(3) DUKE 71, TOLEDO 41 
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DURHAM, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Alana Beard scored 13 points
and dished out six assists, leading a balanced offense as
third-ranked Duke cruised past Toledo, 71-41, in the final of
the Duke Women's Basketball Classic. 

Georgia Schweitzer had nine points and five assists and Rochelle
Parent, freshman Iciss Tillis, Sheana Mosch and Olga Gvozdenovic
scored eight points apiece for the Blue Devils (7-0). 

With Duke running away to a 36-13 at the half, 11 Blue Devils
played at least 11 minutes. 

Beard and Tillis, the daughter of former boxer James "Quick"
Tillis, had five steals apiece.  Duke made 18 steals and forced
27 turnovers overall. 

Courtney Risinger led Toledo (2-1) with 10 points and Kahli
Carter had 10 rebounds. 

The Rockets shot just 21 percent (12-of-56) from the field,
while the Blue Devils hit at a 46 percent clip (29-of-63). 

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