The
#5 Duke Blue Devils (16-2, 7-0 ACC) travel to take on the Clemson Tigers (5-12, 1-5) at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C. on Friday.
Duke is riding a 10-game winning streak on the season and has won 10-straight ACC contests dating back to last year.
Duke and
Clemson will meet for the 66th time in school history with Duke holding a
slight advantage in the series, 33-32.
In
games played in Clemson, Duke has won six in a row.
The Lady Tigers defeated Duke, 93-75, at Clemson in 2000-01,
which was the last time Clemson has knocked off the Blue Devils.
Duke
- Duke ranks first in the ACC with a 35.0 three-point field goal percentage
- Nine different Blue Devils have registered double-figure scoring so far on the season
- Richa Jackson leads the ACC with a 64.9 field goal percentage in ACC games only, while ranking third overall (54.3%)
- Chelsea Gray’s 6.2 assists per game ranks No. 1 in the ACC
- Elizabeth Williams is third in rebounds (8.9) and is averaging 4.7 blocks per game which leads the ACC
Clemson
- Clemson enters Friday’s game following a 94-65 road loss to Wake Forest last Sunday
- The Tigers are 1-5 in conference play, including a 52-47 victory over North Carolina on Jan. 12 in Chapel Hill
- Nikki Dixon leads the team with a double figure average in scoring (11.9 points, 4.3 rebounds)
Blue Devils collect more ACC honors
After
beating ACC and AP Top 25 foe, the #8 Maryland Terrapins (18-2, 5-2) by
a score of 80-72 on Sunday, the #5 Duke Blue Devils (16-2, 7-0) etched
their names on a few more...
Chelsea Gray Named the Ronald McDonald House Charities Duke Student-Athlete of the Week
Earlier in the week, Blue Devils sophomore guard Chelsea Gray
was named the Ronald McDonald House Charities Duke Student-Athlete of
the Week, after helping to lead the team to victories over
Georgia Tech and #8 Maryland during the previous week.
The
#5 Blue Devils posted an 80-72 victory over Maryland on Sunday to
improve to 7-0 in league action and 16-2 overall.
Duke also traveled to
Georgia Tech and registered a key 79-62 road win over the Yellow
Jackets on Wednesday.
Gray
averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds in last week’s action.
She closed the weekend with her third
double-double of the season as the 5'11" point guard scored a season-high
17 points and dished 11 assists against the Terrapins.
Gray
also pulled down five rebounds and had one steal in 36 minutes of play.
She
scored seven points over the final 2:56 of the contest to help seal the
80-72 victory for Duke, which won its school-record 34th straight
overall game in Cameron and 26th consecutive ACC home contest.
Gray hit 2-of-4
treys and 5-of-6 free throws on the week, while posting a 15-5
assist-to-turnover ratio.
Gray has notched three games this season with
10 or more assists.
