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Coaches 

Corner 

National Coach 

of the Year 

Naismith 

2003 

Gail Goestenkors 

WBCA/Rawlings 

2003 


GBallmag.com 

2002 


Basketball Times 

2000 


Victor Award 

2003, 1999 


Naismith Finalist for 

Coach of the Year 

Wooden Award -- 

National Player of the Year 

Alana Beard (2004) 

State Farm Wade Trophy -- 



Associated Press National 

Player of the Year 


United States Basketball 

Writers Association (USBWA) 



Victor Award -- 



ESPN.com -- 


Alana Beard (2004, ‘03) 

Bayer Advantage Senior 

Class Award 


Wade Trophy Finalist for 


Alana Beard (2004, ‘03) 

Monique Currie (2006, ‘05) 

Iciss Tillis (2003) 

Naismith Finalist for 


Alana Beard (2004, ‘03, ‘02) 

Monique Currie (2005) 

Georgia Schweitzer (2001) 

Iciss Tillis (2004, ‘03) 

Wooden Award Finalist for 



Honda Award Nominee for 


Alana Beard (2004, ‘03, ‘02) 


Kodak All-America 

Alana Beard (2004, ‘03, ‘02) 




Michele VanGorp (1999) 

AP All-America 

Alana Beard (2004, ‘03, ‘02-1st; 

‘01-HM) 

Monique Currie (2006-2nd, 

2005-1st) 

Nicole Erickson (1999-HM) 

Lindsey Harding (2006-HM) 

Georgia Schweitzer (2001-3rd) 

Iciss Tillis (2004, ‘03-HM, 

‘02-HM) 

Michele VanGorp (1999-3rd) 



All-America 

Alana Beard (2004, ‘03, ‘02-1st) 


Georgia Schweitzer (2001-1st) 

Women’s Basketball News 

Service All-America 

Alana Beard (2004, 2003-1st; 

2001-3rd) 

Chris Moreland (1988-1st) 

AWSF/Fast Break 

All-America 

Sue Harnett (1991-3rd) 

A Trio Of Kodak’s 

Kodak/WBCA District II 

All-America 

Alana Beard (2004, ‘03, ‘02, ‘01) 


Tyish Hall (1996) 

Lindsey Harding (2006) 

Hilary Howard (1998) 

Katie Meier (1990) 

Chris Moreland (1988, ‘86) 

Georgia Schweitzer (2001, ‘00) 

Iciss Tillis (2004, ‘03, ‘02) 



National Freshman of the Year 


Sports Illustrated for Women 



Sports Illustrated National 

Freshman of the Year 






Women’s Basketball Journal 



2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 


ACC Coach of the Year 

WomensCollegeHoops.com 



2004, 2003, 2002, 1999, 

1996, 1995 


CBS Sportsline National 

Freshman of the Year 


1985 

Debbie Leonard 

WBCA District II 


2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 


NCAA District III 


1995 


1985 

Debbie Leonard 

Former Duke standouts Alana Beard, Iciss 

Tillis and Monique Currie were each named 

Kodak All-America selections during their career. 

All three were also finalists for the 

National Player of the Year and were first team 

All-ACC honorees. 

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Basketball Times 

Freshman All-America 


WomensCollegeHoops.com 





Alana Beard (2001-1st) 

Basketball Yearbook 




Defensive All-America 

Peppi Browne (2000) 

Rochelle Parent (2001-2nd) 

NCAA Final Four 

All-Tournament Team 

Alison Bales (2006) 



Nicole Erickson (1999) 

Michele VanGorp (1999) 

NCAA All-Region Team 

2005 (BRIDGEPORT REGION) 

Alison Bales - MVP 

Abby Waner 

2005 (CHATTANOOGA REGION) 

Monique Currie 

Mistie Williams 

2004 (MIDEAST) 

Alana Beard 


2003 (MIDWEST) 

Alana Beard - MVP 

Iciss Tillis 

2002 (EAST) 


Sheana Mosch 

Michele Matyasovsky 

2001 (WEST) 

Alana Beard 

1999 (East) 

Georgia Schweitzer - MVP 

Nicole Erickson 

Michele VanGorp 

1998 (West) 

Peppi Browne 

Nicole Erickson 

All-Time All-Tournament Teams 

2006 Duke Classic 

Lindsey Harding - MVP 

Lindsey Harding, Mistie Williams 

2006 Surf’N Slam Classic 

Monique Currie - MVP 

Chante Black, Mistie Williams 

2005 Sportsview.tv WNIT 




Monique Currie, Iciss Tillis 

2004 LMU Marina Beach 

Classic 



2003 South Padre Shootout 


Sheana Mosch, Jessica Foley 



Iciss Tillis 

Paradise Jam 


Iciss Tillis 



Iciss Tillis 

2002 South Padre Shootout 


Sheana Mosch, Jessica Foley 

2002 Paradise Jam 


Iciss Tillis 


Alana Beard 

2000 Women’s Sports 

Foundation Classic 


Georgia Schweitzer, Iciss Tillis 



Alana Beard, Rometra Craig 

2000 Fun in the Sun Shootout 


Sheana Mosch 

1999 Sun Splash Shootout 

Peppi Browne - MVP 

Georgia Schweitzer 



Peppi Browne 


Nicole Erickson - MVP 


ACC Athlete of the Year 

(Mary Garber Award) 


ACC Player of the Year 

Alana Beard (2004, ‘03, ‘02) 


Chris Moreland (1987) 

Georgia Schweitzer (2001, ‘00) 

ACC Rookie of the Year 




All-Atlantic Coast Conference 

Alana Beard (2004-01-1st)* 

Peppi Browne (2000-1st) 

Monique Currie (‘06, ‘05-1st, 

2004, ‘02-2nd) 

Ali Day (1996-2nd, ‘95-1st) 

Nicole Erickson (1999, ‘98-2nd) 

Jessica Foley (2005-3rd) 

Connie Goins (1986-2nd) 

Tyish Hall (1997, ‘96-2nd) 

Lindsey Harding (‘06 -2nd, ‘04-3rd) 

Sue Harnett (1991, ‘90, ‘89-2nd) 

Hilary Howard (‘99-2nd, ‘98-1st) 

1998 Nike Four in the Fall 


1997 State Farm Classic 

Payton Black, Michele VanGorp 


Nicole Erickson - MVP 

1997 San Juan Shootout 

Payton Black, Michele VanGorp 

1996 Central Fidelity 

Invitational 

Payton Black 

* ACC Record 


Kira Orr - MVP 

Payton Black, Peppi Browne 

1995 UNO Thanksgiving 

Classic 

Tyish Hall - MVP 

Ali Day 


Tyish Hall - MVP 

Kira Orr, Jennifer Scanlon 

1995 ACC Big Four Classic 

Tyish Hall 

1994 ODU Dial Soap Classic 

Carey Kauffman, Kira Orr 


Jennifer Scanlon - MVP 

Ali Day, Kira Orr 

Duke’s Dynamic Duo 

Katie Meier (left) and Chris Moreland accumulated numerous 

honors during their days in a Blue Devil uniform. Moreland was 

Duke’s first ACC Player of the Year (1987) as well as the first 

player named to the All-ACC first team (1986). Meier was also 

a first team All-ACC pick. Both Meier and Moreland were also 

Kodak District II All-America selections and 

ACC Rookies of the Year. 

