With the coronavirus pandemic still raging in the United States, the Duke’s Women’s Basketball Team has decided to scrap its season, Saturday (Manila time).
“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, Duke University’s Vice President for Public Affairs & Government Relations and Chief Communications Officer.
“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.”
This means that Filipino-American Vanessa De Jesus ended her freshman campaign with just four games.
The 5-foot-8 floor general averaged 12.0 points, 3.8 assists, and 3.8 rebounds.
The Blue Devils have stopped play since December 16 after two of its student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19.
Games versus Miami, N.C. State, and UNC Wilmington were scrapped before ultimately cancelling the season.
Duke head coach Kara Lawson did not want the season to push through.
“I don’t think we should be playing right now. That’s my opinion on it.”
