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2005–06 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

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2005–06 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 4
Record31–4 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
2005–06 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 13 1   .929 33 2   .943
No. 3 Maryland 12 2   .857 34 4   .895
No. 4 Duke 12 2   .857 31 4   .886
Florida State 10 4   .714 20 10   .667
NC State 7 7   .500 19 12   .613
Virginia Tech 6 8   .429 21 10   .677
Boston College 6 8   .429 21 12   .636
Miami (FL) 6 8   .429 17 13   .567
Virginia 5 9   .357 20 12   .625
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
Georgia Tech 2 12   .143 14 15   .483
Clemson 2 12   .143 8 21   .276
2006 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2005–06 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Gail Goestenkors in her 14th season at the school, and played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 12–2 in ACC play to finish second in the regular season conference standings. They were defeated in the ACC tournament but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 1 seed in the Bridgeport region (East), the Blue Devils defeated Southern, USC, Michigan State, and UConn to reach the Final Four for the third time in five years. Duke was one of three ACC schools to play in the 2006 Final Four, joining North Carolina and Maryland. In the National semifinal round, the Blue Devils easily defeated LSU to advance to the National championship game where the team was beaten by conference foe Maryland, 78–75 in overtime.

Roster

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2005–06 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Mistie Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr George S. Parker Janesville, WI
G 2 Emily Waner 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So ThunderRidge Highlands Ranch, CO
G/F 3 Laura Kurz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Germantown Academy Lower Gwynedd, PA
G 4 Abby Waner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr ThunderRidge Highlands Ranch, CO
G 10 Lindsey Harding 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cy-Fair Houston, TX
C 11 Chante Black 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So East Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC
G/F 22 Brittany Mitch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr St. John's McLean, VA
G 23 Wanisha Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD
G 24 Jessica Foley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr AIS
G/F 25 Monique Currie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bullis School Washington, D.C.
F 30 Carrem Gay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Christ The King New York, NY
G/F 31 Keturah Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dreher Columbia, SC
C 43 Alison Bales 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Jr Beavercreek Dayton, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2005*
No. 1 at Penn State W 93–67  1–0
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Nov 20, 2005*
No. 1 at Old Dominion W 93–56  2–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
Nov 22, 2005*
No. 1 Fairfield W 110–44  3–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Nov 26, 2005*
No. 1 Arkansas State
Duke Classic
W 110–56  4–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Nov 27, 2005*
No. 1 Auburn
Duke Classic
W 69–37  5–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Dec 4, 2005*
No. 1 at No. 16 Texas W 84–70  6–0
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Dec 6, 2005*
No. 2 at TCU W 92–52  7–0
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
Dec 19, 2005*
No. 2 Ball State W 110–24  8–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Dec 22, 2005*
No. 2 Colorado State W 99–52  9–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Dec 28, 2005*
No. 2 vs. St. John's
San Diego Surf'N Slam Classic
W 105–57  10–0
 
San Diego, CA
Dec 30, 2005*
No. 2 at San Diego
San Diego Surf'N Slam Classic
W 119–52  11–0
 
San Diego, CA
Jan 2, 2006
No. 2 Wake Forest W 100–54  12–0
(1–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Jan 5, 2006
No. 2 Florida State W 87–68  13–0
(2–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Jan 8, 2006
No. 2 at No. 6 Maryland W 86–68  14–0
(3–0)
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
Jan 11, 2006
No. 2 at Georgia Tech W 67–59  15–0
(4–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Jan 14, 2006
No. 2 at Boston College W 66–52  16–0
(5–0)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 16, 2006*
No. 2 at Holy Cross W 84–36  17–0
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Jan 19, 2006
No. 2 NC State W 77–57  18–0
(6–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Jan 23, 2006*
No. 2 No. 1 Tennessee W 75–53  19–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Jan 26, 2006
No. 2 at Clemson W 97–56  20–0
(7–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Jan 29, 2006
No. 2 No. 3 North Carolina L 70–74  20–1
(7–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Feb 6, 2006
No. 2 at Virginia Tech W 73–62  21–1
(8–1)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 10, 2006
No. 2 Virginia W 88–65  22–1
(9–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Feb 13, 2006
No. 1 No. 4 Maryland W 90–80  23–1
(10–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Feb 19, 2006
No. 1 at Miami (FL) W 99–93  24–1
(11–1)
University of Miami Convocation Center 
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 22, 2006
No. 1 Virginia Tech W 93–51  25–1
(12–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Feb 25, 2006
No. 1 No. 2 North Carolina L 65–77  25–2
(12–2)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC tournament
Mar 3, 2006*
No. 2 vs. Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 69–56  26–2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 4, 2006*
No. 2 vs. No. 4 Maryland
Semifinals
L 70–78  26–3
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2006*
(1 BPT) No. 4 vs. (16 BPT) Southern
First round
W 96–27  27–3
Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
Mar 21, 2006*
(1 BPT) No. 4 vs. (8 BPT) Michigan State
Second round
W 85–51  28–3
Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
Mar 26, 2006*
(1 BPT) No. 4 vs. (4 BPT) No. 16 Michigan State
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 86–61  29–3
Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard 
Bridgeport, CT
Mar 28, 2006*
(1 BPT) No. 4 vs. (2 BPT) No. 8 Connecticut
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 63–61 OT[1] 30–3
Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard 
Bridgeport, CT
Apr 2, 2006*
(1 BPT) No. 4 vs. (1 SAN) No. 5 LSU
National Semifinal – Final Four
W 64–45[2]  31–3
TD Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 4, 2006*
(1 BPT) No. 4 vs. (2 ABQ) No. 3 Maryland
National Championship
L 75–78 OT[3] 31–4
TD Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bales Leads Blue Devils to Overtime Win Over Huskies". The Washington Post. March 29, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Finally, Duke Gains Spot in Title Game". The Washington Post. April 2, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Maryland Stuns Duke for Women's Basketball Title". The New York Times. April 5, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "2005-06 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2024.