Wood, Fournier Lead No. 7 Duke Previous Holy Cross, 91-48

DURHAM, N.C. – In her first profession begin, Duke junior Jordan Wood dropped in a career-high 18 factors to guide No. 7 Duke to a 91-48 victory over Holy Cross in non-conference ladies’s basketball motion inside Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday afternoon.

Wood went 6-of-16 from the ground, together with 5-of-12 from lengthy vary, to complete with 18 factors. She added 9 boards, 4 assists and two blocks for a formidable ultimate stat line.

Sophomore Toby Fournier led all scorers with 27 factors, one mark shy of her career-high, whereas knocking down 9 rebounds. Senior Taina Mair was the ground normal for Duke, totaling seven factors, seven rebounds, seven assists and 0 turnovers in 27 minutes of motion. Junior Delaney Thomas notched a double-double, main Duke with 13 rebounds, whereas additionally placing up 11 factors. 

 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Holy Cross had the recent hand within the early going, draining a pair of threes on its first three possessions for a 6-2 benefit after three minutes of play.
• Wood responded for the Blue Devils with consecutive three-point performs. The junior ahead acquired an and-one after which dropped in a trifecta on the following possession to offer Duke its first lead of the sport, 8-6.
• Duke stretched the result in 4, 10-6, earlier than Holy Cross answered with back-to-back threes for a 12-10 edge heading into the primary timeout of the afternoon.
• The Blue Devils closed the quarter with a 7-0 run, retaining the Crusaders off the board for the ultimate 4:01. Redshirt sophomore Riley Nelson keyed the run with 5 factors – two from the charity stripe and a 3.
• The momentum stayed with Duke to begin the second interval as Wood knocked down two extra three-pointers and Fournier sank two free throws to increase the result in 25-12.
• Duke’s protection continued to suffocate Holy Cross, holding the Crusaders with out a level for a span of 8:23 and with out a area aim for 11:31. The Blue Devils outscored Holy Cross 29-1 over that stretch to go into the locker room up, 45-16.
• The Blue Devils held Holy Cross to simply 6.7 % capturing within the second quarter, whereas pulling down 53 % of their pictures on the offensive finish.
• Duke’s offense was firing on all cylinders within the third quarter and operating by means of Fournier. The sophomore had 13 straight factors because the Blue Devils’ lead stayed at 29, 58-29, on the three-minute mark.
• Nelson capped the third with layup as time expired to ship the Blue Devils into the fourth quarter with a 33-point lead, 68-35. Duke shot 73 % within the third stanza and constricted Holy Cross to a 42.9 proportion.
• Holy Cross opened the ultimate interval changing a layup, however the Blue Devils pushed their edge out to 84-37, seeing 11 factors from senior Ashlon Jackson. The Crusaders momentarily halted Duke’s momentum with back-to-back factors from past the arc. However, Duke went on a 6-0 spurt, extending its result in 90-43 with 2:25 left to play. Holy Cross scored 5 extra factors, and Thomas transformed a free throw to spherical out the Blue Devils’ home-opener triumph, 91-48.
• Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly led Holy Cross with 11 factors and 7 rebounds.

 
UP NEXT 
Duke is again inside Cameron Indoor Stadium Wednesday, Nov. 12 in opposition to Norfolk State. Tipoff is ready for 7 p.m., on ACC Network Extra. 

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