Duke Blue Devils @ Liberty Flames
Fournier has 18, Jackson 16 to lead No. 15 Duke women past Liberty 71-57
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- — Toby Fournier scored 18 points, Ashlon Jackson added 16 and No. 15 Duke defeated Liberty 71-57 on Sunday.
Delaney Thomas had 12 points for the Blue Devils (3-2), who are coming off a 57-49 loss to West Virginia on Friday night. Arianna Roberts had 11 rebounds to go with nine points.
Emmy Stout scored 21 points for the Flames (2-2), Avery Mills added 13. Ify Nwaobi had 11 rebounds and eight points.
Jackson hit three 3s in the first quarter, the first capping a 7-0 start, and the Blue Devils led 19-13. She scored 16 points and Duke forced 17 turnovers, scoring 15 points, in taking a 41-27 lead at the half.
Liberty made a run to start the second half with Nwaobi and JaKayla Thompson converting three-point plays and Stout's jumper cutting the deficit to 41-35. The Blue Devils, after missing their first five shots, made 5 of 6, three of them 3-pointers to push the lead to 17 at 55-38.
Stout scored the first six points for Liberty in the fourth quarter as the lead was cut to nine but Thomas scored six straight in an 8-0 run to secure the win.
Duke is at South Florida on Thursday.
Liberty is home against Virginia Wise on Wednesday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Tim Bryant
- David Troyan
- Kelly Mitchell
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 1-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-1 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-2 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| California | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-3 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-3 |
| Miami | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-4 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| SMU | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-5 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-6 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| Duke | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-6 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-6 |
| Clemson | 0-1 | 1 | 5-4 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
| New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |

