranked Duke to victories over 22nd-ranked North Carolina, Boston College and Florida State.
With her 15 blocks on the week, Williams netted Duke's single season freshman record for blocks with 94.
Williams' efforts helped lead Duke to the ninth-best start in ACC league history with a 12-0 league record. Williams hit 47.4 percent of her field goals on the week while hitting 70.0 percent from the free throw line.
Looking to the future: Duke Selected One of 16 Host Sites For 2013 NCAA First & Second Rounds
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee announced the 2013 NCAA First and Second Round sites for the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship on Monday with Duke University earning one of 16 bids.
Duke will host the first and second rounds for the third time over the last four years.
The Blue Devils are riding a 16-game winning streak in NCAA Tournament games played in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke owns an all-time record of 18-2 in NCAA Tournament contests played at home and has hosted games in Cameron 10 times out of 18 appearances.
Twenty-One Finalists In The Mix For Final 2012 U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team Roster
Duke
alum Lindsey Harding was named on Monday as one of 21 finalists for the 2012 U.S.
Olympic Women’s Basketball Team.
The player selections were made by the
USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee.
“Now
that we’re down to 21 finalists, you look around and you see a group of
players that have tremendous experience,” said Geno Auriemma, 2009-12
USA National Team and University of Connecticut head coach.
Harding,
who is a 2007 Duke graduate and current member of the Atlanta Dream of
the WNBA, was a 2007 Naismith National Player of the Year and WBCA
Defensive Player of the Year for the Blue Devils.
She holds the Duke
career record for assists with 579 and overall wins (128) from 2003-07.
Harding is one of only two student-athletes at Duke to have her jersey
retired.
“(We have) players that have won (Olympic) gold medals, won World Championships, there are WNBA champions on the list, players that have won in Europe in international competition. You’ve got a group of players that have experienced everything there is to experience and as a coach, as someone who’s been around these players, I couldn’t be happier with this group. They represent the best of what the United States has to offer.” - U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Coach - Geno Auriemma
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