Greenwell nears record, No. 16 Duke tops Presbyterian 79-45

Posted November 26, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Rebecca Greenwell hit five 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Lexie Brown added 18 points and No. 16 Duke rolled to a 79-45 over Presbyterian on Sunday.

Leaonna Odom added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (5-1). Greenwell is four 3s from Tricia Liston's Duke record of 252.

Greenwell had 14 points at the half when Duke shot 50 percent to open a 36-28 lead. The Blue Devils had 10 assists on 14 baskets and half the points came off Presbyterian turnovers.

Duke then shot 65 percent (17 of 26) in the second half and kept pulling away. The Blue Devils ended up with 20 assists on 31 baskets, led by Brown's seven. She also had five steals.

The Blue Hose (1-5), who went 1 of 11 from 3-point range in the second half and shot 31 percent, got 11 points from Briley Buckner.

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