WBB at #9 Duke Dec 8 at 4PM

The Ladies travel to Duke today to meet the #9 Blue Devils at 4 PM. The game will be on the ACC network. Duke is 8-2 with losses at #7 Maryland and at #3 South Carolina. They have wins over the usual early season cupcakes; but also over #11 Oklahoma and #13 Kansas State, both at Cameron Indoor.

Duke has 16 players on the roster; 13 have played in a game. Ten players average at least 10 minutes per game. The Blue Devils are not particularly tall; four starters are between 5'9" and 6', with sophomore Delaney Thomas at 6'3". All of the starters play 20-28 minutes per game; the next five play 15-18 minutes per game. None of the starters are freshmen, with 2 sophs, 2 jrs and a senior. There are two freshmen in the next 5.

Because they play so many players, no one has great numbers. Only 2 starters score in double digits; but freshman toby Fornier scores 10.9 ppg off the bench.

This game will be a learning experience for our ladies. They will see how a well-coached team plays together. I don't have much hope that the Hokies can stay with Duke for very long, especially if we continue the sloppy play with too many turnovers. Our only hope is if someone has a career game and just becomes unguardable; and the rest of the team plays great, particularly on defense.

LET'S GO HOKIES!