Day-Wilson’s 25 Points Not Enough at No. 5 Louisville

Sunday, January 30

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Day-Wilson’s 25 Points Not Enough at No. 5 Louisville

1/30/2022 5:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Duke freshman Shayeann Day-Wilson collected a game-high 25 points, but it was not enough as the 21st-ranked Blue Devils dropped a 77-65 decision at fifth-ranked Louisville Sunday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center.

The Blue Devils (13-6, 4-5 ACC) were paced by Day-Wilson with 25 points, while graduate student Lexi Gordon added 11 points.

Louisville got off to a hot start scoring the first seven points of the contest. The Blue Devils were held without a field goal until the 7:11 mark when Elizbeth Balogun drained a jumper. Duke trailed 15-3 early, but the Blue Devils went on a 6-0 run as Day-Wilson and freshman Lee Volker drained back-to-back 3-pointers. The Cardinals would drain four 3-pointers in the first quarter and led 25-14.

Behind an 11-4 run to open the second quarter, Louisville built a 36-18 advantage, before sophomore Vanessa de Jesus scored five straight points for the Blue Devils. The Cardinals closed the half on a 9-3 run to lead 45-27 at the break.

Louisville drained eight first half 3-pointers and hit 52.9 percent from the field in the first half, while scoring 15 points off turnovers and adding 12 second chance points.

Duke was paced by Day-Wilson with seven points, while Gordon and de Jesus chipped in five each.

The Blue Devils came out in the third period and went on an 11-2 run to cut the Louisville lead to single digits, 47-38, as five Duke players scored. Duke hit three out of its first five field goals, including a 3-pointer from senior Miela Goodchild. The Cardinals managed to get their lead back to 53-38, but the Blue Devils had another run in and cut the lead to 55-46 with 2:17 remaining in the period.

After hitting eight first half 3-pointers, the Duke defense limited Louisville to 1-of-7 from downtown in the third.

The Blue Devils continued to mount a comeback as they went on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 62-57 with 7:23 remaining. Day-Wilson scored seven early points in the quarter to reach 20+ scoring for the second time this season and the first in ACC action.

Late in the fourth quarter, Duke committed two straight turnovers and Louisville drained its first 3-pointer of the quarter to get the lead back to double-digits before holding on for the win.

The Blue Devils outscored the Cardinals, 38-32, in the second half.

Louisville (18-2, 8-1) was led by Hailey Van Lith with 17 points.

Game Notes:

The 25 points by Day-Wilson was the most by a Duke freshman since Goodchild drained 26 points on the road at Notre Dame in 2019. Day-Wilson was one shy of a career high.
Duke allowed 45 first half points, which were the second-most allowed this season. The Blue Devils have allowed 47 and 45 points in the first half the last two games
The Blue Devils allowed 29 points off 20 turnovers, including 17 second chance points
Duke allowed a season-high 11 three-pointers

Senior Miela Goodchild snapped a six-game streak of scoring double-digits
Rookie Shayeann Day-Wilson scored double-digits for the seventh game in a row
Head Coach Kara Lawson missed the second straight game due to Duke's health and safety protocols.
Celeste Taylor missed her sixth straight contest with an injury, after getting hurt at Syracuse on Jan. 9.

Up Next:
The Blue Devils will return home to face Georgia Tech on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be aired live on ACC Network Extra.

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