Box Score Nov. 24, 2009
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PITTSBURGH - West Virginia's Korinne Campbell scored a game-high 17 points and pulled down 16 rebounds as the Mountaineers handed the Duquesne women's basketball team their first defeat of the season, a 73-52 loss on Tuesday night at the Palumbo Center.
Samantha Pollino led Duquesne with 16 points and nine rebounds.
A Keri Pryor layup gave the Dukes an early 9-5 advantage, but the lead was short lived as WVU came back with a 13-0 run to go ahead 18-9 at the 11:16 mark of the first half.
West Virginia would hold DU to 22 percent from the floor in the opening half as Liz Repella's layup at the buzzer gave the Mountaineers a 21-point lead going into halftime, 37-16.
The second half opened with Pollino, Jaclyn Babe and Alex Gensler hitting 3-pointers, but could only cut the deficit to 17 points, 45-28, at the 16:35 mark.
The WVU lead would get as large as 32 points.
The Dukes closed out the game on a 15-4 run as Carly Vendemia scored the final four points for DU.
"We had a lot of confidence after the first media timeout," said head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio. "I have to credit the West Virginia defense for being disruptive. To beat a team like West Virginia, you have to play well for 40 minutes."
The Dukes head to Wilmington, N.C. over Thanksgiving Weekend for the Hampton Inn Invitational. Friday, the Dukes play Davidson at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, DU will play the winner of Monmouth and UNC Wilmington.
GAME NOTES - West Virginia leads the all-time series 34-7
- WVU shot 27-for-47 for 57.4 percent including 7-of-13 3-pointers
- In addition to Campbell, the Mountaineers had two double-figure scorers in Rapella (16) and Asya Campbell (11)
- Pollino hit 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, which was a career-best and tied hercareer-high with five steals
- The second half was played even, with each team scoring 36-36
