No. 18 Duke women beat Wake Forest for 44th time in a row

Jan 7, 2016, 09:33 pm

DURHAM, N.C. -- Azura Stevens scored 23 points, and Rebecca Greenwell had 21 points and nine rebounds to help No. 18 Duke beat Wake Forest for the 44th consecutive time, 95-68 Thursday night.

Greenwell hit five 3-pointers.

Angela Salvadores added 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and Oderah Chidom scored 12 for Duke (12-4, 1-1 Atlantic Coast). The Blue Devils scored their most points since a 95-48 win over Massachusetts-Lowell on Dec. 19, 2014.

Duke led 43-39 at halftime but used a 26-5 run while scoring 34 points in the third -- its highest scoring quarter of the season -- to blow it open.

The Blue Devils made 10 3-pointers and shot 55.6 percent from beyond the arc, both season highs.

Ariel Stephenson scored 17 points and Elisa Penna added 15 points and seven rebounds for Wake Forest (9-6, 0-2).