8/18 Duke In The WNBA Update
Five Blue Devils are competing in the WNBA in 2008
Source: Duke Women's Basketball Headline News
8/14 Women's Basketball Summer Update: Sophomore Jasmine Thomas
Thomas spent time both at home and at Duke this summer
Source: Duke Women's Basketball Headline News
8/13 NCAA names women's basketball committee head
Duke associate athletic director Jacki Silar has been chosen chairwoman of the NCAA Division I women's basketball committee for 2008-09.
Source: NewsObserver.com - Duke Women's Basketball
8/13 Duke’s Silar To Chair Division I Women’s Basketball Committee
Jacki Silar is the associate director of athletics at Duke
Source: Duke Women's Basketball Headline News
8/10 Women's Basketball Summer Update: Sophomore Krystal Thomas
Thomas has enjoyed time at home and at Duke this summer, while rehabbing her knee
Source: Duke Women's Basketball Headline News
7/31 Duke women to host Stanford
Cardinal to visit Durham on Dec. 16.
Source: NewsObserver.com - Duke Women's Basketball
7/30 Women's Basketball Summer Update: Junior Keturah Jackson
Jackson spent her summer at Duke taking classes, working out and working in the WBB office
Source: Duke Women's Basketball Headline News
5/7 Duke Fares Well in APR
While schools across the country lost scholarships because of poor academic performances, Duke and the ACC had little reason to fret when the NCAA released its 2006-2007 APR (Academic Progress Rate) data. Eight Duke teams achieved perfect scores of 1,000, while football fin..
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4/30 Chante Black, Careem Gay, Abby Waner named captains for 09 Women's Hoops
Chante Black is coming off and amazing season. She is one of Tri Captains for the 2009 Duke Women's Basketball team. She will be joined by fellow senior Careem Gay and the ever so popular Abby Waner. The Cameron lights will shine for one last time o..
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4/22 McCallie looking to next season
Steve Barnes of the Blue Devil Weekly on Duke Women's Hoops - Those of you who have ridden the Space Mountain rollercoaster at Disney World should be able to relate well with the season the Duke women’s basketball team just completed. The 25-10 campaign ended with a 77-63..
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3/31 HALFTIME: Texas A&M 29, Duke 25
OKLAHOMA CITY — The third-seeded Blue Devils' defense was dominant at times in the first half, but the No. 2 Aggies forged a lead in the period's last five minutes and leads at half 29-25. Chante Black and Abby Waner have five rebounds each, as Duke is dominating the ..
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3/31 HALFTIME: Texas A&M 29, Duke 25
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The third-seeded Blue Devils' defense was dominant at times in the first half, but the No. 2 Aggies forged a lead in the period's last five minutes and leads at half 29-25. Chante Black and Abby Waner have five rebounds each, as Duke is dominating the glass..
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3/30 Thoughts from Press Row
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Here are some initial thoughts from press row as Duke's 7 p.m. Sweet 16 tip against Texas A&M approaches: Duke is wearing its black jerseys for the third time this year. The other occasions? Losses to North Carolina in Chapel Hill and in the ACC Tournam..
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3/30 Waner does more than score for Duke
Abby Waner is a scorer, always has been. That's why she didn't exactly know how to play defense went she got to Duke.
Source: Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball Wire
3/29 Smith, Waner & Black Interview: March 29, 2008
Duke senior Wanisha Smith and juniors Abby Waner and Chante Black met with the media prior to Saturday’s open practice.
Source: Duke On-Demand Audio/Video
3/29 Coach McCallie Interview: March 29, 2008
Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie met with the media prior to Saturday’s open practice.
Source: Duke On-Demand Audio/Video
3/27 Abby Waner Media Availability: March 27, 2008
Abby Waner sat down with the media on Thursday to discuss Duke’s upcoming Sweet 16 game against Texas A&M.
Source: Duke On-Demand Audio/Video
3/27 Chante Black Media Availability: March 27, 2008
Chante Black sat down with the media on Thursday to discuss Duke’s upcoming Sweet 16 game against Texas A&M.