1994 St. Joe’s Hawk Classic 

Jennifer Scanlon - MVP 

Carey Kauffman 


Missy Anderson - MVP 

Zeki Blanding 

1993 Oakland Tribune Classic 


Jennifer Scanlon 

1992 Seattle Times Husky 

Classic 

Jennifer Scanlon 


Zeki Blanding 

1991 Boilermaker Classic 

Robin Baker, Monika Kost 


Celeste Lavoie 

1991 Harvard Invitational 

Monika Kost - MVP 

Celeste Lavoie 

1990 USF Holiday Classic 

Traci Williams - MVP 

Sue Harnett 

1990 Coca-Cola Jowers 

Jamboree 

Sue Harnett - MVP 

Traci Williams 

1990 Duke Dial Soap Classic 

Sue Harnett, Traci Williams 

1990 Felpausch/MSU 

Holiday Classic 

Sue Harnett 


Katie Meier - MVP 

Sue Harnett 

1989 Bowling Green Bank 

Sue Harnett, Katie Meier 

1988 VCU Classic 


Jenni Kraft 



Robin Baker, Jenni Kraft 

1988 Downeast Auto Classic 


1987 Anhueser Busch Tip-Off 

Classic 


Sue Harnett, Chris Moreland 

1987 Lady Friar Classic 


Chris Moreland 

1986 Cahill Invitational 

Chris Moreland 

1984 USF Holiday Classic 

Joanne Boyle, Connie Goins 

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Carey Kauffman (1995, ‘94-2nd) 

Vicki Krapohl (2003-3rd) 

Katie Meier (1990-1st) 

Chris Moreland (‘85, ‘88-2nd, 

‘86, ‘87-1st) 

Sheana Mosch (2001-3rd) 

Kira Orr (1997-2nd) 

Georgia Schweitzer (2001, ‘00-1st) 

Iciss Tillis (2004, ‘03, ‘02-1st) 

Michele VanGorp (1999-1st) 

Mistie Williams (‘06-2nd, ‘05, ‘04-3rd) 

ACC All-Freshman Team 


Payton Black (1996) 



Krista Gingrich (1999) 


Michele Matyasovsky (2000) 

Sheana Mosch (2000) 

Jennifer Scanlon (1993) 


Wanisha Smith (2005) 


Abby Waner (2006) 

Wynter Whitley (2002) 

Mistie Williams (2003) 

Abby Waner (2006) 

The Leader 

2002-03 

Georgia Schweitzer became 

Duke’s first two-time ACC 

Player of the Year selection 

in 2000 & 2001. She was 

named Kodak All-America 

in 2001. 

ACC Defensive Player of the Year 


ACC All-Defensive Team 

Allison Bales (2005) 

Alana Beard (2001-04)* 


Lindsey Harding (2006, ‘04) 

Rochelle Parent (2001, ‘02) 


ACC All-Tournament Team 

Mistie Williams (2004-2nd) 

Alana Beard (2004-01-1st) 

Chante Black (2005-2nd) 

Payton Black (1996-2nd) 

Monique Currie (2006-2nd, ‘05-1st, 

‘04-2nd, ‘02-MVP) 

Ali Day (1995-2nd) 

Nicole Erickson (1998-2nd) 

Krista Gingrich (2002-2nd) 

Lindsey Harding (2003-2nd) 

Hilary Howard (1998-1st) 

Michele Matyasovsky (‘01-2nd) 



Sheana Mosch (2003, ‘00-2nd) 

Kira Orr (1995, ‘96, ‘97-1st) 

Rochelle Parent (2001-1st) 

Lauren Rice (2000-1st) 

Georgia Schweitzer (2001-MVP, 

2000-1st) 

Iciss Tillis (2004 & ‘03-MVP, 

‘02-2nd) 

Michele VanGorp (1999-2nd) 

Missy West (2000-2nd) 

ACC Players of the Week 

2005-06 

Monique Currie (two times) 

Lindsey Harding 

2004-05 

Monique Currie (two times) 

2003-04 

Iciss Tillis, Mistie Williams 

Alana Beard (six times) 

Alana Beard (six times) 

Iciss Tillis (four times) 

2001-02 

Alana Beard (five times) 

2000-01 

Alana Beard, Sheana Mosch 

1999-00 

Georgia Schweitzer (two times) 

1998-99 

Nicole Erickson (three times) 


1997-98 

Hilary Howard, Michele VanGorp 

1996-97 

Payton Black, Tyish Hall 

1995-96 

Tyish Hall (four times) 

1994-95 

Ali Day (two times) 


1993-94 


1990-91 

Sue Harnett 

1989-90 

Katie Meier (two times) 

1988-89 

Sue Harnett 

1987-88 

Katie Meier, Chris Moreland 

1986-87 

Katie Meier, Chris Moreland 

1985-86 

Connie Goins 

1984-85 

Chris Moreland (two times) 

1983-84 

Maura Hertzog 

Alana Beard holds the ACC record with 

18 ACC Player of the Week Selections 

ACC Rookies of the Week 

2005-06 

Abby Waner (two times) 

2004-05 

Chante Black 

Wanisha Smith (three times) 

2002-03 

Mistie Bass (two times) 

Jessica Foley 

Lindsey Harding 

2001-02 

Monique Currie (five times) 

Wynter Whitley 

2000-01 

Alana Beard (seven times) 

Rometra Craig 

Iciss Tillis (two times) 

1997-98 


1996-97 

Peppi Browne (two times) 

1995-96 

Payton Black (three times) 

Nazrawit Medhanie 

1992-93 

Jen Scanlon 

1990-91 

Shannon Wills 

ACC All-Star Team 

Windsor Coggeshall (1994) 

Tyish Hall (1994) 

Jennifer Scanlon (1993) 

U.S. Olympic Festival 

Payton Black (1995) 

Debbie Leonard (coach - 1987) 


Kira Orr (1994, ‘95) 

NCAIAW Division I 

All-Star Team 

Barb Krause (1981-1st) 

ESPN The Magazine 

Shooting Guard of the Year 


ESPN The Magazine 

Power Forward of the Year 

Iciss Tillis (2002 - nominee) 

Conseco Nancy Lieberman Step 

Up Award Nominee 

(Top Point Guard) 

Lindsey Harding (2006, ‘04) 



WBCA All-Star Challenge 





Mistie Williams (2006) 

Mountain Dew Three-Point 

Championship 

Vicki Krapohl (2004)

1999 Victor Awards 

Goestenkors at the 1999 Victor Awards ceremony, shown here with the other 1999 

National Coach of the Year winners. From left: Van Chancellor of the WNBA’s 

Houston Comets, Goestenkors, basketball legend and former UCLA coach John 

Wooden, Mike Dunleavy of the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers and Jim Calhoun of the 

University of Connecticut. 

2001 WBCA All-Star Challenge Team 

Georgia Schweitzer (kneeling left) was Duke’s first player to compete in the 

All-Star game during the 2001 Final Four. 

2002 ESPN The Magazine Award Show 

Alana Beard earned the Shooting Guard of the Year award at the ESPN The 

Magazine Award show at the 2002 Final Four. 

2004 WBCA Players of the Year 

Alana Beard (middle) is pictured along with the other WBCA National 

Player of the Year selections from other divisions. 

2004 John R. Wooden Award 

Alana Beard is seen at the John R. Wooden award along with all of the men’s and 

women’s nominees, coaches and John Wooden. 

2006 John R. Wooden Award 

Monique Currie is seen at the John R. Wooden award along with all of the men’s 

and women’s nominees and coaches. 

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2005, 2006 

Alana Beard 

2002, 2003, 2004 

Iciss Tillis 

2003 


2001 


1999 

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KODAK ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS

Alana Beard became the first Duke women’s basketball player 

in school history to earn National Player of the Year accolades 

in 2003. Beard earned the Victor Award and ESPN.com 

National Player of the Year, after averaging 22.0 points, 6.9 

rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.3 blocks as a junior. 

In 2004, Beard was named winner of the State Farm Wade 

Trophy, the inaugural Wooden Award, ESPN.com, Associated 

Press and USBWA National Player of the Year honors, 

after posting averages of 19.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists 

and 2.4 steals. 

Since 1999, Duke has registered at least one player on the 

Kodak All-America squad every year except one. Michele 

VanGorp earned the first Kodak selection for Duke in 

1999 and since then Georgia Schweitzer, Beard, Iciss 

Tillis and Monique Currie have each been selected. 

Currie was the runner-up for numerous National Player of 

the Year awards in 2004-05 and challenged for a second 

straight season in 2005-06. 

In 2006-07, seniors Lindsey Harding and Alison Bales are 

expected to challenge for National Player of the Year and All- 

America accolades. 

Duke is the only team in Division I to have at least one representative 

on each of the Kodak All-America teams since 2001. 

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On Jan. 24, 2004, Alana Beard 

became the first women’s basketball 

player at Duke to have her jersey 

retired. The number 20 will hang 

from the rafters in Cameron Indoor Stadium 

and won’t be worn again by a Blue 

Devil. 

A sellout crowd of 9,314 packed Cameron 

Indoor Stadium to view the ceremony 

in a contest versus Tennessee. 

Beard, a native of Shreveport, 

La., joined the 11 men’s basketball 

players who have had their jersey 

retired. 

