2013–14 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2013–14 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball

Paradise Jam Tournament Island Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#9
2013–14 record	27–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Joanne P. McCallie
Assistant coach	Al Brown
Assistant coach	Candice M. Jackson
Assistant coach	Hernando Planells
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Notre Dame†	16	–	0	1.000	37	–	1	.974
#9 Duke	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
#11 Maryland	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
#16 NC State	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
#12 North Carolina	10	–	6	.625	27	–	10	.730
Georgia Tech	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Miami (FL)	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Florida State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Wake Forest	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Virginia Tech	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Pittsburgh	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387


† 2014 ACC Tournament winner As of 8 April 2014; Rankings from AP Poll]]^[1]^[2]

The 2013–14 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach is Joanne P. McCallie entering her 7th season. The team plays its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Duke came off a 33-3 overall and 17-1 league mark the previous season, as the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the fourth straight year and won the ACC Championship.^[3]

Off season

Departures

Allison Vernerey, a senior with the 2012–13 team, graduated.^[4]
Sierra Moore, a freshman with the 2012–13 team, decided to transfer to Penn State.^[5]

Incoming signees

Kianna Holland is an incoming freshman from Seneca, South Carolina
Kendall McCravey-Cooper is an incoming freshman from Carson, California
Oderah Chidom is an incoming freshman from Oakland, California
Rebecca Greenwell is an incoming freshman from Owensboro, Kentucky

USA Basketball

During the summer, Duke senior guard Tricia Liston won a gold medal with the USA Women's World University Games Team in Russia.

Liston made a key impact on the team in leading them to a 6-0 record, averaging 8.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. She posted a tied for team best nine three-pointers made, which also tied for fourth most in the tournament. Liston also hit a team-high 42.9 percent from downtown and registered double-figure scoring in each of her first four games.^[6]

Sophomore Alexis Jones also won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2013 USA U19 World Championships. Team USA (9-0) held France (7-2) to eight points in the second half en route to a 61-28 victory and the USA’s fifth-straight FIBA U19 World Championship gold medal. The Championships were held in Klaipėda and Panevėžys, Lithuania.

In the nine games, Jones averaged 10.0 points, 4.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals, while collecting her third career gold medal with USA Basketball. Jones started each of the nine contests and her 4.3 assists per game average ranked tied for fourth among all teams.

In the USA U19 record book, Jones dished out 29 assists and is tied with Ariel Massengale (2011) for the top spot in that category. She is also No. 2 in free throw percentage (.933).^[7]

Season preview

Duke is coming off posting a 33-3 overall and 17-1 league mark last season, as the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the fourth straight year and won the ACC Championship.^[3]

Head coach Joanne P. McCallie and the Blue Devils return all five starters in 2013-14, including 93.7 percent of its scoring. Along with returning All-America selections Chelsea Gray and Elizabeth Williams, Duke welcomes back All-ACC performers Tricia Liston and Haley Peters. Freshman All-America and ACC Tournament MVP Alexis Jones is the final returning starter for Duke. A total of 11 letterwinners will return to the squad next season as McCallie enters her seventh season with the Blue Devils.

Duke will get started with its annual Blue/White scrimmage on Sunday, Oct. 27 followed by exhibition contests against Glenville State College (Oct. 30) and Coker College (Nov. 3). The Blue Devils will open the season on Sunday, Nov. 10 on the road against a ranked opponent, California.^[3]

Roster

2013–14 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
4.5 !F/C	1	Williams, ElizabethElizabeth Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Princess Anne	Virginia Beach, Va.
1.5 !G	2	Jones, AlexisAlexis Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	MacArthur	Irving, Texas
1.5 !G	3	Holland, KiannaKianna Holland	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Seneca	Seneca, S.C.
1.5 !G	4	Wells, ChloeChloe Wells	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	A.B. Miller/Apex	Colton, Calif.
5.0 !C	5	Heckman, KatieKatie Heckman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Regis Jesuit	Centennial, Colo.
1.5 !G	12	Gray, ChelseaChelsea Gray	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.0 !Sr	St. Mary's	Manteca, Calif.
2.5 !G/F	14	Johnson, Ka'liaKa'lia Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Thomas Dale	Chester, Va.
2.5 !G/F	15	Jackson, RichaRicha Jackson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Midwest City	Midwest City, Okla.
4.5 !F/C	21	McCravey-Cooper, KendallKendall McCravey-Cooper	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	St. Anthony	Carson, Calif.
3.5 !F	22	Chidom, OderahOderah Chidom	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop O'Dowd	Oakland, Calif.
1.5 !G	23	Greenwell, RebeccaRebecca Greenwell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Owensboro Catholic	Owensboro, Ky.
4.5 !F/C	30	Henson, AmberAmber Henson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Walter L. Sickles	Tampa, Fla.
1.5 !G	32	Liston, TriciaTricia Liston	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Fenwick	River Forest, Ill.
2.5 !G/F	33	Peters, HaleyHaley Peters	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.0 !Sr	The Peddie School	Red Bank, N.J.
1.5 !G	35	Frush, JennaJenna Frush (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.0 !Jr	Northern	Durham, N.C.

