Jan. 7, 2008

Kristi Little's double-double of a game-high 18 points and career-high 10 steals led Duquesne to their ninth victory of the season, 78-33, over North Carolina Central Monday night.

The Dukes defense set a program record for fewest points allowed, which stood for almost 23 years. For the second game in row, the Dukes led from wire-to wire. Amanda Peck's layup at 11:12 of the first half capped a 12-0 run to open the Duquesne lead to 21-9. The DU defense remained fierce, as NCCU could only muster a pair of field goal the rest of the half as a Samantha Pollino layup closed the first scoring and gave the Dukes a 36-13 lead going into halftime.

Duquesne remained aggressive in the second half, holding the Eagles to 32 percent from the floor. The DU lead got as high as 46 points on a Keri Pryor's layup with under three minutes remaining.

The Dukes dominated in paint for the second straight contest, outscoring the Eagles 36-16. Duquesne also got 31 points off the bench, compared to nine for NCCU. Almost half of DU's points (37) were caused off of turnovers. Duquesne caused a season high 31 turnovers. The Dukes assisted on 20 of 30 field goals, lead by Sam Thompson's career-best seven assists. On the boards, Duquesne almost doubled-up NCCU, outrebounding the Eagles 40-21.

Angelica Boles was the only Lady Eagle to score in double figure with 13 points. Fellow teammate Latoya Bennett grabbed 11 rebounds.