Duke Gears Up for Sweet 16 Battle Versus UConn

THE OPENING TIP

Duke women's basketball is back in action this weekend as the Blue Devils head out west to Portland, Ore., to continue NCAA Tournament play.

The No. 7-seed Blue Devils will make their 18th Regional Semifinal appearance overall, and first since 2017-18, when they square off against No. 3-seed UConn on Saturday, March 30 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT live on ESPN.

Duke enters the Sweet 16 game fresh off a 75-63 victory over No. 2-seed Ohio State in the Round of 32. Spearheaded by Reigan Richardson's 28 points along with solid contributions from Ashlon Jackson (13), Taina Mair (11), Kennedy Brown and Delaney Thomas, Duke rallied from an early 16-point deficit to pick up the 12-point…