In attendance along with Alana were her 

parents LeRoy and Marie Beard. 

Over her career, Beard was the 2002-03 and 

2003-04 National Player of the Year, was a 

three-time ACC Player of the Year, three-time 

Kodak All-America, three-time Associated Press All- 

America, four-time All-ACC Defensive selection and 

we could go on and on... 

Beard left Duke scoring an amazing 2,687 points, 

which is more than any women’s player in Duke 

history. For her career, Beard registered averages 

of 19.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 3.0 steals 

and hit 52.7 percent of her field goals. 

Over the four years, she was selected ACC Player 

of the Week an ACC-record 18 times, which is 11 

more than any other player in the 29-year history 

of the ACC. Beard was also the first player in ACC 

history to be named ACC Player of the Year for 

three straight years. 

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Alana Beard (2nd) and Iciss 

Tillis (11th) were each selected 

in the top 11 picks of the 

2004 WNBA Draft. 

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Duke has been a springboard for student-athletes going 

from Durham to the professional ranks after graduation. From 

playing overseas, in the American Basketball League (ABL) 

and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the 

Blue Devils have been well-represented. 

Kira Orr was the first Duke player to be drafted professionally 

in the ABL in 1997 by the Seattle Reign in the fourth round, 

while Michele Van Gorp was the second player from the class of 

1999 selected in the 1999 WNBA draft. Van Gorp was picked in 

the second round with the 18th overall pick by the New York 

Liberty. 

In 2000, Peppi Browne was drafted by the Charlotte Sting 

in the WNBA with the 43rd overall pick in the third round. Due to 

a knee injury she never played for the Sting. 

For the third consecutive year, Duke had a player picked in 

the 2001 WNBA draft as Georgia Schweitzer was selected in the 

second round by the Miami Sol with the 21st overall selection. 

Schweitzer was then traded to the Minnesota Lynx where she 

played in 70 games in three years. 

In the 2004 WNBA Draft, Duke was represented in the first 

round with two players being picked-- Alana Beard second by 

the Washington Mystics and Iciss Tillis 11th by the Detroit Shock. 

Beard became the highest player drafted from the Atlantic Coast 

Conference and Duke was the only school to have two players 

drafted in the first round. Last year, Monique Currie was selected 

third by the Charlotte Sting, Mistie Williams was 21st by 

the Phoenix Mercury before being traded to the Houston Comets, 

while Jessica Foley was picked 38th by Indiana. 

Here is a list of the overseas players from past and present-- 

• Alana Beard (Korea, Australia) 

• Payton Black (Germany) 

• Joanne Boyle (Luxembourg/Germany) 

• Monique Currie (Israel) 

• Ali Day (France, Greece) 

• Nicole Erickson (France) 

• Jessica Foley (Australia) 

• Sue Harnett (Belgium) 

• Janee Hayes (Finland) 

• Hilary Howard (Sweden) 

• Carey Kauffman (Spain) 

• Ellen Langhi (Luxembourg) 

• Celeste Lavoie (Germany) 

• Barb Krause (Germany) 

• Nicole Johnson (Germany) 

• Katie Meier (Belgium) 

• Chris Moreland (France) 

• Sheana Mosch (Turkey) 

• Rochelle Parent (Luxembourg) 

• Jen Scanlon (Sweden) 

• Sarah Sullivan (Australia) 

• Iciss Tillis (Korea, Russia) 

• Michele VanGorp (France, Greece, Italy) 

• Lisa Warren (France) 

• Missy West (Germany) 

• Wynter Whitley (Switzerland, Turkey) 

• Mistie Williams (Italy) 

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Over the summer of 2004, Duke 

Head Coach Gail Goestenkors traveled 

to Athens, Greece as an assistant 

coach with the USA Women’s Basketball 

Olympic Team. 

The squad went on to dominate the 

Olympic action posting an 8-0 record 

and defeating Australia, 74-63, to claim 

their third consecutive gold medal. 

The USA now owns a 42-3 overall 

record (.933 winning percentage) in 

Olympic play and has won a record five 

golds, one silver and one bronze medal 

in the seven Olympic basketball competitions 

in which the U.S. competed. 

The United States, which earned 

the silver medal at the inaugural Olympic 

women’s basketball tournament in 

1976, earned its first gold at the ‘84 

Games in Los Angeles, collected gold 

again in Seoul in ‘88, and captured 

the last three golds with unblemished 

8-0 records in the 1996, 

2000 and 2004 Olympics. 

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Jessica Foley 

Australia 

Growing up in 

Australia, senior 

Jessica Foley has 

played on numerous 

Australian National 

teams since 1999 and is 

currently a member of the Senior 

National team, the ‘Price Attack’ 

Opals. 

Over the summer of 2005, Foley 

was selected to play for the World University 

Games team and the ‘Price Attack’ 

Opals squad, but was unable to 

participate due to an injury. 

Foley now plays professionally in 

Australia for Adelaide in the WNBL. 

World University Games Team 

Jessica Foley (2005) - Australia 

* On the team, but did not play due to injury 

Junior World Championship Team 



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Duke and USA Basketball have developed an excellent relationship 

over the years as many Blue Devils have had the privilege to 

wear USA on their jerseys. 

Olympic Team 

Gail Goestenkors (2004) - Assistant Coach - Gold Medal 

World Championship Team 

Gail Goestenkors (2002) - Assistant Coach - Gold Medal 

Gail Goestenkors (2006) - Assistant Coach - Bronze Medal 

Alana Beard (2006) - Bronze Medal 

World University Games Team 

Monique Currie (2005) - Gold Medal 

**Prior to the 2005 event, it was referred to as the Junior World Championship 

U19 World Championship Team* 

Gail Goestenkors (2005) - Head Coach - Gold Medal 

Abby Waner (2005) - Gold Medal 


Alana Beard (2003) - Gold Medal 

Pan Am Team 

Iciss Tillis (2003) - Silver Medal 


Alana Beard - Gold Medal in 2000 & Bronze in 2001 

Monique Currie (2001) - Bronze Medal 

Wynter Whitley (2001) - Bronze Medal 

**The 2000 team was the World Championship Qualifying team 

USA World Youth Games Team 

Sheana Mosch (1998) 


R.William Jones Cup 

Peppi Browne (1998) - Gold Medal 

Gail Goestenkors (1997) - Head Coach - Silver Medal 

Tyish Hall (1997) - Silver Medal 

Katie Meier (1990) - Bronze Medal 

Kira Orr (1997) - Silver Medal 

Michele VanGorp (1997) - Silver Medal 

Debbie Leonard (1988) - Assistant Coach - Silver Medal 

U.S. Olympic Festival 

Chris Moreland (1986-East) 

Kira Orr (1995-East & 1994-South) 

