Diamond DeShields finds a way against Duke
Posted Mar 3, 2014
“There’s other things that Diamond can do,” said Diamond DeShields. About herself. The freshman guard is a lethal scorer — there isn’t a coach or analyst in the country that will disagree. But early in No. 14 North Carolina’s 64-60 win against No. 7 ranked Duke, it was evident that her previous 30-point performance against the Blue Devils would be without a similarly spectacular encore.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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