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No. 21 Duke Travels to No. 15 Navy Sunday
2/15/2020 12:17:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke women's lacrosse team hits the road for the first time this season on Sunday, Feb. 16, as the Blue Devils travel to Annapolis, Md., to face No. 15 Navy. Opening draw is slated for noon and the game will be broadcast online on the Patriot League Network with Joe Miller on the call.
The Blue Devils most recently topped Wofford on Thursday, Feb. 13, by a 20-5 margin. Veronica Hineman and Catriona Barry led Duke with four goals each while Caroline DeBellis tacked on three assists. Duke scored 20+ goals for the third consecutive game for the first time in school history.
No. 21 Duke at No. 15 Navy
Sunday, 12 p.m. | Annapolis, Md. – Navy - Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Patriot League Network | Live Stats
Duke faces Navy for the sixth time in school history Sunday at noon. It is the first meeting between the Blue Devils and the Mids since 2017 and the first meeting in Annapolis, Md., since 2016.
Navy are two games in to the 2020 season with an overtime loss to No. 8 Virginia and a win over Saint Jospeh's. The Mids are ranked 15th in the IWLCA poll and 13th in the Inside Lacrosse Media poll. The Mids are led by Kelly Larkin and Nicole Victory with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Duke is 13-4 all-time versus Patriot League opponents. In its most recent meeting, Duke topped Boston University, 21-13, at home on March 4, 2018.
Noting Duke:
Duke in the Polls
Duke begins the season ranked No. 21 in the Preseason Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Poll, the same ranking the club finished with last season in the final IWLCA 2019 Poll. The Blue Devils jumped up to the 18th spot in the most recent Inside Lacrosse Media Poll after beginning the season at No. 20.
Business is Booming
The Duke offense has quickly jumped out to establish themselves as one of the top Division I teams in several statistical categories. The Blue Devils are third in the country for scoring offense (20.67 goals per game), shots per game (41.67) and shots on goal per game (32.00). Duke leads the ACC in all three categories. The Blue Devils have scored 20+ goals in all three games this season. It is the first time in school history that Duke has netted 20 or more goals in three consecutive games.
Duke also ranks among the nation's best at the draw, coming in fourth with 21.67 a game. A majority of the Blue Devils success in the circle has come from sophomore Maddie Jenner. Jenner has produced 36 draw controls over two games so far this season and her 12.00 draw controls per contest ties to lead the nation.
C. DeBellis Makes Her Mark
Freshman attacker Caroline DeBellis did not take long to make her impact on Duke women's lacrosse. DeBellis leads the team with 17 points (seven goals and 10 assists) through the first three games. She is the first player to score 12 points in the first two games of their career since Kerrin Maurer in 2012.
In her Duke debut versus Gardner-Webb, the Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., native scored seven points by the way of three goals and four assists. Her seven points were the most in a Blue Devil debut since Maurer in 2012 who had eight.
DeBellis currently leads the nation in assists (10) and total points (17). She is also in the top-10 in goals scored with seven.
S. DeBellis Named Student Assistant Coach
Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel announced Wednesday that redshirt junior Sam DeBellis has shifted into a Student Assistant Coach role for the 2020 season.
DeBellis played in just one game for the Blue Devils before injury plagued her years in Durham. In that one game against Furman, the second game of the 2017 season (her freshman year), DeBellis scored a goal in the 20-5 feat of the Paladins.
Cronin and Barry Enjoy Career Day
Juniors Katie Cronin and Catriona Barry both had their best single-game performances of their careers against third-ranked Northwestern. Both student-athletes had four-goal performances to lead the Blue Devils.
Sunday was Cronin's first four-goal performance of her career, topping her three-goal performance against North Carolina in last season's ACC Semifinal. The Darien, Conn., native shot .800, went 3-for-4 from the 8-meter mark and added a caused turnover to the cause.
Barry also netted four for the hosts, the most for a single game in her career as well. In addition to her scoring, the Napa, Calif., product added two ground balls and two caused turnovers. She leads Duke in caused turnovers this season with four. Barry is currently tied fifth in the country in scoring with nine goals through three games.
