Duke is exactly in the spot most people expected for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament opening this weekend. And maybe UNC got a nice surprise. The Blue Devils and Tar Heels were the only teams from North Carolina in the field when the 64-team bracket was announced Monday night. File photo by Chris BairdDuke’s freshman […]
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Jones takes MVP honors as Blue Devils roll to ACC title
GREENSBORO COLISEUM Whether or not it’s the greatest rivalry in college sports may be up for debate, but it’s the best rivalry in college basketball. Maybe in basketball, period. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke guard Alexis Jones And for the second time in just a few hours there’s a “Battle of the Blues” between Duke and […]
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Coleman shocks everybody as UNC comeback stuns Terps
GREENSBORO COLISEUM By the time we get to the second Saturday semifinal, only the three teams that have ever won the ACC Women’s Tournament in Greensboro are still around. So one of the big teams has finally got to go. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC guard Latifah Coleman No. 3 seed UNC (27-5) will take on […]
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Peters, Liston lead Duke in holding off Seminoles
GREENSBORO COLISEUM All the pretenders and Cinderellas are gone at the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke forward Haley Peters The four teams that are left will definitely go to the NCAA Tournament. So now we’re down to serious business in the semifinals. The first game of the doubleheader features No. 1 seed […]
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Ruffin-Pratt, Tar Heels survive and advance past pesky Eagles
GREENSBORO COLISEUM UNC comes into the ACC Women’s Tournament with a pretty tough assignment. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt The No. 3 seed Tar Heels (26-5) have trounced No. 11 seed Boston College (12-18) — which blew past Virginia in the first round — by 28 points in each of their first two […]
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Terps’ Thomas, Deacs’ Douglas shine as Maryland ousts Wake in OT
GREENSBORO COLISEUM Wake Forest is hoping to be the Cinderella champion of this year’s ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, but tonight the journey gets tougher. Photo courtesy Maryland athleticsMaryland forward Alyssa Thomas The No. 10 seed Deacons (13-18), coming off an impressive 86-67 romp over Georgia Tech after losing both regular-season games to the Jackets. This […]
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Liston leads Duke, which ousts scrappy Wolfpack with late run
GREENSBORO COLISEUM The last time Duke and N.C. State met in this building, the Wolfpack pulled a monumental upset. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke guard Tricia Liston And it’s kind of same time, same station in the quarterfinals of this season’s ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Again Duke (27-2), which is ranked No. 6 in the country, […]
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Deluzio, Seminoles ease past Hurricanes into semis
GREENSBORO COLISEUM These two teams allegedly just don’t like each other. Photo courtesy FSU athleticsFSU guard Alexa Deluzio Friday morning’s kid-fest brings the first rivalry game of this season’s ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, with No. 4 seed Florida State taking on No. 5 seed Miami. The Seminoles are 21-8, ranked No. 23 in the latest […]
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Kastanek leads eight Triangle players on ACC all-academic
GREENSBORO COLISEUM Marissa Kastanek repeated as the Kay Yow scholar athlete of the year in ACC women’s basketball, leading a group of eight Triangle-area players on the conference’s all-academic team. Duke placed five players on the squad while the Wolfpack had three. No other school had more than two. Wolfpack teammates junior Kody Burke and […]
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BC comes out strong, ousts Virginia in first round
GREENSBORO COLISEUM Lower-seeded teams have been overperforming all day long in the 36th ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, and we’ll see if it continues in the nightcap. Photo courtesy BC athleticsBoston College guard Kerri Shields No. 6 seed Virginia (16-13) is hoping for a miracle this week to get into the NCAA Tournament. The same goes […]
