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
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| California | 1-0 | - | 13-1 |
| Miami | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Florida State | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Notre Dame | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Duke | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| NC State | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Boston College | 1-0 | - | 10-4 |
| Clemson | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| North Carolina | 0-1 | 1 | 12-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Stanford | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| SMU | 0-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Louisville | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Wake Forest | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-1 | 1 | 8-6 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
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