2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball season March 2026 July 2024 Women's Basketball 2001–02 Duke Blue Devils Duke Athletics logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 4 3 31–4 16–0 Gail Goestenkors 10th Gale Valley 13th Joanne Boyle 9th Georgia Schweitzer 1st Cameron Indoor Stadium ACC Regular season championsACC tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Gail Goestenkors in her 10th 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, 16–0 in ACC play to win the regular season conference title by five games. They followed that success by winning the ACC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 1 seed in the East region, the Blue Devils defeated Norfolk State, TCU, Texas, and South Carolina to reach the Final Four. In the National semifinal round, the Blue Devils were defeated by the No. 1 seed from the West region, Oklahoma, 86–71. Season summary Regular season The Blue Devils started the season with 10 players and a very young team with only one senior, two juniors, five sophomores and two freshmen. Duke opened with a bang, knocking off seventh ranked Texas Tech in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic, but then went through some growing pains. On the road for the first time, the No. 5 Blue Devils were stunned by unranked MAC opponent Toledo, 67–71. The ladies returned home for the annual Duke Women's Basketball Classic, where they opened with a blowout victory over Davidson, but then stumbled against another unranked opponent in South Carolina, falling in overtime in the title game, 81–87. The loss broke the Blue Devils 9-year title streak in the Duke Women's Basketball Classic, and also wound up being the only loss at home all season. To make matters worse, on November 28th, 9th-year assistant coach Joanne Boyle was stricken with an arteriovenous malformation, an affliction that kept her in the hospital for 2 weeks.Coach Boyle Improving https://goduke.com/sports/2001/12/10/142371 goduke.com Duke Athletics May 12, 2025 December 10, 2001Jennifer Starks Chance to go home not enough for Boyle https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/11/06/chance-to-go-home-not-enough-for-boyle/ eastbaytimes.com East Bay Times May 12, 2025 November 6, 2007 Following a victory over No. 6 Louisiana Tech, the Blue Devils were dealt another setback when sophomores Rometra Craig and Crystal White decided to transfer right before the team left for its first ACC contest of the year at Virginia.Two Blue Devils To Transfer From Women's Basketball Program https://goduke.com/news/2001/12/6/142342 goduke.com Duke Athletics May 12, 2025 December 6, 2001 Down two players and an assistant coach, the Blue Devils faced an uphill battle with only eight players. The Blue Devils responded by defeating Virginia in a 34-point drubbing, 107–73, then proceeded to make light work of Georgetown, UNC Greensboro, and Liberty, winning every game by 30-plus points. Coach Goestenkors became the all time winningest coach in school history following the win over UNC Greensboro, her 214th victory as the head women's basketball coach for Duke.Blue Devils Host Liberty Thursday https://goduke.com/news/2001/12/19/142411 goduke.com Duke Athletics May 12, 2025 December 19, 2001 Heading into Christmas break, the ladies carried a six-game winning streak. Following Christmas break, Duke's streak came to a screeching halt, as No. 2 Tennessee hobbled the Blue Devils in the ACC/SEC Shootout, 68–89.Blue Devils Unable To Slow Steaking Vols https://goduke.com/news/2001/12/27/142431 goduke.com Duke Athletics May 12, 2025 December 27, 2001 With the defeat, Duke entered conference play proper with a 9–3 (1–0, ACC) record. Duke dominated ACC play, winning its first four ACC contests by an average margin of 25.0 points. A standout performance occurred when Alana Beard posted a then-career high against Maryland on January 2, scoring 35-points. The sophomore shot 15 of 22 from the field, grabbed 11 rebounds, and was 2 assists away from a triple-double.Beard Scores 35 to Lead Duke Over Maryland, 90-74 https://goduke.com/sports/2002/1/2/142460 goduke.com Duke Athletics May 12, 2025 January 2, 2002 As a result, Beard was named ACC Player of the Week for the week of January 7th, an honor she would go on to receive a record-tying 5-times throughout the season.2001-02 Honors (Alana Beard) https://goduke.com/sports/2001/11/16/142202 goduke.com Duke Athletics May 12, 2025 Additionally, Coach Boyle made her return to the bench on January 6 during the game against Wake Forest.Coach Boyle Update, January 9 https://goduke.com/news/2002/1/9/142485 goduke.com Duke Athletics May 12, 2025 The Blue Devils dominated in her return with a 45–point win, 91–46. The ladies continued their dominant play into February as the Blue Devils finished undefeated in conference play, just the fifth time in ACC history a team had finished undefeated in conference play. ACC tournament The Blue Devils then headed to Greensboro, North Carolina for the ACC Tournament in their home away from home— the Greensboro