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Duke, Maryland Clash in NCAA Second Round Sunday
5/15/2021 4:47:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
DURHAM, N.C. – The seventh-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team will look to make its 16th quarterfinal appearance Sunday as it will face No. 12 Maryland in NCAA Championship second round action. Opening draw is set for 1 p.m., at Koskinen Stadium on ESPN3.
OPENING DRAW
This is the first time the Blue Devils and Terrapins have met since Maryland was in the ACC. Maryland is 19-9 all-time against Duke and has won five in a row in the series. Maryland and Duke last met in the 2014 NCAA Quarterfinals, as Maryland came away with a 15-8 victory.
YOU LOOK FAMILIAR
Head coach Kerstin Kimel and assistant coach Brooke Griffin both played lacrosse at Maryland and had great success. Kimel helped lead the Terrapins to four consecutive national semifinal appearances and the 1992 National Championship. Kimel was a two-time All-America selection and the 1993 NCAA National Defensive Player of the Year, appearing in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd."
Griffin had an outstanding career at Maryland where she twice earned first team All-America laurels from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) and was the Big Ten Attack Player of the Year and a Tewaaraton Award nominee as a senior. Griffin led the Terrapins to back-to-back national titles, serving as a team captain on the 2014 and 2015 championship squads. She graduated ranked fifth in program history in career goals (197) and tied for sixth in career points (279). Griffin's sister, Brindi, is a fifth year senior for the Terps.
LAST TIME OUT
Behind a team effort, the seventh-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team defeated Mount St. Mary's, 19-3, Friday afternoon in first round action of the NCAA Championship at Koskinen Stadium.
With the victory, the Blue Devils improve to 10-7 this season and advance to the second round on Sunday. Duke is now 15-3 in NCAA openers and has won 12 consecutive first-round matchups.
Eleven different Blue Devils notched goals in the victory and were led by rookie Katie DeSimone with seven points in her first career NCAA appearance with four goals and three assists. Graduate student Catherine Cordrey added four goals to tie her career high while DeSimone's goal outing is a career high.
Additional Blue Devils who found the back of the cage were senior Catriona Barry (2), Maddie McCorkle (2), Eva Greco (1), Anna Callahan (1), Abby Landry (1), Gabby Rosenzweig (1), Madison Dunk (1), Mary Markwordt (1) and Ainsley Thurston (1). Rosenzweig matched her season-high with four assists, while Greco, Callahan, Markwordt and Thurston notched one assist each as Duke dished assists on over half its goals.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
On Friday, Maryland defeated High Point 17-6 in first round action to advance to Sunday's contest against Duke. The Terps are led by Hannah Leubecker (55 goals, 1 assist), Brindi Griffin (34 goals, 13 assist) and Grace Griffin (28 goals, 19 assists). Leubecker is 18th in the nation with 55 goals, averaging 3.44 per game. 2021 Tewaaraton Finalist Lizzie Colson leads the country with 44 caused turnovers this season.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX."
#GoDuke
OPENING DRAW
This is the first time the Blue Devils and Terrapins have met since Maryland was in the ACC. Maryland is 19-9 all-time against Duke and has won five in a row in the series. Maryland and Duke last met in the 2014 NCAA Quarterfinals, as Maryland came away with a 15-8 victory.
YOU LOOK FAMILIAR
Head coach Kerstin Kimel and assistant coach Brooke Griffin both played lacrosse at Maryland and had great success. Kimel helped lead the Terrapins to four consecutive national semifinal appearances and the 1992 National Championship. Kimel was a two-time All-America selection and the 1993 NCAA National Defensive Player of the Year, appearing in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd."
Griffin had an outstanding career at Maryland where she twice earned first team All-America laurels from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) and was the Big Ten Attack Player of the Year and a Tewaaraton Award nominee as a senior. Griffin led the Terrapins to back-to-back national titles, serving as a team captain on the 2014 and 2015 championship squads. She graduated ranked fifth in program history in career goals (197) and tied for sixth in career points (279). Griffin's sister, Brindi, is a fifth year senior for the Terps.
LAST TIME OUT
Behind a team effort, the seventh-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team defeated Mount St. Mary's, 19-3, Friday afternoon in first round action of the NCAA Championship at Koskinen Stadium.
With the victory, the Blue Devils improve to 10-7 this season and advance to the second round on Sunday. Duke is now 15-3 in NCAA openers and has won 12 consecutive first-round matchups.
Eleven different Blue Devils notched goals in the victory and were led by rookie Katie DeSimone with seven points in her first career NCAA appearance with four goals and three assists. Graduate student Catherine Cordrey added four goals to tie her career high while DeSimone's goal outing is a career high.
Additional Blue Devils who found the back of the cage were senior Catriona Barry (2), Maddie McCorkle (2), Eva Greco (1), Anna Callahan (1), Abby Landry (1), Gabby Rosenzweig (1), Madison Dunk (1), Mary Markwordt (1) and Ainsley Thurston (1). Rosenzweig matched her season-high with four assists, while Greco, Callahan, Markwordt and Thurston notched one assist each as Duke dished assists on over half its goals.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
On Friday, Maryland defeated High Point 17-6 in first round action to advance to Sunday's contest against Duke. The Terps are led by Hannah Leubecker (55 goals, 1 assist), Brindi Griffin (34 goals, 13 assist) and Grace Griffin (28 goals, 19 assists). Leubecker is 18th in the nation with 55 goals, averaging 3.44 per game. 2021 Tewaaraton Finalist Lizzie Colson leads the country with 44 caused turnovers this season.
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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