ATHENS, Ga. – Leaonna Odom scored 16 points and fifth seed Duke’s defense was dominant, holding fourth seed Georgia to two second-quarter points in a 66-40 women’s NCAA tournament second-round win Monday night.
Lexie Brown and Erin Mathias each had 14 points for Duke (24-8), which will play UConn in the Albany Regional on Saturday.
Georgia guard Haley Clark (12) takes a shot while being defended by Duke guard/forward Faith Suggs (14) during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament in Athens, Ga., Monday, March 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Joshua L. Jones)Georgia (26-7) made only 1 of 19 shots in the second period. The Lady Bulldogs set season lows for fewest points in a period and game and lowest field-goal percentage (.240) in a game.
The Lady Bulldogs missed their first 13 3-pointers before Simone Costa sank a 3 midway through the final period.
The shooting woes even carried over to the free-throw line, where the Lady Bulldogs made only 7 of 14 shots.