Duke (22-8) is scheduled to matchup against Belmont (31-3) this Saturday, March 17th. Tip-off is at 11:00am ET and the game will be playing live on ESPN2, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial).
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Full Regional Predictions:
Albany Region: Can Anyone Beat UConn?
Lexington Region: Cardinal over Cardinals?
Kansas City Region: Hail State All the Way?
Spokane Region: Another 1 Seed Goes Down
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Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| Duke | Belmont |
|---|---|
| Lexie Brown (G) | Sierra Jones |
| Rebecca Greenwell (G) | Darby Maggard |
| Erin Mathias (F) | Sally McCabe |
| Leaonna Odom (F) | Jenny Roy |
| Bego Faz Davalos (C) | Kylee Smith |
Duke Game Summary
Duke lost their last game against North Carolina State on Friday, March 2nd, 51-45. North Carolina State's Chelsea Nelson led her team to a win with a team-high 15 points. She went 6 for 14 from the field, shooting 42.9%. In 38 minutes, Chelsea collected 15 points, 22 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks with 3 turnovers. Although Duke was defeated, Lexie Brown fought to keep her team in the game with 16 points, shooting 26.7% from the field (making 4 of 15 attempts). In 37 minutes, she added 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 threes with 3 turnovers.
Belmont Game Summary
Belmont won their last game against Tennessee-Martin, 63-56 on Saturday, March 3rd. Sally McCabe (Belmont) scored a team-high 19 points for the winning team, making 8 of 12 attempts from the field for a 66.7% field goal percentage. In 40 minutes, she collected 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 4 blocks with 3 turnovers. Janekia Mason led Tennessee-Martin's team in scoring with 23 points, while shooting 8 of 18 (44.4%) from the field. In 44 minutes, Mason added to her stat line, 23 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 threes with 0 turnovers.
Prediction
Duke: 68
Belmont: 59
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Season Averages
- 3070.038.2––15.44.910.315.346.439.867.3
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3478.742.1–30.018.54.14.612.446.936.973.2
