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5/12/2000 1:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
May 14, 2000 - 1:00 PM
No. 7 Duke (11-5) at No. 2 Princeton
Princeton, N.J. - Class of 1952 Stadium (Turf)
May 14, 2000 - 1:00 PM
No. 7 Duke (11-5) at No. 2 Princeton
Princeton, N.J. - Class of 1952 Stadium (Turf)
The Duke University women's lacrosse team, ranked seventh nationally, will travel to No. 2 Princeton (13-3) on May 14 to battle for a shot at its second straight NCAA Final Four. The match will take place at 1:00 PM at the Class of 1952 Stadium on the campus of Princeton University.
Duke advanced to the quarterfinals with a 7-6 victory over No. 10 Dartmouth on Thursday in Durham, N.C. It improved Duke's home NCAA Tournament record to 2-0. Both Duke and Princeton have already met once this season with Princeton winning 11-10 in Princeton, N.J. The loss for Duke was the only loss on the road for the Blue Devils this season. Duke did fall to North Carolina at the ACC Tournament, but it was at a neutral site. The winner of the Duke/Princeton match will advance to the NCAA Final Four held at The College of New Jersey on May 19 & 21.
DUKE IN THE NCAAS
The Blue Devils are making their third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament and its third overall appearance since
Duke began women's lacrosse in 1996. In Duke's first trip in 1997, the Blue Devils lost in the first round to
Temple (17-11). Last year Duke received a bye in the first round and then defeated James Madison (11-10) to
advance to the Final Four. Virginia defeated the Blue Devils 9-8 to knock Duke out in the semifinals.
Overall Duke is 2-2 in NCAA Tournament play, after defeating Dartmouth Thursday.
DUKE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Appearances: 3 Record: 2-2 (.500)
1998
Temple def. Duke 17-11
in Philadelphia, Pa. (First Round)
1999
Duke def. James Madison 11-10
in Durham, N.C. (Final Eight)
Virginia def. Duke 9-8
in Baltimore, Md. (Final Four)
2000
Duke def. Dartmouth 7-6
in Durham, N.C. (First Round)
ABOUT THE BLUE DEVILS
The Duke women's lacrosse team is once again having an excellent season and enters the quarterfinals of the 2000
NCAA Tournament with an 11-5 mark.
Last season was a breakout year for the Blue Devils as they advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in school history and set a school record with 13 victories. In 2000 the Blue Devils have not let down winning 11 matches and knocking off eight ranked opponents (No. 23 Virginia Tech, No. 18 Vanderbilt, No. 6 Georgetown, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 20 William & Mary, No. 14 Yale, and No. 2 Dartmouth twice).
Duke began the season winning seven of its first nine matches and were ranked #3 in the nation, but then lost to #8 Virginia (10-8), #6 North Carolina (7-6), and #7 James Madison (16-14) down the stretch. The Blue Devils rebounded to defeat #2 Dartmouth 11-8 to conclude the regular season.
SCOUTING PRINCETON
Princeton received a bye in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and are the No. 2 seed, while also being
ranked No. 2 in the nation.
The Tigers head into NCAA play losing two of their last three matches. Princeton lost to No. 9 Dartmouth (16-13 in OT) and No. 1 Maryland (14-6), before downing Brown 10-9 to conclude the regular season. This marks the 10th overall appearance in the NCAA tournament and eighth trip in the last nine years for Princeton. The Tigers own an 11-8 record in nine previous tournament appearances dating back to 1983.
Princeton boasts four players who have scored over 35 goals this season. Kim Smith (50), Lauren Simone (45), Julie Shaner (38), and Charlotte Kenworthy are the keys to the Tigers 12.44 goals per game average.
THE SERIES WITH PRINCETON
Duke and Princeton have met only three times since Duke began its women's lacrosse program in 1996. Princeton
leads the series 2-1 with both victories coming in Princeton, N.J. The first meeting came back 1998 with the
Tigers winning 16-12 at Princeton, but Duke rebounded the next year to win 11-8 in Durham, N.C. Princeton
came back this season and won 11-10 and knocked off the then No. 2 ranked Blue Devils.
Duke is winless in matches played at Princeton.
LAST TIME OUT...
The No. 7 ranked Duke women's lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA Tournament elite eight on Thursday
afternoon with a 7-6 victory over No. 10 ranked Dartmouth College in Durham, N.C.
Duke got on the board first less than two minutes into play as senior, Tricia Martin, found the back of the net. Dartmouth came back to even the match as Suzy Gibbons scored for The Big Green.
