Duke Caps Non-Conference Slate at Longwood Wednesday

The First Touch

Duke wraps up non-conference action at Longwood Oct. 26. This is a late addition to the Blue Devils schedule after their contest at Old Dominion was canceled.
The Blue Devils are 6-9 this season and coming off a commanding 3-1 victory over Bellarmine. Duke is 6-4 in non-conference contests and 3-3 in true road games in 2022.
Longwood is 4-12 on the season, splitting last weekend's contests. The Lancers are 1-5 at home overall and playing their third game in six days.
The Blue Devils have a balanced offense with 12 different players scoring at least one goal this season. Four different players have double digit points with Hannah Miller pacing the Blue Devils with 19.
Duke is looking to post consecutive wins for the first time since the Aug. 26 and Aug. 27 victories to start the season.

Numbers You Need to Know

97 - Penalty corners won by the Blue Devils in 2022

73 – Penalty corners earned by Duke after 15 games in 2021

63 - Career points for senior Hannah Miller, tied for 26th in Blue Devil history

9 - Assists for Miller in 2022, a career-best, one of 24 players to have at least nine helpers and tied for the most in the ACC

2 - Different Blue Devils - Logan Clouser and Issy Carey - who have recorded hat tricks this season, one of three ACC schools to have multiple hat tricks in 2022

3 - Goals allowed in the past three games, compared with the 10 goals given up by Duke in the three games prior to those

14 - Goals scored by Duke this season in the first five minutes of a quarter this season.

203 - Career saves for goaltender Piper Hampsch in the cage, ranking 10th on the Duke career charts and 34 away from the eighth spot

12 - Different Blue Devils who have scored a goal this season

305 - Career wins by head coach Pam Bustin, the 19th Division I head coach to reach the 300-win benchmark.

Scouting Longwood

Longwood heads into the midweek game after a 1-1 weekend that featured a shootout loss to Kent State and a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Georgetown at home. This will be the third game in six days for the Lancers.
Maroussia Walckiers leads the offense with six goals and three assists for 15 points. Sophia Loscher has three goals and nine points overall, while Floor Schouten has four goals. The Lancers are averaging 1.50 goals per game and allowing 2.50. Longwood earns nearly six penalty corners per game and gives up 6.38 per outing. In goal, Lara Van Nunen has played every minute in the cage for the Lancers and owns a 2.31 goals against average and a .664 save percentage. She is averaging 4.81 saves per game to rank 32nd nationally.

In Common

Duke and Longwood share three common opponents - Richmond, Bellarmine and Appalachian State. Duke went 3-0 in those contests, while the Lancers were 0-3.

Series History

Duke and Longwood are meeting for the 24th time overall with the Blue Devils leading 20-3. The Blue Devils and Lancers last played in 2015, a 7-0 win for Duke in Durham. The last time Longwood beat the Blue Devils was in 1979, a 2-1 victory in Durham.

Last Time We Met

Five different Blue Devils scored for Duke with Alyssa Chillano notching a hat trick. Duke scored four times in the first half and outshot Longwood 28-3 for the game. Lauren Blazing played 57:44 to post the shutout.

About The Blue Devils

Duke hits the road for a midweek game at Longwood. First touch is set for 3 p.m. It will be the final regular season non-conference game for the Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils have been dangerous in the circle, earning 97 penalty corners. Ranking 30th nationally in penalty corners per game (6.47), Duke continues to work towards capitalizing on the action in the circle.
Hannah Miller paces the Duke offense with five goals and nine assists for 19 points. Issy Carey is the top goal scorer with seven tallies, while Logan Clouser has five. Charlie van Oirschot is the engine to the Duke midfield with four goals and two assists. Duke has struggled a little offensively in ACC play, scoring only four goals despite averaging nearly nine shots and five penalty corners per game.
Defensively, the Blue Devils' entirely new backline continue to gel as a unit. Senior Mary Harkins has stepped up as a captain, while Megan Maransky is having an outstanding sophomore campaign. Rookie Paige Bitting has started the past 12 games as a crucial piece to the backline. In goal, Piper Hampsch is averaging 3.00 saves per game and has a .627 save percentage, while Grace Brightbill has started the past five contests. Brightbill has played in eight games and sports a 2.05 goals against average and a .724 save percentage.

Miller Climbs The Charts

Duke senior captain Hannah Miller continues to climb the Duke career scoring chart. With seven points two weekends ago, the veteran forward pushed her points total to 63 to rank tied for 26th. Her 23 career goals are tied for 25th in Duke history.
Miller, playing back in the midfield at times this season, has dished a career-best nine assists. She is tied for second in the ACC in total assists and is second in assists per game (0.60). She is one of 29 players nationally to have at least nine helpers.

Senior All-Star

Hannah Miller recently was named to the NFHCA Senior Team. Miller is one of 38 Division I seniors selected to the squad. All 10 Division I conferences and five NCAA regions that sponsor field hockey are represented on the list of 2022 honorees. The selected student-athletes were nominated by their NFHCA member coach and were chosen based on their career accomplishments.

Splitting Goal Duties

The Blue Devils have split the past goaltending duties between Grace Brightbill and Piper Hampsch in the past four games. Brightbill has earned the start in the past five. She is averaging 3.6 saves per game in her five starting assignments and sports a 2.67 goals against average.
Since splitting time with Brightbill, Hampsch is averaging one save per game and has a 0.45 goals against average. She has allowed one goal in the past four games and is facing an average of 2.75 shots per game.

Next Games

The Blue Devils wrap up regular season play Oct. 29 against top-ranked North Carolina. Duke will celebrate its seven seniors as they play in their final regular season home game.

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