Debbie Leonard (1987) - Assistant Coach 

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LETTERWINNERS 

Missy Anderson - 1991, 92, 93, 94 

Paula Anderson - 1985, 86, 87, 88 

Alison Bales - 2004, 05, ‘06 

Robin Baker - 1989, 90, 91, 92 

Alana Beard - 2001, 02, 03, 04 

Betsy Bergeron - 1976, 77, 78, 79 

Chante Black - 2005, ‘06 

Payton Black - 1996, 97, 98, 99 

Zeki Blanding - 1992, 93, 94, 95 

Joanne Boyle - 1982, 83, 84, 85 

Susan Brandau - 1992, 93, 94, 95 

Katie Brodnik - 1996, 97 

LaNedra Brown - 2000, 01 

Shaeeta Brown - 1994, 95, 97, 98 

Peppi Browne - 1997, 98, 99, 00 

Liz Bulger - 1977, 78, 79 

Tracy Carter - 1989 

Jennifer Chestnut - 1981, 82, 83, 84 

Tracey Christopher - 1986, 87, 88, 89 

Windsor Coggeshall - 1994, 95, 96, 97 

Heather Conway - 1981 

Jennifer Copeland - 1982 

Rometra Craig - 2001 

Monique Currie - 2002, 04, 05, 06 

Ali Day - 1993, 94, 95, 96 

Leslie Earnhardt - 1979, 80 

Ruth Ellis - 1978 

Nicole Erickson - 1998, 99 

Valerie Evans - 1991, 92, 93, 94 

Jessica Foley - 2003, 04, 05, 06 

Jennifer Forte - 1997, 98, 99 

Kathy Friend - 1978 

Carrem Gay - 2006 

Lello Gebisa - 2000, 01 

Krista Gingrich - 1999, 00, 01, 02 

Carol Giordano - 1978 

Connie Goins - 1983, 84, 85, 86 

Jeanne Griffin - 1979 

Olga Gvozdenovic - 2000, 01 

Tyish Hall - 1994, 95, 96, 97 

Lynne Hanrahan - 1986 

Lindsey Harding - 2003, 04, 05, 06 

Jo Harlow - 1981, 82, 83, 84 

Sue Harnett - 1987, 88, 89, 91 

Allison Hart - 1983, 84, 85 

Maureen Hathorn - 1978 

Janee Hayes - 1999, 00, 01 

Ada Healey - 1981 

Juanita Hepburn - 1996, 97, 98 

Maura Hertzog - 1982, 83, 84, 85 

Hilary Howard - 1996, 97, 98, 99 

Caitlin Howe - 2004, 05 

Brittany Hunter - 2004 

Kim Hunter - 1984, 85, 86, 87 

Stacy Hurd - 1981, 82, 83, 84 

Keturah Jackson - 2006 

Brittany James - 1989 

Joy James - 1976 

Nicole Johnson - 1991, 92, 93, 94 

Takisha Jones - 1996, 97, 98, 99 

Rita Kalinowski - 1985, 86, 87 

Carey Kauffman - 1992, 93, 94, 95 

Laurie Koffenberger - 1976, 77 

Monika Kost - 1988, 90, 91, 92 

Jenni Kraft - 1989 

Vicki Krapohl - 2001, 02, 03, 04 

Barb Krause - 1979, 80, 81 

Laura Kurz - 2005, 06 

Ellen Langhi - 1986, 87, 88, 89 

Celeste Lavoie - 1991, 92 

Laurie Layman - 1976 

Sue Leonard - 1979 

Mary Lockey - 1977, 78 

Pam Markiewicz - 1979, 80 

Jamie Marsanico (Mgr) - 1999 

Kalita Marsh (Mgr) - 2001, 02, 03, 04 (player) 

Kim Matthews - 1979, 80, 81, 82 

Michele Matyasovsky - 2000, 01, 02, 03 

Tara McCarthy - 1978, 79, 80 

Dana McDonald - 1990, 91, 92, 93 

Pam McFarland - 1989, 90, 91, 92 

Jennifer McGinnis - 1995 

Heather McKaig - 1991, 92, 93 

Jackie McKisson - 1990 

Nazrawit Medhanie - 1996, 97, 98, 99 

Katie Meier - 1986, 87, 88, 90 

Kristina Meiman - 1992, 93, 94, 95 

Candy Mikels - 1982, 83, 84, 85 

Brittany Mitch - 2006 

Sue Monroe - 1979, 80 

Chris Moreland - 1985, 86, 87, 88 

Dana Morgan - 2004 

Leigh Morgan - 1987, 88, 89, 90 

Sheana Mosch - 2000, 01, 02, 03 

Kira Orr - 1994, 95, 96, 97 

Rochelle Parent - 1998, 99, 00, 01 

Marcy Peterson - 1989, 90 

Mary Ann Puckett - 1994 

Kathy Radabaugh - 1986 

Holly Reid - 1980, 81 

Lauren Rice - 1997, 98, 99, 00 

Teri Rodgers - 1988, 89, 90 

Jennifer Rokus - 1980 

Claire Rose - 1980, 81, 82, 83 

Jennifer Scanlon - 1993, 94, 95, 96 

Georgia Schweitzer - 1998, 99, 00, 01 

Brooke Smith - 2003 

Wanisha Smith - 2005, ‘06 

Carolyn Sonzogni - 1984, 85, 86, 87 

Alice Steuby - 1990 

Sarah Sullivan - 1983, 85, 86, 87 

Sigrid Taylor - 1977 

Kathy Tenny - 1981 

Patti Thomasson - 1980, 81 

Iciss Tillis - 2001, 02, 03, 04 

Michele VanGorp - 1998, 99 

Margo Walsh - 1980, 81, 82, 83 

Patty Walsh - 1976, 77 

Abby Waner - 2006 

Emily Waner - 2006 

Lisa Warren - 1977, 78, 79., 80 

Susan Weeks - 1985 

Missy West - 1997, 99, 00, 01 

Crystal White - 2001 

Wynter Whitley - 2002, 03, 04, 05 

Mistie (Bass) Williams - 2003, 04, 05, 06 

Shannon Wills - 1990, 91, 92 

Traci Williams - 1988, 89, 90, 91 

MANAGERS 

Ben Adams - 2005, 06 

Katy Ast - 1990 

Nicole Anderson - 1991 

Neil Berlin - 1996, 97, 98, 99 

Arway Boker - 2004, 05, 06 

Lynn Bolling - 1979, 80 

Harold Bost - 1988, 89, 90 

Kenny Brown - 1992 

Michelle Brown - 1999, 00, 01 

Jung Inn Choi - 2005, 06 

Catherine Citrano - 1985 

Darla DeFrance - 1994, 95, 97 

Patrick Erker - 2004, 05, 06 

Rob Feagin - 1988 

Tommy Feehan - 2005, 06 

Tameika Fleming - 1999, 00, 01 

Jill Gambling - 1985 

Junior Gonzales - 2003, 04 

Steve Gregg - 1991 

Maya Hughes - 2004 

Mychal Harrison - 2000, 01 

Erin James - 2005 

Neil Johnson - 2001 

Margaret Jones - 1984 

Teresa Jones - 1983, 84 

Kathy Kennedy - 1979, 80, 81, 82 

Caroline Logue - 2005 

Paige Martin - 2006 

Martha Morris - 1981, 82, 83 

Susan Morris - 1981, 82, 83 

P.J. Moses - 1992, 93, 94, 95 

Candace Murphy - 2006 

Stephanie Louis - 2001, 02, 03, 04 

Jany Lyon - 1984 

Amanda Rosen - 2006 

Alex Ryan - 2004 

Justin Shapiro - 2004, 05 

Shani Taylor - 2005 

Debbie Teske - 1983 

Toby Valentino - 1996, 97, 98, 99 

Michelle Williams - 1999, 00 

Bold denotes current player

The following is a list of numbers worn by Duke 

women’s basketball players from the 1977-78 season 

to the present. The names under each number are 

listed beginning with the most recent to wear the 

number. Current players are listed in bold. 

0 Pam McFarland – 1992 (partial) 

1 Mistie (Bass) Williams - 2003-05 

2 Emily Waner - 2005-06 

3 Laura Kurz - 2004-06 

Sheana Mosch – 2000-03 

Teri Rodgers – 1988-90 

4 Abby Waner - 2005-06 

Rochelle Parent – 1989-2001 

Pam McFarland – 1989-92 (partial) 

