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Duke Ranked No. 15 in Preseason Poll
1/19/2021 2:40:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke women's lacrosse team begins the year tabbed the No. 15 squad in the country, as announced by Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Women's Preseason Top 20.
Head coach Kerstin Kimel returns all 12 starters from the 2020 season that includes 96 percent of their points production.
The team's top three leading goal scorers all return in seniors Katie Cronin and Catriona Barry and fifth-year Catherine Cordrey combined for 60 of the Blue Devils' 159 goals during the abbreviated 2020 slate.
Attacker Maddie Jenner also returns in 2021 in the draw circle as she tallied 96 draw controls and averaged 10.67 per game, the second-most in the country.
The ACC placed seven teams in the top-20 rankings: No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 4 Syracuse, No. 17 Boston College, No. 18 Virginia and No. 20 Virginia Tech.
The full 2021 spring schedule will be released at a later date.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX."
#GoDuke
Head coach Kerstin Kimel returns all 12 starters from the 2020 season that includes 96 percent of their points production.
The team's top three leading goal scorers all return in seniors Katie Cronin and Catriona Barry and fifth-year Catherine Cordrey combined for 60 of the Blue Devils' 159 goals during the abbreviated 2020 slate.
Attacker Maddie Jenner also returns in 2021 in the draw circle as she tallied 96 draw controls and averaged 10.67 per game, the second-most in the country.
The ACC placed seven teams in the top-20 rankings: No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 4 Syracuse, No. 17 Boston College, No. 18 Virginia and No. 20 Virginia Tech.
The full 2021 spring schedule will be released at a later date.
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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