300 and KMKounting
Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel recorded her 300th career win in the Blue Devils' season-opening 22-7 victory over Gardner-Webb. With that win, Kimel is now the seventh active Division I head coach to reach the 300-win milestone.
#GoDuke
The Blue Devils most recently topped Wofford on Thursday, Feb. 13, by a 20-5 margin. Veronica Hineman and Catriona Barry led Duke with four goals each while Caroline DeBellis tacked on three assists. Duke scored 20+ goals for the third consecutive game for the first time in school history.
No. 21 Duke at No. 15 Navy
Sunday, 12 p.m. | Annapolis, Md. – Navy - Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Patriot League Network | Live Stats
Duke faces Navy for the sixth time in school history Sunday at noon. It is the first meeting between the Blue Devils and the Mids since 2017 and the first meeting in Annapolis, Md., since 2016.
Navy are two games in to the 2020 season with an overtime loss to No. 8 Virginia and a win over Saint Jospeh's. The Mids are ranked 15th in the IWLCA poll and 13th in the Inside Lacrosse Media poll. The Mids are led by Kelly Larkin and Nicole Victory with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Duke is 13-4 all-time versus Patriot League opponents. In its most recent meeting, Duke topped Boston University, 21-13, at home on March 4, 2018.
Noting Duke:
Duke in the Polls
Duke begins the season ranked No. 21 in the Preseason Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Poll, the same ranking the club finished with last season in the final IWLCA 2019 Poll. The Blue Devils jumped up to the 18th spot in the most recent Inside Lacrosse Media Poll after beginning the season at No. 20.
Business is Booming
The Duke offense has quickly jumped out to establish themselves as one of the top Division I teams in several statistical categories. The Blue Devils are third in the country for scoring offense (20.67 goals per game), shots per game (41.67) and shots on goal per game (32.00). Duke leads the ACC in all three categories. The Blue Devils have scored 20+ goals in all three games this season. It is the first time in school history that Duke has netted 20 or more goals in three consecutive games.
Duke also ranks among the nation's best at the draw, coming in fourth with 21.67 a game. A majority of the Blue Devils success in the circle has come from sophomore Maddie Jenner. Jenner has produced 36 draw controls over two games so far this season and her 12.00 draw controls per contest ties to lead the nation.
C. DeBellis Makes Her Mark
Freshman attacker Caroline DeBellis did not take long to make her impact on Duke women's lacrosse. DeBellis leads the team with 17 points (seven goals and 10 assists) through the first three games. She is the first player to score 12 points in the first two games of their career since Kerrin Maurer in 2012.
In her Duke debut versus Gardner-Webb, the Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., native scored seven points by the way of three goals and four assists. Her seven points were the most in a Blue Devil debut since Maurer in 2012 who had eight.
DeBellis currently leads the nation in assists (10) and total points (17). She is also in the top-10 in goals scored with seven.
S. DeBellis Named Student Assistant Coach
Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel announced Wednesday that redshirt junior Sam DeBellis has shifted into a Student Assistant Coach role for the 2020 season.
DeBellis played in just one game for the Blue Devils before injury plagued her years in Durham. In that one game against Furman, the second game of the 2017 season (her freshman year), DeBellis scored a goal in the 20-5 feat of the Paladins.
Cronin and Barry Enjoy Career Day
Juniors Katie Cronin and Catriona Barry both had their best single-game performances of their careers against third-ranked Northwestern. Both student-athletes had four-goal performances to lead the Blue Devils.
Sunday was Cronin's first four-goal performance of her career, topping her three-goal performance against North Carolina in last season's ACC Semifinal. The Darien, Conn., native shot .800, went 3-for-4 from the 8-meter mark and added a caused turnover to the cause.
Barry also netted four for the hosts, the most for a single game in her career as well. In addition to her scoring, the Napa, Calif., product added two ground balls and two caused turnovers. She leads Duke in caused turnovers this season with four. Barry is currently tied fifth in the country in scoring with nine goals through three games.
300 and KMKounting
Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel recorded her 300th career win in the Blue Devils' season-opening 22-7 victory over Gardner-Webb. With that win, Kimel is now the seventh active Division I head coach to reach the 300-win milestone.
#GoDuke
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