Paula Anderson – 1985-88 

5 Rometra Craig – 2001-02 

Nazrawit Medhanie – 1996-99 

Heather McKaig – 1991-93 

Leigh Morgan – 1987 

10 Lindsey Harding - 2003-06 

Peppi Browne – 1997-2000 

Robin Baker – 1989-1992 

Tara McCarthy – 1980 

11 Chante Black - 2004-06 

Hilary Howard – 1996-99 

Celeste Lavoie – 1991-92 

Sarah Sullivan – 1985-87 

Patti Thomasson – 1981 

Pam Markiewicz – 1979-80 

12 Vicki Krapohl – 2001-04 

Kira Orr – 1994-1997 

Leigh Morgan – 1988-89 

Patti Thomasson – 1980 

Tara McCarthy – 1978-79 

13 Jennifer Scanlon – 1993-96 

Alice Steuby – 1990 

14 Candy Mikels – 1985 

15 Bridgette Mitchell - 2006-07 

Windsor Coggeshall – 1994-97 

Tracy Carter – 1989 

Kathy Friend – 1978 

20 Alana Beard – 2001-04 

Lello Gebisa – 2000 

Missy Anderson – 1991-94 

Leigh Morgan – 1990 

Kim Hunter – 1985-87 

Claire Rose – 1980-83 

Betsy Bergeron – 1979 

21 Joy Cheek - 2006-07 

Krista Gingrich – 1999-2002 

Kristina Meiman – 1992-95 

Traci Willams – 1988-91 

Maura Hertzog – 1983-1985 

Joanne Boyle – 1982 

Leslie Earnhardt – 1979-80 

Stephanie Faserberg – 1978 

22 Brittany Mitch - 2005-06 

Brooke Smith - 2003 

Lello Gebisa – 2001 

Nicole Erickson – 1998-99 

Zeki Blanding – 1992-95 

Marcy Peterson – 1989-90 

Carolyn Sonzogni – 1984-87 

Margo Walsh – 1982-83 

Kathy Tenney – 1981 

Sue Monroe – 1979-80 

Amy Smolens – 1978 

23 Wanisha Smith - 2004-06 

Georgia Schweitzer – 1998-2001 

Carey Kauffman – 1992-95 

Sue Harnett – 1987-89, 1991 

Joanne Boyle – 1983-85 

Maura Hertzog – 1982 

24 Jessica Foley - 2003-06 

Olga Gvozdenovic – 2000-01 

Tyish Hall – 1994-97 

Chris Moreland – 1985-88 

Mary Lockey – 1978 

25 Monique Currie – 2002-06 

Missy West – 1997, 1999-2001 

Monika Kost – 1988, 1990-92 

Carol Giordano – 1978 

30 Carrem Gay - 2005-06 

Katie Brodnik – 1996-97 

Valerie Evans – 1991-94 

Jenni Kraft – 1989 

Kathy Radabaugh – 1986 

Jennifer Chestnut – 1982-84 

Holly Reid – 1981 

Lisa Warren – 1977-80 

31 Keturah Jackson - 2005-06 

Winter Whitley - 2002-05 

Michele VanGorp – 1998-99 

Susan Brandau – 1992-95 

Katie Meier – 1986-88, 1990 

Margo Walsh – 1981 

Liz Bulger – 1979 

Sue Monroe – 1978 

32 Caitlin Howe - 2003-05 

LaNedra Brown – 2000-2001 

Shaeeta Brown – 1994-95, 1997-98 

Dade Fletcher – 1988 

Connie Goins – 1983-86 

Kim Matthews – 1980-82 

Susan Leonard - 1979 

33 Iciss Tillis – 2001-04 

Payton Black – 1996-1999 

Jennifer McGinnis - 1995 

Dana McDonald – 1990-93 

Tracy Christopher – 1986-89 

Jeanne Griffin – 1979 

Maureen Hathorn – 1978 

34 Jennifer Forte – 1997-99 

Rita Kaliwnoski – 1986-87 

Susan Weeks – 1985 

Jo Harlow – 1981-84 

Margo Walsh – 1980 

Kathy Friend – 1979 

Liz Bulger – 1978 

35 Missy Ayotte – 1990 

40 Lauren Rice – 1997-2000 

Nicole Johnson – 1991-94 

Ellen Langhi – 1986-89 

Allison Hart – 1983-85 

Betsy Bergeron – 1978 

41 Michele Matyasovsky – 2000-03 

Holly Reid – 1980 

Kim Matthews – 1979 

Sigrid Taylor – 1978 

42 Janee Hayes – 1999-2001 

Jennifer Chestnut – 1981 

Lynne Hanrahan – 1986 

Rita Kaliwnoski – 1985 

Stacy Hurd – 1982-84 

Jennifer Rokus – 1980 

Ruth Ellis – 1978 

43 Alison Bales - 2004-06 

44 Brittany Hunter - 2004 

Brittany James – 1989 

Sarah Sullivan – 1983 

Barb Krause – 1979-81 

Tarlough Morgan – 1978 

Shannon Wills - 1992 

45 Takisha Jones – 1996-99 

50 Susan Weeks - 1984 

Stacy Hurd – 1981 

52 Ali Day – 1993-96 

Candy Mikels – 1982-84 

Ada Healey – 1981 

54 Jackie McKisson – 1990 

Kim Hunter – 1985-87 

55 Crystal White – 2001-02 

Juanita Hepburn – 1996-1998 

Mary Ann Puckett – 1994 

Unknown numbers: 

Joy James – 1976 

Laurie Koffenberger – 1976-77 

Laurie Layman – 1976 

Patty Walsh – 1976-77 

Indicates that number has been retired in honor of 

that player 

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1978 • Charlottesville, Va. 

vs. Maryland L 39-103 

ACC Tournament 

Appearances: 28 • All-Time Record: 27-24 (.529) 

Championship Games: 5-3 • Best Finish: 1st (2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04) • Overtime Games: 3-0 

1989 • Fayetteville, N.C. 

vs. N.C. State L 50-89 

1979 • Raleigh, N.C. 

vs. Clemson L 56-81 



1980 • College Park, Md. 

vs. North Carolina L 63-85 



1981 • Clemson, S.C. 


1982 • Raleigh, N.C. 


1992 • Rock Hill, S.C. 

vs. Wake Forest W 61-52 

vs. Virginia L 55-81 


vs. Wake Forest L 69-70 


vs. Clemson (OT) L 92-93 



2004 ACC Champions 




vs. Clemson W 81-76 



vs. Wake Forest L 71-72 






vs. Clemson W 78-71 

vs. Virginia (OT) W 83-82 

vs. North Carolina# L 70-95 



vs. N.C. State W 79-62 

vs. Clemson# L 54-71 

1997 • Charlotte, N.C. 

vs. Maryland (OT) W 60-52 



vs. Georgia Tech W 100-56 



vs. Florida State W 90-57 


2000 • Greensboro, N.C. 



vs. North Carolina# W 79-76 


vs. Wake Forest (OT) W 75-68 


vs. N.C. State# W 57-45 



vs. Virginia W 71-67 








vs. Maryland W 70-63 




vs. Maryland W 74-44 

vs. North Carolina# L 67-88 


vs. Virginia Tech W 69-56 


# Championship Game 

Women’s National 

Invitational Tournament 

2003 ACC Champions 

1986 • Amarillo, Texas 

vs. West Texas State W, 68-67 

vs. Northwestern State L, 88-89 

vs. Notre Dame L, 67-74 

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1987 

First & Second Rounds 

Durham, N.C. 

vs. Manhattan W 70-55 

at Rutgers L 64-78 

1995 


Tuscaloosa, Ala. 

vs. Oklahoma State W 76-64 

vs. Alabama (40T) L 120-121 

1996 


Durham, N.C. 

vs. James Madison W 67-61 

vs. San Francisco L 60-64 

1997 


Durham, N.C. 

vs. DePaul W 70-56 

vs. Illinois L 67-85 

1998 


Durham, N.C. 

vs. Middle Tenn.St. W 92-67 

vs. Louisville W 69-53 

West Regional • Oakland, Calif. 

vs. Florida W 71-58 

vs. Arkansas L 72-77 

1999 


Durham, N.C. 

vs. Holy Cross W 79-51 

vs. St. Joseph’s W 66-60 

East Regional • Greensboro, N.C. 

vs. Old Dominion W 76-63 

vs. Tennessee W 69-63 

Final Four • San Jose, Calif. 

vs. Georgia W 81-69 

vs. Purdue L 45-62 

2000 


Durham, N.C. 

vs. Campbell W 71-42 

vs. Western Kentucky W 90-70 

East Regional • Richmond, Va. 

vs. Louisiana State L 66-79 

2001 


Durham, N.C. 

vs. UWM W 96-63 

vs. Arkansas W 75-54 

West Regional • Spokane, Wash. 

vs. SW Missouri State L 71-81 

NCAA Tournament 

Appearances: 13 • All-Time Record: 35-13 (.729) 

Best Finish: National Final (1999 & 2006) • Overtime Games: 1-2 

2002 


Durham, N.C. 

vs. Norfolk State W 95-48 

vs. TCU W 76-66 

East Regional • Raleigh, N.C. 

vs. Texas W 62-46 

vs. South Carolina W 77-68 

Final Four • San Antonio, Texas 

vs. Oklahoma L 71-86 

2003 


Raleigh, N.C. 

vs. Georgia State W 66-48 

vs. Utah W 65-54 

Midwest Regional • Albuquerque, 

N.M. 


vs. Texas Tech W 57-51 

Final Four • Atlanta, Ga. 

vs. Tennessee L 56-66 

2004 


Durham, N.C. 

vs. Northwestern State W 103-51 

vs. Marquette W 76-67 

Mideast Regional • Norfolk, Va. 

vs. Louisiana Tech W 63-49 

vs. Minnesota L 75-82 

2005 


Chapel Hill, N.C. 

vs. Canisius W 80-48 

vs. Boston College W 70-65 

Chattanooga Regional 

Chattanooga, Tenn. 


vs. Louisiana State L 49-59 

2006 


Norfolk, Va. 

vs. Southern W 96-27 

vs. Southern California W 85-51 

Bridgeport Regional 

Bridgeport, Conn. 

vs. Michigan State W 86-61 

vs. Connecticut W 63-61 (OT) 

Final Four 

Boston, Mass. 

vs. Louisiana State W 64-45 

vs. Maryland L 75-78 (OT) 

NCAA Tournament Tidbits... 

