The Duke women’s basketball team tumbled down to 16th in the USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll on Tuesday after its first loss of the season over the weekend.
The Blue Devils fell to Maryland on the road, 85-80, despite 15 points from freshman forward [autotag]Toby Fournier[/autotag] off the bench. The 6-foot-2 Canadian has averaged 12.7 points, 5.3 rebounds. 1.0 blocks, and 1.0 steals in her first three collegiate games despite only playing 18.7 minutes per game, and she’s made it to the free-throw line 16 times over the past two contests.
The Terrapins jumped up to 14th with the victory, two spots over the Blue Devils. The team between them? The North Carolina Tar Heels after two straight wins to open their season.
The South Carolina Gamecocks and Connecticut Huskies, predictably, stayed in the first two spots. In fact, the entire top seven remained unchanged after one week.
The Blue Devils return to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Thursday night for a game against Dayton.