No. 14 Duke rallies behind Stevens to beat Penn 57-50
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Azura Stevens scored seven of her 15 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 14 Duke rally to beat Penn 57-50 on Friday night.
Trailing 45-39 early in the fourth, Stevens started a 14-0 run with a layup. After Oderah Chidom's layup gave Duke a 46-45 lead with 5:27 left, Stevens swished a 3-pointer from 30 feet just before the shot clock expired to make it a four-point game. Stevens then added another layup with 2:44 left to make it 51-45.
Penn finally ended its 6-minute drought with a 3-pointer by Lauren Whitlatch with 38.6 seconds left, but it was too late to mount a comeback.
It was the second straight year Penn opened up against a Top 25 team. Last season, the Quakers lost at No. 4 Tennessee to open up their season. Penn is still winless against ranked teams in its history.