• The Basics...Duke has made 12 consecutive and 13 overall trips to the NCAA 

Tournament. The Blue Devils made their first appearance in 1987 and since 1995 have 

advanced to the “Big Dance” each year. Duke has entered the NCAA field 12 times 

under head coach Gail Goestenkors and owns a 34-12 record in those contests. 

Duke now owns an all-time record of 35-13 in NCAA Tournament play and is 

36-14 in all postseason action. The Blue Devils have hosted NCAA Tournament games 

eight times out of 13 appearances. 

• The History...Each time Duke has been in the NCAA Tournament, it has won 

at least one game. The Blue Devils have advanced to at least the Sweet 16 the past 

nine consecutive years, advanced to the Elite Eight in eight of the last 10 years and 

to the Final Four three out of the last five seasons. Duke advanced to the Elite Eight 

in 1998, the National Championship game in 1999, the NCAA Final Four in 2002 and 

2003, the Elite Eight in 2004 and 2005 and the National Championship game in 2006. 

The Blue Devils own a 29-8 record in their last 37 NCAA Tournament games. 

• The Coach...The head coach behind Duke’s success in the NCAA Tournament 

is Gail Goestenkors, a six-time ACC and four-time National Coach of the Year. 

In just 14 seasons, she has more NCAA Tournament appearances to her credit 

(12) than any other Duke coach. Goestenkors has 35 NCAA wins in 12 appearances, 

again, the most for one coach in school history. 

• The Seedings...The last 11 seasons, Duke has been no lower than a No. 5 

seed. From 2001 through 2004 and in 2006, Duke was seeded first. The Blue Devils 

were seeded second in 1998, 2000 and 2005. 

NCAA Elite Eight 

Appearances 

1. Tennessee 20 

2. Louisiana Tech 16 

3. Connecticut 12 

4. Georgia 10 

5. Stanford 10 

6. Texas 8 

7. Duke 7 

Virginia 7 

9. Auburn 6 

Long Beach State 6 

Purdue 6 

Southern Cal. 6 

Most Wins Last Eight 

Years in NCAA Action 

UConn 35-3 

Tennessee 30-8 

Duke 28-8 

LSU 22-8 

Purdue 21-7 

Highest Active NCAA Tournament 

Winning Percentage** 

Geno Auriemma, UConn (58-12) ......... .829 

Pat Summitt, Tennessee (91-19) .......... .827 

Gail Goestenkors, Duke (34-12) ........ .739 

**Minimum 20 NCAA Tournament Games 

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2000 ACC Tournament Champions 

28-6 Overall, 12-4 ACC 

Finished 2nd In ACC Regular Season 

ACC Tournament Champions 

No. 2 Seed In East Regional 

NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance 

1999-00 Roster 

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown 

3 Sheana Mosch 5-10 Fr. G Clearfield, Pa. 

4 Rochelle Parent 6-0 Jr. F Akron, Ohio 

10 Peppi Browne 5-11 Sr. G/F Silver Spring, Md. 

20 Lello Gebisa 6-7 Fr. C West Lafayette, Ind. 

21 Krista Gingrich 5-9 So. G Lewistown, Pa. 

23 Georgia Schweitzer 6-0 Jr. G Columbus, Ohio 

24 Olga Gvozdenovic 6-2 Fr. C/F Glenview, Ill. 

25 Missy West 5-10 Sr. G Malone, N.Y. 

32 LaNedra Brown 6-1 Fr. F Rochester, N.Y. 

40 Lauren Rice 6-1 Sr. F Peru, Ind. 

41 Michele Matyasovsky 6-1 Fr. G/F Somerdale, N.J. 

42 Janee Hayes 6-0 So. F Washington, D.C. 



ACC Regular Season Champions 


No. 1 Seed In West Regional 

NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance 

Head Coach: Gail Goestenkors 

Assistant Coaches: Gale Valley, Joanne Boyle, Shonta Tabourn 

Student Assistant Coach: Jennifer Forte 

Captains: Peppi Browne, Lauren Rice 

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3 Sheana Mosch 5-10 So. G Clearfield, Pa. 

4 Rochelle Parent 6-0 Sr. F Akron, Ohio 

5 Rometra Craig 5-10 Fr. G Portola Valley, Calif. 

12 Vicki Krapohl 5-5 Fr. G Mount Pleasant, Mich. 

20 Alana Beard 5-11 Fr. G/F Frierson, La. 

21 Krista Gingrich 5-9 Jr. G Lewistown, Pa. 

22 Lello Gebisa 6-7 So. C West Lafayette, Ind. 

23 Georgia Schweitzer 6-0 Sr. G Columbus, Ohio 

24 Olga Gvozdenovic 6-2 So. F/C Glenview, Ill. 

25 Missy West 5-10 Sr. G Malone, N.Y. 

32 LaNedra Brown 6-1 So. F Rochester,N.Y. 

33 Iciss Tillis 6-4 Fr. F Tulsa, Okla. 

41 Michele Matyasovsky 6-1 So. G/F Somerdale, N.J. 

55 Crystal White 6-5 Fr. C Clinton Township, Mich. 


Assistant Coaches: Gale Valley, Joanne Boyle, Shonta Tabourn 

Student Assistant Coach: Janee Hayes 

Captains: Georgia Schweitzer, Missy West, Rochelle Parent



ACC Regular Season Champions 


First ACC team to post 19-0 mark in ACC 

No. 1 Seed In East Regional 

East Regional Champions 

NCAA Final Four Appearance 



3 Sheana Mosch 5-10 Jr. G Clearfield, Pa. 

12 Vicki Krapohl 5-5 So. G Mount Pleasant, Mich. 

20 Alana Beard 5-11 So. G/F Shreveport, La. 

21 Krista Gingrich 5-9 Sr. G Lewistown, Pa. 

25 Monique Currie 6-0 Fr. G/F Washington, D.C. 

31 Wynter Whitley 6-2 Fr. F/C Atlanta, Ga. 

33 Iciss Tillis 6-4 So. F Tulsa, Okla. 

41 Michele Matyasovsky 6-1 Jr. F Somerdale, N.J. 


Assistant Coaches: Gale Valley, Joanne Boyle, Georgia Schweitzer 

Captains: Krista Gingrich & Sheana Mosch 



ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 

Had Second Straight 19-0 mark in ACC 

No. 1 Seed & Midwest Regional Champions 

NCAA Final Four Appearance 



1 Mistie Bass 6-3 Fr. C Janesville, Wis. 

3 Sheana Mosch 5-10 Sr. G Clearfield, Pa. 

10 Lindsey Harding 5-8 Fr. G Houston, Texas 

12 Vicki Krapohl 5-5 Jr. G Mount Pleasant, Mich. 

20 Alana Beard 5-11 Jr. G/F Shreveport, La. 

22 Brooke Smith 6-3 Fr. C San Anselmo, Calif. 

24 Jessica Foley 6-0 Fr. G Australia 

25 Monique Currie 6-0 So. G/F Washington, D.C. 

31 Wynter Whitley 6-2 So. F/C Atlanta, Ga. 

32 Caitlin Howe 5-10 Fr. G Rochester, N.Y. 

33 Iciss Tillis 6-4 Jr. F Tulsa, Okla. 

41 Michele Matyasovsky 6-1 Sr. F Somerdale, N.J. 

Alana Beard 


Assistant Coaches: Gale Valley, LaVonda Wagner, Georgia Schweitzer 

Captains: Alana Beard, Sheana Mosch, Michele Matyasovsky 

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ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 

Had Second Straight 19-0 mark in ACC 

No. 1 Seed & Midwest Regional Champions 



1 Mistie Bass 6-3 So. C Janesville, Wis. 

10 Lindsey Harding 5-8 So. G Houston, Texas 

12 Vicki Krapohl 5-5 Sr. G Mount Pleasant, Mich. 

14 Dana Morgan 5-9 So. G Camden, Ark. 

15 Kalita Marsh 5-10 Sr. G Wilson, N.C. 

20 Alana Beard 5-11 Sr. G/F Shreveport, La. 

24 Jessica Foley 6-0 So. G Australia 

25 Monique Currie 6-0 So. G/F Washington, D.C. 

32 Caitlin Howe 5-10 Fr. G Rochester, N.Y. 

33 Iciss Tillis 6-4 Sr. F Tulsa, Okla. 

43 Alison Bales 6-7 Fr. C Dayton, Ohio 

44 Brittany Hunter 6-3 Fr. F/C Columbus, Ohio 


Assistant Coaches: Gale Valley, LaVonda Wagner, Georgia Schweitzer 

Captains: Alana Beard, Vicki Krapohl 

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Looking Back on an Incredible Journey... 

