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Five for Friday: Spring Season Opens; Bourne Flourishing
3/25/2022 10:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Darcy Bourne Excelling with Surbiton
The 2021 ACC Field Hockey Freshman of the Year Darcy Bourne is having an incredibly successful season with the Surbiton Hockey Club in England. The Esher, England native most recently recorded a brace to help Surbiton move one step closer to lifting the Vitality Women's Premier Division title with a 3-0 win over Clifton Robinsons. The victory moved Surbiton seven points clear of its closest opponent at the top of the table.
Bourne spent this past fall back home in England training with the U21 National Team in hopes of being selected to participate in the Junior Women's World Cup in South Africa. She earned an official spot on England's U21 roster in November, but the Junior Women's World Cup, scheduled for December of 2021, was postponed due to COVID-19. She recently earned an invitation to train with the Great Britain Women's Field Hockey team as the squad begins training for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Bourne was one of eight new players selected to participate.
Bourne also continues to be active in the community, giving back to the sport through inspiring young hockey players both through her excellence on the field and her social and community activism off of it.
Spring Season Officially Kicks Off
While the Blue Devils have been working hard on the turf and in the weight room for the past two months, Duke gets a chance to see new faces this weekend with a trio of games over the course of Saturday and Sunday.
The Blue Devils are hosting a day of action at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium, welcoming Wake Forest and Old Dominion to Durham. Duke and the Demon Deacons kick off the action at 9:30 a.m. Wake Forest and the Monarchs play next at 10:30, while the Blue Devils and Old Dominion wrap up the day at 11:30.
Duke hosts Davidson for one game Sunday at 1 p.m. The Blue Devils and Wildcats haven't played each other during the regular season since 2004. Duke hits the road for the final two weekends of action.
Bitting Takes the Reins at Stevenson
Former Blue Devil standout Morgan Bitting recently was tapped to be the sixth head coach of the Stevenson University field hockey program. Bitting previously was an assistant coach at University of Delaware, helping the Blue Hens to consecutive CAA titles.
At Duke, Bitting started 63 of her 84 games in the midfield as a Blue Devil. She stood out on the field with her play as well as in the classroom, earning one of two of the Heidrick Family Leadership Postgraduate Scholarships, awarded to the top male and female all-around student-athletes.
Bitting helped Duke advance to the 2015 NCAA semifinals and to the 2016 ACC regular season crown. Overall, for her career, the Hummelstown, Pa., native played in 84 games, recorded two goals and 11 assists, and helped Duke advance to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
The Bitting and Duke connection continues as Paige Bitting is set to join the Blue Devils this fall as a freshman. Paige garnered NFHCA All-America first team honors in 2021 while helping Lower Dauphin to the District 3 championship.
Blue Devils on the International Stage
In addition to Bourne competing for both the U21 England National Team and training with the Great Britain National Team, Duke's Leah Crouse and Josie Varney also recently were selected to compete for the United States in the ninth edition of the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup.
The trio of players head to South Africa April 1-12 for the two-week event. Crouse helped the U.S. qualify this past summer at the Junior Pan American Championships, while Varney is one of the few new additions to the U.S. squad. The United States is in Pool A with Canada, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Bourne and England are in Pool B with Ireland, South Africa and Ukraine.
On the senior international hockey scene, former Blue Devil Rose Tynan was selected to the New Zealand National Team for the first time in her career. She is one of four first-time selections as she helps the squad prepare for the World Cup in July and the Commonwealth Games in August.
The Duke Field Hockey Family Grows
In exciting off the field news, assistant coaches Wesley Boersma and Ralph Boersma became parents to Beck Lennart Boersma. Beck is Duke's youngest fan and can't wait to meet all his newest fans as well.
#GoDuke
The 2021 ACC Field Hockey Freshman of the Year Darcy Bourne is having an incredibly successful season with the Surbiton Hockey Club in England. The Esher, England native most recently recorded a brace to help Surbiton move one step closer to lifting the Vitality Women's Premier Division title with a 3-0 win over Clifton Robinsons. The victory moved Surbiton seven points clear of its closest opponent at the top of the table.
