Duke suffered its first home loss of the young season as Davidson came to town and knocked off the Blue Devils, 69-62.
Other than the second quarter (9-13) it wasn’t a great shooting night for Duke. Overall it was 38.1 percent. In the first quarter, Duke shot 5-17. In the second it was 6-14. In the third it was 7-16 and in the fourth it was 6-16.
Oluchi Okananwa led the way with 15 points, nine boards and two steals. Camilla Emsbo added 11 on 4-6 shooting. Taina Mair added nine.
Okananwa was singled out for praise by coach Kara Lawson who said this: “To this point in the season, [she’s] my highest effort player consistently, and that’s been true in practice as well.