2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster

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Dakota  Dukes
Jersey Number 23

Dakota Dukes

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Position:
    Forward
  • High School:
    Cary Christian School
  • Hometown:
    Raleigh, N.C.

Major: Psychology

2015-16 Highlights
•Closed out career with 1,280 points, eighth-most all-time in the Wildcats' record book.
•Finished career with name in nine overall categories in the Wildcat top-15 all-time, including third in made free throws (350) and second in attempts (486), and fifth in rebounds with 734.
•Leaves Davidson holding the single-season made free throw mark with 147 and finished second in attempts with 193, all set during the 2013-14 season.
•Overall, finished ranked in four single-season top-10 categories.
•Registered a team-high seven double-doubles as a senior and finished with 17 for career, which is the fifth most since 1992-93.
•Wrapped up career starting 112 of 124 games played, including all 28 games during senior year.
•Scored in double figures 63 times during four-year career, including 19 as a senior in 2015-16.
•Tallied three of seven total 20-point games as a senior.
•Ended career with two 30-point outings during the 2013-14 season.
•Finished with 18 double-digit rebounding games, seven of them coming in final season.
•Honored with the team's Most Improved Award as a senior.
•Tabbed College Sports Madness Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, Nov. 30.
•Second on the team in scoring at 13.1 points and first in rebounding at 6.7 per game.
•Shot a team-best 48.9 percent from the floor, good for eighth in the A-10.
•Led the team with a career-high 34 blocks and nailed a team-best 93-of-129 free throws.
•13 times paced the team in scoring in a game and 10 times in rebounding in final season.
•Paced Davidson to an 18-point season-opening win at Furman with a game-high tying 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with seven rebounds.
•Recorded 11th career double-double, and first of the season, on 14 points and a season-high 10 rebounds, getting a career-high tying eight on defense, at N.C. State.
•Had a monster game in a double-overtime victory at High Point, recording second straight double-double with season highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds, while blocking a career-high six shots in a personal-best 49 minutes of play.
•Had an outstanding two-day showing at the UNC Wilmington Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Tournament, Nov. 27-28, leading Davidson to its seventh in-season tournament title and went over the 1,000-point mark for a career. Combined to score 34 points, including a 20-point outing vs. UNCW when becoming the program’s 18th player to go over 1,000 points, and pull in 13 rebounds, while blocking six shots, and shooting a blistering 12-for-16 (.750) from the floor and swishing home all 10 free throw attempts.
•Recorded third double-double of the season on 21 points and 10 rebounds at home vs. East Tennessee State, Dec. 18.
•Dropped in 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting to go with six rebounds vs. cross-county rival Charlotte.
•Netted 15 points and had six rebounds, a season-best five on offense, at James Madison.
•Tallied 12 points and seven rebounds in Davidson’s Atlantic 10 opener at Fordham.
•Helped Davidson to its first A-10 win at La Salle with a 15-point, 6-rebound effort and a season-high three steals to go over 100 for career.
•In 100th career start, registered fourth double-double of the season with an 18-point, 11-rebound effort, matching season-best with eight defensive boards, during Davidson’s win at VCU, Jan. 17.
•Recorded game-high tying 19 points, picked up six rebounds to go with a season-high tying three dimes in win vs. Fordham at home.
•Picked up fifth double-double of season with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds at Rhode Island, Jan. 23.
•Paced Davidson with an 18-point outing at home vs. George Washington, hitting 6-of-11 field goals and 6-for-7 from the free-throw line.
•Picked up 13 points and 10 rebounds (five on offense) for sixth double-double at Dayton.
•Had a solid all-around game with 16 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and a season-high four assists in a home win vs. George Mason.
•Crossed over the 700-rebound mark with five boards at home vs. Duquesne, Feb. 6.
•Moved into second place all-time in made free throws by going 8-for-8 at Saint Louis, Feb. 15.
•Picked up seventh double-double of season with team highs of 17 points and 11 rebounds, and setting a new career-high with 13 made free throws, while tying a single game school record with 16 attempts at home vs. UMass, Feb. 21.
•Closed out Wildcat career by scoring a team-high 14 points in the first round of the A-10 Tournament vs. Richmond.

