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Blue Devils Gear Up for Top-20 Matchup at Maryland Sunday
11/9/2024 11:11:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. – The 11th-ranked Duke women's basketball team caps a two-game road swing with its first ranked matchup of the season, taking on the 18th-ranked Maryland Terrapins Sunday, Nov. 10 at XFINITY Center.
THE OPENING TIP:
50 SEASONS OF DUKE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:
LAST TIME OUT - BLUE DEVILS PUT OUT THE FLAMES:
BALANCING ACT:
FOURNIER, WOOD MAKING EARLY IMPACT:
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED:
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.
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWBB."
Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
#GoDuke
THE OPENING TIP:
- Duke and Maryland have met 81 times previously with the Blue Devils holding a one-game edge, 41-40, all-time.
- Sunday's tilt marks the first time these former conference foes have squared off in a decade, with the last meeting taking place in the 2015 NCAA Tournament - a 10-point Terrapin victory. Although the Terrapins won the most recent meeting, the Blue Devils have won three of the past four matchups and seven of the past 10.
- Duke (2-0) comes into the weekend following a hard-fought, 83-67, dub at Liberty - the Blue Devils' first of five true road games during non-conference play. Duke improved to 7-0 all-time against the Flames and 2-0 in Lynchburg.
- Ashlon Jackson's hot hand spearheaded the Duke offense, which featured four total double-figure scorers. The junior netted 22 points on a 70-percent clip, including 5-of-7 from distance.
- Senior Reigan Richardson was recently tapped to the 2025 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top-50 Watch List, presented by Principal. It is her third preseason honor, having also earned a spot on the 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time and named to the Preseason All-ACC Team.
- The Blue Devils feature a balanced attack with four players averaging double-digit points, led by upperclassmen Ashlon Jackson (13.5) and Reigan Richardson (12.0). Toby Fournier and Jordan Wood are also in double figures with the freshman-sophomore duo averaging 11.5 points apiece.
- Duke features 10 players averaging at least 13 minutes per game with four player 20-plus minutes a night - Ashlon Jackson (24.8), Jadyn Donovan (23.5), Reigan Richardson (22.6), Taina Mair (21.9).
- Thirty-one of the Blue Devils' 59 field goals have been assisted (.525), equating to 15.5 dimes per game.
50 SEASONS OF DUKE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:
- Duke is celebrating its 50th season of women's basketball in 2024-25. Dating back to its first varsity season in 1975-76, Duke has grown from its early beginnings into a national powerhouse, with each decade seeing its defining moments, standout players and historic achievements that have helped shape the program's illustrious women's basketball legacy.
- Over the past five decades, Duke has amassed over 1,000 program victories, 38 winning seasons, 20 ACC Championships (12 regular season, eight tournament), 26 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 18 Sweet 16's, 11 Elite Eights, four Final Fours, two NCAA Runner-up finishes, 21 All-Americans, two National Players of the Year and 35 1,000-point scorers, among numerous other accomplishments and accolades. From first varsity wins to NCAA Final Fours and All-Americans, Duke's story is one of resilience, innovation and excellence.
LAST TIME OUT - BLUE DEVILS PUT OUT THE FLAMES:
- Ashlon Jackson registered a game-high 22 points on 70-percent shooting to lead the 11th-ranked Blue Devils to an 83-67 victory at Liberty in non-conference last Thursday.
- Reigan Richardson and Toby Fournier both added 13 points while Jordan Wood chipped in 10 points to round out the double-digit scorers. Duke (2-0), behind four steals by Vanessa de Jesus, scored 31 points off 22 Flames' turnovers and held Liberty to 6-of-20 shooting from long range. The Blue Devils also tallied 19 steals and kept the Flames 10 points below their season scoring average.
- Duke threw the first punch, parlaying a 10-0 run midway through the period into a 29-14 lead at the end of 10 minutes.
- Liberty responded with a counter in the second, finishing the quarter with a plus-12 margin (22-10) to pull within a pair, 39-37, at the break.
- The Blue Devils regrouped at halftime and came out firing in the third quarter. Jackson had the hot hand in the period, dropping in 10 points, including a pair of three-pointers, to put Duke up 64-50 heading into the final 10 minutes. Duke also stepped up its game defensively in the third quarter, holding Liberty to four field goals while forcing five turnovers.
- Duke continued to push in the fourth quarter, turning defense into offense to extend the lead to as many as 20, 72-52. The Blue Devils forced nine turnovers in the final 10 minutes, getting 12 points off the giveaways to earn the 83-67 victory.
BALANCING ACT:
- Duke has boasted an extremely balanced offensive attack with seven different players reaching double figures through the first two games of the season.
- The Blue Devils have four players averaging double-digit points, led by upperclassmen Ashlon Jackson (13.5) and Reigan Richardson (12.0). Toby Fournier and Jordan Wood are also in double figures with the freshman-sophomore duo averaging 11.5 points apiece.
- Duke features 10 players averaging at least 13 minutes per game with four player 20-plus minutes a night - Ashlon Jackson (24.8), Jadyn Donovan (23.5), Reigan Richardson (22.6), Taina Mair (21.9).
- Thirty-one of the Blue Devils' 59 field goals have been assisted (.525), equating to 15.5 dimes per game.
- In Thursday's 16-point victory over the Flames, four different Duke players registered three-plus assists. Jackson paced the efforts, matching a career high with six dimes while Mair (4), de Jesus (3) and Okananwa (3) combined for 10 helpers.
FOURNIER, WOOD MAKING EARLY IMPACT:
- Freshman Toby Fournier and sophomore Jordan Wood have made instant impacts for the Blue Devils this season.
- Through Duke's first two games, the duo has combined to average 23.0 points and 9.5 boards in 18.3 minutes off the bench.
- After seeing limited action in a reserve role in 2023-24, Wood is seeing a larger role this season and has made her presence felt early on. She is one of four Duke players averaging double figures on the year, putting up 11.5 points and 6.0 caroms a night.
- The Chicago, Ill., product opened the season with career highs of 13 points and eight rebounds in the Blue Devils' 56-point rout of Radford (11.4), then followed that up with a 10-point, four-rebound effort in the 16-point win at Liberty (11.7). She leads the team in plus-minus with a plus-47 in 39 total minutes played.
- Fournier has opened her career with two solid outings of her own, sporting splits of 11.5 points and 3.5 rebounds through a pair of Duke wins.
- In her collegiate debut against Radford (11.4), Fournier had her hand all over the stat sheet tallying 10 points, three rebounds, two steals, one block and an assist. She one-upped that performance in the win over the Flames (11.7), posting a career-best 13 points to go with four caroms and a theft.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED:
- The Blue Devils face another challenging non-conference slate this season in preparation for ACC play, the schedule comprised of five true road games and six contests against teams that played in the 2024 NCAA Tournament or WNIT.
- Duke hits the road for tilts at Liberty (11.7), Maryland (11.10), South Dakota State (11.17), South Carolina (12.5) and South Florida (12.21). Duke also hosts Belmont Nov. 21 before heading to Vegas to play Kansas State (11.25) in the opening game of the Ball Dawgs Classic.
- The challenging schedule is no surprise for Duke, as the squad's out-of-conference slate has gotten progressively tougher each year under Coach Lawson. The Blue Devils' 2023-24 Strength of Schedule (SOS) checked in at No. 3 nationally, seven spots higher than their No. 10-ranking at the end of the 2022-23 campaign.
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.
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWBB."
Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
#GoDuke
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