Liberty Flames @ Duke Blue Devils
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
Durham, NC
Referee:Carla Fountain
Referee:Sue Blauch
Referee:Meadow Overstreet
2025-26 Standings
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Florida International | 12-6 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Missouri State | 11-7 | 6 | 23-13 |
| Liberty | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Sam Houston | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-7 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Jacksonville State | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-12 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Delaware | 6-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| UTEP | 5-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| New Mexico State | 5-13 | 12 | 9-21 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-14 | 13 | 8-21 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |
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