Alana Beard 

From the season’s opening tip to the last tick of the 

clock at the national championship game, the 1998-99 

Duke women’s basketball team established its place in 

Duke history and, in the process, earned the respect of 

the entire country. The Blue Devils entered the season 

with extremely high expectations, returning all five starters 

from the 1997-98 squad that advanced to the NCAA 

Elite Eight for the first time in school history. Expectations 

were so high, in fact, that Duke started out with its 

highest ranking ever at fourth nationally in the preseason 

polls. 

Although the season didn’t start off as planned, the 

Blue Devils quickly got back on track, rattling off a 

school-record 16-game winning 

streak and barreling through 

the Atlantic Coast Conference 

with a 15-1 mark, setting 

yet another school 

record. Along the way, Duke 

also managed to tie or set 

several other school records, 

including those of 23 regular-season 

wins, 29 total 

wins, 11 victories 

against ranked opponents 

and a 15-1 

record in Cameron Indoor 

Stadium. 

However, the 

Blue Devils saved the 

best part of the journey 

for last. Entering the 

NCAA tournament as the No. 

3 seed in the East, the team recommitted itself to its goal 

of a national championship. Playing in the comfort of 

home for the first and second rounds, Duke took care of 

business against both Holy Cross and St. Joseph’s. 

Next, the Blue Devils traveled just an hour down the 

road to compete in the East Regional in Greensboro, 

N.C. Duke’s first opponent, Old Dominion, was tough, 

but 57 percent shooting by the Blue Devils along with 

solid, well-executed basketball gave Duke the upper 

hand and they advanced with a 13-point win. The 

victory set up an Elite Eight match up with three-time 

defending national champion Tennessee. 

With most of the women’s basketball experts 

across the country calling for the Lady Vol dynasty to 

win its fourth straight national title, very few people predicted 

what would happen in the East Regional Final. 

The game began with Duke’s Peppi Browne blocking a 

Tamika Catchings shot, and the Blue Devils had established 

control early. The two teams continued to trade 

baskets, but after Tennessee held an 11-10 lead at the 

13:24 mark of the first half, it never led again, with Duke 

building as much as a 13-point lead in the first half and 

heading into the locker room ahead by 11. 

The Blue Devils continued to execute 

the best basketball of their season, withstanding 

Tennessee rallies and never letting the 

Vols tie or take the lead. Duke’s Georgia 

Schweitzer emerged as the hero 

of the game, earning East Regional 

MVP honors along the way. Faced 

with the daunting task of defending 

national Player of the Year 

Chamique Holdsclaw, Schweitzer held 

her to just eight points on 2-18 shooting 

while scoring a career-high 22 of her 

own. In defeating the Lady Vols 69-63, 

the vision of cutting down the nets became 

a reality. The Blue Devils celebrated 

the East Regional title and 

their first trip to the NCAA Final 

Four, held in San Jose, 

Calif. 

With a loyal following 

and thousands of 

“new” Duke fans behind 

them in the San Jose 

Arena, the Blue Devils 

responded with an impressive 

performance 

in the national semifinals 

against the Georgia Lady Bulldogs. 

Duke again shot better than 50 percent and, 

paced by Nicole Erickson’s 22 points and Michele 

VanGorp’s 20 points, Duke defeated the ‘Dogs comfortably, 

81-69. 

With five games down and one to go, the 

only other team left playing in the country 

was top-ranked Purdue. The Boilermakers, 

33-1 on the year, also had a win 

over Tennessee to their credit, 

as well as a 31-game winning 

streak. With neither team playing 

its best basketball in the title 

game, Duke held a 22-17 advantage 

at the half. 

In the second half, however, 

Purdue’s highly-rated backcourt, 

unable to produce in the first half, 

came alive and sparked a 12- 

1 Boilermaker run as the game 

grew out of Duke’s reach. 

In coming so close to 

achieving the ultimate goal of 

a national title, it was disappointing 

to come up just a few 

minutes short. However, nobody 

can ever take away the 

many outstanding accomplishments 

of the 1998-99 Blue Devils. 

The greatest team in the history 

of Duke women’s basketball raised the standard of 

the program and created a lasting legacy.... 

Hilary Howard, Nicole Erickson and head coach Gail Goestenkors (above) meet with 

the media at the 1999 Final Four in San Jose, Calif. Peppi Browne (above left) autographs a 

basketball, while Lauren Rice and Michele VanGorp (above right) celebrate. 

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Eight Was Truly Enough... 

When you talk about small numbers but large 

accomplishments, the 2001-02 Duke women’s basketball 

team would fit right in there with the best. 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 seventhranked 

Texas Tech in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic, but 

then went through some growing pains. The Blue Devils 

lost two games to unranked opponents and then-assistant 

coach Joanne Boyle was stricken with an AVM (an 

arteriovenous malformation). 

Another shocker came in the first week of December 

as two sophomores, Rometra Craig and Crystal 

White, decided to transfer from Duke right before the team 

left for its first ACC contest of the year at Virginia. Down 

two players and an assistant coach, the Blue Devils 

would have to face the critics who said they couldn’t win 

with only eight players. 

Boy, did Duke prove them wrong. The Blue Devils 

came out of Virginia with a 34-point victory and steamrolled 

into a six-game winning streak heading into Christmas 

break. Just two days after break ended, Duke faced 

second-ranked Tennessee and lost, which proved an 

eye-opening experience. 

The Blue Devils then went on one of the best streaks 

in the history of the ACC. Duke won its first four ACC 

contests by an average margin of 25.0 points. For the 

month of January, sophomore Alana Beard was selected 

WBCA National Player of the Month after leading Duke 

to an 8-0 record and averaging 22.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 

3.5 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.6 blocks. The Blue Devils 

also welcomed Boyle back to the bench in January. The 

month of February was no different as the Blue Devils 

registered only the second perfect 16-0 mark in ACC 

history. 

During the season, Duke dominated the weekly 

ACC honors as Beard was named ACC Player of the 

Week five times, while freshmen Monique Currie (five) 

and Wynter Whitley (once) were selected ACC Rookie 

of the Week six of the 15 weeks. 

The Blue Devils then headed to Greensboro, N.C., 

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 its third consecutive 

ACC Tournament title. 

Currie was selected MVP 

of the tournament after registering 

career highs in points 

(30), rebounds (12) and free 

throws made (14) in the 

championship game. 

In the week after the 

tournament, the honors kept 

coming in as four Blue 

Devils were selected All- 

ACC-- Beard (first), Tillis 

(first), Currie (second) and Sheana Mosch (HM). Beard 

& Tillis were named to the ACC All-Defensive team and 

Currie & Whitley to the All-Freshman team, while Beard 

was named Player of the Year and Gail Goestenkors 

was selected Coach of the Year. 

Next, Duke entered the NCAA Tournament 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 Texas and South Carolina to 

advance to the second NCAA Final Four in school 

history. 

The Blue Devils proved all the critics wrong with 

the accomplishment and were set to travel to San Antonio, 

Texas for a date with second-ranked Oklahoma. The 

game didn’t go the way Duke wanted, but it was still a 

true season to remember. 

In just two seasons, Beard has established herself 

as one of the best players in college basketball. She 

became the first ACC women’s or men’s player to notch 

over 600 points, 200 rebounds, 150 assists, 100 steals 

and 20 blocks in a single season. 

