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March 17, 2010 Issue 29
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Duke Basketball NCAA Tournament Previews
The Duke women’s basketball team (27-5) was seeded No. 2 in the Memphis Region and will play
15th-seeded Hampton (20-11) in the first round on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Cameron Indoor Stadium
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in Durham, N.C. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 and will tip at approximately 2:30 p.m.
The Duke men’s basketball team (29-5, 13-3 ACC) faces Arkansas-Pine Bluff (18-15, 14-4 SWAC)
Devils: February
in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on Friday, March

19, at 7:25 p.m. The game will air on CBS with Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg calling the action.
Eighteen Blue Devil student athletes participated in
The Blue Devils, ranked third in the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls, will be making their
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34th NCAA Tournament appearance.
last several weeks visiting six local elementary schools to
read to third-grade classes.
Thursday, February 4th - Oak Grove Elementary-
Julian McIntosh (men’s soccer), Bryan Morgan (football),
Reka Zsilinszka (women’s tennis)
Beach Sets World Record in Heptathlon 1,000m
Wednesday, February 17th - Easley Elementary -
Christie Barnes and Sarah Bullard (women’s lacrosse)
Duke University freshman Curtis Beach set a world record in the 1,000m en route to a 12th-place
Friday, February 19th - Eastway Elementary - Chris
finish at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the University of Arkansas’s
Shannon (football), Rose O’Connor (women’s swimming
Randal Tyson Track Center Saturday, March 13.
& diving), James Osborne (men’s track & field), Stephanie
The Albuquerque, N.M., native ended the meet with 5,533 points, the top mark for a true freshman
Shyu (fencing)
at this year’s event, to take 12th place out of 16 competitors. Oregon’s Ashton Eaton took first with an
Monday, February 22nd - Eastway Elementary
indoor record 6,499 points, while North Carolina’s Mateo Sossah came in second with 5,886 points.
- Shannon Beall (women’s swimming & diving), Kelsey
Beach, who entered the day in 13th place, ran a 2:27.88 for 1,000m to set a world record the men’s
Ontko (women’s track & field), Maddie Salamone (women’s
heptathlon run. His mark, also a personal best, was nearly five seconds faster than the second-place
lacrosse)
finisher in that event.
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Tuesday, February 23rd - Holt Elementary - Jon
The Blue Devil rookie started the day with an 8.56 clocking for the 60m hurdles, claiming 13th place
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Scheyer and Brian Zoubek (men’s basketball)
for that event. In the pole vault, he cleared 4.50m (14-9) to take the 11th spot.
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Friday, February 26th - Cary Elementary Read
Across America Event - Jane Alukonis (women’s soc-
Ronald McDonald House Charities Duke Student-Athlete of the Week
cer)
Monday, March 1st - Merrick-Moore Elementary
School - Meredith Bannon and Shannon Beall (women’s Junior Kyle Singler earned this week’s award after leading Duke to its ninth
swimming & diving), Nailah Waterfield and Kellie Catanach ACC Tournament Championship in the last 12 years. He collected MVP honors after
(volleyball) averaging 21.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in wins over Virginia, Miami and
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intended to aid area teachers by providing reading incen- Singler posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the opener
tives for third graders in Durham. By reading for 15 minutes and followed up with a game-high 27 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the
for 12 nights, a youngster is able to reach various levels semifinals. He was 5-of-9 from three-point range against Miami.
and earn Blue Devil gifts along the way. Among the prizes In the championship game, Singler scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds.
given out are autographed team photos, posters, t-shirts He knocked down 14-of-16 free throws, including 13 straight in the second half of
and chances to meet Duke student-athletes at various play. Singler’s two free throws with nine seconds left to play sealed the Blue Devil
functions. victory.
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