Women's Hoops Blog

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Thursday, February 05, 2004

Duke lost in a shocker to Florida State. The Seminoles had been only 3-6 in ACC play and 10-10 overall. They had also just lost Genesis Choice, their top rebounder. In short, they were frustrated, and they took it out on the Devils.

"It was pathetic. We played the worst basketball game I think I've ever seen," Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said. "We were slowing everything we did and every pass we made and every pass seemed like it was a struggle like it was about a half second slow or late. And I don't have any excuse-I don't think the players have any excuse-for why that happened. We just didn't have what it took on this day, unfortunately.... This is a wake up call. We can't walk into the game thinking we can beat anybody. You learn from losses so that's what we have to do."

The Seminoles couldn't miss -- they shot over 57% from the floor.

The Devils were without Tillis as a result of the concussion she sustained during the Clemson game. The loss ended Duke's 51-game ACC winning streak.