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Fournier scores 23 for No. 20 Duke women over Miami, 74-58

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Toby Fournier scored 23 points, Taina Mair added 18 and No. 20 Duke won on the road 74-58 against Miami for its 12th straight win on Thursday night.

Fournier also had 11 rebounds for her fifth double double of the season. She shot 10 of 16 from the floor, 1 of 2 from 3-point range, and 2 of 8 from the free throw line before fouling out.

Jordan Wood scored 12 points for Duke.

Ra Shaya Kyle led Miami with 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field and added nine rebounds before fouling out. Gal Raviv added 16 points.

The Blue Devils (15-6, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) went into halftime up 39-23. Miami (12-9, 4-6) clawed back from being down by 19 to only down five, 55-50, starting the final quarter. The Hurricanes came within three with 9:47 to go in the game, before Duke responded with a 12-0 run to cruise the rest of the way. Miami was held scoreless for over seven minutes before a layup by Candace Kpetikou with 2:06 to play ended the drought.

Up next

Duke: The Blue Devils host Wake Forest on Feb. 1.

Miami: The Hurricanes host Syracuse on Feb. 1.

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Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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