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3/11/2016 10:24:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse, Athletics
| SATURDAY, MARCH 12: #15 DUKE vs. #5 LOUISVILLE |
| Time | Location | Links |
| 1:00 p.m. | Koskinen Stadium l Durham, N.C. | BDN+ l Live Stats l Twitter |
DURHAM, N.C. – Following a one-goal loss to Georgetown Wednesday, 15th-ranked Duke looks to rebound Saturday against No. 5 Louisville. The 1 p.m. ACC matchup will be streamed on Blue Devil Network Plus.
Saturday's Promotions
Early arriving fans will have the chance to pick up Duke Lacrosse items on their way into Koskinen Stadium Saturday … Duke foam pitchforks will be handed out at the Marketing Table as well as women's lacrosse schedule keychains … During the game, fans should be on the lookout for t-shirts falling from the sky after every Duke goal.
Quick Hitters
- The Cardinals boast an unbeaten ledger coming into the contest and are out to the best start in program history at 7-0.
- Duke will face a top-five opponent for the second time this spring after surrendering an 11-8 decision to No. 5 Northwestern Feb. 7.
- The Blue Devils and the Cardinals squared off twice in 2015, with Duke winning the regular season matchup and an ACC quarterfinal meeting.
- Duke is 2-3 this season in Koskinen Stadium.
By the Numbers
503 - Career saves recorded by senior Kelsey Duryea, who became the third goalkeeper in Duke history to top the 500-saves mark for her career this week
1 - Duryea's rank in career saves among all active Div. I goalkeepers
4 - Hat tricks posted this season by sophomore Kyra Harney following a three-goal performance against Georgetown Wednesday
1 - Duke's ACC rank in free position percentage (.489)
20 - Years of Duke women's lacrosse being celebrated this season, using the hashtag #DukeWLAX20th
Duryea Tops 500 Career Saves
Kelsey Duryea made seven stops Wednesday against Georgetown to surpass 500 saves for her career ... She became only the third goalkeeper in Duke history to top the 500-save mark ... The Beverly, Mass., native notched eight stops against Southern California (2/20) to move into third on Duke's career list, surpassing Kim Imbesi (467) ... Duryea also ranks among the top 10 players in program history in career ground balls (9th, 152) ... She currently leads all active NCAA Div. I goalkeepers in career saves and is fourth among all active players in career ground balls.
Duke Career Saves List
| 1. Megan Huether | 2003-06 | 646 |
| 2. Shannon Chaney | 1997-00 | 568 |
| 3. Kelsey Duryea | 2013-Pres | 503 |
Harney Headlining Young Attack
After starting amongst a mostly veteran attack last season, sophomore Kyra Harney leads a youthful unit this spring ... She paces the squad in goals (22), points (31) and hat tricks (4) and ranks second behind senior Kelci Smesko in assists ... Harney and Smesko rank among the ACC leaders in several offensive categories, while Harney is closing in on the 100-point mark for her career in just her second season.
Duke When Winning the Draw
The Blue Devils are 4-1 this spring when winning the draw ... Duke took the category by a 12-9 margin Wednesday but ultimately fell to Georgetown, 10-9 ... Freshman Olivia Jenner has spearheaded Duke's effort, leading the team in draws in all but one contest ... Jenner won a season-high 13 at Navy (2/12) ... The Blue Devils overwhelmed the Mids at the draw in that game, taking the category by a 23-6 margin ... The 23 draw controls were the program's most since winning 24 against Richmond Feb. 18, 2011 ... Jenner owns 44 draws for the spring, ranking her second in Duke's freshman record book.
Duke Freshman Single Season Draw Controls
| 1. Emma Hamm | 2008 | 51 |
| 3. Olivia Jenner | 2016 | 44 |
Blue Devils in the Conference Landscape
Senior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea continues to lead the ACC in saves per game (8.88) after combining for 19 stops in her last two outings ... She ranks top 10 nationally in save percentage (7th, .542) ... Sophomore Kyra Harney (3.88) and senior Kelci Smesko (3.38) are fourth and ninth in the league, respectively, in points per game while Harney is fifth in goals per game (2.75) ... Freshman Olivia Jenner ranks fourth in the ACC and 10th in the country with an average of 5.50 draw controls per outing ... As a team, Duke paces the conference at the eight-meter mark (.489) and ranks top 30 nationally in that category as well as in goals against average (21st, 7.75) and scoring margin (21st, 3.63).
Louisville Series History
Duke and the Cardinals will clash for just the fourth time in program history and third since Louisville joined the ACC ... The teams faced off twice last spring, with the Blue Devils gutting out a 10-8 victory in a back-and-forth contest in Louisville during the regular season ... Kyra Harney contributed multiple tallies in that win and midfielder Maddie Crutchfield notched two caused turnovers, including a crucial one in the final minute of regulation ... The teams met again in the ACC quarterfinals, where Duke collected a 14-7 victory behind hat tricks from Maddy Acton and Kerrin Maurer.
Scouting the Cardinals
Unbeaten Louisville (7-0, 2-0 ACC) climbed to No. 5 in the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse polls this week for its highest national ranking in program history ... The Cardinals are also out to the best start in school history after dispatching a pair of top-10 teams last week in No. 10 Northwestern and No. 4 Notre Dame ... The squad currently leads the ACC and ranks third nationally in goals against average, allowing just 5.43 goals per game ... Brittany Read paces all conference goalkeepers with a .616 save percentage and a 5.32 goals against average ... Louisville has also excelled at the draw behind Kaylin Morissette, who is ninth in the country with 9.57 draws per outing ... Morissette leads the team with 26 points (17g, 9a) while Cortnee Daley is second with 22 points.
Duke vs. the ACC
The Blue Devils opened ACC play last weekend with a 13-4 road victory at Virginia Tech ... The program is 48-35 historically in regular season conference action.
Duke Celebrates 20 Years of Women's Lacrosse
Duke women's lacrosse commemorated the 20th year of the program in October, welcoming over 80 alumnae back to Durham ... The weekend was highlighted by a formal gala at the Washington Duke Inn ... Blue Devil alumnae will be recognized at halftime of the team's March 26 game against Virginia at Koskinen Stadium ... The celebration of 20 years of the Duke program continues all season under the hashtag #DukeWLAX20th.
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