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Blue Devils Take On Richmond To Open NCAA Tourney
5/11/2005 1:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
May 11, 2005
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The second-ranked Blue Devils secured the No. 2 seed, the highest tourney entrance in school history, after winning the school's first ACC Championship, followed by beating No. 4 Dartmouth, 12-8, Sunday afternoon. The Spiders enter the tournament after winning the Atlantic 10 championship over Duquesne and receiving the conference's automatic bid.
The winner of Thursday's game will face off against the victor of the seventh-seed Penn State vs. North Carolina contest to be played Thursday in State College, Pa.
BLUE DEVILS IN THE TOURNAMENT NCAA Tournament Results DUKE VS. RICHMOND SCOUTING RICHMOND
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2005 NCAA TOURNAMENT
Duke women's lacrosse Head Coach Kerstin Kimel and the Blue Devils head into the NCAA Tournament for the eighth straight year, hosting Atlantic 10 champion Richmond in the first round Thursday, May 12, in Koskinen Stadium at 3:00 p.m.
Duke is 4-7 in NCAA Tournament action over the last seven years with one trip to the final four in 1999, where it lost to conference foe Virginia in the semifinal round. The Blue Devils hold a 4-2 record when hosting the first round contest with the two losses coming in the past two seasons.
1998 at Temple L, 17-11
1999 James Madison W, 1-10
vs. Virginia L, 8-9
2000 Dartmouth W, 11-8
Princeton L, 9-8 (3OT)
2001 Temple W, 17-3
Loyola L, 6-7
2002 Vanderbilt W, 10-5
Georgetown L, 4-11
2003 Ohio State L, 7-10
2004 Georgetown L, 13-12 (OT)
Though this is the first meeting between the two schools in postseason action, the programs are well acquainted. Duke holds a 4-1 advantage in the all-time series, including an 18-6 win earlier this season in Durham. The Blue Devils, who have now won four-straight games versus the Spiders, were led by Katie Chrest, Kristen Waagbo, Rachel Sanford and Leigh Jester, who each scored three goals in the win on March 6. Duke built up a 10-4 halftime lead in the game before jumping out to a 10-goal advantage early in the second period to cruise to the win.
After starting out the year 2-7, the Spiders come into the first NCAA Tournament in school history with a seven-game win streak and an Atlantic 10 Championship in tow. Caroline McGuire leads the team in almost every aspect of the game, including goals (42), shots (105), game-winning goals (6), ground balls (48), draw controls (33) and caused turnovers (32). In goal, Jackie Swansburg has recorded seven 10+ save performances, including a season-high 12 against Virginia and La Salle.
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