DWHoops Photo by Orin Day Jasmine Thomas does it again!

Despite rubbery legs from their showdown with Kentucky, Duke sucked it up and made all the plays when it counted against Maryland. The young Terps, a team that features no seniors, looked fresher and hungrier to start out the game and hung an 18-2 run on the Devils. Maryland used a zone that Duke did not attack, and as a result the Devils were one-and-done on offense. Defensively, Duke lost Terp shooter Kim Rodgers several times and had tired legs in transition. When the Terps took a 10-point lead, Duke buckled down and started doing the hard work of a comeback: getting steals, getting points in the post and making connecting plays. The Devils trailed at the half by just 4 and battled back to take some slim leads in the second half. Jasmine Thomas proved just how clutch she was by hitting a three with under two minutes left that gave Duke a lead it would never relinquish and then hit an off-balance runner with a minute left to give Duke a 3-point lead. From there, Duke's defense harassed the Terps into 2 turnovers which led to breakaway layups for Chelsea Gray. Duke wound up out-rebounding the Terps after losing the board battle in the first half. The Devils forced 19 turnovers, including 4 steals. The frontline of Lynetta Kizer and Tianna Hawkins shot just 5-15 with 5 rebounds, while Krystal Thomas had 8 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Duke's frosh all made key plays, with Haley Peters experiencing a much-needed revival, Tricia Liston hitting key shots, Chloe Wells coming up with steals and assists and Chelsea Gray doing a little of everything. Duke now gets a week off before facing Florida State.

Duke Blue Devils Team Box Score

PTS FG FG % 3FG 3FG % FT FT% A O-D-REB BLK STL TO PF 1st 29 12-33 36.4 3-15 20.0 2-2 100.0 8 7-13-20 4 4 10 5 2nd 42 14-35 40.0 3-14 21.4 11-15 73.3 8 15-11-26 3 8 6 11 TOT 71 26-68 38.2 6-29 20.7 13-17 76.5 16 22-24-46 7 12 16 16

Maryland Team Box Score PTS FG FG % 3FG 3FG % FT FT% A O-D-REB BLK STL TO PF 1st 33 14-32 43.8 2-4 50.0 3-5 60.0 9 7-14-21 3 4 10 4 2nd 31 9-29 31.0 2-6 33.3 11-16 68.8 9 12-9-21 1 5 9 12 TOT 64 23-61 37.7 4-10 40.0 14-21 66.7 18 19-23-42 4 9 19 16 Please support DWHoops with a site membership today! Click Here to Learn More