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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game Notes: #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs #2 Maryland Terrapins
2012 NCAA Tournament: Notre Dame beats Maryland, headed to Final Four
The top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish dominated the
second-seeded Maryland Terrapins in securing an 80-49 victory and
earning the Raleigh Regional title in the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball
Championship Tournament held at PNC Arena in...
The Raleigh Regional final of the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament takes place on Tuesday night as the top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish and second-seeded Maryland Terrapins will meet for what should be a well-contested defensive battle to the end.
It's the best of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) against the best of the Big East Conference (Big East) in NCAA Tournament play.
Follow In-Game notes below during the game - tip-off is 9 p.m.
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| Maryland celebrates after beating Texas A&M - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting |
Maryland has come from behind to win each of its three NCAA tournament contests.
The Terrapins trailed by as many as 18 in the first half and 12 in the second half against defending national champion Texas A&M.
They trailed by five points with six minutes remaining in its second-round contest against Louisville.
And they trailed by four points in the first half against Navy.
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| The Fighing Irish Faithful will want to celebrate again - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting |
Fighting Irish know how to shut it down
Notre Dame’s 44-point margin of victory over St. Bonaventure matches the largest ever in a Sweet 16 contest, a 91-47 win over Purdue in the Midwest Regional semifinal on March 22, 1990.
It was the fewest points Notre Dame has ever allowed in an NCAA Tournament game.
Notre Dame has participated in three previous regional finals, including last year, and this is the first time in school history that the Fighting Irish have made back-to-back Elite Eights.
Recent NCAA Women's Basketball Championship news on Examiner.com:
2012 NCAA Tournament: Fighting Irish, Terrapins, Aggies, Bonnies at PNC Arena
Women’s college basketball fans in the Triangle may not be
entirely familiar with the top-level teams that are in town to compete
in the Raleigh Regional of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship
Tournament &ndash...
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| Maryland Terrapins warming up with Strength coaches - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC |
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| Skylar Diggins leads Notre Dame in warm-ups - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC |
Tip-off at in 45 minutes
1st half:
- Maryland gets the tip with Anjale Barrett contolling the ball but a pass inside goes out-of-bounds
- Skylar Diggins with the ball for Notre Dame and finds Devereaux Peters for an easy layup - 2-0 Fighting Irish lead
- Terrapins come back and Alicia DeVaughn gets the layup to tie it
- Diggins gets it and puts up a nice floater to take the lead
- DeVaughn gets another two and Notre Dame tries to even it up, but miss and Alyssa Thomas comes the other wasy and hits a jumper - 6-4 Terrapins lead
- Kayla McBride hits a three-pointer to take the lead
- Barrett comes back with a layup and Maryland leads 8-7 with 15:50 to play
- Fighting Irish tie it up - 8-8 with 14 minutes to go
- Notre Dame's takent the lead 12-8 but Thomas hits a jumper from the FT and causes a turnover and drives in for the layup - tie game 12-12 with 11:30 to play
- Maryland's Lynetta Kizer drives the lane and through Natalie Ochonwa - she's going to get checked out - took an elbow to the mouth
- Notre Dame with the ball and they fight hard to score two on the rebound and put-back by Diggins
- Terrapins come down and Thomas is fouled while going to the hoop - she scores one - 14-13 Notre Dame lead
- Achonwa gets the layup for Notre Dame to extend the lead to 16-13 with under 10 minutes to play
- Diggins scores and then Achonwa gets antoher layup and the Fighting Irish now lead 20-13 with 8:29 to play
- Maryland misses on their possession and then Diggins drives to the hoop and kicks it out to Brittany Mallory who passes it to McBride and she hits a three-pointer - lead increases to 23-13 with 7:41 left
- Kim Rodgers tries the three but misses and Mallory brings it up and passes to Diggins who drives for the layup - drops it and is dropped herself by Rodgers - she's get a FT and drops it
