Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Triangle Sports Roundup: Hoops, pucks, and lax action heats up

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Duke women's hoops wins and loses at same time


Duke Blue Devils guard Chelsea Gray scored her 1000th point recently - Orin Day, DWHoops.com


Just as things were right on track, the fifth-ranked Duke Blue Devils train hit a major nick in the rails on Sunday.

After winning their their 37th straight ACC home contest to improve to 24-1 overall and 14-0 in league action with an 81-70 win over the the Demon Deacons at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., they lost guard Chelsea Gray for the remainder of the season with a dislocated knee.

After being recognized for scoring her 1000th point in a Blue Devils uniform before the game, the junior from Manteca, Calif. jumped for a rebound at the 8:01 mark of the first half and landed awkwardly while contesting for the ball with a Deamon Deacons player.

She managed to walk off the floor on crutches and sat on the team bench with her knee and leg immobilized in a brace for the remainder of the game while watching her team win its ACC-leading 37th consecutive game over a league opponent at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Coincidentally, the location of Gray's injury was only five to eight feet away from the spot where teammate Rich Jackson suffered a season-ending injury a year earlier against the Virginia Tech Hokies, during the teams' annual Pink Play4Kay game as well.

A truly tough loss for the Blue Devils and a painful and unfortunate injury to one of the best point guards in the country.

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Triangle Sports Update: Three-pointers, slapshots, and GB's