Lady Blue Devils Welcome Cardinals For Home Showdown

The 11th ranked Duke Blue Devils draw a three game home stand starting Thursday night as they welcome the Louisville Cardinals into Cameron Indoor, tipoff starting at 7pm, coverage being televised on ESPN 2.

Duke who holds a 3-way tie with the Cardinals and Tarheels sitting at 11-3 each in conference play look to stay atop the ACC standings with the ACC tournament approaching in two weeks. The importance of staying in the top echelon of conference is ensuring a double bye into the conference tournament.

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Star forward Ashlon Jackson has made her mark during conference play averaging 12 points per game, including hitting double figures in nine of the last 13 contest on 41 percent from downtown.

The Cardinals lead the all time series 8-4, but the Blue Devils lead the series on its home court, with a 4-2 series margin. On the year Duke stands 11-0 at Cameron.

Coach Kara Lawson will look to regroup the lady Blue Devils after suffering a decisive 64-49 road loss at the number 1 team in the country Notre Dame Monday night. A huge 3rd quarter which featured a 17-1 run from the Fighting Irish put the game away in a hurry.

Duke's last three losses have occured on the road against ranked opponets (North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame). Due to an unbalance ACC schedule, those teams won't make the trip to Durham this year.

Catch tipoff Thursday night on ESPN 2.