- As Notre Dame leads 26-13 Maryland can't seem to get any offense going and are not getting their own rebounds
- Notre Dame threatens again and Thomas fouls McBride - shot shoots two FT's and drops them both - 28-13 Irish lead
- After a turnover by Maryland, Notre Dame turns it over and Thomas feeds Mincy for the easy layup
- While scoring Mincy's shoe comes loose and as the Fighting Irish bring the ball up she's trying to put it on - Diggins drives by her as she can't keep up with her because her shoe is falling off
- After a few baskets traded back and forth - Notre Dame leads 32-17 with 3:42 to go
- Novosel hits and three-pointer after getting a screen on Barrett
- Tiana Hawkins starting to crash the boards with success and scores
- Notre Dame comes back and Achonwa scores on two successive possessions - 38-19 Fighting Irish lead with 2:13 to go
- Notre Dame on an 8-2 run over the last 1:47 of play
- Maryland's offense has not rhythm as Thomas attempts a three but misses entirely and Notre Dame rebounds it
- DeVaughn cleans up the rebound after Thomas is quadruple-teamed - lead is 17 points in Notre Dame's favor with under a minute to play
- Maryland can't convert on its first try to score before the half ends - Fighting Irish defense is tight
- With 12.2 seconds remaining Diggins finds a seam and drive into the lane and gets the basket and the foul - she misses the extra point and the Fighting Irish lead 40-21 at the half
Interesting notes at the half:
Notre Dame: shooting 43% - leading scorer - Skylar Diggins - 13 points
Maryland: shooting 38% - leading scorer - Alyssa Thomas - 7 points
Difference-maker: Notre Dame is outrebounding Maryland 24-15
2nd half:
- Mincy misses but so does Notre Dame
- Barrett drives the land and scores the layup - 40-23 Fighting Irish lead
- Diggins drive and is fouled - she drops one of two FT's
- Diggins steals it and passes to Novosel for and easy layup
- Notre Dame causes a turnover and McBrideMallory drives for the layup and is followed up by a layup by McBride - Notre Dame leads 45-24 with 17:32 to go
- Hawkins scores for the Terps and the Fighting Irish come back with Diggins to Novosel for three points
- Hawkins scores four more points for the Terps but Ochonwa answers back
- Kizer drops a jumper - 52-32 Notre Dame leads
- Both teams trade baskets and its 54-34 with 14:13 left in the half
- Another two points by Thomas and Novosel - 56-36
- Diggins steals it and score while Barrett scores on a layup
- Novosel with a three-pointer and the Notre Dame lead is now 22 points - 60-38 with 11:15 left
- Notre Dame on a 8-0 run over the last 1:49 - lead 66-38
- Highlight of the half - Mincy goes up for a shot that is swatted away by Ochonwa and save by Peters who outlets a long pass upcourt to Diggins for the easy layup
- Thomas makes two FT's but Ochonwa's layup from Diggins gets the lead back up to 28 - 70-42
- McBride scores another two points
- Thomas hits a jumper and Maryland trails 74-46 with 5:20 to play
- Both teams getting a little slopping with turnovers and traveling calls
- Novosel drives the lane and scores two more - has 14 so far
- Fighting Irish have continued to build their lead up to 80-48 with 1:19 to play as all Notre Dame starters have been substituted
- Maryland scores a FT but it is only a matter of time in his one
- The Terps can't score on their last possession and Notre Dame holds on to the ball as time runs out
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| Notre Dame Fighting Irish - NCAA Raleigh Regional Winners - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC |
Sunday, March 25, 2012
2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #2 Maryland Terrapins vs #3 Texas A&M Aggies
Women’s college basketball fans in the Triangle may not be entirely familiar with the top-level teams that are in town to compete in the Raleigh Regional of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament...
Sunday, March 4, 2012
ACC WBB Tournament Championship In-Game: #3 Maryland Terrapins vs #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
ACC WBB Tournament: Maryland wins 10th title with 68-65 win over Georgia Tech
The third-seeded Maryland Terrapins (28-4) won their 10th ACC
tournament title with a 68-65 victory over the fourth-seeded Georgia
Tech Yellow Jackets (24-8) in front of 9,122 in attendance at the
Greensboro Coliseum in...
In-Game notes:
The #3 Maryland Terrapins tip-off against the #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women's Basketball Championship game at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday afternoon.
