Women's Hoops Blog

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Monday, January 23, 2006

The game women's hoops fans have been waiting all season for is finally here as #1 Tennessee travels to Durham to take on #2 Duke in ESPN2's Big Monday broadcast.

The Lady Vols and Blue Devils are two of the last undefeated teams left in NCAA Division I (North Carolina is the other and they play Duke on Sunday). So who will emerge tonight with their record intact?

Duke has faced just three top-25 teams this year and has won its games by an average of more than 38 points per gameā€”its closest contest was an eight-point victory over Georgia Tech Jan. 11.

Tennessee has the toughest or one of the toughest schedules every year. They have already played and defeated Maryland, UConn, Michigan State, Stanford and Georgia among others. But despite all of their talent, they have struggled at times in some games.

The game at Cameron Indoor has been sold out for a couple of weeks. While Duke is not as experienced as Tennessee in playing before big crowds, they have showed they can handle it.

If this game lives up to expectations, perhaps this will help Duke move closer to the Tennessees and UConns in terms of attendance.