Brown scores 26, leads No. 14 Duke women past Liberty 68-51
DURHAM, N.C. -- Lexie Brown scored 26 points, coach Joanne P. McCallie collected her 600th career win and No. 14 Duke beat Liberty 68-51 on Friday night for its fifth straight win.
McCallie is in her 11th year with the Blue Devils and 26th overall season as a head coach.
Brown was 8 of 13 from the floor, had four steals and has posted five straight 20-plus point games. Hayley Gorecki added 17 points and Erin Mathias chipped in 11 for Duke (11-2), which shot 52 percent overall from the field but missed 11 free throws. Leaonna Odom had a career-high six blocks and finished with six points.
Keyen Green scored 12 points and Ashtyn Baker had 10 to lead Liberty (5-7).
The Blue Devils pulled away early in the second quarter, using a 21-10 run for a 36-23 halftime lead. Gorecki scored five points and Mathias had four in the quarter.
Brown and Gorecki hit back-to-back 3s to stretch Duke's lead to 25 points late in the third.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Carla Fountain
- Sue Blauch
- Meadow Overstreet
2023-24 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Middle Tennessee | 16-0 | - | 30-5 |
Florida International | 11-5 | 5 | 21-12 |
Liberty | 11-5 | 5 | 18-16 |
Louisiana Tech | 7-9 | 9 | 14-19 |
Jacksonville State | 7-9 | 9 | 12-17 |
Western Kentucky | 6-10 | 10 | 15-17 |
New Mexico State | 6-10 | 10 | 13-18 |
UTEP | 6-10 | 10 | 12-19 |
Sam Houston | 2-14 | 14 | 7-22 |
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |