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Thursday, March 10
Durham, N.C.
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Duke University
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No. 7 Duke Welcomes Pittsburgh, Penn
3/9/2022 2:05:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
DURHAM – The No. 7 Duke women's lacrosse team (6-1, 0-1 ACC)) will welcome Pittsburgh (3-3, 0-2 ACC) and Penn (1-3, 0-1 Ivy League) to Koskinen Stadium for two contests this week. The Blue Devils and Panthers square off Thursday at 6 p.m., on ACCN before a noon tilt against the Quakers on Sunday.
OPENING DRAW
Duke and Pittsburgh meet for the first time in program history. The Panthers are in their first season of women's lacrosse. The Quakers hold a narrow 6-5 lead in the all-time series and are meeting for the 12th time in program history. Duke suffered its first loss of the 2022 season last weekend at No. 3 Syracuse. Its 21.00 goals per game and 31.43 points per game rank first nationally.
A LOOK BACK
The seventh-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team came up short Sunday at third-ranked Syracuse, falling 18-16 in its ACC opener at the Carrier Dome. With the setback, the Blue Devils dropped their first contest this season, while the Orange improved to 5-1. Graduate student Catriona Barry led the way for Duke with eight points from four goals and four dimes. Sophomore Katie DeSimone added six points (one goal, five assists) in the contest. In goal for Duke was senior Sophia LeRose with 11 saves. Duke's offense was led once again by Barry with eight points off of four goals and four assists. She has tallied at least five points in every game this season and now owns 49 points.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
In Pittsburgh's first season with women's lacrosse, the Panthers are 3-3 overall and 0-2 in conference play so far. Thursday marks the second ranked opponent for the Panthers this year, after dropping a 15-5 contest vs. No. 2 North Carolina (2/24/22). The Panthers are led by graduate student transfer Paige Petty with 22 points (18G, 4A). She was named to the 2022 Tewaaraton Award Watch List in February and has scored a point in each contest. In goal for the Panthers has been Paulina DiFatta, who transferred from Elon where she had a highly successful two years. She owns a .455 save percentage and a 9.89 GAA with over 350 minutes in the cage. Pittsburgh is led by Emily Boissonneault in her first season as a head coach. She spent the last four seasons at James Madison where she helped guide the Dukes to three Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Conference Championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2018 National Championship.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE QUAKERS
The Quakers hold a narrow 6-5 lead in the all-time series and are meeting for the 12th time in program history. Penn is back in action in 2022 with a full slate after having the 2021 season cut extremely short due to COVID. This season, the Quakers are 1-3 (0-1 Ivy League) and Sunday will be the third ranked opponent for Penn this season. Penn dropped narrow contests to No. 24 Johns Hopkins (8-10) and No. 9 Loyla [Md.] (10-12). Penn is led offensively by Niki Miles (9pts.), Aly Feeley (7pts.) and Kaitlyn Cumiskey (7pts.). Defensively, Cumiskey owns 10 caused turnovers and three different players have tallied 10+ draw controls. Penn is splitting time between two different goalkeepers this season: Krissy Kowalski and Kelly Van Hoesen. They own a combined GAA of 8.75 and a .527 save percentage, which ranks 15th in the nation.
FAST & FURIOUS
Through seven games, Duke has tallied a whopping 147 goals and 74 assists for 221 points. Its 21.00 goals per game and 31.43 points per game rank first nationally. Duke has proven to score fast and furiously this early season and received goal contributions from 21 different players. Not only are they scoring in bunches, the Blue Devils are also sharing the ball well with 74 assists on 147 goals, led by Catriona Barry (15) and Katie DeSimone (13).
BUSY MARCH
Duke is set for a busy month with seven games in March and will face three ranked opponents. The Blue Devils dropped a narrow 16-18 contest at No. 3 Syracuse over the weekend, their first loss of the 2022 season. Duke is set to face Pittsburgh (March 10), No. 24 Penn (March 13), Louisville (March 17), Davidson (March 20), No. 16 Notre Dame (March 26) and Liberty (March 29) in the month of March.
BARRY & DESO ARE VIBIN'
Graduate student Catriona Barry and sophomore Katie DeSimone have combined for an outstanding 88 points in seven games. No other duo in Division I has accomplished that this season. They have also notched more points than over 70 Division I programs. Barry owns 34 goals and 15 assists for 49 points while DeSimone has 26 goals and 13 assists for 39 points. Last season, Barry tallied 35 points to DeSimone's 37.
