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Duke Dominates #1 Maryland, 81-62

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The Blue Devil's headband mocks the Maryland mascot (not present, not pictured, not graceful) Maryland Head Coach Brenda Frese and Duke Head Coach Gail Goestenkors chat during pregame warmups. Wanisha Smith and Keturah Jackson bump hips during Duke player intros Maryland won the opening tip, and would take a 2-0 lead Alison Bales scored the first Duke basket of the game With the backdrop of a sold-out Cameron Indoor Stadium, Alison Bales drains a second consecutive jumper Guarded by Kristi Tolliver, Lindsey Harding attempts a jump shot... ...and Maryland's Shay Doron is there for the rebound Abby Waner rushes downcourt on the break... ...drives down the lane... ...but is fouled by Kristi Toliver Wanisha Smith attempts a layup Lindsey Harding is fouled by Jade Perry Harding made the first free throw, but missed the second A three pointer by Lindsey Harding gave Duke their first lead, 9-8. Wanisha Smith swishes the long range jumper An ill Duke student was helped from the stands during the first half Maryland's Brenda Frese calls for her defense to adjust With the shot clock winding down, Abby Waner attempts a 3 point shot Closely guarded 1-on-1 by Laura Harper, Alison Bales twirls... ...and puts in the short jumper to give Duke the lead back Duke answers again, as Lindsey Harding drains a fallaway jumper from the lane Lindsey Harding is fouled by Maryland's Ashleigh Newman Wanisha Smith puts Duke back ahead with a layup A pretty Carrem Gay layup just doesn't fall, Crystal Langhorne would gather in the rebound Ali Bales starts a 7-0 Duke run with an unusually open layup. Coach Frese encourages her defense during a Duke run Lindsey Harding looks to the basket, but her layup doesn't fall. Emily Waner takes a defensive stance against Kristi Toliver, as Brenda Frese calls out the Terp offense After an Emily Waner steal, Wanisha Smith picks up the loose ball, and goes in for the layup... (1 of 4) After an Emily Waner steal, Wanisha Smith picks up the loose ball, and goes in for the layup... (2 of 4) After an Emily Waner steal, Wanisha Smith picks up the loose ball, and goes in for the layup... (3 of 4) After an Emily Waner steal, Wanisha Smith picks up the loose ball, and goes in for the layup...GOOD! (4 of 4) Carrem Gay makes a nice entry pass to Alison Bales. Ali kicked it out to Abby in the corner for a 3 that didn't fall Alison Bales and Laura Harper collide in the lane The Terp bench applauds a Carrem Gay offensive foul. After Maryland had closed the gap to 2, Abby Waner answers with a layup Marissa Coleman defends an Alison Bales jumper On the "far end," Carrem Gay preserves the 2 point Duke lead by blocking Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood Lindsey Harding on the break A soaring layup by Lindsey Harding puts Duke up by 4 From a doubleteam, Abby Waner whips a pass to Wanisha Smith... ...and Duke celebrates, after the hoop and harm for Nish and dime for Waner. Wanisha Smith completes the three-point play. Bridgette Mitchell scores on a layup, extending the lead to 9 Ashleigh Newman's defense prevents Wanisha Smith from converting the layup. After Bridgette Mitchell snared one of just 8 Duke offensive rebounds, Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood gets the steal. Lindsey Harding goes into double digits, scoring on the first of 2 consecutive layups. Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood can't prevent a Lindsey Harding layup (1 of 2) Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood can't prevent a Lindsey Harding layup (1 of 2) With Duke up 9, Maryland takes a :30. Alison Bales grabs the rebound after blocking Kristi Toliver, one of her five first half blocks. Kristi Toliver returns the favor at the other end by blocking Alison Bales. Great numbers Carrem Gay rotates on defense, shortly before blocking Laura Harper's jumper. Emily Waner provided quality minutes from the bench. Alison Bales With seconds remaining in the first half, Laura Harper blocks Lindsey Harding's layup. Halftime Maryland's Marissa Coleman calls for the ball Abby has it, Kristi wanted it Lindsey Harding takes a charge from Shay Doron Carrem Gay waits for the ball to inbound Marissa Coleman over Alison Bales Hands-up for an Abby