Radford Highlanders at Duke Blue Devils
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 11 Duke women roll 89-36 in season-opening win over Radford
Richardson, on the Naismith Trophy watch list, scored nine points to lead Duke in the first half, playing 15 minutes before sitting out most of the second.
Delaney Thomas added 12 points, Jadyn Donovan had 10 points and nine rebounds and Oluchi Okananwa and Toby Fournier scored 10 points each for Duke.
Neither team shot well from deep on a combined 37 shots from the arc, but the Blue Devils scored 41 points off 34 turnovers.
Cate Carlson led the Highlanders with 10 points and six rebounds.
Duke scored the first seven points of the game and took off to a 26-9 first-quarter lead with Richardson and Wood combining for all the points in a 9-0 run. It was 40-24 at halftime before a 31-6 third-quarter run turned the game into a rout.
Duke announced Monday that sophomore transfer guard Riley Nelson, who was a 2023 five-star recruit, would redshirt this season because of a knee injury suffered last season with Maryland.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 36 - 89 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 36 - 89 |
| 4th 0:00 |  |
Oluchi Okananwa Offensive Rebound. | 36 - 89 |
| 4th 0:01 | |
Oluchi Okananwa missed Layup. | 36 - 89 |
| 4th 0:06 | |
Jordan Wood Block. | 36 - 89 |
Statistics
 RAD |
DUKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 10-43 | FG | 30-70 |
| 23 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 3-17 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 13-18 | FT | 25-35 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 5 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 19 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 34 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 34 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 41 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 24 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 56 |
Game Information
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 1,137 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 11-2 | - | 22-4 |
| Longwood | 9-3 | 1.5 | 18-7 |
| Radford | 9-3 | 1.5 | 17-10 |
| Gardner-Webb | 7-5 | 3.5 | 10-16 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-7 | 5 | 8-18 |
| Winthrop | 5-8 | 6 | 12-15 |
| UNC Asheville | 5-8 | 6 | 10-16 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 3-9 | 7.5 | 8-18 |
| Presbyterian | 1-11 | 9.5 | 3-22 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 14-0 | - | 19-6 |
| Louisville | 14-1 | 0.5 | 24-4 |
| Syracuse | 11-4 | 3.5 | 21-5 |
| North Carolina | 10-4 | 4 | 21-6 |
| NC State | 10-4 | 4 | 17-8 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-5 | 4.5 | 20-7 |
| Virginia | 10-5 | 4.5 | 18-8 |
| Clemson | 9-6 | 5.5 | 18-9 |
| Notre Dame | 8-6 | 6 | 16-9 |
| California | 7-7 | 7 | 16-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 6-8 | 8 | 11-15 |
| Stanford | 5-9 | 9 | 16-11 |
| Miami | 5-9 | 9 | 13-12 |
| Florida State | 4-10 | 10 | 9-17 |
| Wake Forest | 3-11 | 11 | 13-13 |
| SMU | 2-12 | 12 | 9-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-13 | 13 | 8-19 |
| Boston College | 0-15 | 14.5 | 4-24 |