DURHAM, N.C. – Reigan Richardson scored her 1,000th career point, finishing the afternoon with 13 points to lead the 14th-ranked Blue Devils to a commanding, 69-31, victory over Pittsburgh in ACC women’s basketball action Sunday afternoon.Defensively, Duke (12-3, 3-0) held Pittsburgh (8-8, 0-3) to single digits in each of the first three quarters while forcing the Panthers into 29 turnovers.To stay up to date with Duke women’s basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to the YouTube channel by searching “DukeWBB.”Richardson, in her third season at Duke, has amassed 832 points as a Blue Devil and 1,002 for her career. She added three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 23 minutes of action. Delaney Thomas contributed 10 points and six rebounds, finishing the day a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor.

• Following a back-and-forth start to the game, Duke closed on an 11-0 run and held a 20-9 advantage after 10 minutes of play. Senior Reigan Richardson paced six Blue Devils with eight first quarter points.
• Defense continued to be the story as Duke held Pittsburgh to just six points and 18% (2-of-11) shooting from the field in the second quarter, holding Pitt without a field goal for the final three minutes of the frame. The Blue Devils also tallied five steals and a pair of blocks while forcing 10 Panther turnovers.
• The Blue Devils shared the wealth offensively during the frame with seven different scorers. At the break, Duke’s lead stood at 38-15.
• A 9-0 run to jumpstart the third pushed the Duke advantage to 32. The spurt featured baskets from Jadyn Donovan, Taina Mair, Thomas and Richardson, as Duke saw its lead rise to 47-15, with 6:28 to play.
• Richardson’s bucket at the 8:53 mark of the quarter was especially noteworthy as the senior cashed in a pull-up jumper to net her 1000th career point.
• Thomas also got going in the quarter, scoring six of her 10 points while shooting 100% from the floor (3-of-3). Duke closed the third frame with a 53-21 lead.
• Duke stayed steady in the fourth, stretching its lead to 39 points at the six-minute mark. Jordan Wood finished the period with seven points.
• Defensively, the Blue Devils held Pitt to 24-percent shooting, including 13 percent from distance. The Blue Devils registered 29 points off turnovers and outrebounded the Panthers 41-29.

 
NOTES:

• Duke’s defense was stellar on Sunday, holding Pittsburgh to 31 points on 24.4% shooting – both season lows for the Panthers, while also forcing 29 turnovers. The Blue Devils also racked up 14 steals and matched a season high with eight rejections.
• Duke held Pittsburgh well below its respective season averages in points, field goal percentage and rebounding.
• The Blue Devils limited Pitt to single digit points in each of the first three quarters. For the year, Duke has held its opponents to single digits in 13 quarters.
• The Panthers’ point total (15) and field goal percentage (22.2%) in the first half marked season lows by a Duke opponent. Pitt’s six third-quarter points also tied for fewest by a Blue Devil foe this season.
• Offensively, Duke dropped 18 assists on 26 buckets en route to shooting 45.6% from the field. Duke also knocked down eight triples and sank nine at the charity stripe.
• The sophomore class had their hands all over the game with the quartet of Jadyn Donovan, Oluchi Okananwa, Delaney Thomas and Jordan Wood combining for 34 points, 25 rebounds, six steals and six blocks.
• Duke finished the game with a plus-13 margin (41-28) on the boards, including a 15-9 edge on the offensive glass. The Blue Devils also swept the superlative stats with double-digit margins in nearly all five categories – off the bench (24-1), off turnovers (29-7), in the paint (24-16), in transition (13-0) and second chance opportunities (16-6).
• With her pull-up jumper from the top of the key at the 8:53 mark of the third quarter, Reigan Richardson eclipsed the 1,000 career point mark. 
• Richardson finished the game with 13 points to post her ninth double-figure game this season, pushing her collegiate point total to 1,002. She also tallied three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Delaney Thomas reached double digits for the seventh time this season and fifth time in her last seven games. She scored 10 points on a perfect 100% (5-of-5) shooting while adding six rebounds as well. Thomas is shooting 28-of-33 (85%) over her last six games.
• Jordan Wood had her hand all over the stat sheet, turning in a strong all-around game with nine points, seven rebounds, career-high four rejections, two assists and two steals.
• Jadyn Donovan and Taina Mair each provided strong contributions with eight points apiece. Donovan added six caroms, two dimes, two steals and a block to her statline while Mair posted three helpers and two thefts.
• Oluchi Okananwa chipped in seven points, six rebounds and a pair of steals.

 
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