Women's Hoops Blog

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

If you turned off last night's Duke-Tennessee match-up after the Blue Devils opened up a 19-0 lead, you missed an exciting game. The Blue Devils looked flawless in the first five minutes and handled the comeback attempt of the Lady Vols to pull out a 74-70 win on the road in front of 18,559. Those in the stands included the Vols men's basketball team and head coach Bruce Pearl in the student section painted orange.

Abby Waner hit threes from everywhere to finish with 24 points and Lindsey Harding continued to impress with her play on both ends of the court. Candace Parker had a slow start to the game, but ended up with 22 points. However, her 1-7 performance at the free throw line did not help. "That's my fault," said Parker, who had shot 54 percent at the foul line heading into Monday's game. "If I would have hit my free throws, maybe we would have won. I take full responsibility. It won't happen again."