The Blue Devils entered yesterday’s game with Syracuse tied for third in the ACC, and Duke dominated in their performance over the Orange. The 14th-ranked Duke Women’s Basketball team defeated No. 20 Syracuse 72-55 to take control of third place in the conference.
Duke continued their dominant play on defense, holding the Orange to 25.4% shooting from the field. The Blue Devils have held nine of their last 10 opponents to under 60 points and four of those were held to under 50. They also dominated in the paint allowing only 8 points while scoring 44 near the basket.