CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM It’s the beginning of the final run for Duke’s senior class, which came in as the nation’s top recruiting group and hasn’t disappointed. Tricia Liston, Haley Peters and Richa Liston enter their final NCAA Tournament hoping to get to their only Final Four, unfortunately with classmate Chelsea Gray on the bench with […]
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Newcomer Irish need no luck, blow by Duke to win ACC Tournament
GREENSBORO COLISEUM Duke gets a chance to repeat as ACC Women’s Basketball champion tonight, but to get that done the Blue Devils will have to slay Goliath. Notre Dame (31-0) won both regular-season meetings with No. 10 Duke by a total of 31 points, and the intrepid Blue Devils are down to their fourth point […]
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Blue Devils get shot to defend ACC title against loaded Irish
Photo courtesy Orin Day/ACCWBB DigestDuke’s junior guard Ka’lia Johnson, who has played more big minutes over the past two games than at any time in her career, celebrates the Blue Devil victory. GREENSBORO COLISEUM It’s Semifinals Day at the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, and there’s good news and bad news for Triangle fans. Good news […]
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Pack, Devils, Heels all gain ACC women’s semifinals
GREENSBORO COLISEUM It’s Day Three of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, and only NCAA Tournament-bound teams are left. Good news around the Triangle is that all three local teams are still around, although two of them got the double-byes to this point. Photo by Chris BairdNotre Dame’s Taya Reimer drives to the hoop against Florida […]
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Favored teams manage to survive Thursday’s ACC Tourney action
GREENSBORO COLISEUM It’s Day Two of the longest ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament ever, and today teams with winning records are in the house. So are the kids. Photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Diamond DeShields goes under the hoop for a layup. UNC’s No. 1 is Stephanie Mavunga. It’s the first of two days in which there […]
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Deacons, Cavaliers, Tigers survive ACC first-round games
Photo courtesy Orin Day/ACCWBB Digest Wake Forest’s Dearica Hamby skies for a layup. The Deacons’ No. 2 is Jill Brunori. Pitt’s No. 0 is Asia Logan and No. 51 is Cora McManus. GREENSBORO COLISEUM The 37th ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, the biggest such tournament in the conference’s history, begins this afternoon with three games including […]
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Peters hits season-high 22 as Blue Devils top Wake again
Courtesy Orin Day/DWHoops.comHaley Peters drives down court on Senior Night. Wake’s No. 25 is Dearica Hamby while No. 5 is Chelsea Douglas. CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke comes into its Senior Night looking much different from how it did at the beginning of the season. The Blue Devils no longer have a natural point guard on […]
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Ailing Wolfpack steals a tough one against scrappy Virginia
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH It’s definitely a good test for N.C. State’s best team in a long time. The Wolfpack is ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press poll with a flashy 22-5 record, but is coming off losses to its two biggest rivals in which State played very well each time. File photo by Greg Mintel/Courtesy […]
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Blue Devils dismiss Terps with surprisingly easy result
Courtesy DWHoops.com/Orin DayRicha Jackson scoops a shot to the hoop. CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM It’s the final scheduled regular-season meeting in a rivalry that has gotten awfully hot. Maryland (20-4, 8-3), ranked No. 8, makes its final visit to Duke (22-3, 9-2), ranked No. 7, as a member of the ACC before moving to the Big […]
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Tar Heels brave the snow, demolish struggling Pitt
Courtesy UNC Athletic Communications/Jeffrey A. CamaratiAllisha Gray gestures to a teammate while Xylina McDaniel (at rear) does the same. CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL Yes, it is possible to play college basketball in Chapel Hill this week. UNC’s 17th-ranked women’s team (18-6, 6-4 ACC), fresh off its shocking upset at No. 3 Duke on Monday night, will […]