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Shaw, Rivière carry West Virginia in win over 15th-ranked Duke women in game featuring 6 ejections
- On Friday, the West Virginia Mountaineers upset 15th-ranked Duke 57-49 at Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs.
- A late first-half blocked shot and shove sparked a brief fracas, with Duke's Jordan Wood and West Virginia's Jordan Harrison ejected along with five Mountaineers who left the bench.
- Sydney Shaw led West Virginia with 16 points and seven rebounds and made five consecutive free throws to seal the win, while coach Mark Kellogg said Célia Riviere's effort was "She was fantastic" during the 24-9 third-quarter run.
- The victory left West Virginia Mountaineers 4-0 and Duke Blue Devils 2-2, with Mountaineers fans making up most of the 1,210 attendance and game officials spending 15 minutes sorting the skirmish.
- West Virginia will host Appalachian State on Thursday as The Greenbrier Tipoff continues, while Duke travels to South Florida on Thursday following the loss in White Sulphur Springs.
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West Virginia women's basketball pulls off wild upset despite losing more than half the team to ejections
West Virginia's women's basketball team played the second half with just five players after a skirmish led to numerous ejections, and they still beat No. 15 Duke.
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