DURHAM, N.C. — The fifth-ranked Duke women’s basketball team received its 19th straight NCAA Tournament selection on Monday. The Blue Devils (30-2) were seeded No. 2 in the Norfolk Region and will play 15thseeded Hampton (28-5) in the first round on Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The game will be televised live on ESPN2 and will tip at 12:05 p.m. (EST).
The Blue Devils, coached by former Brunswick High School standoiut Joanne Palombo McCallie, have earned one of the top eight seeds in 12 out of the last 13 years in the NCAA Tournament and are coming off three straight Elite Eight appearances. Duke has been a No. 2 seed in each of the last four years.
Hampton advanced to the NCAA Tournament after claiming the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament championship for the fourth straight year with a 59-38 victory over Howard on March 16. The Lady Pirates enter the NCAA Tournament winners of 19 straight games under head coach David Six.
Duke and Hampton will meet for the second time over the last four years in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils downed the Lady Pirates, 72-37, in 2010 in Cameron Indoor Stadium.Overall, Duke and Hampton have met on four occasions with the Blue Devils holding a 4-0 advantage.
The winner of the Duke/Hampton game will advance to face the winner of the No. 7 seed Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 seed DePaul game, which will tip at approximately 2:30 p.m., on Sunday. The second round contest will be played on March 26 at 7 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
McCallie, who was the 2013, 2012 and 2010 ACC Coach of the Year, has guided the Blue Devils to another standout season in 2012-13 even with the loss of All-America point guard Chelsea Gray to a season-ending injury on Feb. 17 against Wake Forest.
Information supplied by the Duke University website
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