TOLEDO, Ohio – A phenomenal second quarter defensive performance ignited the Duke women’s basketball team to a 58-41 road win over Toledo Sunday afternoon in front of a raucous crowd at Savage Arena.
Sophomore Reigan Richardson led the offensive charge with a game-high 13 points off the bench, while junior Kennedy Brown posted a near double-double as she grabbed a team-high nine boards to go with 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Two more Duke (5-0) players finished close to double figures as well as senior Celeste Taylor and Jordyn Oliver chipped in eight points apiece.
Khera Goss and Nan Garcia led Toledo (3-1) with 11 points each.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The opening 10 minutes was tightly contested with three ties and three lead changes. Neither team was able to keep the other at bay as both Duke and Toledo’s largest first-quarter lead stood at three.
- Toledo held a slim, 10-8, lead at the media timeout, but the Blue Devils closed the quarter scoring nine of the final 13 points to hold a 17-14 lead at the end of the opening period.
- Duke’s defense was suffocating in the second quarter as the team held the Rockets off the scoreboard until the 1:09 mark of the period and 1-of-11 shooting overall.
- Offensively, the Blue Devils took advantage of their matchup in the paint scoring 10 of their 15 points in the paint. At the half, Duke held a 32-15 lead.
- Seven Blue Devils scored in the first half…
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