Elizabeth Williams

Liz was pretty sloppy in this game. Of course, for her, that still means 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks. However, she was beaten to a number of rebounds and some careless turnovers. She made bad passes, fumbled the ball out of bounds a couple of times and didn't always seem locked into the play. That was especially true when the score started to get out of hand. To her credit, she refocused and helped lead the charge early in the second half. Her ability to run the floor seemed to catch Pitt by surprise; it's one thing to know that she's fast, it's another to see this in action.

Haley Peters

This was another typically solid game for Haley, who scored on a cut and a jumper in the first half, took a charge and dove for a couple of held balls. In the second half, she scored on another cut, hit a tough bank shot and scored on a drive to become the sixth Duke player in double figures. Peters was impressive with 8 rebounds, and she really dug into to get a number of them.

Tricia Liston

Liston bombed away from long range in this game, sinking 5 of her 6 attempts. Her superior size and ability to set her feet off the pass (all of her shots were assisted) made her tough for Pitt to stop. Throw in a couple of steals, two assists that triggered fast breaks, a transition finish of her own and a couple of foul shots, and you have a solid all-around game.

Chloe Wells

Chloe was solid in this game, draining jump shots from all over the court (a couple from three, another couple from 15') and attacking the basket. Pitt had trouble dealing with her ball pressure, speed and aggressiveness. Most of her assists were in the halfcourt--a three to Gray, an up to Peters, etc. There was a simple efficiency to her game that made her performance especially appealing, a quiet confidence where she knew that she could dominate her opponent and then went right out and did it.

Chelsea Gray

This was obviously a brilliant game for Chelsea, who became only the fourth player to record a triple double (Katie Meier, Monique Currie, Jasmine Thomas) and broke the single-game assist record (13; it was previously 12 and shared by Meier, Currie and Leigh Morgan). Gray also had 6 steals and I joked that she should try harder next time to get the quadruple-double. Gray did admit that she was put back into the game in the second half when she was just a couple of rebounds away from the impressive statistical feat, and she just went hard to the boards. What was great about the triple double was that it was so natural and fluid. She had assists to 6 different players and many of them were incredibly creative bounce passes and thread-the-needle jobs. To the their credit, her teammates were well-prepared to accept her passes. Offensive, Chelsea drained a couple of threes, finished twice in transition and scored on a couple of other drives. It was a fluid, comfortable performance from a player who was fully plugged into the proceedings.