Maryland falls while Duke fights off Cowgirls 
November, 14, 2008
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DURHAM, N.C. -- It looked for a while like it might be a very humbling night for ACC women's basketball. Two of the league's marquee programs were on the ropes in their season openers. One of them made a big turnaround and won. One of them didn't.
The winner was No. 8 Duke, which pulled the plug on the Andrea Riley Show in the second half and won 77-68 over No. 15 Oklahoma State at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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Mechelle Voepel
espnW.comMechelle Voepel joined ESPN.com in 1996 and covers women's college hoops, the WNBA and additional collegiate sports for espnW.
Born in Los Angeles, she grew up 40 miles north of St. Louis and is a lifelong Cardinals fan still basking in amazement over their 2011 World Series title.
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