Waner free throw on "Paint Cameron Blue" day. Hopefully many of these students will return before the UNC game. Laura Harper drains a Terp jumper Wanisha Smith guards Kristi Tolliver on the perimeter. Marissa Coleman soars in to make the layup Alison Bales rebounds a Laura Harper miss, denying Crystal Langhorne the board. Kristi Tolliver's smooth stroke cuts the Duke lead to single digits The overhead flash semi-obliterates my shot of Alison Bales fouling Laura Harper Laura Harper gathers herself at the line, eventually making 1 of 2 FT. Sade Wiley-Gatewood and Emily Waner wait in the blocks for a Laura Harper free throw attempt. One of Emily Waner's game-high 4 steals led to a fast break for Lindsey Harding... ...the Harding layup gave Emily an assist, Langhorne gave Harding a foul, and Duke led by 11. Crystal Langhorne's jumper is good for the second palindrome of the afternoon. Above the crowd The Palindrome (for the Pep Band Archives) Ashleigh Newman hits the floor, but is unable to gather the loose ball Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood drives... ...and her jumper closed the gap to 7, but then it was time for Duke's big run. Timeout Trivia: Maura Hertzog was Duke's first ACC Player of the Week. Duke's cheerleaders cast a "spell" over the crowd. From the doubleteam, Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood makes the entry pass to Crystal Langhorne, who would miss a jumper Waners have Jade Perry surrounded Crystal Langhorne puts up a jumper from the free throw line... ...rebounded by Alison Bales. Emily Waner calls out the defense, but Maryland would take a timeout... ...but after a non-shooting Harding foul... ...Emily stole the ball! Crystal Langhorne is not amused. Crystal Langhorne drives Carrem Gay says, "She walked" as Alison Bales has indeed forced another Maryland turnover. Duke's run continues. The walk is called. We've all had days like these...but for Duke and its fans, today is not one of them. The strobe flashes again as Wiley-Gatewood sees an open Shay Doron... ...and Shay buries a long 2, ending Duke's 10-0 run. Carrem Gay has rebounded another "Rejection by Bales!" The Dancing Devils! Abby is a little too late to stop Shay from hitting again. Shay Doron airborne between Bridgette Mitchell and Alison Bales Emily Waner having fun on defense, nearly forcing another steal Loose ball Crystal Langhorne, about to give it up under the Gay & Harding double Emily Waner launches a 3 point try with 21 seconds on the shot clock. With the lead, Duke continued to be aggressive. Alison Bales fouls Crystal Langhorne in the act. She missed both free throws. Carrem Gay rebounds after the Langhorne double fault. Maryland coaches help Kristi Toliver off the court, after an apparent twisted ankle. Toliver did not return. After Lindsey Harding's final basket puts Duke up by 20, Abby Waner asks the Cameron crowd for more. Shay Doron challenges Alison Bales... ...not a quality plan. Another "Rejection by Bales!" Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood converts the palindromic jumper. *Super* Palindrome. The score palindrome lasted nearly 3 minutes, as neither team scored until the 1:14 mark. Ashleigh Newman can't convert from outside Alison Bales rebounds the Newman miss, as Jade Perry examines the quality material of Bridgette Mitchell's Nike Elite jersey Ali will pass the ball to Nish "Even changing Lindsey Harding's head into an out-of-focus basketball will not deny these Blue Devils!" Shay Doron challenges Alison Bales again. This time, just a missed layup. Another Doron miss over Bales... ...and a Bales rebound has Duke ready to run again. As Cameron gives a standing ovation, Shay Doron launches a 3 for the final 81-62 margin. It's over!!! Emily Waner fires the ball into the air! Alison and Emily celebrate the win Alison Bales Duke's players make their way through the photographic swarm to the locker room. Thank You, Students! "We're Number One!" "Hello? Hello?" "We won! I'll call you back!" Duke vs. Maryland Back home in Cameron Students contine to advise pollsters. Center Court "We're Number One!" Ali's Mom gets a snapshot 18 points, 12 boards, 7 blocks. "Real Women Wear Duke Blue" Thank You Pep Band! Coach G with the postgame TV interview "Hey, that'll make a great button!" "Next" "Play"
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