Date at Duke – Stanford Cardinal

THE GAME: Stanford goes in search of its first ranked win of the season when it plays at No. 16 Duke on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 1 p.m. ET. Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli have the call on ESPN2, while Brian Brownfield will handle the radio broadcast on GoStanford.com and the Stanford Athletics app.

THE RUNDOWN: Stanford is fourth in the nation in 3-point percentage (.391) and Brooke Demetre is 20th (.442) individually …  Nunu Agara is one of three underclassmen in the country averaging 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists (17.6/8.1/2.2) … Only one ACC player has averaged 17/8/2 for a season over the past decade (Elizabeth Kitley; 2020-21) … Agara has increased her scoring average by 12.2 points and her rebounding average by 5.2 boards from her freshman year … Tess Heal is the only major conference guard in the country making more than 50 percent of her field goals (.526) and 3-pointers (.568) with a minimum of one 3-pointer made per game … Against Florida State, Elena Bosgana became the second DI player this season with 21 points, 15 rebounds and six assists in a game (Yvonne Ejim; Gonzaga) … Heading into 2024-25, Stanford was looking to replace 59.8 percent of its scoring and 54.4 percent of its rebounding … The Cardinal’s leading returning scorer was Bosgana (6.7) and its leading returning rebounder was Demetre (3.6) … Stanford’s young squad has just one returner that has averaged more than 20 minutes per game in her career (Talana Lepolo) … Stanford’s 2025 recruiting class, featuring three five-star talents and two four-stars, is ranked No. 3 nationally by espnW HoopGurlz.

VS. DUKE: Stanford is 4-2 all-time against Duke and has won three in a row, including last season’s 82-79 overtime victory in Maples Pavilion. Sunday will be the Cardinal’s third game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. In its most recent trip on Dec. 16, 2008, No. 8 Duke beat No. 5 Stanford, 56-52, despite 13 points and four 3-pointers from current Cardinal assistant coach Jeanette Pohlen. Stanford won the teams’ first meeting in Durham on Dec. 20, 1988, 91-76. Sunday will be the Cardinal’s seventh game in the state of North Carolina all-time.

WHERE WE STAND »

• Stanford secured its first road win of the season at Wake Forest on Thursday night, 74-71. It was the Cardinal’s first win in the state of North Carolina since a 78-63 win at NC State on Dec. 3, 1994.
• The Cardinal is 9-1 at home this season, but had been 0-6 away from Maples Pavilion prior to…