Junior Courtney Rodgers (Potomac, Md.) added another goal for Duke at the 21:02 mark (assist by Claire Sullivan), but Dartmouth went on a 3-0 run with goals by Jacque Weitzel, Kerry Lenehan, and Liz Merritt to put The Big Green up 4-2.
The Blue Devils did not let up as Kate Kaiser scored to ignite a four-goal rally for Duke to close out the first half. Adding goals for the Blue Devils were, Claire Finn (Newton, Ma.), Kate Soulier (Chadds Ford, Pa.), and Lauren Gallagher. Duke led 6-4 at the break.
Dartmouth came out in the second half as Lenehan netted her second goal of the match to cut the Blue Devil lead to 6-5 at the 24:14 mark. The Big Green connected again six minutes later to even the match off Weitzel's second goal on the day. Duke would not let down as Finn found the back of the net at the 13:49 mark, which proved to be the match-winning goal. With 12 seconds remaining in the match, Dartmouth's Alison Moulin had a free-position-shot to tie the match, but Duke's Shannon Chaney saved the shot to secure the win for the Blue Devils.
For the match Duke held Dartmouth to a season low six goals and it marks the lowest scoring output in the last 23 matches for The Big Green. Chaney was very impressive in goal for Duke recording eight saves on the afternoon.
The Blue Devils took 28 shots and The Big Green took 22. Dartmouth's Weitzel, the leading goal scorer in the nation (4.33), was held to two goals on the day.
The Blue Devils are now undefeated in NCAA Tournament matches played at Koskinen Stadium. Last season Duke won 11-10 over James Madison to advance to the Final Four.
EARLIER THIS SEASON VS. PRINCETON...
On March 15, 2000, the Blue Devils traveled to Princeton, N.J. and came away one goal short of defeating the
No. 9 ranked Tigers. Duke entered the match ranked No. 2 in the nation, but fell 11-10.
In the match Kim Smith led the Tigers with four goals. Duke rallied at the end scoring three goals in the finals six minutes, but key saves by Princeton goalie Laura Field preserved the win.
Princeton led 5-4 at the break, but Duke came out and evened the score at 5-5 just 32 seconds into the second half. The Blue Devils ended up taking a 7-6 lead with 22:38 remaining, but the Tigers came back and scored five unanswered goals to notch the victory.
Scoring for Duke were Tricia Martin (3), Kate Kaiser (3), Kate Soulier (2), Kelly Dirks, and Lauren Gallagher. Duke outshot Princeton 34-25 for the match.
NOTING THE BLUE DEVILS
Depending on how far the Blue Devils advance in the NCAA Tournament, Duke could break the school record
for most goals scored in a season (210). The Blue Devils have scored 196 goals in 16 matches and need 14 more
to tie the record. Duke's 12.6 goals per game ranks second in the ACC.
Duke's Kate Kaiser ranks third (2.53) in the ACC in goals per game and Tricia Martin ranks fourth (2.20). Kate Soulier ranks fifth in the ACC in assists per game (1.27). Claire Sullivan ranks fourth in ground balls (3.07). Senior goalkeeper Shannon Chaney ranks third in save percentage (.526) and third in goals against average (8.59) (all numbers before the Dartmouth match).
Junior Kate Soulier (Chadds Ford, Pa.) has been on a roll the past three matches scoring six goals and assisting on four others. For the season she has notched 21 goals and leads the Blue Devils with 19 assists. She ranks third on the squad with 40 points.
Head Coach Kerstin Kimel needs one more victory to notch 50 for her career. She is currently at 49-45 in her six years as head coach.
Three Blue Devils were just named to the 2000 South Region All-America team on Friday. Martin and Kaiser were each named to the first team, while freshman Meghan Walters was selected to the second team. For the third year in a row, Duke has recorded 10 or more victories.
IN THE RANKINGS
Duke has been ranked no lower than No. 8 this season with most of the season being ranked No. 2-4. Currently,
Duke is ranked No. 7.
The ACC continues to dominate the rankings with Maryland (No.1), North Carolina (No. 4), and Virginia (No.
6).
KAISER ON FIRE
Duke sophomore midfielder Kate Kaiser (Cockeysville, Md.) has been on fire the last six matches. She has
scored a total of 18 goals in those six matches and assisted on two others.
She scored a career-high five goals in the 17-4 victory over No. 14 Yale and scored four goals, all which came in the first half, in the 16-14 loss to James Madison.