The Terps are seeking to win their 10th ACC championship while the Yellow Jackets return to the final game for the first time since 1993 when they lost to Virginia.
Tip-off coming next:
1st half:
- Georgia Tech gets first possession and Metra Walthour hits a three to set the pace - 3-0 Yellow Jackets
- Maryland now with the ball and Alyssa Thomas scores two
- GT throws it away and has trouble setting up the offense
- Thomas comes back and tries put one over Sasha Goodlett, but is denied
- Thomas follows on the rebound and gets it to give the Terps the lead
- Goodlett comes down and gets a quick two to regain the lead for the Yellow Jackets - 5-4 w/16:39 to go
- GT making quick substitutions as it did against NC State in the semi-final
- Maryland hits a two from Thomas again - has scored all of the Terps points
- The Yellow Jackets miss on a baseline shot but get the rebound
- Tyauanna Marshall comes up short on a shot and the Terps push the ball up the floor with a foul called on Marshall - Maryland leads 6-5 with 15:30 to play
- Maryland with ball and Lynetta Kizer scores for Maryland
- The Terps playing single coverage defense and sliding the double effectively, but Goodlett finds some space and scores another two points inside
- GT pressing deep early on to slow Maryland's offensive pace
- Laurin Mincy tries to extend the Maryland lead but misses
- The Yellow Jackets don't score on their possession and the Terps can't either
- GT can't move the ball and is called for a 5-seccond violation
- Maryland with the ball and the 8-7 lead which Thomas adds to - 10-7 Maryland leads with 12:14 to go
- The Yellow Jackets turning the ball over a lot and the Terps now have a chance to take a substantial lead
- Thomas scores again and the lead is 5 points - not before Marshall hits a jumper and Maryland leads 12-9 with 11:27 to go in the half
- As expected, this one is close and should stay that way right up until the end
- GT with the ball and looking to penetrate a tight Maryland defense that turns the ball over
- The Yellow Jackets affording Maryland space to shoot but Anjale Barrett misses
- Marshall misses at the other, but Kizer hits two for Maryland
- Georgia Tech turns it over again as it can't get an effective offense set up - Maryland leads 14-9
- Thomas scores again and gets the foul for the extra shot - she hits the FT and the lead is the largest so far - eight points
- FT having a tough time moving the ball from the point inside to Goodlett - she gets fouled and ball stays with GT
- Terps defending tight right at the arc and forces Marshall to hit a long two - GT trails 17-11 with 8;31 to play
- Thomas is a one-player machine right now as the Terps work the ball inside to her - she gets fouled
- Maryland moving the ball effectively and inside to Thomas and back outside as Barrett misses a three-point attempt but they get the rebound
- Alicia Devaughn turns it over and it will GT ball as Maryland leads17-11 with 7:53 to go
- Marshall tries to drive the lane but doesn't get it, but Goodlett rebounds but still can't score
- Mincy comes down the other way and scores a jumper from the left side
- Devaughn fouls Marshall and she goes to the FT line - she hits one of two
- Maryland comes down the floor playing against a GT zone defense set-up
- Mincy tries a shot and on the rebound GT is called for a foul as Kizer goes to the line - she drops one of two - Terps lead 20-12 with 6:14 to play
- Walthour misses but Chelsea Regans cuts the Maryland lead to six points with a layup past Thomas
- The Terps turn it over and GT goes up the floor as Marshall t tries to put one up
- Another tries doesn't drop for GT and Tianna Hawkins scores two points to put the Terps back up by eight points
- Goodlett goes up the other way and scores a layup with a foul shot coming up as well - she hits the FT and Maryland has the ball and turns it over quickly on a travel call
- GT gets the ball back and looking to score and Sydney Wallace comes in and hits a three - Maryland lead is only two right now
- Hawkins comes down and scores to extend the Maryland to 24-20
- GT working hard taking shots and rebounding to get additional shots and can't convert
- The Yellow Jackets defense continues to slow the Maryland offense - the Yellow Jackets can't score on their possession
- Thomas drops two and extends the lead to six again
