Duke Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2026 · CSM Staff
Duke Blue Devils
ACC (24-8, 16-2)
Big Wins: 2/15 at Louisville (59-58), 2/15 North Carolina (72-68)
Bad Losses: 11/20 at South Florida (72-85), 2/22 at Clemson (51-53)
Coach: Kara Lawson
Probable Starters:
Toby Fournier, Sophomore, Forward, 17.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.3 apg, 2.3 bpg
Delaney Thomas, Junior, Forward, 10.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Ashlon Jackson, Senior, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 4.4 apg, 3.5 rpg
Taina Mair, Senior, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 5.5 apg, 5.9 rpg, 2.4 spg
Riley Nelson, Sophomore, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 2.6 apg, 3.3 rpg
Key Role Players:
Jordan Wood, Junior, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Arianna Roberson, Freshman, Center, 8.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.1 bpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.1 (43rd in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.0 (51, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.5 (52, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.4 (48, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (152, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.0 (61, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.5 (269, 14)
Rebound Margin: 5.5 (54, 7)
Assists Per Game: 17.3 (22, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.7 (90, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NCAA | First Round win over Lehigh |
| 2025 | NCAA | Second Round win over Oregon |
| 2025 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over North Carolina |
| 2025 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to South Carolina |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Richmond |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio State |
| 2024 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Iona |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Colorado |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Belmont |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Georgia |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Hampton |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Oregon |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Albany |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Mississippi State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Maryland |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Winthrop |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to DePaul |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Hampton |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oklahoma State |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Nebraska |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Notre Dame |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Samford |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Vanderbilt |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over St. John’s |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Stanford |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Tennessee-Martin |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Marist |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over DePaul |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Hampton |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over LSU |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over San Diego State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Baylor |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Austin Peay |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Murray State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Arizona State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Texas A&M |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Holy Cross |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Temple |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Rutgers |
*all team stats through 3/5
