1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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PITT | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
DUKE | 15 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 53 |
Day-Wilson, Taylor each score 13, No. 16 Duke women top Pitt
Celeste Taylor gets the layup to fall vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
Celeste Taylor gets the layup to fall vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
DURHAM, N.C. -- — Shayeann Day-Wilson and Celeste Taylor each scored 13 points and No. 16 Duke beat Pittsburgh 53-44 on Thursday night.
Taylor scored nine of her points in the fourth quarter to help Duke pull away. Pittsburgh was within 35-32 with 1:47 left in the third quarter. But the Panthers missed their next 11 field goals attempts before a make with 3:26 remaining in the game.
Vanessa de Jesus finished an alley-oop layup, off an assist by Taylor, to give Duke a 49-40 lead with 2:10 left.
Both teams shot below 39% from the field but Duke held a 45-28 advantage on the glass.
Elizabeth Balogun added nine points and Kennedy Brown grabbed nine rebounds for Duke (19-3, 9-2 ACC), which plays at No. 9 Notre Dame on Sunday.
Emy Hayford, averaging 1.8 points per game, scored 12 points for Pittsburgh (7-15, 0-11). Amber Brown and Liatu King, Pittsburgh's two players averaging double figures, were held to a combined nine points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Jules Gallien
- Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
- Bryan Brunette
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Boston College | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
California | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |