Duke Drops Littell’s Cowgirls

Duke women rally past Cowgirls 68-59 in 2nd round

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Elizabeth Williams had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Duke rallied to beat Oklahoma State 68-59 on Tuesday night in the second round of the Norfolk Regional.

Haley Peters added 15 points and 13 rebounds while Tricia Liston scored eight of her 13 in the final 6-plus minutes and Chloe Wells also finished with 13 for the second-seeded Blue Devils (32-2). They advance to face sixth-seeded Nebraska in the regional semifinals on Sunday in Norfolk, Va.

Duke trailed by 15 points in the first minute of the second half before outscoring the seventh-seeded Cowgirls 47-23 during the final 19 1/2 minutes to reach the tournament’s second weekend for the 15th time in 16 years.

Liz Donohoe had 14 points to lead Oklahoma State (22-11).