2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 12th season. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Florida State.

2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record15–15 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hernando Planells
  • Rene Haynes
  • Sam Miller
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 5 Louisville 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 10 NC State 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 19 Miami (FL) 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
No. 12 Syracuse 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 25 Florida State 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Clemson 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
North Carolina 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 22 12   .647
Duke 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Virginia 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Boston College 3 13   .188 14 16   .467
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 10 20   .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The 2017-18 Blue Devils finished the season 24–9, 11–5 in ACC play to finish tied for fourth place in the regular season. They were the fourth seed in the ACC women's tournament, where they lost their first game to NC State. The received and at large bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, and were seeded fifth in the Albany region. They beat Belmont and Georgia before losing to Connecticut in the Sweet 16.

Off-season

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Recruiting Class

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Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Onome Akinbode-James
F
Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
Rayah Craig
PG
Scottsdale, AZ Desert Mountain 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
Uchenna Nwoke
P
Grand Prairie, TX South Grand Prairie High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Haley Gorecki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr William Fremd Palatine, IL
G 3 Miela Goodchild 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Moreton Bay College Queensland, Australia
F 5 Leaonna Odom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Chaminade Lompoc, CA
C 11 Sofia Roma 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Nazareth Regional
Wagner
Richmond Hill, NY
G 12 Mikayla Boykin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Clinton Clinton, NC
C 13 Uchenna Nwoke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr South Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie, TX
G/F 14 Faith Suggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Homewood Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
G 15 Kyra Lambert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Samuel Clemens Cibolo, TX
G 23 Rayah Criag 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Desert Mountain Scottsdale, AZ
F/C 24 Onome Akinbode-James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Blair Academy Blairstown, NJ
F/C 25 Jade Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Owensboro Catholic Owensboro, KY
C 30 Emily Schubert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN
G 32 Jayda Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mater Dei Irvine, CA
F 44 Madison Treece 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Rock Bridge St. Peters, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 5, 2018

Rankings

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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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AP 21 RV RV N/A
Coaches 20 20^ RV RV
Legend
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  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2018*
2:00 pm
No. 21 Alaska Anchorage W 75–57  0–0
 18  Gorecki   11  Akinbode-Jame   6  Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 at Northwestern L 51–84  0–1
 14  Odom   14  Odom   3  Gorecki  Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,258)
Evanston, IL
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Maine W 66–63  1–1
 21  Gorecki   6  Gorecki   10  Gorecki  Cross Insurance Center (2,868)
Bangor, ME
November 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Elon W 81–64  2–1
 23  Odom   10  Odom   4  Adams  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,313)
Durham, NC
November 23, 2018*
1:30 pm
vs. Washington
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
L 64–71  2–2
 20  Gorecki   10  Odom   5  Gorecki  Hertz Arena (458)
Estero, FL
November 24, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. Ball State
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round
W 79–62  3–2
 19  Gorecki   9  Odom   6  Odom  Hertz Arena (516)
Estero, FL
November 25, 2018*
1:30 pm
vs. No. 21 Missouri
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
L 64–72  3–3
 24  Gorecki   11  Akinbode-James   2  2 tied  Hertz Arena (762)
Estero, FL
November 28, 2018*
9:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 60–53  4–3
 14  2 Tied   14  Akinbode-James   4  Goodchild  Kohl Center (3,483)
Madison, WI
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Marist W 64–56  5–3
 20  Odom   11  Odom   5  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,923)
Durham, NC
December 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNLV W 66–38  6–3
 14  Goodchild   7  Akinbode-James   6  Boykin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,018)
Durham, NC
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 22 South Carolina
Cancelled; inclement weather[2]
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
December 20, 2018*
10:00 pm, P12N
at No. 11 Oregon State L 57–71  6–4
 18  Gorecki   11  Gorecki   3  Gorecki  Gill Coliseum (7,060)
Corvallis, OR
December 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
East Carolina W 83–66  7–4
 26  Gorecki   11  Gorecki   3  2 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,512)
Durham, NC
December 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Florida Gulf Coast W 57–41  8–4
 17  Williams   11  Williams   7  Boykin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,310)
Durham, NC
ACC Regular Season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at No. 9 NC State L 51–63  8–5
(0–1)
 19  Gorecki   8  Odom   2  2 tied  Reynolds Coliseum (2,971)
Raleigh, NC
January 6, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 3 Louisville L 51–73  8–6
(0–2)
 16  Odom   7  Odom   5  Boykin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,228)
Durham, NC
January 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 64–70  8–7
(0–3)
 22  Gorecki   9  Gorecki   11  Boykin  McCamish Pavilion (1,485)
Atlanta, GA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Miami (FL) L 50–58  8–8
(0–4)
 13  Goodchild   9  Gorecki   5  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,664)
Durham, NC
January 20, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Florida State L 62–66  8–9
(0–5)
 25  Gorecki   7  Odom   6  Gorecki  Tucker Center (3,636)
Tallahassee, FL
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wake Forest W 66–52  9–9
(1–5)
 20  Odom   5  Goodchild   6  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,202)
Durham, NC
January 27, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 13 Syracuse L 55–64  9–10
(1–6)
 26  Gorecki   10  Gorecki   4  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,004)
Durham, NC
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College L 90–92 2OT 9–11
(1–7)
 24  Gorecki   14  Gorecki   9  Odom  Conte Forum (925)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 74–55  10–11
(2–7)
 16  Gorecki   10  Gorecki   10  Gorecki  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,722)
Durham, NC
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina
Rivalry
W 85–69  11–11
(3–7)
 28  Gorecki   10  Gorecki   6  Williams  Carmichael Arena (3,123)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia L 47–53  11–12
(3–8)
 13  Tied   6  Tied   6  Gorecki  John Paul Jones Arena (3,536)
Charlottesville, VA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
Virginia Tech L 57–64  11–13
(3–9)
 26  Gorecki   8  Gorecki   5  Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,117)
Durham, NC
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 5 Notre Dame L 61–89  11–14
(3–10)
 26  Goodchild   7  Odom   5  Gorecki  Joyce Center (8,399)
Notre Dame, IN
February 24, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest W 55–44  12–14
(4–10)
 17  Williams   9  Akinbode-James   4  Gorecki  LJVM Coliseum (2,037)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson W 63–59  13–14
(5–10)
 21  Gorecki   14  Akinbode-James   5  Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,149)
Durham, NC
March 3, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2
North Carolina
Rivalry
W 62–44  14–14
(6–10)
 22  Odom   13  Williams   4  Odom  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2019
6:30 pm, RSN
(11) vs. (14) Pittsburgh
First Round
W 86–64  15–14
 19  Goodchild   7  3 tied   8  Odom  Greensboro Coliseum (3,233)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2019
8:00 pm, RSN
(11) vs. (6) No. 22 Florida State
Second Round
L 41–51  15–15
 17  Gorecki   6  Odom   3  Gorecki  Greensboro Coliseum (4,024)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Duke". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Weather Halts Duke-South Carolina Game Sunday". Go Duke. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball 2018-19 Schedule/Results". Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2018.