- GT misses a three from Wallace and Maryland brings it back down - foul called Laquananisha Adams
- Kizer on the FT line and hits both of them - lead is now 28-20 with 1:29 to go
- Goodlett gets the layup inside and cuts into the Terps lead
- Barrett misses a three-pointer as the shot clock runs down
- Mincy picks up the rebound and Maryland keeps possession - turnover causes GT to get the ball
- The Yellow Jackets give the ball right back while trying to bring the ball up
- Maryland with the ball with 25 seconds to go - Dawn Maye steals it and scores a layup for GT - Maryland leads 28-24 with 22.7 seconds to go
- Terps have the ball and should run the clock down to get the last shot in the half
- FT doubling Thomas and the Terps get the ball inside to Hawkins who gets fouled - she misses the first FT, but hits the second
- GT with the ball and Marshall hits a three-pointer at the buzzer over Mincy - Maryland leads 29-17 at the half
Interesting notes at the half:
Maryland - 12-25 (48%) - leading scorer - Alyssa Thomas - 13 points
Georgia Tech - 11-28 (39.3) - leading scorer - Sasha Goodlett - 10 points
*Points off turnovers - Maryland outscoring GT 13-5
- Maryland starts the half and Thomas starts off with a quick two points
- GT still trying to penetrate and Marshall drives the baseline to score two of her own
- The Terps turn it over and GT with possession and Walthour launches a three over Mincy as GT takes the lead with 18:30 to go
- Barrett finds time to launch a three-pointer of her own - the team's first of the game
- Walthour drives and misses but Goodlett gets the rebound and the foul - she hits the FT - GT leads 35-34 with 17:50 to go
- Kizer scores two quickly and FT brings the ball up with a foul call on Thomas
- GT forced to put it up and the Terps cause them to turn the ball over
- Thomas makes a drive and pops a shot to score two to extend the Terps lead to 38-35 with 17 minutes to play
- Marshall goes right at Thomas and scores on the layup - one-point lead for Maryland
- Barrett misses a three but GT fouls and keep the ball
- Kizer missess and GT come the other way and Regans hits a short jumper in the middle - Yellow Jackets take the lead
- Maryland turns it over and Walthour makes them pay for it with a layup as a result of the mid-court trap - Yellow Jackets lead 41-38 with 15:28 to play in the half
- Terps with the ball - missed shot and a foul on Walthour - Thomas gets two shots at the line which she scores on both FT
- GT with the ball and having trouble at first to penetrate inside he arc but Marshall pops one along the baseline over Thomas - GT leading 43-40 with 14:19 to play
- Terps with the ball and trying to work off against a tight FT defense in the paint - offensive set-up has slowed - missed jumper by Thomas
- GT tries to push the ball down the floor quickly but turns it over
- Mincy misses a three-pointer but Walthour misses a shot as well and Maryland heads upcourt
- Kizer misses for Maryland and then Goodlett drive the paint and spins to shoot and is fouled - she hits one of two and GT leads 44-40 with 12:11 to play
- Maryland's Kim Rodgers tries to put one up and is fouled - she scores both FT's and the GT lead is two
- GT with the ball and tries to push it inside and Terps' Hawkins is called for a foul
- Yellow Jackets now lead 45-43 with 11:27 to go and they bring the ball down the floor - turn it over
- Maryland at the FT line with Rodgers lining the shots up and scores both - tie game 45-45 with 10:45 to play
- Maye tried to drive the lane and is intercepted by Barrett - Terps go up the floor and Thomas is open to score two points
- Yellow Jackets work the ball up at the top and Marshall puts a three-point attempt up but misses - Regans gets the rebound
- Thomas comes back with a jump shot and scores again - 49-47 Maryland lead with under 10 minutes to play
- Goodlett goes up for two and is fouled by Hawkins - goes to the FT line - misses the first and hits the second
- Terps bring the ball up and works it inside to Thomas again as she scores
- Marshall driving in, out, left and right and is fouled by Mincy - at the FT line she hits both and GT trails by one 51-50 with eight minutes to play
- Rodgers hits a big three-pointer to put Maryland up by four points
- Goodlett puts up two in the point but not before Rodgers hits another three-pointer - wow!
- GT comes down and Marshall misses her shot and Maryland has the ball and 57-52 lead with 6:52 to play
- Barrett at the FT line for the Terps - she hits both to extend the lead
- GT bringing the ball up and looking to get it inside to Goodlett who gets fouled - she goes to the FT line and hits one of two
- Kizer picks up the rebound and Maryland brings the ball up and Mincy drives, Kizer misses and GT goes the other way
- Marshall scores a baseline layup and goes to the line for he extra FT shot and she finishes it - Maryland now leads 59-56 with 5:44 to play
- Terps inbound with GT press on but they clear up to half court and Thomas misses a shot but Maryland rebounds and keeps the ball
- Still with the ball, Maryland's Mincy puts a shot up but a shot clock violation gets the ball to GT
- Yellow Jackets bring the ball down but turn it over and Maryland comes back up court
- Thomas gets a layup in the lane and extends the Terps lead to five points - 61-56
- Kizer fouls Goodlett who goes to the FT line - she hits both shots and cuts into the Terps lead - trailing by three with four minutes to play
- Marshall steals it from Hawkins and GT looks to chip further into the Maryland lead - 61-58 with 3:59 to play
- GT brings the ball down the court and Marshall hits her signature baseline jumper and its a one-point game
- Maryland taking its time to set up and Thomas cant score and the Yellow Jackets deny Marshall a shot - Regans fouls and Terps go to the FT line
- Devaughn misses he FT and GT has the ball again still trail by one
- Marshall puts up the shot and GT now leads 62-61 with 2:15 to play
- Goodlett steals it from Thomas and the Yellow Jackets drive it down the floor and they get the foul by Rodgers
- Marshall at the FT line for GT - she misses the first but hits the second - GT leads 63-61 with two minutes to play
- Maryland comes down and Kizer works it inside with the layup and ties the game
- GT setting up the offense and looking to working it inside and the Yellow Jackets can't score
- Barrett goes up the floor and scores to give Maryland the lead - 65-63 with 56.5 seconds left to go
- GT with the ball off a missed shot and rebound
- Marshall with the ball on top and into Goodlett, back out and back it, but GT can't score on the play
- Terps have the ball with 22.7 seconds to go and the lead is still two points
- Thomas is fouled and shooting at the FT line - she hits both and he lead is four points
- GT tried to drive the lane by Walthour - confusion on the call - travel or foul?
- Maryland gets the ball and expect GT to foul
- Instead GT intercepts the inbound pass and the Terps foul on the play
- Marshall at the FT line - she hits both shots and it's 67-65 for Maryland with 12.7 seconds to play
- Terps have ball possession and will have to inbound against another tight GT press
- Tight defense on he play and GT fouls Barrett to put her at the FT while Regans fouls out for GT
- Barrett at the FT line - she hits one of two and GT gets the ball and calls timeout with 5.7 seconds remaining trailing by three-points
- GT inbounds the ball looking for a three-pointer
- Ball is in and Marshall dribbles to half court and is covered closely - she puts up a very long attempt that misses
- Maryland wins its 10th ACC Championship title
Saturday, March 3, 2012
2012 ACC WBB Tournament: #3 Maryland Terrapins advance to face #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in championship final
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| Maryland Terrapins vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons - Cheryl Treworgy, PrettySporty.com |
The #3 Maryland Terrapins distanced themselves from the #7 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, beating them 73-58 during the second semi-final match-up of the day at the 2012 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament taking place at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday.
The Terrapins return to the championship final for the first time since 2009 when they captured the conference title.
Maryland will face the #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets who handily defeated an exhausted NC State Wolfpack team in the day's earlier semi-final match-up.
The Wolfpack had become the lowest seed ever (9th) to advance to the tournament semi-final round but couldn't keep up with the Yellow Jackets throughout the game after playing two exhausting days to reach that point in the tournament.
The latest 2012 ACC WBB Tournament news from the Raleigh Sports Examiner:
2012 ACC WBB Tournament: Semi-final round action
The #3 Maryland Terrapins distanced themselves from the #7 Wake
Forest Demon Deacons, beating them 73-58 during the second semi-final
match-up of the day at the 2012 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament taking
place at the..
