2002–03 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2002–03 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball season March 2026 July 2024 Women's Basketball 2002–03 Duke Blue Devils Duke Athletics logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 4 2 35–2 16–0 Gail Goestenkors 11th Gale Valley 14th Georgia Schweitzer 2nd LaVonda Wagner 1st Cameron Indoor Stadium ACC Regular season championsACC Tournament championsParadise Jam championsDuke Women's Basketball Classic champions South Padre Shootout champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2002–03 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Gail Goestenkors in her 11th 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 35–2, 16–0 in ACC play to win the regular season conference title. They followed that success by winning the 2003 ACC women's basketball tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, the Blue Devils defeated Georgia State, Utah, Georgia, and Texas Tech to reach the Final Four in back-to-back seasons. In the National semifinal round, the Blue Devils were defeated by the No. 1 seed from the Mideast region, Tennessee, 66–56. Roster w 2002 Duke Blue Devils y y w Mistie Bass y 1 F 6 3 Fr Janesville, Wisconsin George S. Parker w Alana Beard y 20 GF 5 11 Jr Shreveport, Louisiana Southwood w Monique Currie y 25 GF 6 0 Fr yes yes Washington, D.C. Bullis School w Jessica Foley y 24 G 6 0 Fr Wodonga, Victoria, Australia AIS w Lindsey Harding y 10 G 5 8 Fr Houston, Texas Cy-Fair w Caitlin Howe n 32 G 5 10 Fr Rochester, New York Fairport w Vicki Krapohl n 12 G 5 5 Jr Mount Pleasant, Michigan Mount Pleasant w Michele Matyasovsky n 41 F 6 1 Sr Somerdale, New Jersey Triton w Sheana Mosch n 3 G 5 10 Sr Clearfield, Pennsylvania DuBois Central Catholic w Brooke Smith y 22 FC 6 3 Fr Kentfield, California Marin Catholic basketball w Iciss Tillis y 33 F 6 4 Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma Cascia Hall Prep w Wynter Whitley n 31 F/C 6 2 So Atlanta, Georgia Holy Innocents' Episcopal Gail Goestenkors (Saginaw Valley State) Gale Valley (Michigan State) Georgia Schweitzer (Duke) LaVonda Wagner (Mars Hill) https://goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2002-03 May 16, 2025 Source:2002-03 roster – Duke Blue Devils women's basketball https://www.sportsarchive.net/documents/11108#mode/1up sportsarchive.net SportsArchive May 16, 2025 Schedule yes 2002-03 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2002-03 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| Non-conference regular season November 22, 2002 yes 1 East Carolina Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 5,422 108–46 1–0 November 24, 2002 2:00 pm ESPN2 yes y 1 Tennessee 2 Jimmy V Women's Basketball Classic RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 13,174 76–55Duke Is Too Tough for Tennessee, 76-55 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-25-sp-bkw25-story.html The Los Angeles Times November 25, 2002 July 8, 2024 2–0 November 28, 2002 yes y 1 Hampton Paradise Jam – Round Robin, Game 1 Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 1,071 71–34 3–0 November 29, 2002 yes y 1 Old Dominion Paradise Jam – Round Robin, Game 2 Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 1,373 65–52 4–0 November 30, 2002 yes y 1 Arkansas 17 Paradise Jam – Championship Game Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 1,867 OT Overtime 74–72 5–0 December 06, 2002 yes y 1 Howard Duke Women's Basketball Classic – Semifinals Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2,417 128–53 6–0 December 08, 2002 yes y 1 St. Joseph's Duke Women's Basketball Classic – Championship Game Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 3,761 82–48 7–0 December 16, 2002 yes 1 Charleston Southern Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 2,710 106–38 8–0 December 18, 2002 yes 1 Florida International Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 4,107 106–58 9–0 December 21, 2002 yes y 1 Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 4,519 90–36 10–0 December 27, 2002 yes y 1 Detroit Mercy South Padre Shootout – Semifinals SPI Convention Centre South Padre Island, Texas 1,600 92–52 11–0 December 29, 2002 yes y 1 Iowa State South Padre Shootout – Championship Game SPI Convention Centre South Padre Island, Texas 2,000 88–59 12–0 |- !colspan=6 style=Duke Blue Devils|ACC Regular Season January 06, 2003 1 Clemson Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 5,371 69–53 13–0 1–0 January 09, 2003 y 1 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 3,592 79–59 14–0 2–0 January 13, 2003 y 1 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 4,172 60–59 15–0 3–0 January 16, 2003 1 Wake Forest Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 4,981 71–61 16–0 4–0 January 20, 2003 7:30 pm ESPN2 y 1 North Carolina 9 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 10,180 OT Overtime 78–67 17–0 5–0 January 23, 2003 1 Maryland Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 3,423 101–52 18–0 6–0 January 26, 2003 1 Florida State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 7,534 81–63 19–0 7–0 January 29, 2003 y 1 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 3,841 54–44 20–0 8–0 February 1, 2003 7:00 pm ESPN2 yes 1 Connecticut 2 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 65–77No. 2 Defeats No. 1 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/sports/ncaabasketball/no-2-defeats-no-1.html The New York Times February 2, 2003 July 8, 2024 9,314 20–1 February 06, 2003 y 2 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 3,112 61–49 21–1 9–0 February 10, 2003 2 Virginia Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 6,247 75–48 22–1 10–0 February 13, 2003 2 Georgia Tech Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 4,417 82–43 23–1 11–0 February 17, 2003 y 2 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 727 83–41 24–1 12–0 February 20, 2003 2 North Carolina 6 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 9,314 97–63 25–1 13–0 February 24, 2003 y 2 Maryland Comcast Center College Park, Maryland 4,167 97–55 26–1 14–0 February 27, 2003 y 2 Florida State Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 1,447 70–49 27–1 15–0 March 02, 2003 2 NC State Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 8,874 86–60 28–1 16–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| ACC Tournament March 07, 2003 yes yes 2 1 Wake Forest 9 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 64–59 6,163 29–1 March 09, 2003 1:00 pm FSN yes yes 2 1 Georgia Tech 5 Semifinals Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 7,656 76–52 30–1 March 10, 2003 7:30 pm FSN yes yes 2 1 North Carolina 11 2 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Championship Game 77–59 11,126 31–1 |- !colspan=12 style=Duke Blue Devils| NCAA Tournament March 23, 2003 2:30 pm ESPN2 yes 2 1 MW Georgia State 16 MW Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina First Round 66–48 5,167 32–1 March 25, 2003 7:00 pm ESPN yes 2 1 MW Utah 8 MW Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Second Round 65–54 5,073 33–1 March 29, 2003 9:00 pm ESPN yes y 2 1 MW Georgia 19 5 MW University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico Sweet Sixteen 66–63 16,182 34–1 March 31, 2003 9:30 pm ESPN yes y 2 1 MW Texas Tech 7 2 MW University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico Elite Eight 57–51Beard Carries Duke https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-01-sp-midwest1-story.html The Los Angeles Times April 1, 2003 July 8, 2024 12,413 35–1 April 06, 2003 7:00 pm ESPN yes y 2 1 MW Tennessee 4 1 ME Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Final Four 56–66Tennessee Has Surprise for Duke https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-07-sp-duketenn7-story.html The Los Angeles Times April 7, 2003 July 8, 2024 28,210 35–2 AP Poll Eastern Time. MW = Mid-West, ME = Mid-East Source: https://goduke.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2002-03 2002-03 Women's Basketball Schedule goduke.com Duke Athletics July 8, 2024Combined Stats sidearmsports.com https://duke_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/pdf8/788354.pdf Sidearm Sports May 16, 2025 Rankings 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 0 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Coaches 0 19 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 4 See also 2002-03 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