UP NEXT
Looking ahead, Duke welcomes Louisville (March 17) and Davidson (March 20) to Durham. Thursday's contest against the Cardinals will be broadcast on ACCN before Sunday's 2 p.m., opening draw against the Wildcats.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX.
#GoDuke
OPENING DRAW
Duke and Pittsburgh meet for the first time in program history. The Panthers are in their first season of women's lacrosse. The Quakers hold a narrow 6-5 lead in the all-time series and are meeting for the 12th time in program history. Duke suffered its first loss of the 2022 season last weekend at No. 3 Syracuse. Its 21.00 goals per game and 31.43 points per game rank first nationally.
A LOOK BACK
The seventh-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team came up short Sunday at third-ranked Syracuse, falling 18-16 in its ACC opener at the Carrier Dome. With the setback, the Blue Devils dropped their first contest this season, while the Orange improved to 5-1. Graduate student Catriona Barry led the way for Duke with eight points from four goals and four dimes. Sophomore Katie DeSimone added six points (one goal, five assists) in the contest. In goal for Duke was senior Sophia LeRose with 11 saves. Duke's offense was led once again by Barry with eight points off of four goals and four assists. She has tallied at least five points in every game this season and now owns 49 points.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
In Pittsburgh's first season with women's lacrosse, the Panthers are 3-3 overall and 0-2 in conference play so far. Thursday marks the second ranked opponent for the Panthers this year, after dropping a 15-5 contest vs. No. 2 North Carolina (2/24/22). The Panthers are led by graduate student transfer Paige Petty with 22 points (18G, 4A). She was named to the 2022 Tewaaraton Award Watch List in February and has scored a point in each contest. In goal for the Panthers has been Paulina DiFatta, who transferred from Elon where she had a highly successful two years. She owns a .455 save percentage and a 9.89 GAA with over 350 minutes in the cage. Pittsburgh is led by Emily Boissonneault in her first season as a head coach. She spent the last four seasons at James Madison where she helped guide the Dukes to three Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Conference Championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2018 National Championship.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE QUAKERS
The Quakers hold a narrow 6-5 lead in the all-time series and are meeting for the 12th time in program history. Penn is back in action in 2022 with a full slate after having the 2021 season cut extremely short due to COVID. This season, the Quakers are 1-3 (0-1 Ivy League) and Sunday will be the third ranked opponent for Penn this season. Penn dropped narrow contests to No. 24 Johns Hopkins (8-10) and No. 9 Loyla [Md.] (10-12). Penn is led offensively by Niki Miles (9pts.), Aly Feeley (7pts.) and Kaitlyn Cumiskey (7pts.). Defensively, Cumiskey owns 10 caused turnovers and three different players have tallied 10+ draw controls. Penn is splitting time between two different goalkeepers this season: Krissy Kowalski and Kelly Van Hoesen. They own a combined GAA of 8.75 and a .527 save percentage, which ranks 15th in the nation.
FAST & FURIOUS
Through seven games, Duke has tallied a whopping 147 goals and 74 assists for 221 points. Its 21.00 goals per game and 31.43 points per game rank first nationally. Duke has proven to score fast and furiously this early season and received goal contributions from 21 different players. Not only are they scoring in bunches, the Blue Devils are also sharing the ball well with 74 assists on 147 goals, led by Catriona Barry (15) and Katie DeSimone (13).
BUSY MARCH
Duke is set for a busy month with seven games in March and will face three ranked opponents. The Blue Devils dropped a narrow 16-18 contest at No. 3 Syracuse over the weekend, their first loss of the 2022 season. Duke is set to face Pittsburgh (March 10), No. 24 Penn (March 13), Louisville (March 17), Davidson (March 20), No. 16 Notre Dame (March 26) and Liberty (March 29) in the month of March.
BARRY & DESO ARE VIBIN'
Graduate student Catriona Barry and sophomore Katie DeSimone have combined for an outstanding 88 points in seven games. No other duo in Division I has accomplished that this season. They have also notched more points than over 70 Division I programs. Barry owns 34 goals and 15 assists for 49 points while DeSimone has 26 goals and 13 assists for 39 points. Last season, Barry tallied 35 points to DeSimone's 37.
UP NEXT
Looking ahead, Duke welcomes Louisville (March 17) and Davidson (March 20) to Durham. Thursday's contest against the Cardinals will be broadcast on ACCN before Sunday's 2 p.m., opening draw against the Wildcats.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX.
#GoDuke
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