2018–19 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

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

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.

Previous season

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

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

College recruiting information
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  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Rayah Craig
PG 		Scottsdale, AZ Desert Mountain 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Uchenna Nwoke
P 		Grand Prairie, TX South Grand Prairie High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   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

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

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP 21 RV RV N/A
Coaches 20 20^ RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Schedule

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

References

  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.