2013–14 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

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.

2013–14 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Paradise Jam Tournament Island champion
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
2013–14 record	27–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Joanne P. McCallie
Assistant coaches	Al Brown Candice M. Jackson Hernando Planells
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium

2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†	16	–	0		1.000			37	–	1		.974
No. 9 Duke	12	–	4		.750			28	–	7		.800
No. 11 Maryland	12	–	4		.750			28	–	7		.800
No. 16 NC State	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
Syracuse	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
No. 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]

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 Previous school Hometown F/C 1 Elizabeth Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, Va. G 2 Alexis Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So MacArthur Irving, Texas G 3 Kianna Holland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Seneca Seneca, S.C. G 4 Chloe Wells 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr A.B. Miller/Apex Colton, Calif. C 5 Katie Heckman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Regis Jesuit Centennial, Colo. G 12 Chelsea Gray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr St. Mary's Manteca, Calif. G/F 14 Ka'lia Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Thomas Dale Chester, Va. G/F 15 Richa Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Midwest City Midwest City, Okla. F/C 21 Kendall McCravey-Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr St. Anthony Carson, Calif. F 22 Oderah Chidom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Bishop O'Dowd Oakland, Calif. G 23 Rebecca Greenwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Owensboro Catholic Owensboro, Ky. F/C 30 Amber Henson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Walter L. Sickles Tampa, Fla. G 32 Tricia Liston 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Fenwick River Forest, Ill. G/F 33 Haley Peters 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr The Peddie School Red Bank, N.J. G 35 Jenna Frush (W) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 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 time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013* 6:30 pm	No. 2	Glenville State College	W 122–77	–	20 – Jones	15 – Williams	14 – Gray	Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A) Durham, NC
11/03/2013* 2:00 pm	No. 2	Coker College	W 102–50	–	29 – Williams	10 – Williams	12 – Gray	Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A) Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 2	at No. 9 California	W 70–58	1–0	22 – Gray (1)	11 – Williams (1)	5 – 2 tied	Haas Pavilion (10,771) Berkeley, CA
11/14/2013* 6:30 pm	No. 2	USC Upstate	W 123–40	2–0	20 – Liston (1)	20 – Peters (1)	8 – Gray (2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,013) Durham, NC
11/17/2013* 2:00 pm	No. 2	Alabama	W 92–57	3–0	20 – Liston (2)	12 – Peters (2)	9 – Gray (3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,009) Durham, NC
11/21/2013* 6:30 pm	No. 2	Vanderbilt	W 88–69	4–0	18 – Liston (3)	8 – Gray (1)	12 – Gray (4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,938) Durham, NC
11/24/2013* 4:00 pm, FS1	No. 2	at Marquette	W 78–61	5–0	23 – Williams (1)	9 – Gray (2)	13 – Gray (5)	Al McGuire Center (2,451) Milwaukee, WI
11/28/2013* 1:15 pm	No. 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) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2013* 1:15 pm	No. 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) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2013* 3:30 pm	No. 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) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/05/2013* 6:30 pm	No. 2	No. 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) Durham, NC
12/08/2013* 4:00 pm, FS1	No. 2	at No. 17 Oklahoma	W 94–85	10–0	23 – Liston (7)	7 – Jones (1)	6 – Jones (2)	Lloyd Noble Center (6,878) Norman, OK
12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	No. 1 Connecticut Jimmy V Classic	L 61–83	10–1	13 – Gray (2)	8 – Peters (4)	4 – Jones (3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
