Day-Wilson, Taylor each score 13, No. 16 Duke women top Pitt

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Celeste Taylor gets the layup to fall vs. Pittsburgh Panthers

Celeste Taylor gets the layup to fall vs. Pittsburgh Panthers

Updated: Feb 3, 2023, 01:59 am

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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