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Notes: Duke 72, Pittsburgh 51
12/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
- Duke won its 33rd-straight game in the month of December
- The Blue Devils improved to 12-0 to start the season for the third time under Head Coach Gail Goestenkors and the fourth time in school history.
- Duke had season highs of 30 free throws and 36 free throw attempts for a 83.3 percentage, matching Duke's season high. Duke was 18-of-19 (.947) from the line in the second half.
- Duke defeated its fifth undefeated team on the season and remains one of five undefeated teams in Division I.
- Duke won its fifth game of the season against a ranked opponent.
- Head Coach Gail Goestenkors won her 22nd straight game against Pittsburgh Head Coach Agnus Berenato.
- Pittsburgh held a slight 38-36 rebounding advantage, marking the first time this season Duke has been out-rebounded.
- Alison Bales had a season-low two blocks, while also breaking a seven-game streak of scoring double-figure points as she finished with eigth points off of a 1-of-10 shooting performance.
- Senior Lindsey Harding posted double-figure points for the sixth time over the last seven games and the seventh time this season as she finished with a career-high 22 points.
Harding also matched her career high with two blocks. - Sophomore Carrem Gay registered double-figures scoring for the second straight contest with 12 points and the sixth time this season. She also added three rebounds and two steals.
? Sophomore Abby Waner posted 10 points on the day marking the 11th time this season she has scored double-figures. - Junior Emily Waner hit 1-of-3 from three-point land marking the seventh straight game she has hit at least one three-pointer.
- Duke will next return home for the holidays and then meet up in Hanover, N.H., on Dec. 27. The Blue Devils will play in the Blue Sky Resort Classic at Dartmouth from Dec. 29-30. Duke will open with Dartmouth on Dec. 29 at 7:00 p.m.
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