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2024–25 Duke Blue Devils Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by fifth-year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Blue Devils started the season ranked eleventh in the AP poll and won their first two games. They then traveled to College Park, Maryland to face eighteenth ranked Maryland, where they lost 85–80. The loss saw them drop to sixteenth in the rankings where they won three games before the Thanksgiving tournaments. Duke traveled to Nevada to participate in the Ball Dawgs Classic. There they defeated ninth ranked Kansas State and eighth ranked Oklahoma to win the championship. They defeated Oklahoma in a high scoring final 109–99, in overtime. The Blue Devils won a game against Columbia on their return to the east coast, before facing third ranked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Lawson
Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team. She played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and has also been a basketball television analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards. Lawson primarily played as a shooting guard. She won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, a championship with the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2005 WNBA Finals, and coached the United States women's national 3x3 team to gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Lawson retired from the WNBA in 2015 to focus on her broadcasting career. She began her coaching career as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the NBA in 2019. Playing career High school Lawson attended Sidwell Friends School her freshman year, then went to West Springfield High School, where she played on the girls' basketball and soccer teams. Lawson was named a WBCA All-Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Columbia Lions Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represents Columbia University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by ninth-year head coach Megan Griffith, play their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City as members of the Ivy League. Previous season The Lions finished the 2023–24 season 23–7, 13–1 in Ivy League play, winning a share of the Ivy League title with Princeton. They defeated Harvard in the 2024 Ivy League women's basketball tournament semifinals before losing to Princeton in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history. As an No. 12 seed in the Portland Regional 3, they lost in the First Four to Vanderbilt. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style="", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="", Ivy League regular season , - !colspan=9 style="", , - !colspan= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 NC State Wolfpack Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by twelfth-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack begain the season ranked ninth in the AP poll and defeated East Tennessee State on the first day of the season. They then traveled to Charlotte to face number one South Carolina in the Ally Tipoff. They lost the game 71–57 and fell to thirteenth in the rankings. A 76–73 loss at TCU saw them fall to number twenty. They defeated Coastal Carolina before traveling to the Bahamas to participate in the Pink Flamingo Championship. There they defeated Southern before losing in the championship game to seventh ranked LSU. The loss sawthem fall out of the rankings for the first time during the season. They returned to North Carolina and defeated eighteenth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobacco Road (rivalry)
Tobacco Road is a term used in college sports, mainly basketball, for the four rival universities of North Carolina that play in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The term refers to the area's history as a major tobacco producer. The Tobacco Road teams represent the following universities: * North Carolina Tar Heels (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill) * Duke Blue Devils (Duke University in Durham) * NC State Wolfpack (North Carolina State University in Raleigh) * Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem) North Carolina, Duke, and NC State lie in the Research Triangle and are separated by no more than 25 miles (40 km). Before moving to Winston-Salem in 1956, Wake Forest University was located in the town of Wake Forest within the Triangle region, to the northeast of Raleigh. The schools are historical and present powerhouses among college sports, especially basketball. The universities' proximity and membership in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Nell Fortner and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Yellow Jackets started the season with four straight non-conference wins before traveling to Hawaii, to participate in the Hawaii North Shore Showcase. The highlight of their early season was a 83–67 victory over rival Georgia. The Yellow Jackets won both of their games in Hawaii, including a 74–58 defeat of twenty-first ranked Oregon. They returned to Atlanta to defeat 98–56 before winning their ACC–SEC Challenge game by three points over Mississippi State. After a win against Mercer, Georgia Tech entered the AP Poll at number twenty-five. Their biggest test of the season came in their ACC opener against fourteenth-ranked Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 California Golden Bears Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears were led by sixth-year head coach Charmin Smith and played their home games at Haas Pavilion. They competed as first-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Golden Bears started the season well, winning their first six games of the season. They played only one traditional Power-4 school during this run, defeating Auburn 63–59 on November 22. The Golden Bears participated in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational where they lost their opening game against Michigan State 78–72 but won the third-place game against Arizona 74–62. They welcomed nineteenth-ranked Alabama to the Haas Pavilion for the ACC–SEC Challenge, and the Golden Bears pulled off the upset 69–65. They won their next three games, including a rivalry and ACC opening win over Stanford to enter the rankings at n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 United States census, making Chapel Hill the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 17th-most populous municipality in the state. Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina, Durham make up the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. When it is combined with Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, the state capital, they make up the corners of the Research Triangle (officially the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, North Carolina, Cary, NC combined statistical area, Combined Statistical Area), which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023. The town was founded in 1793 and is centered on Franklin Street (Chapel Hill), Franklin Street, covering . It contains several districts and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were led by sixth-year head coach Courtney Banghart. The Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Tar Heels started the season ranked fifteenth in the AP poll and won their first three games. Their first loss game against second ranked Connecticut 69–58. This saw the Tar Heels fall from fourteenth to sixteenth in the polls before traveling to the Bahamas to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Tar Heels won all three of their games in the tournament to finish as Champions. They won the championship game 69–39 over Indiana. They also defeated fourteenth ranked Kentucky 72–53 in the ACC–SEC Challenge. The team recorded two more wins before their ACC opener against twenty-fifth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina–Duke Rivalry
The Duke–North Carolina rivalry refers to the sports rivalry between the Duke University Blue Devils and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, particularly in the sport of basketball. It is considered one of the most intense rivalries in all of US-sports; a poll conducted by ESPN in 2000 ranked the basketball rivalry as the third greatest North American sports rivalry, and ''Sports Illustrated on Campus'' named it the #1 "Hottest Rivalry" in college basketball and the #2 rivalry overall in its November 18, 2003 issue. The intensity of the rivalry is augmented for many reasons. One reason is the proximity of the two universities—they are located only ten miles apart along U.S. Highway 15–501 (also known as Tobacco Road) or eight miles apart in straight-line distance. In addition, Duke is a private university whereas Carolina is a public school; the vastly different funding structures and cultures between the two further contribute to the intensity of the rivalry. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented The University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Tory Verdi, and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Panthers started the season with two wins against non-Power 4 teams before facing West Virginia in a rivalry game. The Mountaineers were ranked fifteenth in the nation at the time, and defeated the Pathers 82–54. The Panthers rebounded by winning three straight games. The Panthers then participated in the Paradise Jam, where they lost three straight games. The closest game of the event was their opener against Kansas, which they lost by six points. Upon returning to Pittsuburgh, the Panthers lost another rivalry game to Duquesne by four points. They defeated Saint Peter's before losing their ACC opener against Mia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 South Florida Bulls Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represents the University of South Florida during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by 25th-year head coach Jose Fernandez, play their home games at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida as members of the American Athletic Conference. Previous season The Bulls finished the 2023–24 season 19–14, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated 2023–24 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team, before falling to UTSA in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament. Offseason Departures Incoming Recruiting There were no recruiting classing class of 2024. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="", AAC regular season , - !colspan=12 style="", , - !colspan=9 style="", NCAA tournament Sources: References {{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies Women's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach Megan Duffy and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Duffy entered her first season after being hired to replace Kenny Brooks on April 3, 2024. The Hokies won five out of their first six games before the Thanksgiving tournament. Their only loss was a netural-site game against Iowa 71–52. The only other Power-4 conference team they played during this stretch was Rutgers, whom they defeated 91–80. The Hokies then traveled to Florida where they participated in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. They went 1–1 in the event, defeating Davidson and losing to Michigan. They then won their ACC–SEC Challenge game over Georgia, 70–61 in Athens. The Hokies lost to Duke in their ACC open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
