Women's Basketball: Triangle Offense, Indy Week

Duke, UNC women's hoops fly high; big changes leave Wolfpack a mystery

Mike Potter — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:25:00 -0400

So the college women’s basketball season is now behind us, and now that all the shouting was over Connecticut is once again the champion — taking out two future ACC members by impressive margins in the Final Four.

Don’t worry.…

Mr. Wuf: Wes Moore takes reins as State women's hoop coach

Mike Potter — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:42:00 -0400

CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH N.C. State held its press conference to introduce Wes Moore as its new head women’s basketball coach on Monday.

Moore, 55, is the first male head women’s basketball coach at an ACC school in the Triangle.…

Duke fights hard, but Diggins leads Irish to big second half in 11-point win

Mike Potter — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:27:00 -0400

CONSTANT CENTER/NORFOLK, Va. It’s Go Time for Duke in women’s basketball.

For the fourth time in as many years the Blue Devils are playing for an NCAA Regional title, and although they’ll be underdogs against Notre Dame the odds aren’t prohibitive.…

Duke grinds the Corn, fourth straight regional final Tuesday

Mike Potter — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:20:00 -0400

CONSTANT CENTER/NORFOLK, Va. Duke will be a solid favorite coming into its regional semifinal game against Nebraska, and the Blue Devils have been great in this game in recent seasons.

No. 2 seed Duke (32-2) has won three straight times in Round-of-16 games before being eliminated in the Elite Eight.…

Seeing Harper's Wolfpack tenure end isn't much fun

Mike Potter — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:47:00 -0400

Such decisions are much easier in the world of pro sports.

If the coach didn’t win yesterday and probably won’t win tomorrow, he’s out.…

Duke fights off pesky Cowgirls to earn another regional trip

Mike Potter — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:55:00 -0400

CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke has made a habit of getting to the NCAA’s Sweet 16 in recent years, failing to get there just once since 1997.

And tonight the No. 2 Blue Devils (31-2) will try to punch their ticket again.…

Duke hosts Oklahoma State on Tuesday night in scrap to get to Sweet 16

Mike Potter — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:11:00 -0400

CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM One last time to protect the home court, then on to brighter lights.

That’s what Duke hopes to get accomplished on Tuesday night at 7 (ESPNU), when Oklahoma State visits for the second round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament.…

Duke gets by tough Hampton, hosts Oklahoma State next

Mike Potter — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:01:00 -0400

CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke begins another quest today.

After three straight NCAA Tournaments in which a great Blue Devil team ended its run in the Elite Eight, perhaps this team is good enough to make a Final Four.…

Duke hosts hot MEAC champions in first-round NCAA clash

Mike Potter — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:38:00 -0400

CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke begins its quest for post-season glory on Sunday afternoon against an opponent that didn’t have a long way to travel.

The first-round opponent for the No. 5 Blue Devils (30-2), who have the No. 2 seed in the Norfolk Region, is No. 15 seed and MEAC champion Hampton (28-5).…

Wolfpack rallies in last four minutes, ousts Richmond from WNIT

Mike Potter — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:03:00 -0400

REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State will try to finish its season on a good note with some success in the WNIT, but the Wolfpack’s first-round assignment isn’t an easy one.

State (16-16) will take on Richmond (16-15), which ripped the Wolfpack 72-58 early last season.…

Duke gets No. 2 seed, UNC No. 3; Pack in state-line WNIT squabble

Mike Potter — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:35:00 -0400

Duke is exactly in the spot most people expected for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament opening this weekend.

And maybe UNC got a nice surprise.…

Jones takes MVP honors as Blue Devils roll to ACC title

Mike Potter — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:22:00 -0400

GREENSBORO COLISEUM Whether or not it’s the greatest rivalry in college sports may be up for debate, but it’s the best rivalry in college basketball.

Maybe in basketball, period.…

Coleman shocks everybody as UNC comeback stuns Terps

Mike Potter — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:20:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM By the time we get to the second Saturday semifinal, only the three teams that have ever won the ACC Women’s Tournament in Greensboro are still around.

So one of the big teams has finally got to go.…

Peters, Liston lead Duke in holding off Seminoles

Mike Potter — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:43:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM All the pretenders and Cinderellas are gone at the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament.

The four teams that are left will definitely go to the NCAA Tournament.…

Ruffin-Pratt, Tar Heels survive and advance past pesky Eagles

Mike Potter — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:46:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM UNC comes into the ACC Women’s Tournament with a pretty tough assignment.

The No. 3 seed Tar Heels (26-5) have trounced No. 11 seed Boston College (12-18) — which blew past Virginia in the first round — by 28 points in each of their first two meetings.…

Liston leads Duke, which ousts scrappy Wolfpack with late run

Mike Potter — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:23:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM The last time Duke and N.C. State met in this building, the Wolfpack pulled a monumental upset.

And it’s kind of same time, same station in the quarterfinals of this season’s ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament.…

Deluzio, Seminoles ease past Hurricanes into semis

Mike Potter — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:47:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM These two teams allegedly just don’t like each other.

Friday morning’s kid-fest brings the first rivalry game of this season’s ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, with No. 4 seed Florida State taking on No. 5 seed Miami.…

Kastanek leads eight Triangle players on ACC all-academic

Mike Potter — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:10:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM Marissa Kastanek repeated as the Kay Yow scholar athlete of the year in ACC women’s basketball, leading a group of eight Triangle-area players on the conference’s all-academic team.

Duke placed five players on the squad while the Wolfpack had three.

No other school had more than two.…

BC comes out strong, ousts Virginia in first round

Mike Potter — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:56:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM Lower-seeded teams have been overperforming all day long in the 36th ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, and we’ll see if it continues in the nightcap.

No. 6 seed Virginia (16-13) is hoping for a miracle this week to get into the NCAA Tournament.…

Deacons wallop Georgia Tech to continue first-round streak

Mike Potter — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:54:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM Wake Forest has never won an ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, but the Deacons have a nice streak going.

They are the only team coming into the event looking to win its fifth straight first-round game.…

Kastanek, Wolfpack dodge a bullet; face Blue Devils next

Mike Potter — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:38:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM N.C. State finds itself in a must-win situation as the Wolfpack starts ACC Tournament play.

The No. 8 seed Wolfpack (15-15) takes on No. 9 Clemson (9-20) for the chance to meet No. 1 seed Duke in the second round.…

Cold Miami ousts Hokies to strengthen case for NCAA bid

Mike Potter — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:31:00 -0500

GREENSBORO COLISEUM It’s the Opening Game of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, and as is always the case for the 11 a.m. starts the screaming young fans are out in force.

No. 5 seed Miami (20-9) may or may not be on the NCAA bubble heading into the contest with No. 12 seed Virginia Tech (10-19), but the Hurricanes need to play as if their lives depended on it.…

Duke's Gray, McCallie pick up ACC yearly honors

Mike Potter — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:42:00 -0500

Regular-season champion Duke chalked up some more ACC women’s basketball awards on Thursday.

And once again, the Blue Ribbon Panel and the league coaches have different ideas.…

Wolfpack faces a must win; Duke and UNC will wait a day

Mike Potter — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:14:00 -0500

N.C. State is badly in need of a victory Thursday afternoon.

If the Wolfpack wants to play in the post season, it definitely needs to complete a three-game sweep of Clemson in the first round of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum.…

Duke's Williams again ACC defensive player of year

Mike Potter — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:33:00 -0500

Duke sophomore center Elizabeth Williams has been named the ACC’s defensive player of the year for the second time.

The all-defensive team is chosen in a vote of the league’s head coaches.…