Duke Set for Wake Forest Friday, Old Dominion Sunday for Senior Day

Friday, October 11

Durham, N.C.

6:00 PM

Duke University

Wake Forest

Noor van de Laar high-fiving Margaux Paolino against Princeton

Duke Set for Wake Forest Friday, Old Dominion Sunday for Senior Day

10/10/2019 4:19:00 PM | Field Hockey

Game Notes

DURHAM, N.C. – The fourth-ranked Blue Devils are set to take on 20th ranked Wake Forest Friday evening and 22nd-ranked Old Dominion Sunday afternoon for Senior Day at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium. Both contests will be broadcast on ACCNX.

The Blue Devils will search for their first ACC win of the season Friday night against the Demon Deacons.

For the third consecutive weekend, Duke will square off against two top-25 nationally ranked opponents. The Blue Devils are 6-4 against top-25 opposition this year.

No. 4 Duke vs. No. 20 Wake Forest
Friday, 6 p.m. l Durham, N.C. – Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium
ACCNX l Live Stats

Meeting for the fourth time in just two seasons, Wake Forest and Duke last met in the NCAA Championship Second Round on November 11, 2018. Anne Van Hoof lifted the Demon Deacons over Duke with a double overtime goal in the seventh minute, putting Wake Forest into the NCAA Championship Semifinals. Duke is 42-33 all-time against Wake Forest.

Halfway through the season, Wake Forest is 5-6 overall and 0-2 in ACC play and comes in ranked 20th in the most recent Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll. Most recently, the Demon Deacons split last week, losing to ACC foe Louisville 3-0 and defeating Miami (OH) 2-0.

Laia Vancells and Nat Friedman each lead the team in goals with three each. Vancells also leads the Demon Deacons with 10 points on the season, totaling four assists and seven shots on goal. Goalkeeper Isla Bint has recorded 33 saves in 2019, good for third in the ACC, and is tied for third in saves per game with 3.00.

The Blue Devil program is 56-112-2 all-time in regular season ACC contests. Duke went 5-1 in conference play last fall.

No. 4 Duke vs. No. 22 Old Dominion
Sunday, 1 p.m. l Durham, N.C. – Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium
ACCNX l Live Stats

A five goal scoring performance by the Blue Devils led to a 5-1 victory over Old Dominion last season, giving Duke its 11th win of the season and fifth win in a row. Rose Tynan led all scorers with two goals, while Margaux Paolino, Olivia Sahaydak and Erin Scherrer added goals of their own in the victory. Duke is 19-24 all-time against the Monarchs and currently on a six game winning streak.

Old Dominion comes in with an overall record of 6-4 and ranked 22nd in the nation. Rebecca Birch leads the Monarchs in goals scored with six, while Erin Huffman and Riley Taylor have five and three, respectively. ODU split last week, defeating Georgetown 3-0 and falling to 8th ranked Virginia, 3-2 (2OT).

The Monarchs are 1-2 against ACC competition this season, as they have lost to Virginia twice and defeated Penn State, 2-1, on Sept. 13.

Senior Day Sunday

Prior to the game against Old Dominion on Sunday, coach Bustin and the field hockey team will be recognizing all six seniors. Hattie Bevan, Kirby Comizio, Margaux Paolino, Haley Schleicher, Sammi Steele and Jillian Wolgemuth will be recognized for their achievements on the field and in the classroom.

Noting Duke
Tough Stretch Rolls on for Duke
The Blue Devils are set to take on their fifth consecutive and 10th overall ranked opponent of the season Friday night in No. 20 Wake Forest. Duke is 6-3 this fall against ranked foes, with its most recent victory against 15th ranked Stanford on Sept. 29 (1-0). The Blue Devils are 51-25 against ranked foes since 2015.

Career Games for van de Laar & Crouse
Sophomore's Leah Crouse and Noor van de Laar are coming off career games against Princeton last Sunday, each scoring two goals in the contest. Both registered a shot on goal percentage of 100%, as van de Laar had three shots and three shots on goal and Crouse two shots and two shots on target. Crouse is now second on the team and tied for eighth in the ACC with six goals, while van de Laar is tied for fourth on the team with three scores.

Non-Conference Notables
Duke is 8-1 in matchups against non-conference teams. The Blue Devils recently fell to Princeton of the IVY League, 5-4, with their most recent non-conference victory coming against Stanford of the AEC, 1-0, on Sept. 29

Non-Conference Records - 2019
AEC: 2-0 (Cal, Stanford)
Big Ten: 4-0 (Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Penn State)
CAA: 1-0 (William & Mary)
IVY: 0-1 (Princeton)
MAC: 1-0 (Ohio)

Facing the Best of the Best
Of the 11 games played this season, Duke has faced nine nationally ranked opponents, including seven top-15 teams. Welcoming 20th ranked Wake Forest and 22nd ranked Old Dominion, Duke will face its fifth and sixth consecutive ranked opponent, respectively.

National Passion
A number of Blue Devils were in action with USA Field Hockey teams over the summer, highlighted by senior midfielder Margaux Paolino, who claimed Pan American Games bronze with the U.S. women's national team in Lima, Peru. The squad defeated Chile, 5-1, in the bronze medal game. Paolino was also in action with Team USA this summer in International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League play.

In addition to a number of spring USA Field Hockey international tours that featured returning and incoming Blue Devils, Duke also had nine student-athletes selected for June's Young Women's National Championship in Lancaster, Pa. Four Blue Devils advanced with their squads to the tournament's gold medal match. Duke assistant coach Ralph Boersma serves as an assistant coach with the U.S. U-19 team and last month completed an FIH Level 3 coaching course at the site of the Pan American Games in Lima.

For more on Duke's involvement with the USA Field Hockey program, check out the video feature.

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