Williams Leads No. 4 Duke Past Georgia Tech 85-52

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Elizabeth Williams had a career-high 25 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke routed Georgia Tech 85-52 on Thursday night in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener.

Chelsea Gray scored eight of her 13 points during a game-breaking stretch and Haley Peters added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (7-0, 1-0).

They never trailed and claimed their 35th straight victory over the Yellow Jackets (3-5, 0-1), shooting 46.7 percent, locking down on Tyaunna Marshall’s teammates and forcing 22 turnovers.

Marshall had 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting for Georgia Tech, but her teammates were a combined 12 of 59.

Dawn Maye, who entered averaging 15.4 points, finished with eight on 4-of-21 shooting. The Yellow Jackets lost their third straight – all against top-15 opponents – and fourth in five games.