Reigan Richardson collected 19 points and seven rebounds as No. 13 Duke beat visiting Columbia 77-61 on Sunday in Durham, N.C.
Richardson shot 8-of-14 from the floor to lead the Blue Devils (8-1) to their fifth consecutive victory. Duke also got 10 points apiece from Delaney Thomas, Toby Fournier and Vanessa de Jesus, the latter of whom also dished out a game-high six assists.
Kitty Henderson powered Columbia (6-3) with 20 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Riley Weiss had 15 points.
The Lions had a 7-4 lead early in the first quarter, but Duke never trailed again after breaking off an 18-6 run that included six layups. The Blue Devils went up by 20 after beginning the fourth quarter on a 12-4 run, powered by six points from Ashlon Jackson.
Duke plays at No. 4 South Carolina on Thursday in the second annual ACC-SEC Challenge. Columbia hosts San Francisco on Wednesday.
No. 7 LSU 131, North Carolina Central 44
Flau’Jae Johnson scored 22 points to lead nine players in double figures as the Tigers ran away from the Eagles with ease in Baton Rouge, La.
LSU (9-0) also got 17 points and 11 rebounds from Aneesah Morrow, marking her seventh consecutive game this season with a double-double. Sa’Myah Smith added 13 points and nine rebounds, Kailyn Gilbert had 19 points off the bench and Last-Tear Poa had 12 points and three assists. Four other LSU players had 10 points apiece.
Morgan Callahan paced NC Central (0-10) with 13 points and Jada Tiggett added 11. The Eagles lost the rebounding margin 58-35 and had 33 turnovers.
No. 10 Maryland 92, Toledo 70
Saylor Poffenbarger piled up 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench as the Terps pulled away from the Rockets in their second win in as many days at the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md.
Kaylene Smikle scored 17 points for Maryland (8-0) while Shyanne Sellers racked up 14 points and eight assists. Bri McDaniel scored 11 points and Allie Kubek added 10.
Toledo (4-2) was powered by 12 points off the bench from Nan Garcia, while Sammi Mikonowicz provided 10 points. The Rockets committed 20 turnovers.
–Field Level Media
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