2005–06 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2005–06 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball season March 2026 July 2024 Women's Basketball 2005–06 Duke Blue Devils Duke Athletics logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 2 4 31–4 12–2 Gail Goestenkors 14th Tia Jackson 1st Shannon Perry Gale Valley Cameron Indoor Stadium NCAA tournament Runner-up 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 w 2005 Duke Blue Devils y y w Mistie Williams y 1 F 6 3 Sr Janesville, WI George S. Parker w Emily Waner n 2 G 5 8 So Highlands Ranch, CO ThunderRidge w Laura Kurz n 3 GF 6 1 So Lower Gwynedd, PA Germantown Academy w Abby Waner y 4 G 5 10 Fr Highlands Ranch, CO ThunderRidge w Lindsey Harding y 10 G 5 8 Sr Houston, TX Cy-Fair w Chante Black y 11 C 6 5 So Winston-Salem, NC East Forsyth w Brittany Mitch n 22 GF 6 2 Fr McLean, VA St. John's w Wanisha Smith y 23 G 5 11 So Upper Marlboro, MD Riverdale Baptist w Jessica Foley y 24 G 6 0 Sr AIS w Monique Currie y 25 GF 6 0 Sr Washington, D.C. Bullis School w Carrem Gay n 30 F 6 2 Fr New York, NY Christ The King w Keturah Jackson n 31 GF 6 0 Fr Columbia, SC Dreher w Alison Bales y 43 C 6 7 JR Dayton, OH Beavercreek Gail Goestenkors (Saginaw Valley State) https://goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2005-06 Schedule yes 2005-06 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2005-06 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| Regular season Nov 18, 2005 yes yes 1 2005 none Penn State Lady Lions Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 93–67 1–0 Nov 20, 2005 yes yes 1 2005 women Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 93–56 2–0 Nov 22, 2005 yes 1 2005 women Fairfield Stags Fairfield Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 110–44 3–0 Nov 26, 2005 yes 1 2005 women Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Duke Classic 110–56 4–0 Nov 27, 2005 yes 1 2005 women Auburn Tigers Auburn Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Duke Classic 69–37 5–0 Dec 4, 2005 yes yes 1 2005 women Texas Longhorns Texas 16 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 84–70 6–0 Dec 6, 2005 yes yes 2 2005 women TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX 92–52 7–0 Dec 19, 2005 yes 2 2005 women Ball State Cardinals Ball State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 110–24 8–0 Dec 22, 2005 yes 2 2005 women Colorado State Rams Colorado State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 99–52 9–0 Dec 28, 2005 yes yes 2 2005 women St. John's Red Storm St. John's San Diego, CA San Diego Surf'N Slam Classic 105–57 10–0 Dec 30, 2005 yes yes 2 2005 women San Diego Toreros San Diego San Diego, CA San Diego Surf'N Slam Classic 119–52 11–0 Jan 2, 2006 2 2005 women Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 100–54 12–0 1–0 Jan 5, 2006 2 2005 women Florida State Seminoles Florida State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 87–68 13–0 2–0 Jan 8, 2006 yes 2 Maryland 6 Comcast Center College Park, MD 86–68 14–0 3–0 Jan 11, 2006 yes 2 2005 women Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 67–59 15–0 4–0 Jan 14, 2006 yes 2 2005 women Boston College Eagles Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 66–52 16–0 5–0 Jan 16, 2006 yes yes 2 2005 women Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 84–36 17–0 Jan 19, 2006 2 2005 women NC State Wolfpack NC State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 77–57 18–0 6–0 Jan 23, 2006 yes 2 2005 none Tennessee Lady Volunteers Tennessee 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 75–53 19–0 Jan 26, 2006 yes 2 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 97–56 20–0 7–0 Jan 29, 2006 2 North Carolina 3 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 70–74 20–1 7–1 Feb 6, 2006 yes 2 2005 women Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA 73–62 21–1 8–1 Feb 10, 2006 2 2005 women Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 88–65 22–1 9–1 Feb 13, 2006 1 Maryland 4 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 90–80 23–1 10–1 Feb 19, 2006 yes 1 2005 women Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) University of Miami Convocation Center Coral Gables, FL 99–93 24–1 11–1 Feb 22, 2006 1 Virginia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 93–51 25–1 12–1 Feb 25, 2006 1 North Carolina 2 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 65–77 25–2 12–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC tournament Mar 3, 2006 yes yes 2 Virginia Tech Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals 69–56 26–2 Mar 4, 2006 yes yes 2 Maryland 4 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Semifinals 70–78 26–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA tournament Mar 19, 2006 yes yes 4 1 BPT 2005 women Southern Jaguars Southern 16 BPT Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA First round 96–27 27–3 Mar 21, 2006 yes yes 4 1 BPT 2005 women Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 8 BPT Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Second round 85–51 28–3 Mar 26, 2006 yes yes 4 1 BPT 2005 women Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 16 4 BPT Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 86–61 29–3 Mar 28, 2006 yes yes 4 1 BPT Connecticut 8 2 BPT Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT Regional Final Elite Eight 63–61 OTBales Leads Blue Devils to Overtime Win Over Huskies https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2006/03/29/bales-leads-blue-devils-to-overtime-win-over-huskies-span-classbankhead-duke-63-connecticut-61-span/9b5430e2-485e-4a59-8706-d65e127da4d1/ The Washington Post March 29, 2006 July 7, 2024 30–3 Apr 2, 2006 yes yes 4 1 BPT LSU 5 1 SAN TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts National Semifinal Final Four 64–45Finally, Duke Gains Spot in Title Game https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2006/04/03/finally-duke-gains-spot-in-title-game-span-classbankhead-duke-64-lsu-45-span/d7b4529b-5644-4da5-8f32-52bffceffeff/ The Washington Post April 2, 2006 July 7, 2024 31–3 Apr 4, 2006 yes yes 4 1 BPT Maryland 3 2 ABQ TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts National Championship 75–78 OTMaryland Stuns Duke for Women's Basketball Title https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/sports/sportsspecial1/maryland-stuns-duke-for-womens-basketball-title.html The New York Times April 5, 2006 July 7, 2024 31–4 AP Poll, Eastern Time Source https://goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2005-06 2005-06 Women's Basketball Schedule Duke Athletics July 7, 2024 Rankings 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 0 17 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 Coaches 0 18 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 2 See also 2005-06 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