On the season she has scored a goal in all 16 matches, which ties Duke's season record. Going back to last year, she has scored a goal in 23 straight matches. Senior Tricia Martin holds the Duke record with 26 straight matches scoring a goal. Kaiser was selected to the All-ACC team in 2000 and leads Duke with 39 goals and 44 points. Her 39 goals and 44 points are the third-best season totals at Duke.
HEAD COACH KERSTIN KIMEL
Named the ACC Coach of the Year in 1998 and Co-ACC Coach of the Year in 2000, Kerstin Kimel is
currently in her fifth year at the helm of the Blue Devil program and her sixth as a collegiate head coach. She owns
a 45-37 record during her Duke career and a 49-45 mark overall.
After beginning the Duke program in 1996 and recording 11 wins in the first two seasons, Kimel has sparked the Blue Devils to 34 victories over the last three seasons and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. Her 1999 squad advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in the school history. So far this season in 2000 Duke has been ranked no lower than No. 8 with a 10-5 record. Prior to joining the Duke staff, Kimel served as the head coach at Davidson for one season.
A native of Havertown, Pa., Kimel was a two-time All-America at Maryland and led the Terrapins to four consecutive Final Four appearances as well as the 1992 NCAA National Championship. A 1992 NCAA All-Tournament Team selection, she was named the 1993 National Defensive Player of the Year. She graduated from Maryland in 1993.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
Duke has once again scheduled the highest competition in their 2000 slate. So far this season the Blue Devils have
faced eight top 10 opponents and 13 ranked opponents.
Some of the opponents Duke has faced are No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 Dartmouth, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 6 Georgetown, No. 7 James Madison, No. 8 Virginia, No. 10 Dartmouth, No. 11 Princeton (now No. 2), and No. 14 Yale.
HIGH SCORING DEVILS
After 16 matches, the Blue Devils have seven players who have scored 13 or more goals. Kate Kaiser leads the
team with 39, Tricia Martin is second with 34, Kelly Dirks third with 27, Lauren Gallagher (21), Kate Soulier
(21), Courtney Rodgers (14), and Claire Finn (13).
As a team Duke has outscored opponents 196-125 and is averaging 12.3 goals per match this season. Duke has scored 116 goals in the first half and 80 goals in the second.
Duke has scored 10 or more goals 12 of the 16 matches played.
SECOND HALF FALLOUT
So far this season the Blue Devils have lost five matches by a total of 10 goals. In every match Duke has lost, it
has been winning in the second half. In the Maryland match Duke led 8-4 at the half and led by one goal with
18:56 remaining and lost 14-10. In the other four losses it was the same result as Princeton was down 7-6 to
Duke with 20 minutes remaining and came back to win 11-10, Virginia was down 8-5 with 16:21 left and won
10-8, North Carolina trailed 6-3 in the ACC Tournament and came back to win 7-6, and finally Duke led 12-10
over James Madison with 22:18 left and lost 16-14.
In the five losses opponents have outscored Duke 34-17 in the second half.
FRESHMEN MAKING IMPACT
The Blue Devils have welcomed two freshmen to the lineup this season with open arms. Lauren Gallagher (West
Chester, PA) and Meghan Walters (Wyndmoor, PA) have each seen action in all 16 matches this season with
Gallagher starting all 16 and Walters starting 11.
Gallagher has been huge on the offensive end scoring 21 goals and assisting on 11 for 32 points. She has taken 63 shots and played in 759.62 minutes.
Walters is Duke's defensive stopper and each and every match is teamed up against the opponent's top scorer. She held Maryland's Jen Adams to three goals and two assists, held North Carolina's Kellie Thompson to no goals and no assists, held Virginia's Jamie Haas to no goals and no assists, and held the nations leading scorer, Jamie Weitzel of Dartmouth, to three goals in two matches.
ALL-ACC BLUE DEVILS
Three Duke University women's lacrosse players and head coach Kerstin Kimel were honored at the Atlantic
Coast Conference Championship.
Tricia Martin (Huntington, N.Y.), Kate Kaiser (Cockeysville, Md.), and Shannon Chaney (Oklahoma City, Ok.) were each named to the All-ACC team, while head coach Kerstin Kimel was selected Co-Coach of the Year with Maryland's Cindy Timchal. The awards were voted on by the four ACC head coaches.
Martin, a senior attacker, was selected All-ACC for the third straight year and ranks third in the ACC with 2.58 goals per game. She leads Duke with 31 goals and 39 points on the season.