Coliseum. Duke had recorded an 8–0 record in previous games played there and went on to improve the unbelievable mark to 11–0 after downing Florida State, Virginia and North Carolina to win the ACC Tournament title. In the championship game against Carolina, freshman sensation Monique Currie registered career highs in points (30), rebounds (12), en route to an 87–80 championship victory. With the win, Duke completed a season sweep over their in-state rivals, and secured their 3rd consecutive ACC tournament title. Currie was named tournament MVP.Currie, Beard Carry Blue Devils Past Tar Heels, 87-80 https://goduke.com/news/2002/3/4/142920 goduke.com Duke Athletics May 12, 2025 March 4, 2002 NCAA tournament As conference tournament champions, Duke received an auto bid to the NCAA tournament, where the Blue Devils were selected as a No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year. The Blue Devils were placed in the East Region and made quick work of Norfolk State and TCU before traveling 25 miles down the road to the Entertainment & Sports Arena. Duke may have found a second home away from home as the Blue Devils knocked off No. 14 Texas in the Sweet Sixteen, then avenged their only home loss of the season against No. 13 South Carolina in the Elite Eight to advance to the second Final Four in school history, a near Herculean feat considering the complete lack of depth, with the squad only rotating 8 players the majority of the season. The Blue Devils headed to the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas for a date with the No. 1 seed out of the West region, and nationally ranked No. 2 Oklahoma in the national semifinal. The game didn’t go the way Duke wanted, as the Blue Devils fell to the Sooners 71–86, but it was still a season to remember. The 2001–02 squad accomplished many things no other team had done before in school history: went a perfect 19–0 in ACC contests, embarked on a school record 22-game winning streak, won a third consecutive ACC Tournament title, and broke 24 school records including the (then) mark for wins with 31— and all of this accomplished with only just eight players.Duke Women's Basketball Season Review https://goduke.com/news/2002/4/8/143244 goduke.com Duke Athletics May 12, 2025 April 8, 2002 Roster w 2001 Duke Blue Devils y y w Alana Beard y 20 G/F 5 11 So Frierson, Louisiana Southwood w Monique Currie y 25 G/F 6 0 Fr Washington, D.C. Bullis School w Rometra Craig n 5 G 5 10 So Portola Valley, California Archbishop Mitty w Krista Gingrich C n 21 G 5 9 Sr Lewistown, Pennsylvania Lewistown w Vicki Krapohl n 12 G 5 5 So Mount Pleasant, Michigan Mount Pleasant w Sheana Mosch C n 3 G 5 10 Jr Clearfield, Pennsylvania DuBois Central Catholic w Iciss Tillis y 33 F 6 4 So Tulsa, Oklahoma Cascia Hall Prep w Michele Matyasovsky n 41 F/G 6 1 Jr Somerdale, New Jersey Triton w Crystal White n 55 C 6 5 So Clinton Township, Michigan Mount Clemens w Wynter Whitley n 31 F/C 6 2 Fr Atlanta, Georgia Holy Innocents' Gail Goestenkors (Saginaw Valley State) Gale Valley (Michigan State) Joanne Boyle (Duke) Shaeeta Brown (Duke) Georgia Schweitzer (Duke) https://goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2001-02 May 11, 2025 Source:2007-08 Duke Women's Basketball Media Guide https://duke_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/pdf5/91308.pdf Sidearm Sports May 11, 2025 164 Both Rometra Craig and Crystal White appeared in the first 7 games of the season before deciding to transfer. Both players made their final game appearances for Duke against Louisiana Tech on December 2, 2001. Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style=Duke Blue Devils|Non-Conference Regular Season November 11, 2001 12:00 pm ESPN yes 5 Texas Tech 7 State Farm Tip-Off Classic Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 6,204 85–69 1–0 November 16, 2001 yes 5 Elon Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2,940 102–52 2–0 November 18, 2001 yes y 5 Toledo Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 5,002 67–71 2–1 November 24, 2001 yes 9 Davidson Duke Women's Basketball Classic – Semifinals Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 3,571 107–58 3–1 November 25, 2001 yes 9 South Carolina Duke Women's Basketball Classic – Championship Game Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 3,620 OT Overtime 81–87 3–2 November 29, 2001 yes y 14 UNC Charlotte Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 1,514 64–39 4–2 December 02, 2001 3:30 pm ESPN2 yes y 14 Louisiana Tech 6 Honda Elite 4 Holiday Classic The Milk House Bay Lake, Florida 3,829 76–64 5–2 December 06, 2001 yes y 11 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 2,968 107–73 6–2 1–0 December 08, 2001 yes y 11 Georgetown McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 1,936 89–54 7–2 December 16, 2001 yes 8 UNC Greensboro Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2,212 90–58 8–2 December 20, 2001 yes 8 Liberty Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2,107 95–53 9–2 December 27, 2001 12:30 pm FSN South yes y 9 Tennessee 2 