Duke women’s basketball team decides to scrap the rest of the season due to COVID-19

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

 

Citing the recent rise of COVID-19 cases, the Blue Devils decided it will no longer finish the current NCAA season.

“The student-athletes on the Duke women’s basketball team have made the difficult decision to conclude their current season due to safety concerns,” said Michael Schoenfeld, Vice President for Public Affairs & Government Relations and Chief Communications Officer for Duke University.

Duke’s women’s basketball squad has been on pause after two personnel in their travel party tested positive for COVID-19.

The Blue Devils were forced to postpone their games against Miami, N.C. State, and UNC Wilmington.

“We support their decision, as we have supported the choices made by all student-athletes at Duke during this unprecedented time. Duke will maintain our current schedule of competition in other sports and will continue to observe our rigorous health and safety protocols, which include daily testing for all student-athletes and are based on guidance from leading medical experts,” added Schoenfeld.