ACC WBB Tournament: North Carolina shuts down Clemson 90-51
The fifth-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (20-10) handed the
twelfth-seeded Clemson Tigers (6-22) a licking, 90-51, during the
opening game at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women’s Basketball
Tournament being played at..
Monday, January 23, 2012
ACC WBB postgame: #5 Duke beats #8 Maryland 80-72
The #5 Duke Blue Devils (16-2, 7-0) continued to show their perfection in ACC women's basketball
with an 80-72 win over the #8 Maryland Terrapins (18-2, 5-2) in front
of 7,228 witnesses at historic Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. on
Sunday afternoon.
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.
Latest news on the Duke Blue Devils from Examiner.com:
Notes of interest:
Coach Joanne P. McCallie
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.
Latest news on the Duke Blue Devils from Examiner.com:
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
Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
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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
Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
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
Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
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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Sunday, January 22, 2012
ACC WBB action: #5 Duke Blue Devils vs #8 Maryland Terrapins
Right from the opening tip-off Maryland started the scoring off and Duke responded just as quickly.
1st Half
The Terps took a 7-2 lead after the first minute and a half of play until Duke got it's game together under the leadership of guard Chelsea Gray and Haley Peters.
Throughout the first half, both teams traded baskets and lead changes.
After the end of the first half, the Blue Devils led the Terrapins 44-43.
Duke - Top scores after the half: Duke - Elizabeth Williams (12 pts), Haley Peters (13 pts)
Maryland - Top scorers after the half: Tianna Hawkins (15 pts), Alyssa Thomas (14 pts).
2nd Half
Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
1st Half
The Terps took a 7-2 lead after the first minute and a half of play until Duke got it's game together under the leadership of guard Chelsea Gray and Haley Peters.
Throughout the first half, both teams traded baskets and lead changes.
After the end of the first half, the Blue Devils led the Terrapins 44-43.
Duke - Top scores after the half: Duke - Elizabeth Williams (12 pts), Haley Peters (13 pts)
Maryland - Top scorers after the half: Tianna Hawkins (15 pts), Alyssa Thomas (14 pts).
2nd Half
Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
After impressive shooting performances coming from both teams (Duke
50.0%, Maryland 54.5%) during the first half, the tempo adjusted in
terms of the defensive pressure during the start of the second half.
Duke took advantage of Maryland's poor shooting performance to start the half and led 48-45, and continued to win the rebound battle under the board.s
The Blue Devils went on an 8-0 run to extend their lead to 56-45 with 13:27 remaining.
Maryland then went on a 7-0 run of their own to cut the Duke lead to 61-54.
Alyssa Thomas was the force that Maryland needed to keep them close to the Blue Devils as she hit short jumpers, lay-ups and three-pointers.
Possessing only a three-point lead with 6:57 remaining in the half, Duke had to regroup in order to maintain their stranglehold on the lead during a time out.
Richa Jacskon had scored four straight points to keep Duke ahead while the Terps continued to come back at the time.
The x-factor in the game for the Blue Devils was Haley Peters whose hot hand extended the Duke lead to 71-64 at the five-minute mark.
With Duke ahead 71-66 with under four minutes to play, key turnovers by Jackson and Williams allowed Duke to possess the ball and take their time on offense.
With just under three minutes to play, Gray hit a three-pointer that released a thunderous roar from the crowd and put the Blue Devils ahead 74-68.
However, Maryland's Lynetta Kizer answered back and narrowed the lead to 74-70 with 2:36 remaining.
Gray continued to keep the Terps at bay as her short jumper with 1:04 remaining in the half kept the Blue Devils at six-points.
Maryland's ensuing possession came up empty as Duke got more opportunities at the free throw line.
With every attempt to catch up to Duke that the Terrapins made, the Blue Devils ensured that their free-throw shooting would help them to keep the lead beyond six points.
Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
By the end of it all, Duke won its 34th consecutive game at Cameron Indoor Stadium and extended their perfect 7-0 record in ACC play to date by beating Maryland 80-72.
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