Wake's Dukes named ACC co-Rookie of the Week
Freshman becomes third Deac to get recognized this year
CHRONl( Lfc STAFF RUC1K1
Big wins and performances
usually gel rewarded with big
hoourv Wake Forest freshman
Sbamaine Dukes received a big
honor and (he Deacs got a much
needed win over the weekend
Dukes w as named the ACC
co-Rookie of the Week Tuesday
for his performance last week
against Charleston Southern.
Dukes shared the honor with
North Carolina's Tyler
llansbrough *
Dukes went from bench
wanner to starter last Friday
against (Charleston Southern and
he did so in(impressive fashion
Dukes entered [he (tame with 1
point in 44 career minutes All
he did against Charleston
Southern was score 11 points, tie
a Wake Forest freshman record
by dishing out 10, assists, make
die first two three -point Held
goals of his career, and record
three steals.
Dukes' 10 assists tied the
school freshman record held by
both Chris Paul (at Mary land on
Feb 28, 2004) and Derrick
McQueen (vs. New Mexico on
Dec. 28, 1988) His 10 assists
were the most by a Deacon since
Cliris Paul had 1 2 assists on Dec.
18, 2004
Dukes is the third Deacon to
be recognized by the ACC this
season Trent Strickland and
Justin Gray both won ACC
Flayer of the Week honors earli
er this year Dukes is the first
Deacon to be named ACC
Rookie of the Week since Chris
Paul won the honor five times in
2004.
Dukes and the rest of the
Wake Forest men's basketball
team will be tested on Sunday
when the Blue Devils come to
town. The Deacs will tip-off
with Duke at 8 p.m. at the Joel.
Duke f
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/ran page B I
honestly don'i know if she's
going to come back. She's not
too confident. I would like to
see her come back if she com
pletely healed, not if she's
not."
I even contacted PorscW to
get her thoughts on the injury
and to find out if she's going
to make a comeback.
"I'm not really trying to
comment on my future at this
point," Jones said over the
phone.' "My teammates and
coaches are focused on turning
this season around. We're
focused on getting this -win
against (N.C.) State on
Saturday and moving forward
"We've just got to bounce
back from the Duke game."
Jones continued. "It's going to
take a complete effort from all
14 girls to get things going in
the right direction I'm just
one player."
I understand that too, and I
agree to a certain extent. But I
can't help but wonder if
Porsche honestly doubts her
self right now I mean, it
seems as if it would only be
natural to worry that an injury
isn't going to quite heal cor
rectly, or to question if the
player had returned too early
from a prior injury.
"I don't think that I came
back too early," Jones said
"At first it made me wonder if
I came back too quick. But my
injury was just a freak acci
dent. It" could've happened
during the Duke game (on
Monday) or this coming
Saturday. So now we've just
got to get focused on moving
forward."
I just hope that Jones
comes back ready and better
than ever as she usually does.
"She's just a junior (on the
court)," Poe concluded "I
would like to see her play one
more year at least. But if site
doesn't come back, she's
already accomplished a lot in
her career. She doesn't have to
prove anything Everybody is
going to be proud after she
getflfber degree in May. That's
what really matters."
Well, I hope to see her
back on the court, doing her
thing next year. Keep your
head up, like point guards
should, Porsche
Anthony Hill is the sports
editor for The Chronicle. He
can be reached at 722-8624
(ext. Ill) or ahilldi wschroni
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Macon
from page BT
"He^ (Brent is) like a tree
stump," Kee said. "He just roots
himself down low and does
what he wants to. He can do
what he wants to do when he
has that confidence about him
self. As you can see, he wasn't
lacking any confidence.
"We like to pack it inside to
utilize our big guys," Kee con
tinued. "Brent has really been
playing well for us this year,
and he's getting better."
Macon made a living killing
opponents with hard back-door
cuts to the basket and powerful
penetration moves to the hoop
He even displayed a soft touch
from the outside, as he helped
the Spartans take down North,
East and Carver in the tourna
ment.
In the championship game,
Macon hit Carver up for 16
points, nine rebounds, two
steals and three assists. He hit
his first 10 points in the first
half of'the game.
"I just go out there and do
what I can," Macon said. "I will
continue to play hard." ?
Photo by Charik PMT
Macon embracet hit mother momenta after receiving a Deli computer for winning the MVP award. Alto pictured it Chronicle
Puhlither Ernie Pitt (from left) Dell Communication t manager Donna Oldham and Cedric Ruttell of Ruitell'i Funeral Home.
After Macon was
announced as the tournament's
MVP, his parents were called
out to center court to receive a
Dell computer and printer in
honor of Macon's performance.
Tournament coordinators didn't
want to jeopardize Macon's eli
gibility by awarding the com
puter to him directly.
"I was very happy and sur
prised with that," Macon con-1
eluded. 'The computer is
absolutely great. I appreciate it
a lot."
Wake women were no match for the Blue Devils.
Deacons fall to No. 2
Duke in ACC opener
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Duke's Moniquc Cunie had
16 points before sitting out the
final 11 12 minutes, Lindsey
Harding added 14 points, and No.
2 Duke beat Wake Forest 100-54
in Durham on Monday.
The game was the Atlantic
Coast Conference opener for both
schools.
Chante Black, a Winston
Salem nativp and Blue Devil
reserve, finished with 13 points,
14 rebounds and three blocks for
the Blue Devils (12-0), who won
their previous five home games by
an average margin of 57 points,
including a 110-24 rout erf Ball
State.
For most the first half, the
Demon ? Deacons (7-5) stayed
within reach, and they trailed only
30-23 when Corinne Groves made
a layup with about 5 minutes left
in the first h4f That's w?en Duke
took over. .Alison Bales scored
inside o ft an assist from Nlistic
Williams, and lindsey Harding
converted a three-point play after
a nice feed from Currie.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest's players
had trouble keeping possession,
and when they did, their shots
stopped falling.
They went into halftime with
six straight missed Shots and
turnovers on three other trips, and
it hardly got better after the break.
The Blue Devils scored the fust
six points of the second half to
force a timeout from Wake Forest
coach Mike Petersen, and Groves
ended the drought with a lay-up,
her team's first basket in 7 min
utes.
I^ater, a 3-pointer by Deirdre
Naughton closed the Deacons to
55-33, but Duke went on a 21-4
run to make it 76-37, drawing a
derisive cheer of "More than dou
ble!" from the few Crazies in
attendance.
Of course, they should be used
to it by now . The Blue Devils have
w on each of their games by at
least 14 points, and they returned
from easily winning the Surf'N
Slam Classic in San Diego late
last week. In two games, they
averaged 112 points and shot 61
percent. Duke has been ju$t as
impressive on defense, holding
opponents to just below 30 per
cent from the field. Wake Forest,
w hich lost its 29th straight in the
series, finished at 29 percent.
Naughton led the Deacons
with 15 points, but leading scorer
Cotelia Bond- Young was held to
nine, about half her average.
The Deacons will try to
rebound when they host N.C.
State on Saturday. The game is set
to start at 3 p.m. *
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