GoDuke.com · Nov 21, 2021
Duke Closes Strong to Push Past Alabama, 74-71
FORT WORTH, Texas – Graduate student Jade Williams registered two layups in the last 30 seconds as the Duke women's basketball team came-from-behind to defeat Alabama, 74-71, on Sunday afternoon in the Maggie Dixon Classic, played at Ed and Rae Schollmeier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Williams, a product of The Colony, Texas, made the return to her home state of Texas and scored all 14 of her points, a season high, in the second half to help lead Duke to its fourth straight victory to open the 2021-22 campaign. Junior Celeste Taylor also added a season-high 21 points, while graduate student Lexi Gordon chipped in 11 points in her return to her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.