Duke accomplished many things no other Blue 

Devil squad had done before-- went a perfect 19-0 in ACC 

contests, won a third consecutive ACC Tournament title, 

broke 24 school records, including the mark for wins with 

31, and they did it with only eight players. 

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One Team, One Dream... 

As each year passes under the direction of head 

coach Gail Goestenkors, more records are broken and 

history is made. This was no different in 2002-03 as the 

Blue Devils once again broke more than 30 team and 

individual records on their way to an ACC record 35 

wins. 

Goestenkors, concluding her 11th season at Duke, 

guided the Blue Devils to a third NCAA Final Four, fourth 

consecutive ACC Tournament title, third straight ACC 

Regular Season title and more wins than any other ACC 

women’s team in history. For all of this, the leader for 

the Blue Devils received National Coach of the Year 

accolades for the fourth time in her career. 

One thing most people forgot about during the 2002- 

03 season-- Monique Currie. The Blue Devils lost the 

2002 ACC Tournament MVP and All-America candidate 

in the first minute of the first exhibition contest on Nov. 

5 and still managed to accomplish more than any ACC 

team in league history. 

Duke kicked off the season ranked No. 1 in both 

polls even though the Blue Devils were to be without the 

services of Currie. The Blue Devils didn’t let anyone 

down early as they cruised to victories over secondranked 

Tennessee in the Jimmy V Classic, while also 

picking up Paradise Jam, Duke Classic and South 

Padre Tournament titles. 

The Blue Devils made quick work of the first half 

of the ACC slate and then came the matchup with 

second-ranked Connecticut in Durham, N.C. Cameron 

Indoor Stadium posted its first sellout in women’s 

basketball history at Duke, but the Blue Devils couldn’t 

get anything going for the first 30 minutes and fell 77-65. 

Duke came back strong from the loss winning the 

next 15 games in a row and advancing to the NCAA Final 

Four. During that stretch, the Blue Devils posted their 

second straight undefeated ACC Regular Season, won 

yet another ACC Championship and won the Midwest 

Regional. 

All season long junior Alana Beard led the Blue 

Devils as she posted incredible numbers, including the 

eighth-best scoring average in the nation at 22.0. Beard 

was selected ESPN.com National Player of the Year, 

Kodak All-America, ACC Player of the Year, Midwest 

Region MVP and many others. She became only the 

second Duke player to reach the 2,000 point mark and 

broke eight Duke game or season records. 

Duke received key production from its freshmen as 

Lindsey Harding started the final 16 contests, Mistie Bass 

started 15 games for the Blue Devils, Jessica Foley was 

a key threat from three-point land and Brooke Smith 

displayed some flashy post moves during the season. 

All four are expected to be key contributors this season 

for Duke. 

The senior tandem of Michele Matyasovsky and 

Sheana Mosch provided key leadership for the Blue 

Devils over the course of the season. Matyasovsky 

started 36 games for the Blue Devils, while Mosch came 

off the bench to give an offensive and defensive spark in 

her final year. Mosch finished off her career as one of 

17 players to reach the 1,000 point mark for the Blue 

Devils. 

The Blue Devils garnered a great deal of honors as 

Beard, Iciss Tillis and Vicki Krapohl were named All- 

ACC, Bass and Harding were named ACC All- 

Freshman and Beard was named ACC All-Defensive. 

Beard and Tillis each received Kodak All-America 

honors and were on the watch lists for the Wade Trophy 

and Naismith award. Goestenkors also earned her fifth 

ACC Coach of the Year award and collected Naismith 

& WBCA National Coach of the Year accolades. 

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Banner Year... 

From the opening tip to the final buzzer, the 2005-06 Duke women’s basketball campaign was one 

of the most exciting seasons in school history. The Blue Devils began the year ranked No. 1 in 

the nation and finished No. 2 as Duke fell, 78-75, to third-ranked Maryland in the National 

Championship game. 

Advancing to the NCAA Final Four for the fourth time and the title game for the second time 

in school history, Duke concluded the season with 31 victories. This marked the sixth straight year 

the Blue Devils have notched 30 or more victories, which tied an NCAA-record. 

As a team, Duke also broke or tied 20 records during the year. Of the 20 records that were 

broken or tied this season, some of the highlights were Monique Currie’s 43 points at Miami, Abby 

Waner’s 50 three-pointers breaking the freshman single season mark, Duke’s 36 assists at San Diego, 

the Blue Devils’ 86-point margin of victory against Ball State as well as the single season records 

for points, field goal percentage, assists and for the second straight year posting a NCAA-record 

267 blocks. 

The Blue Devils opened with 20 straight wins to tie the school-record for best start in the history 

of the program and went on to knock off eight ranked opponents, while falling to four teams all ranked 

in the top-four in the nation. During the 20-game win streak, the Blue Devils thumped top-ranked 

Tennessee, 77-57, knocked off sixth-ranked Maryland in College Park in front of 16,097 fans and 

defeated 22nd-ranked Boston College, 66-52, on the road. 

Duke received well-deserved honors during the season as Currie garnered Kodak All-America 

accolades for the second straight year as well as earning Associated Press second team, John R. 

Wooden Award and USBWA All-America. Currie and Lindsey Harding were named to the All- 

ACC first team, while Mistie Williams was selected to the second team. Harding went on to be 

named ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Waner earned All-ACC Freshman team honors. 

A trio of seniors -- Currie, Williams and Jessica Foley -- closed out their careers with the Blue 

Devils in style, while all three made their mark in the Duke record book. Currie became the first player 

in ACC history to register over 2,000 points, 800 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals in a career 

and finished ranking third on the Duke scoring chart with 2,122 points. She became only the third 

Duke player to reach the 2,000 career point mark and was 10th on the ACC career scoring list. 

Williams became the fifth player in Duke history to notch over 1,400 points and 800 rebounds 

and concluded her excellent career with 1,409 points, which ranked eighth. Foley was one of the 

top three-point shooters in school history finishing second on the career 

charts in both three-pointers made (175) and attempted (490). She also 

ranked 21st on the ACC charts in three-pointers made and 22nd in 

attempts. 

Junior Alison Bales made some of the biggest strides during the 

season and especially in the NCAA Tournament as the 6-7 center broke 

out on the national scene averaging 13.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 5.0 blocks, 

2.2 assists and 1.5 steals during the six contests. For her efforts, she 

was named the Bridgeport Regional MVP and earned NCAA Final Four 

All-Tournament team accolades. She broke the NCAA Tournament 

record for blocks in a tournament (30) and blocks in a career (51). 

The key aspect of the success of the 2005-06 Blue Devils was it 

was a total team effort as nine players averaged 5.4 points or more and 

no player averaged more than 28.9 minutes a contest. Duke led the nation 

in scoring (86.0), assists (20.5), blocked shots (7.6), field goal percentage 

(49.8) and scoring margin (27.7). 

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2002 Hall of Honor Induction Class 

On January 19, 2002, Duke University honored and immortalized five former women’s basketball players in the new Duke Basketball Hall of Honor in 

Cameron Indoor Stadium. The criteria for inclusion was that none of these players had their jerseys retired at Duke while earning at least one of the 

following honors: National Player of the Year, National Defensive Player of the Year, All-America, multiple All-Conference selections or Olympic Gold 

Medalist for the United States. The inaugural class includes (left to right): Katie Meier (1985-90), Sue Harnett (1986-91), Georgia Schweitzer (1997- 

2001), Chris Moreland (1984-88) and Michele VanGorp (1997-99). The Hall of Honor is pictured below on the left. 

Chris Moreland became the first women’s 

basketball player to be selected in the Duke 

Hall of Fame in 2001. 

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Writing an injured teammate’s number on your shoes. 

A quick huddle before a free throw. 

Wristbands. 

Running suicides together for every missed free throw. 

Setting a pick you’ll feel for a week. 

Acknowledging a great pass. 

The stale smell of bad road food. 

Pre-game chants in the tunnel. 

Nicknames that your fans don’t even know. 

Senior night. 

Carpooling to practice. 

Hanging out after the game. 

Summer league. 

Cards on the bus. 

Backside help on defense. 

An encouraging word during a timeout. 

A taunt from the bench. 

A victory dance. 

JUST DO IT. 

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