Source: Duke On-Demand Audio/Video
3/27 Wanisha Smith Media Availability: March 27, 2008
Wanisha Smith sat down with the media on Thursday to discuss Duke’s upcoming Sweet 16 game against Texas A&M.
Source: Duke On-Demand Audio/Video
3/27 Coach McCallie Media Availability: March 27, 2008
Coach Joanne P. McCallie sat down with the media on Thursday to discuss Duke’s upcoming Sweet 16 game against Texas A&M.
Source: Duke On-Demand Audio/Video
3/27 OK, That's Better
On the same day that Harris Interactive released a poll decreeing Duke the most popular team in the country, The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg finished his two-part series on why Duke is hated. Of course, the Blue Devils are relevant in Steinberg's D.C. Sports blog becaus..
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3/26 Ridin' the Pine: Shining moments of Sunday's NCAA tournament first round
... of the Terrapins 2006 national championship game. One shows Toliver's three-pointer over 6-foot-7 Duke center Alison Bales that pushed overtime. Another shows Duke guard Abby Waner on her knees shortly after the Blue Devil's loss, head in hands and ...
Source: Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball Wire
3/26 Wait, Duke's Not Hated?
It seems that recently, whenever Duke travels to road games even at neutral venues, the crowd has two favorite teams: the local team, or whoever is playing Duke. Washington D.C. fans rallied behind West Virginia as the Mountaineers upset the Duke men in the NCAA Tournament'..
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3/26 Chante Black Postgame Audio: Duke 67, Arizona State 59
Chante Black Postgame Audio: Duke 67, Arizona State 59
Source: Duke On-Demand Audio/Video
3/26 Coach McCallie Postgame Audio: Duke 67, Arizona State 59
Coach McCallie Postgame Audio: Duke 67, Arizona State 59
Source: Duke On-Demand Audio/Video
3/25 Pimp My Sneaker?
We've been reading The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg 's insightful blog the last few days as he's covered the NCAA Tournament, both men's and women's. He's currently in College Park, Md., the site of Duke's opening-round games. He had an interesting post yesterday about t..
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3/9 Duke Women Fall In Final
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Duke's impressive run at the 2008 ACC Tournament came to an end Sunday as the 12th-ranked Blue Devils fell to second-ranked North Carolina, 86-73, here at the Greensboro Coliseum. Chante Black and Jasmine Thomas led the way for Duke with 16 points apiece ..
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3/9 Duke topples Maryland to reach ACC Final
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Wanisha Smith scored 22 points and hit 4-of-6 from behind the arc while Joy Cheek scored 16 points and had eight rebounds and five steals to lead the 12th-ranked and third-seeded Duke past fifth-ranked and second-seeded Maryland here in the semifinals o..
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2/26 Chante Black earns ACC Player of the Week
DURHAM, N.C. – After leading 11th-ranked Duke to two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) victories and scoring 20 or more points in both contests over the weekend, Blue Devil junior Chante Black was named ACC Player of the Week on Monday. The honor for Black is the firs..
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2/24 Duke defeats Cavs to lock up third place in the ACC
The Blue Devils closed out their home season by defeating Virginia 78-70 on Senior Day. The win assures the Devils of a third place seeding in the upcoming ACC Tournament. Wanisha Smith made two free throws with 5:04 remaining in the second half which enab..
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2/12 W Basketball
... up double figures while playing lockdown defense on some of the nation's best scorers. And her name is not Abby Waner. Redshirt junior center Chante Black has been carrying Duke's offense, averaging a team-high 13.3 points per game while also ...
Source: Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball Wire
2/10 Duke Women Get Defensive - Defeat Wake Forest 71-36
Wake Forest scored their first basket at the 12:43 mark of the first half. Duke played dominant defense throughout the game holding Wake Forest to 22.8% for the game which was a season low for Duke. Granted Wake is down three point guards from the start of the s..
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2/10 Duke's Emily Waner takes leave of absence
Duke senior Emily Waner has taken a leave of absence from the women's basketball team and will miss Sunday's game against Wake Forest.
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
1/22 Duke retires Harding's jersey
... name. High-fiving the line-up, Harding approached the approached center court. Former teammates Wanisha Smith and Abby Waner-fresh off the court-were waiting with flowers and hugs. "It was a great experience," Smith said. "It was great to be out ...
