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Duke Blue Devils
RECORD: 30-4 REGION: West SEED: 1
COACH: Gail Goestenkors CONFERENCE: ACC |
RESULTS| MESSAGE BOARD
Road to the Final Four.............................................................................................
Overview
 The Blue Devils won the regular-season and ACC tournament championships, essentially without a center. They have tremendous perimeter players in Kodak All-American candidate Georgia Schweitzer, national Freshman of the Year candidate Alana Beard and explosive guard Sheana Mosch. Duke's transition game is tremendous; it can break you down off the dribble and shoot the 3-pointer well. Matching up outside also is tough. Senior forward Rochelle Parent is one of the hardest working players in the country.Player to Watch
Heading into the NCAA Tournament, freshman Alana Beard is averaging 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 3.5 steals and 1.1 blocks in 27 games. She has scored 20 or more points in eight games and scored in double figures in all but four contests. She is the first conference freshman to be selected to the All-ACC first team.
Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT YRS HOMETOWN
3 Sheana Mosch G 5-10 SO Clearfield, PA
4 Rochelle Parent F 6-0 SR Akron, OH
5 Rometra Craig G 5-10 FR Portola Valley, CA
12 Vicki Krapohl G 5-5 FR Mount Pleasant, MI
20 Alana Beard G-F 5-11 FR Frierson, LA
21 Krista Gingrich G 5-9 JR Lewistown, PA
22 Lello Gebisa C 6-7 SO West Lafayette, IN
23 Georgia Schweitzer G 6-0 SR Columbus, OH
24 Olga Gvozdenovic F-C 6-2 SO Glenview, IL
25 Missy West G 5-10 SR Malone, NY
32 LaNedra Brown F 6-1 SO Rochester, NY
33 Iciss Tillis F 6-4 FR Tulsa, OK
41 Michelle Matyasovsky G-F 6-1 SO Somerdale, NJ
55 Crystal White C 6-5 FR Clinton Township, MI
Notable Numbers
In her four seasons at Duke, senior Georgia Schweitzer has helped the Blue Devils compile a 109-24 record -- and counting.
Tournament history
Previous NCAA Tournament Bids: 7
NCAA Tournament Record: 14-7
Final Four Appearances: 1
NCAA Tournament Championships: None
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: 1999, National Runner-ups
Last NCAA Appearance: 2000, lost to LSU, 79-66, East Regional
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Duke's Sheana Mosch scores on a pull-up jumper and gets fouled in the process.
Coach Gail Goestenkors felt the Blue Devils were deserving of a No. 1 seed.
