Schweitzer Propels Duke Past Ucla

Women’s basketball

When UCLA tried to shut down Duke’s inside game, the Blue Devils did their damage from the outside.

Georgia Schweitzer scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half as 17th-ranked Duke overcame a 16-point deficit to beat No. 9 UCLA 85-80 Monday night in Los Angeles.

Schweitzer was 9 of 13 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, as the Blue Devils (9-4) won for the eighth time in nine games.

Schweitzer scored 16 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half to put the Blue Devils ahead 68-61.

Peppi Browne sealed the victory by completing a three-point play that put Duke ahead 83-78 with 43 seconds left.

“Give Duke some credit. They answered back when they were down,” said UCLA coach Kathy Olivier. “They started hitting their shots and we were still pressing a little bit. … They hit a couple shots at the end. That was the difference.”

LaCresha Flannigan scored 15 points for UCLA (7-4), which lost for only the second time in its last nine games. Erica Gomez and Maylana Martin added 14 points each for the Bruins, while Janae Hubbard had 11 points and nine rebounds.

Rochelle Parent scored 13 points for Duke. Browne and Michele VanGorp scored 11 apiece.

Duke jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first 3 minutes, but UCLA then went on a 22-4 run to take a 26-15 lead. UCLA’s biggest lead was 33-17 with 7:25 remaining in the half.

North Idaho 76, Santa Ana 55

Alisha Nater scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Cardinals to a victory over Santa Ana in the first round of the College of the Desert Tournament in Palm Desert, Calif.

Becki Huddle and Amy Lemon also scored in double figures for the Cardinals, with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

NIC made 31 of 74 field goals for 42 percent and the Cardinals defense held Santa Ana to 29 percent (19-66).

The Cardinals play College of the Desert at 5 p.m. today.