The Blue Devils' undefeated record in conference play leaves them sitting firmly atop the standings approaching the mid-point of the ACC schedule.
In addition to Duke and Maryland, the ACC currently has two other teams in the AP Top 25, the #11 Miami Hurricanes and the #24 North Carolina Tar Heels.
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Blue Devils top Terrapins 80-72
The
#5 Duke Blue Devils continued to hone their perfect record in Atlantic
Coast Conference (ACC) season play by beating the #8 Maryland Terrapins
80-72 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. on Sunday
afternoon.Forward Haley Peters...
Notes of interest:
With the Duke Victory…
- Totaled the school’s 300th all-time ACC victory
- Registered its 34th consecutive win at home, which continues a school record
- Registered its 26th straight home ACC win
- Won its 50th ACC contest over the last five years and 64th over the last six.
- Won its 57th out of the last 58 games in Cameron
- Won the fourth straight contest versus Maryland at home in Cameron, including 11 out of the last 12
- Improved to 3-0 in Cameron against Maryland when both teams are ranked in top 10.
Coach Joanne P. McCallie
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Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
Sophomore Haley Peters
- Scored a career-high 21 points
- Had a career-high 10 field goals made and career high 12 attempts
- Tied a career high with her sixth three-pointer made of the season
- Collected double-figure scoring in the first half with 13 points - has posted double-figures 10 games this year
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Sophomore Chelsea Gray
- Had her third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 assists
- Had a season-high 17 points, which surpassed a season-high 16 points from the game before
- Collected 10 or more assists for the third time this season
- Totaled double-figure scoring for the 12th time this season and the fourth time out of the last five games
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Freshman Elizabeth Williams
- Posted 16 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal
- Posted double-figure scoring for the fourth straight game and the 12th time this season
- Tied a Duke single-season freshman record with 68 blocks, after swatting two today
- With her 68 blocks, now ranks tied for fourth on the ACC single season freshman list
Junior Allison Vernerey
- Tallied 10 points and three rebounds in 15 minutes
- Hit 5-of-9 field goals
- Collected double-figure scoring third game this season and the second in ACC action
Sophomore Richa Jackson
- Notched 11 points, four rebounds and one steal in 28 minutes
- Posted double-figure scoring for the seventh time out of the last eight games
Other Duke Notes…
- Had a season-low nine turnovers
- Dished 16 assists
- Had 46 of 80 points in the paint
- Hit 50.0 percent of its field goals, marking the seventh time this year with 50.0% FG% or better
- Outrebounded Maryland, 41-30, including 16 offensive boards
- Hit all seven free throws the Blue Devils attempted
- Scored 16 second chance points
- Posted five players with 10 or more points marking the fourth time this season
- Duke and Maryland met for the ninth time in school history when both teams are ranked in the top 10 nationally
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