Source: Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball Wire
12/8 Joy Cheek's layup with 1.2 seconds left leads No. 17 Duke past Pitt 51-49
NEW YORK -- Duke spends a lot of practice time on late-game situations. All that work paid off Saturday when Joy Cheek's putback with 1.2 seconds left lifted No. ...
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
12/6 New era brings struggles
... head coaching job at Texas. After losing All-America point guard Lindsey Harding and shot-blocking specialist Alison Bales to graduation, the Devils lost returning starters junior Abby Waner and senior Wanisha Smith to injuries two games into this ...
Source: Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball Wire
12/6 A Coach's Tough Start at Duke, With an Eye Toward the Finish
... picks in the W.N.B.A.: point guard Lindsey Harding, the national player of the year, and the 6-foot-7 Alison Bales. It was also the end of the Gail Goestenkors era at Duke. Goestenkors, who lifted the program from the bottom of the Atlantic Coast ...
Source: Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball Wire
12/6 New coach, Duke working through slump
... spring, she knew she had two huge holes to fill with the graduation of point guard Lindsey Harding and center Alison Bales. Harding, the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and its two-time Defensive Player of the Year, won the Naismith ...
Source: Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball Wire
11/30 Duke women's basketball
... a new coach, Joanne P. McCallie, and lost their All-America point guard Lindsey Harding and imposing center Alison Bales from the team that went undefeated in the 2006-07 regular season. Here are some numbers of how the season is breaking down: BY ...
Source: Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball Wire
11/20 Hays: Changes leave Blue Devils seeking new identity
Duke returns plenty of talent and depth. But a new coach and a new system mean the Blue Devils must develop a new identity this season, as well.
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
10/30 The Duke Diaries
There's nothing like being home for the holidays, even if it means being quarantined and using your cell phone to avoid missing the annual Christmas Eve reading.
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
4/4 Duke moving on after departure of 'Coach G'
Continuing to push the women's program out of Coach K's long shadow is the job faced by whomever Duke finds to replace Gail Goestenkors, whose nickname at Duke -- "Coach G" -- followed the theme of the beloved men's coach.
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
4/4 Duke women moving forward without Coach G
DURHAM, N.C. -- The reminders are everywhere -- from the sign declaring a patch of grass "Krzyzewskiville" outside Cameron Indoor Stadium to "Coach K Court" inside. ...
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
3/21 Hays: Duke's special reserves
They are faceless for now, settling for 15 minutes of playing time instead of 15 minutes of fame. They are the full-time understudies for the five stars who have guided Duke to the Sweet 16.
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
3/19 Voepel: Harding, Staley share much in common
Second-round foes Duke and Temple don't have much in common -- unless you start comparing Blue Devils senior Lindsey Harding, one of the top point guards of today, and Owls coach Dawn Staley, premier point guard of the past.
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
3/12 Hays: Doubt is Duke's biggest foe this March
Never mind what the bracket says. Doubt is Duke's biggest opponent on the road to a championship. The trick is ensuring that the question marks remain in print and in the stands, not in the heads of the Blue Devils or their coach.
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
3/8 Hays: We're No. 64!
With an NCAA bid in hand but a losing record to go with it, Holy Cross likely will be the 16-seed that gets paired with No. 1 overall Duke on Selection Monday. But to the Patriot League champ, being No. 1 or No. 64 matters less than being one of 64 .
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
2/25 Women's Top 25 Capsules
DURHAM, N.C. -- Alison Bales had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke pulled away late to beat No. 4 North Carolina 67-62 and finish the first unbeaten regular ...
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
2/23 Duke women spur tent revival on Blue Devils' campus
Krzyzewskiville? Forget about it. In anticipation of Sunday's sold-out women's showdown with No. 4 UNC, Duke students are tenting out in the new Goestenkorsopolis.
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
2/19 Hays: Harding emerging as top player of the year candidate
By sweeping the defending NCAA champ and clinching the ACC, undefeated Duke made quite a statement Sunday. So did Lindsey Harding -- as the national player of the year.
Source: ESPN News Feed: Duke Womens Abby Waner
