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Dukes Tabbed Player of Week By College Sports Madness
12/1/2015 12:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — After leading Davidson to a perfect 3-0 week and reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career, senior forward Dakota Dukes was recently named the College Sports Madness Atlantic 10 Player of the Week.
Dukes helped the Wildcats to road victories at High Point, (62-60 double-overtime), and vs. Bowling Green (60-56) and UNC Wilmington (77-50) at the UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Tournament. The senior had an outstanding week, averaging 18.7 points. 8.3 rebounds and 4.0 blocks a game (12 total blocks for the week), while shooting a blistering 75 percent from the floor (21-of-28). In addition, Dukes went 14-for-17 from the free throw line, including a 10-for-10 showing over the weekend at the holiday tournament.
A native of Raleigh, N.C., Dukes started the week off with a stellar double-double game, 22 points and 12 rebounds (both season highs), in guiding the Wildcats to a double-overtime victory at High Point, Nov. 24. She hit a season-high 9-of-12 field goals and blocked a career-best six shots in the win.
The forward followed that game up with two strong contests to help Davidson capture the UNCW Thanksgiving Tournament title, while also reaching 1,000 points. Dukes scored a combined 34 points, including reaching the 20-point mark for the second time this year with an even 20 points vs. the Seahawks, and pulled in 13 rebounds to go with six blocks. She finished shooting 12-of-16 from the field and nailed all 10 free throws, including a perfect 8-for-8 in the Wildcats' win over UNCW.
Dukes became the 18th player in program history to reach 1,000 points for a career when she swished home two free throws in the closing seconds of the first quarter vs. UNCW to give her 999 and 1,000 career points.
The Wildcats concluded a season-long seven-game road swing to start the year with an 11:30 a.m. Education Day game at Radford Wednesday, Dec. 2.
DAVIDSON, N.C. — After leading Davidson to a perfect 3-0 week and reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career, senior forward Dakota Dukes was recently named the College Sports Madness Atlantic 10 Player of the Week.
Dukes helped the Wildcats to road victories at High Point, (62-60 double-overtime), and vs. Bowling Green (60-56) and UNC Wilmington (77-50) at the UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Tournament. The senior had an outstanding week, averaging 18.7 points. 8.3 rebounds and 4.0 blocks a game (12 total blocks for the week), while shooting a blistering 75 percent from the floor (21-of-28). In addition, Dukes went 14-for-17 from the free throw line, including a 10-for-10 showing over the weekend at the holiday tournament.
A native of Raleigh, N.C., Dukes started the week off with a stellar double-double game, 22 points and 12 rebounds (both season highs), in guiding the Wildcats to a double-overtime victory at High Point, Nov. 24. She hit a season-high 9-of-12 field goals and blocked a career-best six shots in the win.
The forward followed that game up with two strong contests to help Davidson capture the UNCW Thanksgiving Tournament title, while also reaching 1,000 points. Dukes scored a combined 34 points, including reaching the 20-point mark for the second time this year with an even 20 points vs. the Seahawks, and pulled in 13 rebounds to go with six blocks. She finished shooting 12-of-16 from the field and nailed all 10 free throws, including a perfect 8-for-8 in the Wildcats' win over UNCW.
Dukes became the 18th player in program history to reach 1,000 points for a career when she swished home two free throws in the closing seconds of the first quarter vs. UNCW to give her 999 and 1,000 career points.
The Wildcats concluded a season-long seven-game road swing to start the year with an 11:30 a.m. Education Day game at Radford Wednesday, Dec. 2.
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