12/19/2013* 6:30 pm	No. 2	Albany	W 80–51	11–1	17 – Peters (1)	5 – Johnson (1)	9 – Gray (10)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,604) Durham, NC
12/22/2013* 3:00 pm, FSSO	No. 2	at No. 5 Kentucky	W 67–61	12–1	28 – Liston (8)	9 – Jones (2)	6 – Gray (11)	Rupp Arena (23,706) Lexington, KY
01/02/2014* 6:30 pm	No. 3	Old Dominion	W 87–63	13–1	17 – Liston (9)	12 – Williams (2)	5 – Peters (1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,450) Durham, NC
ACC Regular Season
01/05/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 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) Atlanta, GA
01/09/2014 7:00 pm, TWCS	No. 3	at Syracuse	W 86–53	15–1 (2–0)	20 – Liston (10)	11 – Williams (3)	7 – 2 tied	Carrier Dome (1,107) Syracuse, NY
01/12/2014 3:00 pm, RSN	No. 3	Boston College	W 78–57	16–1 (3–0)	17 – Jackson (1)	11 – Williams (4)	3 – Jackson (1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,410) Durham, NC
01/16/2014 6:30 pm, RSN	No. 3	Virginia	W 90–55	17–1 (4–0)	21 – Liston (11)	12 – Liston (2)	6 – Jones (5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,057) Durham, NC
01/19/2014 12:00 pm, RSN	No. 3	at Virginia Tech	W 74–70	18–1 (5–0)	22 – Liston (12)	8 – Peters (6)	6 – Jones (6)	Cassell Coliseum (1,760) Blacksburg, VA
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 3	at No. 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) Tallahassee, FL
01/26/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 3	Pittsburgh	W 111–67	20–1 (7–0)	23 – Liston (14)	12 – Peters (7)	7 – Jones (8)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,504) Durham, NC
01/30/2014 7:00 pm	No. 3	at Miami (FL)	W 76–75	21–1 (8–0)	29 – Liston (15)	12 – 2 tied	6 – Jones (9)	BankUnited Center (1,293) Coral Gables, FL
02/02/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	No. 2 Notre Dame	L 67–88	21–2 (8–1)	23 – Liston (16)	7 – Williams (6)	5 – Jones (10)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,018) Durham, NC
02/06/2014 7:00 pm, CSS	No. 5	at Clemson	W 78–51	22–2 (9–1)	17 – Peters (2)	10 – Liston (3)	4 – 2 tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (921) Clemson, SC
02/10/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	No. 17 North Carolina	L 78–89	22–3 (9–2)	28 – Williams (3)	7 – 3 tied	11 – Jones (11)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,210) Durham, NC
02/17/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 7	No. 8 Maryland	W 84-63	23-3 (10-2)	22 – Jones (2)	11 – Williams (8)	4 – Jones (12)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,604) Durham, NC
02/20/2014 6:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 7	No. 14 NC State	W 83-70	24–3 (11–2)	24 – Liston (17)	10 – 2 tied	7 – Jones (13)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,709) Durham, NC
02/23/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 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) South Bend, IN
02/27/2014 6:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 7	Wake Forest	W 71-56	25–4 (12–3)	22 – Peters (3)	12 – Chidom (3)	3 – 3 tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,444) Durham, NC
03/02/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	at No. 11 North Carolina	L 60-64	25–5 (12–4)	19 – Liston (18)	9 – 2 tied	4 – Peters (2)	Carmichael Arena (5,376) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
03/07/2014 6:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3	No. 10	vs. Georgia Tech Quarterfinals	W 82-52	26–5	19 – Peters (4)	13 – Chidom (4)	5 – Williams (2)	Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC
03/08/2014 7:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 10	vs. No. 13 North Carolina Semifinals	W 66-61	27–5	17 – Liston (19)	9 – Williams (11)	4 – Johnson (1)	Greensboro Coliseum (8,169) Greensboro, NC
03/09/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	vs. No. 2 Notre Dame Finals	L 53-69	27–6	18 – Peters (5)	16 – Williams (12)	3 – Johnson (2)	Greensboro Coliseum (8,190) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
03/22/2014 11:00 am, ESPN2	No. 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) Durham, NC
03/24/2014 6:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 9 (L 2)	No. 23 DePaul Second round	L 65-74	28–7	12 – Williams (5)	10 – Williams (13)	2 – 4 tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,787) Durham, NC
*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

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