Duke Women's Basketball Dominates Baylor

0:00It's March 22nd. This is Durham News Today, your AI-powered local news. Duke Women's basketball grabbed the convincing 69-46 victory over Baylor in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The third-seated Blue Devils advanced to their third straight-sweet 16 with a lockdown defense that held the Bears to just 30 percent, shooting from the field and 0-3 pointers on 14 tries. Earlier this season, these teams met in the opener, but Duke looked like a totally different squad Sunday thanks to better chemistry and experience. They jumped out to a 9-0 run, forced 11 straight misses early, and limited Baylor to only 16 points at halftime. One of the Bears, worst halves all year. Coach Cara Lawson stressed keys like rebounding, smart defense, and hustle plays, and her team delivered across the board. Four players had double figures in scoring, led by Delaney Thomas with 17 points, while freshman Ariana Robertson noshed her fourth, double-double of the year, with 10 points

1:01and 10 rebounds. Duke also flipped the script on rebounding, winning 43-36 after being outdone in their first match-up. They forced 23 turnovers from Baylor, despite their own 16 miscues, keeping the pressure on, even without star Toby Fornier, for much of. The second half, after she fouled out. Now the blue devils head to Sacramento on Friday to face second-seated LSU, who smoked Texas Tech by 54 points in their last game and beat. Duke, back in December. With this momentum, Duke's ready to keep rolling deep into March madness, and ever respects is that eating so.