Head coach

Joanne P. McCallie

Assistant coach(es)

Al Brown
Candice M. Jackson
Hernando Planells

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-02-18

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/30/2013*	#2	Glenville State College	W 122–77	–	20 - Jones	15 - Williams	14 - Gray	Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A)
11/03/2013*	#2	Coker College	W 102–50	–	29 - Williams	10 - Williams	12 - Gray	Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A)
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2013*	#2	at #9 California	W 70–58	1–0	22 - Gray (1)	11 - Williams (1)	5 - 2 tied	Haas Pavilion (10,771)
11/14/2013*	#2	USC Upstate	W 123–40	2–0	20 - Liston (1)	20 - Peters (1)	8 - Gray (2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,013)
11/17/2013*	#2	Alabama	W 92–57	3–0	20 - Liston (2)	12 - Peters (2)	9 - Gray (3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,009)
11/21/2013*	#2	Vanderbilt	W 88–69	4–0	18 - Liston (3)	8 - Gray (1)	12 - Gray (4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,938)
11/24/2013*	#2	at Marquette	W 78–61	5–0	23 - Williams (1)	9 - Gray (2)	13 - Gray (5)	Al McGuire Center (2,451)
11/28/2013*	#2	vs. Xavier (Paradise Jam Tournament)	W 81–54	6–0	22 - Liston (4)	9 - Gray (3)	9 - Gray (6)	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/29/2013*	#2	vs. Central Michigan (Paradise Jam Tournament)	W 97–64	7–0	20 - Liston (5)	11 - Liston (1)	9 - Gray (7)	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/30/2013*	#2	vs. Kansas (Paradise Jam Tournament)	W 73–40	8–0	19 - Liston (6)	14 - Chidom (1)	5 - Gray (8)	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
12/05/2013*	#2	#16 Purdue (ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)	W 99–78	9–0	22 - Jones (1)	9 - Peters (3)	9 - Gray (9)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,758)
12/08/2013*	#2	at #17 Oklahoma	W 94–85	10–0	23 - Liston (7)	7 - Jones (1)	6 - Jones (2)	Lloyd Noble Center (6,878)
12/17/2013*	#2	#1 Connecticut (Jimmy V Classic)	L 61–83	10–1	13 - Gray (2)	8 - Peters (4)	4 - Jones (3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
12/19/2013*	#2	Albany	W 80–51	11–1	17 - Peters (1)	5 - Johnson (1)	9 - Gray (10)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,604)
12/22/2013*	#2	at #5 Kentucky	W 67–61	12–1	28 - Liston (8)	9 - Jones (2)	6 - Gray (11)	Rupp Arena (23,706)
01/02/2014*	#3	Old Dominion	W 87–63	13–1	17 - Liston (9)	12 - Williams (2)	5 - Peters (1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,450)
ACC Regular Season
01/05/2014	#3	at Georgia Tech	W 64–47	14–1 (1–0)	18 - Williams (2)	15 - Peters (5)	9 - Gray (12)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,150)
01/09/2014	#3	at Syracuse	W 86–53	15–1 (2–0)	20 - Liston (10)	11 - Williams (3)	7 - 2 tied	Carrier Dome (1,107)
01/12/2014	#3	Boston College	W 78–57	16–1 (3–0)	17 - Jackson (1)	11 - Williams (4)	3 - Jackson (1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,410)
01/16/2014	#3	Virginia	W 90–55	17–1 (4–0)	21 - Liston (11)	12 - Liston (2)	6 - Jones (5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,057)
01/19/2014	#3	at Virginia Tech	W 74–70	18–1 (5–0)	22 - Liston (12)	8 - Peters (6)	6 - Jones (6)	Cassell Coliseum (1,760)
01/23/2014	#3	at #24 Florida State	W 85–77 ^OT	19–1 (6–0)	25 - Liston (13)	10 - Jackson (1)	15 - Jones (7)	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,158)