Kaiser, a sophomore midfielder, makes the list for the first time after being named ACC Rookie of the Year last season. She has tallied 31 goals and four assists for 35 points on the season.
Chaney, a senior goalkeeper, is the first Duke goalkeeper named to the All-ACC team after posting a 8.30 goals against average this season. She was selected ACC Player of the Week earlier this season after posting victories over North Carolina and William & Mary.
It marks the second time Kimel has received Coach of the Year honor as she was also selected in 1998. By having three players named to the All-ACC team it marks the first time ever Duke has received more than one player selected to the team.
IRON DUKES
So far this season eight Duke players have started all 16 matches. Tricia Martin, Kelly Dirks, Kate Kaiser, Lauren
Gallagher, Courtney Rogers, Claire Sullivan, Amy Noble, and Emily Hickman.
DIARY ON THE WEB
Senior defenseman Emily Hickman (Baltimore, Md.) is writing a diary on the web. Each week you can get her
perspective on the NCAA Tournament, past results, and up close information on one of Duke's captains.
CHANEY NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Duke women's lacrosse goalie Shannon Chaney (Oklahoma City, OK) was named ACC Player of the Week on
Monday April 3, after leading Duke to two road victories on the week.
The senior native of Oklahoma City, Okla. came up huge on March 29 as No. 3 Duke knocked off No. 5 North Carolina in Chapel Hill for the first time. In the match she recorded 12 saves and allowed only seven goals in 60 minutes, for a .632 save percentage, as she held North Carolina to three-fewer goals than its season average in the 8-7 win.
Chaney followed up the UNC win with another solid 30 minutes in net against 20th-ranked William & Mary on April 1 as she posted seven saves, allowed four goals, and recorded one forced turnover in the contest. Duke ended the match with an 18-9 victory over the Tribe. For the week Chaney recorded 19 saves and allowed only 11 goals for an impressive .633 save percentage and a 7.33 goals against average.
MARTIN NAMED DIVISION I PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Duke women's lacrosse senior forward Tricia Martin (Huntington, NY) was named Warrior/Inside Lacrosse
Women's Division I Player of the Week on March 27.
Martin, a native of Huntington, N.Y., tallied seven goals and two assists in leading Duke to a pair of victories over nationally ranked opponents. On Wednesday she scored two goals and assisted on two others as Duke defeated No. 18 Vanderbilt (13-7).
Then, on Saturday she scored five goals against No. 6 Georgetown as Duke came away with a 13-9 victory. Two of the goals against Georgetown came in the final three minutes of the first half, which gave Duke a 6-4 halftime lead.
THE CAPTAINS
The captains for the 2000 Duke women's lacrosse squad are Katie Regan, Kate Soulier, Tricia Martin, and Emily
Hickman.
DUKE IN THE NCAA STATISTICS SCORING OFFENSE 14. Duke 12.60 SCORING DEFENSE 13. Duke 7.93 SCORING MARGIN 10. Duke 4.67 WINNING PERCENTAGE T17. Duke .667 DUKE IN THE ACC STATISTICS GOALS 3. Kate Kaiser 2.53 4. Tricia Martin 2.20 ASSISTS 5. Kate Soulier 1.27 SAVE PERCENTAGE 3. Shannon Chaney .526 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 4. Shannon Chaney 8.59 TEAM SCORING 2. Duke 12.60 TEAM DEFENSE 3. Duke 7.93 * All stats above are prior to Dartmouth match DUKE CAREER CHART UPDATES GOALS 1. Tricia Martin (1997-pre) 158 2. Meghan McLaughlin (1996-99) 61 3. Kate Soulier (1998-pre) 68 4. Kate Kaiser (1999-pre) 64 5. Kelly Dirks (1999-pre) 63 6. Courtney Rodgers (1998-pre) 54 ASSISTS 1. Tricia Martin (1997-pre) 75 2. Kate Soulier (1998-pre) 53 3. Courtney Rodgers (1998-pre) 24 4. Kendra Basner (1996-99) 18 5. Kelly Dirks (1999-pre) 15 POINTS 1. Tricia Martin (1997-pre) 233 2. Kate Soulier (1998-pre) 121 3. Kelly Dirks (1999-pre) 78 4. Courtney Rodgers (1998-pre) 78 5. Meghan McLaughlin (1996-99) 75 SHOTS 1. Tricia Martin (1997-pre) 372 2. Meghan McLaughlin (1996-99) 174 3. Kate Soulier (1998-pre) 172 4. Kelly Dirks (1999-pre) 153 5. Courtney Rodgers (1998-pre) 150
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