DURHAM – The Duke women's basketball raced out to a 36-9 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a 68-34 victory over Coppin State Thursday evening at Camerin Indoor Stadium.

Three Blue Devils registered double figures and all 10 players notched at least two points as Duke (8-4) closed out its non-conference schedule. Coppin State falls to 3-11 on the season.

Freshman Oluchi Okananwa led all Duke scorers with 13 points with nine of those coming from the charity stripe. She added six rebounds and three steals to her stat line. Reigan Richardson and Kennedy Brown both notched 10 points in the winning effort.

Coppin State's Faith Blackstone led all scorers with 16 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Blue Devils got off to a red-hot start, holding a 20-3 lead after the opening 10 minutes of play.
• Richardson spearheaded the offensive effort with 10 points during the frame. Defensively, Duke forced six Coppin State turnovers and held the Eagles to 1-for-10 from the field (10.0 percent).
• Duke netted 16 of the 22 points in the second quarter and took a 27-point lead into the break.
• Okananwa got her offense going in the third, scoring 10 points (6-for-8) during the frame, also grabbing four boards.
• The Blue Devils outscored the Eagles, 15-12, in the third period and held a 30-point margin on the scoreboard heading into the final stanza.
• Coppin State attempted to cut into its deficit scoring 13 of the period's first 17 points. Duke closed the contest on a 13-2 run to polish off the victory.
• Duke forced the Eagles into 19 turnovers and held them to just 27.8 percent shooting. The Blue Devils dominated the glass by a 50-26 margin as all 10 Duke players registered at least one carom in the contest.

  
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils resume ACC play on Dec. 31 with a New Years Eve battle against Boston College at 2 p.m., live on ACCNX.