No. 11 Duke Falls at No. 18 Maryland, 85-80

Sunday, November 10

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1 p.m.

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No. 11 Duke Falls at No. 18 Maryland, 85-80

11/10/2024 4:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND – Duke women's basketball freshman Toby Fournier scored a career-high 15 points but a strong third quarter of shooting by 18th-ranked Maryland was too much for the 11th-ranked Blue Devils to overcome in an 85-80 setback at the XFINITY Center Sunday afternoon.

Duke (2-1) had four players finish in double figures and Jadyn Donovan registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Reigan Richardson had 13 points and Ashlon Jackson added 11 to round out Duke's top scorers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Maryland jumped out to an early 9-0 lead before the Blue Devils broke the seal on the basket at the 6:29 mark via a Delaney Thomas bucket off an assist from classmate Oluchi Okananwa.
Richardson cashed in a midrange jumper from the top of the key, then Okananwa added a free throw before back-to-back Donovan buckets pulled Duke within three, 12-9.
Fournier netted the last four points of the quarter for the Blue Devils, but it was the home team that held a 21-13 lead after one.
A 7-1 run to open the second, capped by a Taina Mair triple from the right corner, pulled Duke within four, 26-22. Sophomore Jordan Wood splashed a trifecta from the corner to jumpstart the run, with Fournier and Donovan also contributing points.
Fournier, Koabel and Donovan combined for the visitors' next seven points before Jackson drilled back-to-back midrange jimmies to pull the Blue Devils within seven, 40-33, at the break.
Richardson drained a three-pointer to start the third quarter, pulling Duke back within four, 40-36. However, the Terrapins responded with eight of the next 10 points to go back in front by double digits, 48-38.
The Blue Devils refused to go away, using a 6-2 spurt to bring it back to a two-possession game at 50-44. Maryland, like it did all afternoon, responded by outscoring Duke 15-8 over the final 4:15 for a 65-52 lead after three quarters.
The Terrapins shot .625 for the third quarter, which included knocking down both of their three-point attempts. Duke forced five Maryland turnovers in the quarter but managed just one point off the giveaways while the Terrapins had 10 points from six Blue Devil turnovers.
Duke stepped up its defensive game in the fourth quarter, holding Maryland to .412 shooting. Offensively, the Blue Devils knocked down 61 percent of their shots and committed just two turnovers in the quarter, but were unable to chip away at the Terrapins' lead en route to the five-point loss.
Duke shot 41 percent for the game and just 35 percent from long range while the Terrapins knocked down 68 percent (6-of-9) three-pointers for the afternoon.

GAME NOTES:

Duke scored at least 80 points for the third consecutive game. It is the Blue Devils' longest streak of consecutive 80-point games to open the season since the 2014-15 campaign, when they opened the year with four straight – Nov. 16 at Alabama (90), Nov. 20 at ODU (82), Nov. 23 vs. Marquette (83), Nov. 25 vs. Buffalo (88).
On the offensive end, Duke shot 41.1 percent from the field and 35-percent from deep. 18 of the team's 30 buckets were assisted – a 60-percent assist rate.
For the third time in as many games, the Blue Devils had at least four players finish the game in double figures – Fournier (15), Richardson (13), Donovan (12) and Jackson (11). All 10 players that saw game action against Maryland scored.
Four Duke players collected at least three steals during the contest - Ashlon Jackson (5), Jadyn Donovan (3), Oluchi Okananwa (3), Delaney Thomas (3).
In the battle of the superlatives, the Blue Devils held the advantage in three of the five categories – points in the paint (44-40), bench scoring (30-24) and second chance points (14-13). Duke also outrebounded Maryland, 15-14, on the offensive glass.
Duke racked up 17 steals and forced the Terrapins into 20 turnovers, scoring 16 points off those miscues. It marks the third consecutive outing the Blue Devils have tallied at least 15 thefts and forced 20-plus turnovers.
The Blue Devils poured in 28 points during the fourth, which is tied for fifth all-time on the Duke charts in the respective quarter.
Duke's .611 shooting percentage during the period was the highest by the Blue Devils in a fourth quarter this season.
Donovan registered her second career double-double and the first of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. The sophomore had her hand all over the stat sheet, contributing three assists, three steals and a block as well.
Freshman Toby Fournier recorded her third consecutive double-digit scoring performance with a team-high 15 points. She also pulled down a career-best nine rebounds and sent back two shots.
Senior Reigan Richardson chipped in 13 points for the Blue Devils on 5-of-8 shooting, eight of which came in the fourth quarter.
Fournier and Richardson are the lone Blue Devils to score in double figures in each of Duke's three games thus far.
Jackson scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter. The junior also posted three rebounds, two assists and a game-high five steals - the latter also marking a career high.
Graduate student Vanessa de Jesus and junior Taina Mair paced the assist efforts for Duke with four dimes apiece.

UP NEXT:
The 11th-ranked Blue Devils return home for a midweek tilt as Duke welcomes the Dayton Flyers to Cameron Indoor Stadium for the program's Duke Centennial game Thursday, Nov. 11. Action is set to tip off at 7 p.m., live on ACCNX.

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