No. 20 Duke Rolls Past Elon, 13-1, Tuesday

Tuesday, February 17

Elon, N.C.

4 p.m.

Duke University

8-3

Elon

1-8

Duke

Elon

No. 20 Duke Rolls Past Elon, 13-1, Tuesday

2/17/2026 7:45:00 PM | Softball

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ELON, N.C. – No. 20 Duke (8-3) scored runs in all five innings to roll past Elon (1-8) in a 13-1 run-rule victory Tuesday night at Hunt Softball Park.

The Blue Devils' full pitching staff of freshman Ava Bradshaw, sophomore Mallory Wheeler, senior Cassidy Curd and junior Larissa Jacquez saw action in the circle, limiting the Phoenix to just two hits during the contest. Curd secured the win after tossing 2.0 innings of relief and collecting a pair of strikeouts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Senior D'Auna Jennings sparked the offense immediately, sending a leadoff base hit through the left side. Classmate Aminah Vega followed suit with single up the middle and advanced to second on the throw. The duo came home on a sacrifice fly from graduate student Tyrina Jones to take an early 2-0 lead.
Duke's offense continued to put pressure on Elon's defense, plating five runs off four hits in the bottom of the second to stretch it to 7-0. The frame was highlighted by Vega's three-RBI double off the left center field wall.
In the top of the third, the Blue Devils used an RBI-single from redshirt junior Jessica Oakland, freshman Gabriella Shadek's groundout to shortstop and a wild pitch to add three more runs and create a 10-0 gap between the teams.
Freshmen Jayla Stafford and Adelyn Matthews made it a 12-0 game in the fourth after scoring on a wild pitch and ground out, respectively. Stafford opened the inning with a double to right center field and advanced to third on Jennings' single to center. Matthews, pinch running for Jennings, stole second and reached third on a wild pitch.
Sophomore Layla Lamar slipped a one-out single past Elon's infield before stealing second to move herself into scoring position. She took advantage of a Phoenix error in the top of the fifth to round out Duke's 13 runs.
Elon pushed its lone run across the plate in the bottom half of the frame, using a groundout to shortstop.

NOTES

Curd logged her 50th career win in the circle. She moves her record to 50-15 overall.
Bradshaw earned her second start of the season.
The Blue Devils' offense tallied a season-high 14 hits during the contest.
Jones recorded her fourth multi-RBI game of the year, bringing her season total to a team-high 16.
Vega scored three of Duke's 13 runs on the night and surpassed the 150 career runs scored milestone.
The Blue Devils now lead the all-time series, 9-1, including a 3-1 record when playing on the road.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils continue their road swing, traveling to Cathedral City, California to compete in the annual Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Feb. 19-22. Duke is set to compete in five games over the four-day invitational, taking on three 2025 WCWS participants in Oklahoma, UCLA and Oregon, as well as Texas A&M and Hawaii.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Curd, Cassidy (4-0)

L: Wolfe, Chana (0-5)

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Batting:

2B: Vega, Aminah 2 ; Baker, Jada 1 ; Stafford, Jayla 1

RBI: Jones, Tyrina 3 ; Shadek, Gabriella 1 ; Vega, Aminah 3 ; Stafford, Jayla 1 ; Oakland, Jessica 2

SF: Jones, Tyrina 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Jones, Tyrina 1 ; Jennings, D'Auna 2 ; Shadek, Gabriella 1 ; Vega, Aminah 3 ; Baker, Jada 1 ; Matthews, Adelyn 1 ; Lamar, Layla 1 ; Stafford, Jayla 2 ; Oakland, Jessica 1