ACC-SEC Shootout Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia 7,811 68–89 9–3 |- !colspan=6 style=Duke Blue Devils|ACC Regular Season December 30, 2001 y 9 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 1,854 76–60 10–3 2–0 January 02, 2002 11 Maryland Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 804 90–74 11–3 3–0 January 06, 2002 11 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2,012 91–46 12–3 4–0 January 10, 2002 y 7 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 3,380 81–58 13–3 5–0 January 13, 2002 y 7 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 5,431 73–68 14–3 6–0 January 20, 2002 6 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 6,023 86–69 15–3 7–0 January 24, 2002 5 North Carolina 21 Rivalry Game Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 6,904 102–82 16–3 8–0 January 27, 2002 y 5 Florida State Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 1,235 102–80 17–3 9–0 January 31, 2002 5 Georgia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2,454 86–50 18–3 10–0 February 02, 2002 y 5 Maryland Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 2,746 66–55 19–3 11–0 February 07, 2002 y 5 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 907 83–60 20–3 12–0 February 10, 2002 5 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 4,473 77–69 21–3 13–0 February 18, 2002 5 NC State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 5,672 81–54 22–3 14–0 February 21, 2002 5 Florida State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2,904 88–55 23–3 15–0 February 24, 2002 y 5 North Carolina 19 Rivalry Game Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 7,842 90–75 24–3 16–0 |- !colspan=6 style=Duke Blue Devils|ACC Tournament March 01, 2002 yes y 4 1 Florida State 9 Quarterfinals Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 4,956 82–66 25–3 March 03, 2002 1:00 pm FSN yes y 4 1 Virginia 4 Semifinals Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 5,960 71–67 26–3 March 04, 2002 7:30 pm FSN yes y 3 1 North Carolina 16 2 Rivalry Game/Championship Game Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 9,204 87–80 27–3 |- !colspan=6 style=Duke Blue Devils|NCAA Tournament March 15, 2002 8:30 pm ESPN yes y 3 1 E Norfolk State 16 E First Round Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 6,004 95–48 28–3 March 17, 2002 2:00 pm ESPN2 yes y 3 1 E TCU 8 E Second Round Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 4,794 76–66 29–3 March 23, 2002 2:00 pm ESPN yes y 3 1 E Texas 14 4 E Sweet Sixteen Entertainment & Sports Arena Raleigh, North Carolina 4,613 62–46 30–3 March 25, 2002 7:00 pm ESPN2 yes y 3 1 E South Carolina 13 3 E Elite Eight Entertainment & Sports Arena Raleigh, North Carolina 8,107 77–68 31–3 March 29, 2002 7:00 pm ESPN yes y 3 1 E Oklahoma 2 1 W Final Four Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 29,619 71–86 31–4 AP Poll Eastern Time. E = East, W = West Source:2001-02 Women's Basketball Schedule https://goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 goduke.com Duke University Athletics May 11, 2025Three Nationally Televised Games Highlight the 2001-02 Women's Basketball Non-conference Schedule https://goduke.com/news/2001/7/11/141602 goduke.com Duke Sports Information July 11, 2001 May 11, 2025Combined Stats https://duke_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/pdf9/2558726.pdf Sidearm Sports May 11, 2025 Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAStlBlkTOBeard, Alana3535116433.369419.8275481.5722566.379119158.753691442136.1154114 25 93 Currie, Monique352297127.750214.3178360.494834.235138179 .771 841252096.09050 24 90 Gingrich, Krista34 358917.31985.861147.41553114.4562326.885355581.78814355Krapohl, Vicki29 3567619.31474.249104.4714697.47435.6001064742.19440144Matyasovsky, Michele351775121.52246.490174.5171439.3593033.90954761303.734251647Mosch, Sheana351586824.83209.1109243.4491239.30890108.83338851233.58633557Tillis, Iciss3433103230.448614.3197436.4523089.3376291.681682052718.094793099Whitley, Wynter352077222.12727.889185.4811032.31384118.712471241714.926371667TEAM59801394.09Total357026292283.510802203.490199520.383563741.760444981142540.7678404129581Opponents357026224964.38352194.381164533.308415596.696460778123835.443327372688 * Rometra Craig and Crystal White season totals absent from statistic table. Legend  GP  Games played  GS  Games started Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TO Turnovers Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals Source:Combined Stats https://duke_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/pdf9/2558726.pdf Sidearm Sports May 11, 2025 Rankings 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 1 18 5 9 14 11 8 8 9 11 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 Coaches 0 19 4 4 7 12 9 8 8 9 10 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 See also 2001-02 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team References Category:Duke Blue Devils women's basketball seasons Duke Duke Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons