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2002–03 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
| 2002–03 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball |
|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| No. 4 |
| No. 2 |
| 35–2 (16–0 ACC) |
| Gail Goestenkors (11th season) |
| Gale Valley (14th season) |
| Georgia Schweitzer (2nd season) |
| LaVonda Wagner (1st season) |
| Cameron Indoor Stadium |
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.
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| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2002* | No. 1 | East Carolina | W 108–46 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,422)Durham, North Carolina |
| November 24, 2002*2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | vs. No. 2 Tennessee Jimmy V Women's Basketball Classic | W 76–55 | 2–0 | RBC Center (13,174)Raleigh, North Carolina |
| November 28, 2002* | No. 1 | vs. Hampton Paradise Jam – Round Robin, Game 1 | W 71–34 | 3–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,071)St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
| November 29, 2002* | No. 1 | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam – Round Robin, Game 2 | W 65–52 | 4–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,373)St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
| November 30, 2002* | No. 1 | vs. No. 17 Arkansas Paradise Jam – Championship Game | W 74–72 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}OT | 5–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,867)St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
| December 06, 2002* | No. 1 | vs. Howard Duke Women's Basketball Classic – Semifinals | W 128–53 | 6–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,417)Durham, North Carolina |
| December 08, 2002* | No. 1 | vs. St. Joseph's Duke Women's Basketball Classic – Championship Game | W 82–48 | 7–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,761)Durham, North Carolina |
| December 16, 2002* | No. 1 | Charleston Southern | W 106–38 | 8–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,710)Durham, North Carolina |
| December 18, 2002* | No. 1 | Florida International | W 106–58 | 9–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,107)Durham, North Carolina |
| December 21, 2002* | No. 1 | at Tulsa | W 90–36 | 10–0 | Reynolds Center (4,519)Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| December 27, 2002* | No. 1 | vs. Detroit Mercy South Padre Shootout – Semifinals | W 92–52 | 11–0 | SPI Convention Centre (1,600)South Padre Island, Texas |
| December 29, 2002* | No. 1 | vs. Iowa State South Padre Shootout – Championship Game | W 88–59 | 12–0 | SPI Convention Centre (2,000)South Padre Island, Texas |
| January 06, 2003 | No. 1 | Clemson | W 69–53 | 13–0(1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,371)Durham, North Carolina |
| January 09, 2003 | No. 1 | at Georgia Tech | W 79–59 | 14–0(2–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (3,592)Atlanta, Georgia |
| January 13, 2003 | No. 1 | at Virginia | W 60–59 | 15–0(3–0) | University Hall (4,172)Charlottesville, Virginia |
| January 16, 2003 | No. 1 | Wake Forest | W 71–61 | 16–0(4–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,981)Durham, North Carolina |
| January 20, 20037:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | at No. 9 North Carolina | W 78–67 OT | 17–0(5–0) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,180)Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 23, 2003 | No. 1 | Maryland | W 101–52 | 18–0(6–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,423)Durham, North Carolina |
| January 26, 2003 | No. 1 | Florida State | W 81–63 | 19–0(7–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,534)Durham, North Carolina |
| January 29, 2003 | No. 1 | at NC State | W 54–44 | 20–0(8–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (3,841)Raleigh, North Carolina |
| February 1, 2003*7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | No. 2 Connecticut | L 65–77 | 20–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, North Carolina |
| February 06, 2003 | No. 2 | at Clemson | W 61–49 | 21–1(9–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum (3,112)Clemson, South Carolina |
| February 10, 2003 | No. 2 | Virginia | W 75–48 | 22–1(10–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,247)Durham, North Carolina |
| February 13, 2003 | No. 2 | Georgia Tech | W 82–43 | 23–1(11–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,417)Durham, North Carolina |
| February 17, 2003 | No. 2 | at Wake Forest | W 83–41 | 24–1(12–0) | LJVM Coliseum (727)Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 20, 2003 | No. 2 | No. 6 North Carolina | W 97–63 | 25–1(13–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, North Carolina |
| February 24, 2003 | No. 2 | at Maryland | W 97–55 | 26–1(14–0) | Comcast Center (4,167)College Park, Maryland |
| February 27, 2003 | No. 2 | at Florida State | W 70–49 | 27–1(15–0) | Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center (1,447)Tallahassee, Florida |
| March 02, 2003 | No. 2 | NC State | W 86–60 | 28–1(16–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,874)Durham, North Carolina |
| March 07, 2003* | (1) No. 2 | vs. (9) Wake Forest Quarterfinals | W 64–59 | 29–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,163)Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 09, 2003*1:00 pm, FSN | (1) No. 2 | vs. (5) Georgia Tech Semifinals | W 76–52 | 30–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,656)Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 10, 2003*7:30 pm, FSN | (1) No. 2 | vs. (2) No. 11 North Carolina Championship Game | W 77–59 | 31–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (11,126)Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 23, 2003*2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (1 MW) No. 2 | (16 MW) Georgia State First Round | W 66–48 | 32–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,167)Durham, North Carolina |
| March 25, 2003*7:00 pm, ESPN | (1 MW) No. 2 | (8 MW) Utah Second Round | W 65–54 | 33–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,073)Durham, North Carolina |
| March 29, 2003*9:00 pm, ESPN | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (5 MW) No. 19 Georgia Sweet Sixteen | W 66–63 | 34–1 | University Arena (16,182)Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| March 31, 2003*9:30 pm, ESPN | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Texas Tech Elite Eight | W 57–51 | 35–1 | University Arena (12,413)Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| April 06, 2003*7:00 pm, ESPN | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (1 ME) No. 4 Tennessee Final Four | L 56–66 | 35–2 | Georgia Dome (28,210)Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. MW = Mid-West, ME = Mid-East. |
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