Women's Basketball Defeats Seton Hall

12/11/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

By: Duke Sports Information

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP, Dec. 11) -- Peppi Browne scored 14 points to lead No. 20 Duke to its seventh straight win, 66-52 over Seton Hall on Saturday.

Krista Gingrich and Lauren Rice each added 10 for the Blue Devils, who improved to 8-1.

Duke, trailing 4-2, scored nine straight points, including seven by Browne, to take an 11-4 lead it never relinquished.

Seton Hall (3-4), which shot just 23 percent in the first half and 36 percent for the game, rallied to pull within 21-11 later in the first half. But Duke responded with an 11-3 run that allowed it to take a 32-14 lead at halftime.

The Blue Devils opened the second half in a press and outscored Seton Hall, 9-2, to take a 41-16 lead. Duke built its lead to 46-18 before coach Gail Goestenkors started playing her reserves.

Susan Murray and Naimah Smiyh each scored 11 for Seton Hall.