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  Sunday, Nov. 26 3:00pm ET
Mistake-prone Toledo easy prey for Blue Devils
 
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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Freshman Alana Beard had 13 points, six assists and five steals as third-ranked Duke beat mistake-prone Toledo 71-41 Sunday to win the Duke Women's Classic for the ninth year in a row.

Duke (7-0) won for the fifth time in eight days.

Alana Beard
Duke's Alana Beard, right, had four of her five steals in the first 15 minutes of the game Sunday.

Duke's Georgia Schweitzer had nine points, six assists and five steals, and was the tournament most valuable player. She was 3-for-4 from 3-point range.

Courtney Risinger led Toledo (2-1) with 10 points, but hit just three of 15 shots and had six turnovers. Toledo had 27 turnovers and shot just 21 percent from the field, including 6-for-26 from 3-point range.

Duke shot 46 percent from the field, including 5-for-14 from 3-point range, and had 23 assists.

Duke led by as much as 47-15 early in the second half and took its biggest lead at 65-31 following Beard's last basket with 7:27 left.

Beard had four steals in the first 15 minutes -- turning three into breakaway baskets -- as Duke built a 36-13 halftime lead.

Toledo had 18 turnovers in the first half and hit just four of 24 shots.
 


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