Behind blistering shooting, Duke punched its ticket to the Sweet 16 for the 14th time in 15 years.

Sophomore Haley Peters scored a career-high 25 points and five Blue Devils finished in double digits as No. 2 seed and sixth-ranked Duke blasted No. 7 seed Vanderbilt for an 96-80 victory on Tuesday night in the second round of the Fresno Region of the NCAA Women’s Tournament.

“They were all in and all ready to go,” Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “This team is going to Fresno, they deserve to go to Fresno and we’ve got to keep it going.”

Duke will play either No. 3 seed St. John’s or sixth seed Oklahoma in a regional semifinal on Saturday. Find a full game story here.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt officials say the ACC has filed a formal complaint for one of its members with the Southeastern Conference involving the Commodores' football team.

Vice chancellor David Williams said in a statement Wednesday that the SEC informed Vanderbilt of the complaint.

"We are complying with SEC and Vanderbilt procedures and are conducting an investigation on the matter," Williams said.

RALEIGH – N.C. State women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper grew up a Vanderbilt football fan. Her mother lives in Tennessee and still roots for the Commodores.

But State’s coach put childhood allegiances aside on Sunday as her team knocked off No. 20 Vanderbilt with a 66-59 victory at Reynolds Coliseum. 

“Merry Christmas,” Harper said to the announced crowd of 2,132 after the Wolfpack (7-3) escaped with an upset win over the previously undefeated Commodores (10-1).

Hot North Carolina pitching will face equally hot Vanderbilt hitting in the opening College World Series game for the two teams this weekend.

The Tar Heels (50-14) have been led by pitchers Patrick Johnson (13-1) and Kent Emanuel (8-1) through Regional and Super Regional play.

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RALEIGH - Top-seeded Maryland moves on in the NCAA Tournament, advancing with a 78-74 come-from-behind victory over Vanderbilit in the Raleigh regional round of 16 game at the RBC Center.

The Terrapins, who trailed by 17 points in the first half, needed a career-high 42 point performance from senior Marissa Coleman. She was the difference.

Coleman, the ACC Tournament MVP, scored 23 of her 42 points in the second half and made the go-head jump shot for the Terps with the game tied at 74-74 with about 40 seconds remaining.

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NASHVILLE — Duke had to dodge several ghosts of seasons past while playing Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday.

Missed field goals. Turnovers. A soul-killing big pass play just when you think you’ve got a handle on a game.

The Blue Devils flinched over and over but sophomore defensive back Chris Rwabukamba intercepted a late pass to help Duke work out a tough 10-7 non-conference victory over Vanderbilt.

Duke (4-3), needing two wins to earn a trip to a bowl, plays Wake Forest, which lost to Miami on Saturday, in Winston-Salem next weekend.

Duke will be down two receivers against Vanderbilt on Saturday but receiver Johnny Williams is expected to return.

Williams missed the Miami game with a dental abscess. Duke will need freshman because Raphael Chestnut and Austin Kelly are out. Williams and freshman Donovan Varner will start in their stead.