Six in Double Figures as No. 16 Duke Flies Past Dayton, 84-49

Thursday, November 14

Durham, N.C.

7 p.m.

Duke University

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Dayton

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Dayton

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Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

Six in Double Figures as No. 16 Duke Flies Past Dayton, 84-49

11/14/2024 9:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke sophomore Jordan Wood scored a career-high 17 points to lead six Blue Devil double-digit scorers in a convincing 84-49 victory over Dayton in non-conference women's basketball action Thursday evening inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Wood finished her night shooting 8-of-11 from the field and added three rebounds, three steals, a block and an assist to her stellar stat line. Freshman Toby Fournier had her fourth double-figure outing with 15 points while Reigan Richardson found her groove in the second half with nine of her 12 on the night. Oluchi Okananwa dropped in 11 and Vanessa de Jesus and Ashlon Jackson both had 10.

Duke (3-1) shot 50 percent from the field for the game and got 58 points off the bench in the victory. Defensively, the Blue Devils held the Flyers (2-1) to just 32 percent shooting and forced 24 turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke and Dayton traded runs to start the game. The Flyers opened with the game's first eight points before the Blue Devils issued a response of their own with nine unanswered.
Jackson broke the seal on the Duke basket with a triple from the left wing at the 6:11 mark. Wood followed by sinking a hook shot following some nice footwork in the post.
The Blue Devils capped the burst with fastbreak buckets from Jackson and Fournier, starting with Jackson using a euro step to elude her defender and finish with her right hand.
Fournier displayed her versatility and ball-handling ability shortly after as she poked the ball away, dribbled up the court and then behind her back, before converting a tough finish through contact.
Dayton stopped the bleeding momentarily with a field goal at the 3:26 mark, but an 8-0 Duke run to close the period gave the Blue Devils a 17-10 lead at the end of one.
Duke outscored the Flyers, 20-13, in the second and took a 37-23 advantage into the break.
Six different Duke players scored in the period, led by Wood (5), Okananwa (4) and de Jesus.
The Blue Devils emerged from the locker room and ramped up the tempo, finishing the third with a plus-11 margin in the period and a 25-point advantage on the scoreboard.
Duke hit its shots at a 60-percent clip during the quarter with five of the nine field goals assisted.
Six Blue Devils scored during the 10-minute session with Fournier (7), Richardson (6) and Jackson combining for 18 of the team's 25 third-quarter points.
The Blue Devils forced seven Dayton turnovers and held the Flyers to 27-percent shooting (3-of-11) in the fourth to put the finishing touches on the victory.

GAME NOTES

For the fourth time in as many games, Duke eclipsed the 80-point threshold. The feat tied the Blue Devils' longest streak of 80-point games to open the season dating back to 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).
Duke finished the game with six in double figures - Jordan Wood (17), Toby Fournier (15), Reigan Richardson (12), Oluchi Okananwa (11), Vanessa de Jesus (10), Ashlon Jackson (10). It marked the fourth straight contest the Blue Devils have had four or more players score 10-plus points.
The Blue Devils shot at a 50-percent clip for the game, going 34-of-68 from the field. Seventeen of Duke's 34 field goals were assisted.
Duke also drained seven three pointers and hit nine shots at the charity stripe.
Defensively, the Blue Devils held Dayton to 32-percent shooting, collected 16 steals and forced the Flyers into 24 miscues.
Duke has tallied at least 15 steals and forced 20 or more turnovers by the opposition in each of the first four games.
The Flyers totaled just 23 points in the first half - the fewest by a Duke foe this season.
In the battle of the superlatives, the Blue Devils swept all five categories - four of those via substantial margins. Duke won the matchup in points off turnovers (32-12), in the paint (48-12), off the bench (58-23), second-chance opportunities (20-7) and on the break (58-23).
Five different Duke players corralled five-plus rebounds, led by Jadyn Donovan with nine. Delaney Thomas (6), Fournier (5), Taina Mair (5) and Okananwa comprise the rest of the quintet.
A trio of Blue Devils in Fournier, Wood and Okananwa tallied three steals apiece, while three players (Donovan, Mair, Okananwa) dished three-plus dimes.
Jordan Wood scored a career-high 17 points – her third double-digit scoring effort. She knocked down a career-best eight field goals in her 20 minutes of action.
Toby Fournier has registered at least 10 points in all four of her collegiate games, matching her career high with 15 points. Her six field goals and three steals both were career highs.
The last Duke player to open their career with four or more consecutive double-digit scoring games was Rebecca Greenwell with six in 2014-15.
Duke outscored Dayton 58-23 in bench points. The 58 points off the bench were the most for the Blue Devils this season.
The 23 points scored by Dayton in the first half were a season-low by a Duke opponent this season.

UP NEXT:
The Blue Devils hit the road for their third non-conference tilt away from the Bull City, this time making the trek to Brookings, South Dakota, for a date with South Dakota State Sunday, Nov. 17. Action will tip off at 3:30 p.m. ET live on CBS Sports Network.

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