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No. 3 UConn women top No. 5 Duke, 61-45

The Columbian
Published: January 29, 2012, 4:00pm

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Bria Hartley scored 15 points and No. 3 Connecticut beat No. 5 Duke 61-45 on Monday night to snap the Blue Devils’ 34-game winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Caroline Doty added 11 points for the Huskies (20-2). They shot 45 percent, held Duke to a season-low 24.6 percent shooting and forced 19 consecutive missed shots during a critical stretch of roughly 12 minutes en route to their 10th straight win.

Chelsea Gray scored 13 points for the Blue Devils (17-3), who had won 11 straight overall. It was their first loss at Cameron since UConn visited two years ago.

Elizabeth Williams added 10 points on 3-of-15 shooting for Duke.

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