Elizabeth Williams

Liz was of course awesome as she became only the fifth Duke player to record a triple double, and the first to do it with points-rebounds-blocks. She rejected shots by each of Wake's five starters and blocked Sandra Garcia five times! What's scary about this performance is that it could have been even more dominant if she had hit some of her easy first half shots (I counted three missed layups) and sank some more of her free throws. She also dropped a few passes and traveled a couple of times. She was so dominant that she could have easily scored 30 points. What was really encouraging about her game was that she's starting to find open teammates when she's double-teamed, something she wasn't doing earlier in the year. Her 4 assists were part of the team's 22 dishes on 27 field goals, which is an impressive number. Some of her turnovers come from her being so excited that she isn't fully aware of her environment, like when a player comes from behind her to slap the ball away. Once she got going in transition and in the post, she was simply a tank rolling over her opponents. Liz held Garcia (Wake's leading scorer) to 0 points on 0-11 shooting. Wake simply had no answer for Williams.

Haley Peters

Haley missed quite a few shots, but she had the biggest hand in establishing Duke's lead in the first half. She scored 10 of Duke's last 12 points in the half. The only other basket was a stickback of a Peters miss. I liked the way Haley got a lot more physical in this game than in other contests. She seemed much more eager to mix it up inside on defense, assisting Williams on pressuring opponents in the post. She also grabbed a number of rebounds, though coach McCallie noted that she wants her to average close to a double-double. She's not there yet, but this game displayed how she's evolving; for example, she took a charge in this game.

Richa Jackson

This was a quietly effective game for Richa, who was actively attacking the basket, grabbing rebounds and moving the ball around. She really has a nose for the basket and likes contact as she drives to the basket. She scored 8 of Duke's first 12 points and her aggressiveness was welcome at the beginning of the game, where other Duke players tend to sit back and see how the action is unfolding.

Tricia Liston

Tricia got in early foul trouble and looked out of sorts for much of the game as a result. She hit a big three in the second half that put the game completely out of reach, but her turnovers were especially careless. I expect her to come out firing in the next game.

Chelsea Gray

Overall, this was not a great game for Chelsea. She frequently melted down against Wake's pressure and threw some terrible passes as a result. She was one of the players who was most badly burned by Lakevia Boykin, losing her a number of times on the perimeter. She did drain a long three in the second half and had a number of slick assists, as well as taking a charge, but her all-around game just wasn't there. That said, she did have a crucial three point play in the second half that helped break Wake's back.