The brace came on the heels of a red-hot streak by Bourne over the previous three weeks. She recorded consecutive hat tricks for Surbiton and then added four goals in a 7-1 victory as the club extended its unbeaten streak to 16 matches.Part 2/2 of the highlights ?? pic.twitter.com/mPt0bRekA4
— Beeston Hockey Club (@OfficialBeeHC) March 12, 2022
Bourne spent this past fall back home in England training with the U21 National Team in hopes of being selected to participate in the Junior Women's World Cup in South Africa. She earned an official spot on England's U21 roster in November, but the Junior Women's World Cup, scheduled for December of 2021, was postponed due to COVID-19. She recently earned an invitation to train with the Great Britain Women's Field Hockey team as the squad begins training for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Bourne was one of eight new players selected to participate.
Bourne also continues to be active in the community, giving back to the sport through inspiring young hockey players both through her excellence on the field and her social and community activism off of it.
Happiness on a Sunday is having a coaching session by none other than @DarcyBourne simply inspiring ?? @spencer_lynx @Y1Hockey pic.twitter.com/dm7v15VVrL
— Gitte Berg (@gmberg) March 20, 2022
Spring Season Officially Kicks Off
While the Blue Devils have been working hard on the turf and in the weight room for the past two months, Duke gets a chance to see new faces this weekend with a trio of games over the course of Saturday and Sunday.
The Blue Devils are hosting a day of action at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium, welcoming Wake Forest and Old Dominion to Durham. Duke and the Demon Deacons kick off the action at 9:30 a.m. Wake Forest and the Monarchs play next at 10:30, while the Blue Devils and Old Dominion wrap up the day at 11:30.
Duke hosts Davidson for one game Sunday at 1 p.m. The Blue Devils and Wildcats haven't played each other during the regular season since 2004. Duke hits the road for the final two weekends of action.
Bitting Takes the Reins at Stevenson
Former Blue Devil standout Morgan Bitting recently was tapped to be the sixth head coach of the Stevenson University field hockey program. Bitting previously was an assistant coach at University of Delaware, helping the Blue Hens to consecutive CAA titles.
Morgan Bitting has been chosen as the sixth Head Field Hockey Coach at Stevenson University! https://t.co/DuPTKneqWc#d3fh #MACfh #StangNation @NFHCA pic.twitter.com/J7tgwKG4Q3
— Stevenson University Mustangs (@GoMustangSports) March 14, 2022
At Duke, Bitting started 63 of her 84 games in the midfield as a Blue Devil. She stood out on the field with her play as well as in the classroom, earning one of two of the Heidrick Family Leadership Postgraduate Scholarships, awarded to the top male and female all-around student-athletes.
Bitting helped Duke advance to the 2015 NCAA semifinals and to the 2016 ACC regular season crown. Overall, for her career, the Hummelstown, Pa., native played in 84 games, recorded two goals and 11 assists, and helped Duke advance to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
The Bitting and Duke connection continues as Paige Bitting is set to join the Blue Devils this fall as a freshman. Paige garnered NFHCA All-America first team honors in 2021 while helping Lower Dauphin to the District 3 championship.
Blue Devils on the International Stage
In addition to Bourne competing for both the U21 England National Team and training with the Great Britain National Team, Duke's Leah Crouse and Josie Varney also recently were selected to compete for the United States in the ninth edition of the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup.
The trio of players head to South Africa April 1-12 for the two-week event. Crouse helped the U.S. qualify this past summer at the Junior Pan American Championships, while Varney is one of the few new additions to the U.S. squad. The United States is in Pool A with Canada, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Bourne and England are in Pool B with Ireland, South Africa and Ukraine.
On the senior international hockey scene, former Blue Devil Rose Tynan was selected to the New Zealand National Team for the first time in her career. She is one of four first-time selections as she helps the squad prepare for the World Cup in July and the Commonwealth Games in August.
The Duke Field Hockey Family Grows
In exciting off the field news, assistant coaches Wesley Boersma and Ralph Boersma became parents to Beck Lennart Boersma. Beck is Duke's youngest fan and can't wait to meet all his newest fans as well.
It's time the world meets Beck Lennart Boersma! Congrats to Wes and Ralph!
— Duke Field Hockey (@DukeFH) February 17, 2022
Rumor has it the little man has already picked up a field hockey stick! ???? pic.twitter.com/9PWgdtSn9z
#GoDuke
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