2014-15 Highlights
•Given the team's Wildcat Award.
•Played in 29 of Davidson's 30 games as a junior.
•Started 21 of those games, including the final 13 of the season.
•Finished third on the team with a 9.1 scoring averaging and pulled in 5.5 rebounds a contest.
•Started off junior year with a 12-point, nine-rebound outing at Furman, Nov. 14.
•Hit a season-best 6-of-8 free throws in Davidson’s road win at Gardner-Webb.
•Scored all 12 points, including an 8-for-11 showing at the 15-foot line, in the second half in helping Davidson to a 67-62 home win vs. Mount St. Mary’s.
•Had a breakout game in the Wildcats’ 19-point home win vs. High Point by scoring a season-best 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor and added four free throws. The junior pulled in eight rebounds and tied a personal-best with six dimes to go along with two of Davidson’s school-record tying 12 blocks.
•Came off the bench to score eight points, pull in eight rebounds and pocketed two steals at home vs. James Madison.
•Reached the double-digit mark in points for the 35th time in career at Winthrop, Dec. 13, with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting and a free throw in 23 minutes off the bench.
•Hit 5-of-9 shots and added four free throws on way to 14 points in 26 minutes at N.C. State.
•In the Wildcats’ 1-1 showing at the Virginia Holiday Classic, combined for 13 points and 12 rebounds against UVa and Miami (Ohio). Had eight of those points and five boards in a big 67-57 win over Virginia.
•In first-ever Atlantic 10 game, scored 11 points and pulled in eight rebounds at home vs. La Salle, Jan. 4.
•In a career-high tying 38 minutes vs. Rhode Island at home, scored 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 5-for-6 at the charity stripe, while pocketing a season-high three steals.
•Registered first double-double of the season, and 10th of career, on 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in an Atlantic 10 game at VCU. Matched personal bests with six offensive rebounds and eight defensive boards.
•Reached the double-digit mark for the third time in points, netting a even 10 points to go with six rebounds and a season-high tying three steals in Davidson’s first-ever Atlantic 10 win, Jan. 18, at Saint Louis.
•Led Davidson with 12 points in a A-10 game at home vs. Richmond, Jan. 21.
•At Duquesne, Jan. 24, recorded a team-high 17 points, 15 in the first half, on 8-of-13 shooting to match a season-best and added nine rebounds to close the 500-mark for career.
•At George Mason, Feb. 8, pulled in 10 rebounds for second double-digit rebounding game of the season.
•Registered 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting and a 5-for-6 performance at the free-throw line, and added six rebounds at home vs. Saint Louis, Feb. 14.
•Filled the box score with seven points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. VCU in Davidson’s final home game of the season.
•Scored a team-high tying 13 points for her 44th career double-digit scoring game in the Wildcats’ regular-season finale at Fordham.

2013-14 Highlights
•Set a single-season free throw record by hitting 147-of-193 attempts.
•Also put name in the single-season record book in points (461-sixth) and rebounds (247-seventh).
•Named to the coaches All-SoCon First Team with Laura Murray and earned second-team honors on the media team with Hannah Early.
•Also named to the CollegeSportsMadness.com’s All-SoCon Third team.
•Joined Murray on the SoCon All-Tournament First Team after averaging 15 points and seven rebounds a game, while shooting 53.3 percent during Davidson’s run to the SoCon final.
•One of four Wildcats to start all 32 games.
•Finished second on the team in scoring at 14.4 per game and was tops with a 7.7 rebounding average (7th in SoCon).
•Scored in double figures in 25 of 32 games, including hitting the 30-point mark twice.
•Led the team with nine double-doubles, which was tied for fourth in the SoCon.
•Paced the team with 50.5 shooting percentage, good for fourth in the SoCon.
•Scored in double figures in all three games at the SoCon Tournament, including an 18-point (8-for-10 at free-throw line), eight rebound effort in a semifinal win vs. Western Carolina. Scored 14 points and had nine rebounds in the championship game vs. Chattanooga.
•Capped off the regular season with a career day, scoring 31 points and adding 10 rebounds for ninth double-double in a road win at Wofford. Tied career highs with 10 field goals (10-for-16) and swished home 11-of-16 free throws.
•Recorded eighth double-double of the season with 14 points (6-for-7 at the free-throw line) and 11 rebounds to go with a couple blocks in an overtime defeat at home to App. State.
•Hit 7-of-8 shots and 4-for-6 at free-throw line for 18 points in a home win vs. Western Carolina.
•Went a career-best 11-for-13 at the free-throw line on way to 19 points and added a team-high five assists vs. Georgia Southern at home.
•Hit 8-of-11 field goals and a pair of free throws for 18 points, 14 coming in the first half, at Elon and blocked a pair of shots.
•Dished out a career-best six assists in Davidson’s 76-58 home win vs. Samford .
•Had a good all-around game vs. Chattanooga at home with six points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals.
•Recorded seventh double-double in a road win at Western Carolina with 11 points and 10 rebounds to go with a pair of blocks.
•Clipped the 20-point mark for third time with a team-high 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 9-for-12 at the 15-foot line on the road at App. State.
•Named SoCon Player fo the Week, Jan. 14.
•Recorded second straight double-double with a 24-point, 10-rebound performance to go with four steals at home vs. UNCG.
•Tallied fifth double-double of the season on 16 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 6-of-7 shots, in a win vs. Elon at home.
•Broke out of scoring slump by scoring 18 points, getting eight of them on 8-of-8 shooting at the charity stripe, at Chattanooga.
•Registered fourth double-double of the season vs. Charlotte at home on 16 points and 10 rebounds, with a career-high six of them coming on the offensive side.
•Had a solid game in a home win vs. Furman, scoring 17 points, pulling in eight rebounds, dishing out a personal-best tying four assists and swatting away a career-high three shots.
•Had a career game in Davidson’s home win vs. Wofford, going off for 30 points on 10-of-11 shooting and 10-for-14 at the charity stripe to go with 12 rebounds, third double-double of the season.
•Recorded second double-double of year with 14 points and a career-best 12 rebounds (5 on offense) in leading Davidson to a home win vs. Gardner-Webb.
•Scored eight points and hauled in seven rebounds to go with three assists at N.C. State.
•Hit 5-of-6 shots for 10 points and pulled in eight rebounds at North Carolina A&T.
•Scored 14 points to go with nine boards, while hauling in a personal-best five offensive rebounds and pocketing a career-best five steals at Wake Forest.
•Hit the 20-point mark for the first time with 22 on 10-of-18 shooting to go with seven rebounds in Davidson’s home opener vs. Winthrop.
•Registered first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a one-point road win at Mount Saint Mary’s. Kept the Wildcats in the game with six straight points in the closing seconds.
•Had a strong start to sophomore season, scoring 11 points to go with nine rebounds (career-best eight on defense) and four assists in a 20-point road win at Clemson.

2012-13 Highlights
•Had a great debut season with Davidson, playing all 35 games and starting 31 of them as a freshman.
•Averaged just over five points and four rebounds a game, while shooting 51.4 percent from the field, second-best on the team.
•Third on the team with 13 blocks and 140 rebounds.
•Scored in all but four games, reaching the double-digit mark six times.
•Helped the Wildcats win their first postseason game with a season-high tying 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and added seven rebounds and four assists in a win at Old Dominion in the first round of the WNIT.
•Matched a season-high with 10 boards in a quarterfinal win against UNCG at the SoCon Tournament.
•Had first two-block game to go with six points and three boards in a home win vs. Western Carolina.
•Scored seven points and pulled in six boards to go with a block in a home win vs. Wofford.
•Netted all 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first half during Davidson’s road win at Georgia Southern.
•Pocketed a season-best four steals at Western Caorlina.
•Dropped in eight points, including 100th of career, and pulled in four boards in a 40-point win at home vs. UNCG.
•Reached the double-digit mark in 19 minutes with a 12-point outing, hitting a season-high 6-of-8 at the charity stripe in a 41-point win at Furman.
•Paced Davidson at Charlotte with 15 points, all coming in the second half and nine of them coming to close out the last five minutes, to go with five boards in 22 minutes.
•Hauled in a season-best seven boards (five on defense) to go with six points and a season-best three assists in Davidson’s home opener vs. Georgia Southern.
•Scored nine of 12 points to open the second half at Mercer.
•Hit the double-digit mark for first time with 14 points vs. NIU and closed out the preseason WNIT shooting 8-for-11 vs. Northern Ill. and Kennesaw State.
•Made first collegiate start in debut at North Carolina, scoring two points and hauling in three boards to go with first career blocks.

High School Notes
•Averaged a double-double her senior prep campaign, pouring in 18.5 points and pulling down 13 boards a contest. In addition, the six-foot forward pocketed nearly four steals, dished out two assists and block two shots per game.
•Finished with over 2,200 points during her four-year prep career and was five rebounds short of 1,450.
•Named conference player of the year for the fourth time during senior season, and earned a spot on the all-conference team, also the fourth year in a row made the team.
•A four-time all-state honoree, was named her conference's tournament MVP for the fourth time as a senior prepster.
•Named by the Charlotte Observer as the 10th-best basketball player in North Carolina for all seniors.
•Honored by the Raleigh Sports Club in November of 2011 as Student-Athlete of the Week for outstanding performance in the classroom and on the basketball court.
•As a junior, dropped in 23 points and pulled down almost 15 rebounds per game.
•During junior prep career, set records at the three-day tournament at the 2011 Glaxo Smith Kline Holiday Invitational with 77 points, 52 rebounds and 12 steals.as named the Most Outstanding Player at the tournament.
•Was very involved outside of basketball, helping found and lead the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Cary Christian. Also was a member of Interact, participating in many community service projects over the last two years.

 
DUKES' CAREER STATISTICS
YearGP-GSFG-AFG%3G-A3G%FT-AFT%Off-DefRebAvgAstBSPtsAvg.
2012-1335-3172-140.5140-0.00044-63.69865-751404.02713271885.4
2013-1432-32157-311.5050-0.000147-193.76279-1682477.761224546114.4
2014-1529-2199-222.4460-0.00066-101.65354-1061605.5348212649.1
2015-1628-28137-280.4890-0.00093-129.72180-1071876.746342136713.1
Totals124-112465-953.4880-0.000350-486.720278-4567345.9168771141,28010.3
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