Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball at Stanford on January 11, 2026 at 5 p.m.
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Duke Opens West Coast Trip at Cal Thursday
1/7/2026 2:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Opening Tip
Last Time Out Notables
Inside The Acc
Numbers Behind the Win Streak
Individual Numbers Inside the Win Streak
Breaking Down the Net Rankings
About Cal/Series History
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- Duke takes its six-game win streak to the West Coast where it will face California and Stanford Jan. 8 and Jan. 11, respectively. The Blue Devils are 9-6 overall, 4-0 in league action with their last loss coming Dec. 4 against LSU. Each of the past five wins have come by at least 14 points with the average margin of victory being 29 points. Duke is one of only four teams in the ACC to remain unbeaten in conference play.
- Duke's six losses are against the current NET No. 5 LSU, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 South Carolina, No. 17 West Virginia, No. 28 Baylor and No. 75 South Florida. The Blue Devils are led on offense by sophomore Toby Fournier's 17.7 points per game. Taina Mair is having a career year, averaging 12.5 points, 5.2 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game. Ashlon Jackson is dropping 12.1 points per game and a team-best 30 three-pointers. Fournier and Delaney Thomas lead the charge on the glass, averaging 7.4 and 6.3 rebounds per game, respectively. Thomas also contributes 9.3 points per game on a team-high 66 percent shooting. Fournier is the top rim protector, averaging 2.3 blocks per game.
- Cal looks to rebound from a pair of setbacks to North Carolina and NC State last weekend. The Bears are 9-7 overall and 0-3 in league action. Lulu Twidale paces the offense with 13.5 points per game while Sakima Walker is contributing 11.1 to go with her team-high 6.9 rebounds per game. The Bears rank 15th in the league in ACC scoring (61.3) and 14th in overall scoring average (67.9). Defensively, Cal is holding teams to 60.8 points per game but allowing opponents to shoot 40 percent.
- Duke and Cal are meeting for just the sixth time and the second as ACC foes. The Blue Devils are 4-1 all-time against the Golden Bears and have won three straight. The lone setback came in Berkeley - a 72-66 loss in 1993. The win last year marked Fournier's first career double-double as Duke held the Bears to just 38 points.
Last Time Out Notables
- Duke's Toby Fournier (20 pts, 5a) and Taina Mair (23 pts, 6a) both finished with at least 20 points and five assists against Notre Dame, marking the first time Duke has had two players with 20 points and five assists in a game since Jan. 11, 2001 when Alana Beard and Georgia Schweitzer had 29/5 and 24/7, respectively. Duke defeated Georgia Tech, 86-83, in that game.
- Fournier's five assists were a career high for the sophomore forward and the first time since 2019 a Duke forward had at least five assists in a game. The last time was Leonna Odom and Jade Williams both dishing five dimes against Boston College, Dec. 8, 2019.
Inside The Acc
- The Blue Devils are one of four ACC teams to remain unbeaten in league play, sporting a 4-0 record along with Louisville, NC State and Virginia.
- Duke's offense has come alive in conference play, ranking second in the league in scoring offense (80.8) and offensive rebounds (14.5), third in 3FG percentage (.371) and fifth in field goal percentage (.467).
- Individually, Toby Fournier ranks third in the league in scoring at 19.8 points per game after four games. Ashlon Jackson and Taina Mair are tied for seventh in assists with Duke and Wake Forest the lone schools to have two players averaging at least 4.0 assists per game in league play.
- Defensively, Duke sits atop the ACC in scoring defense (55.5 ppg) rebounding margin (12.8) and opponent field goal percentage (.354). The Blue Devils are second in overall rebounding (44.5) and third in defensive rebounds (32.0).
Numbers Behind the Win Streak
- The Blue Devils have won six straight as they inch closer to 10 wins. Duke is averaging 82.7 points per game, has a +29.0 scoring margin and has shot 47.1 percent in the six-game stretch. On the glass, Duke sports a +13.5 rebounding margin, compared to just +8.0 in November non-conference games against unranked opponents.
- Defensively, the Blue Devils are holding opponents to just 53.7 points per game, 34.7 percent shooting and forcing 17.0 turnovers per game.
Individual Numbers Inside the Win Streak
- Toby Fournier has shined for the Blue Devils during the four-game win streak, averaging 20.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. She has done well to stay out of foul trouble, committing just eight fouls, while blocking 14 shots in that span.
- Overall, Duke has four players averaging double digits over the four games. Three players are averaging at least three assists per game during the win streak, including Riley Nelson who has upped her assist average from 1.6 to 3.5. Ashlon Jackson is dropping 5.2 dimes per game compared to 3.6 in the unranked November contests.
Breaking Down the Net Rankings
- The first edition of the NET rankings was released Dec. 1, with Duke coming in at No. 49. As of Jan. 4, Duke was ranked No. 19, with its NET strength of schedule sitting at third. Cal is 60th with a NET SOS of 26.
- Duke has faced six Q1 teams, going 1-5 in those games. The six are tied for the second most among Power 5 programs. Duke is 3-1 against Q2 teams, 2-0 versus the Q3 and 4-0 against Q4.
About Cal/Series History
- Duke and Cal are meeting for just the sixth time and the second as ACC foes. The Blue Devils are 4-1 all-time against the Golden Bears and have won three straight. The lone setback came in Berkeley - a 72-66 loss in 1993. The win last year marked Fournier's first career double-double, while Duke held the Bears to just 38 points.
- Cal looks to rebound from a pair of setbacks to North Carolina and NC State last weekend. The Bears are 9-7 overall and 0-3 in league action. Lulu Twidale paces the offense with 13.5 points per game while Sakima Walker is contributing 11.1 to go with her team-high 6.9 rebounds per game.
- The Bears rank 15th in the league in ACC scoring (61.3) and 14th in overall scoring average (67.9). Defensively, Cal is holding teams to 60.8 points per game but allowing opponents to shoot 40 percent.
- Toby Fournier is off to a great first half of her sophomore season, leading the Blue Devils in points and rebounding. She is the top scoring forward in the league and ranks third overall in scoring against ACC foes at 19.8 points per game.
- Fournier is seventh in scoring average for forwards from Power 5 basketball programs.
- The Blue Devils head to Stanford Sunday before returning to Cameron for two games against Virginia (Jan. 15) and Georgia Tech (Jan. 18).
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