Duke. A school synonymous with basketball with a women’s team looking to end Colorado’s NCAA Tournament run.
Following dominant first-round wins for both squads, the No. 6 seed Buffs and No. 3 Blue Devils are now set for a round of 32 matchup on Monday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke beat No. 14 Iona, 89-49, in its opening game and enters with a 26-6 record (14-4 ACC) under third-year head coach Kara Lawson. The Blue Devils average 63.9 points on 42% shooting from the field while holding opponents to 50.7 points on 35.2%.
Only guard Celeste Taylor (11.5 points) and forward Elizabeth Balogun (10.1) are the only Blue Devils averaging double figures; Balogun leads the team with 5.3 boards per game and Shayeann Day-Wilson comes in averaging 2.6 assists. Day-Wilson tied her season-high with seven assists against Iona as well.
On the season, Duke owns wins over then-No. 6 NC State, then-No. 12 Virginia Tech, then-No. 9 Notre Dame and then-No. 18 North Carolina. Lawson’s squad was ranked as high as No. 9 in the AP Poll.
At Cameron Indoor, the Blue Devils are 14-1 this season with their only loss coming against North Carolina.
Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. MT on ESPNU.
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