01/26/2014	#3	Pittsburgh	W 111–67	20–1 (7–0)	23 - Liston (14)	12 - Peters (7)	7 - Jones (8)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,504)
01/30/2014	#3	at Miami (FL)	W 76–75	21–1 (8–0)	29 - Liston (15)	12 - 2 tied	6 - Jones (9)	BankUnited Center (1,293)
02/02/2014	#3	#2 Notre Dame	L 67–88	21–2 (8–1)	23 - Liston (16)	7 - Williams (6)	5 - Jones (10)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,018)
02/06/2014	#5	at Clemson	W 78–51	22–2 (9–1)	17 - Peters (2)	10 - Liston (3)	4 - 2 tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (921)
02/10/2014	#3	#17 North Carolina	L 78–89	22–3 (9–2)	28 - Williams (3)	7 - 3 tied	11 - Jones (11)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,210)
02/17/2014	#7	#8 Maryland	W 84-63	23-3 (10-2)	22 - Jones (2)	11 - Williams (8)	4 - Jones (12)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,604)
02/20/2014	#7	#14 NC State	W 83-70	24–3 (11–2)	24 - Liston (17)	10 - 2 tied	7 - Jones (13)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,709)
02/23/2014	#7	at Notre Dame	L 70-81	24–4 (11–3)	20 - Williams (4)	6 - 2 tied	6 - Jones (14)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
02/27/2014	#7	Wake Forest	W 71-56	25–4 (12–3)	22 - Peters (3)	12 - Chidom (3)	3 - 3 tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,444)
03/02/2014	#7	at #11 North Carolina	L 60-64	25–5 (12–4)	19 - Liston (18)	9 - 2 tied	4 - Peters (2)	Carmichael Arena (5,376)
ACC Tournament
03/07/2014	#10	vs. Georgia Tech (Quarterfinals)	W 82-52	26–5	19 - Peters (4)	13 - Chidom (4)	5 - Williams (2)	Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
03/08/2014	#10	vs. #13 North Carolina (Semifinals)	W 66-61	27–5	17 - Liston (19)	9 - Williams (11)	4 - Johnson (1)	Greensboro Coliseum (8,169)
03/09/2014	#10	vs. #2 Notre Dame (Finals)	L 53-69	27–6	18 - Peters (5)	16 - Williams (12)	3 - Johnson (2)	Greensboro Coliseum (8,190)
NCAA Tournament
03/22/2014	#9 (L 2)	Winthrop (First round)	W 87-45	28–6	20 - Liston (20)	10 - McCravey-Cooper (1)	6 - Peters (3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A)
03/24/2014	#9 (L 2)	#23 DePaul (Second round)	L 65-74	28–7	12 - Williams (5)	10 - Williams (13)	2 - 4 tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,787)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region, L=Lincoln Regional. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[8]

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll	Pre Nov. 4	Wk 2 Nov. 11	Wk 3 Nov. 18	Wk 4 Nov. 25	Wk 5 Dec. 2	Wk 6 Dec. 9	Wk 7 Dec. 16	Wk 8 Dec. 23	Wk 9 Dec. 30	Wk 10 Jan. 6	Wk 11 Jan. 13	Wk 12 Jan. 20	Wk 13 Jan. 27	Wk 14 Feb. 3	Wk 15 Feb. 10	Wk 16 Feb. 17	Wk 17 Feb. 24	Wk 18 Mar. 3	Wk 19 Mar. 10	Final
AP	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	7	7	10	9
Coaches	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	7	7	8	10	10

References

↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Joanne P. McCallie". Duke University. Retrieved 11 Oct 2013.
↑ "Allison Vernerey Bio". Duke University. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 6 Oct 2013.
↑ PAULLING, DANIEL (2013-04-30). "Delone Catholic grad Sierra Moore discusses transfer to Penn State from Duke". The Evening Sun. Retrieved 6 Oct 2013.
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↑ "USA Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). USA Basketball. Jul 28, 2013. Retrieved 11 Oct 2013.
↑ "2013-14 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved 2014-03-24.