DURHAM – Six Blue Devils earned all-conference recognition as the ACC announced the 2022 All-ACC Women's Lacrosse teams Tuesday.
Graduate student
Catriona Barry and senior
Maddie Jenner were selected to the first team while sophomore
Katie DeSimone and juniors
Olivia Carner and
Cubby Biscardi earned a spot on the second team. Rookie
Reilly Traynor captured All-Freshman accolades.
After being named one of 25 Tewaaraton Award nominees last week, Barry has been unstoppable this season for the Blue Devils and is arguably one of the best offensive players in the country. With at least four goals in nine of the 17 games this season, Barry leads the team with 53 goals and 33 assists for 86 points. In Duke's 22-13 victory over High Point (2/20/22), the Napa, Calif., native tallied 11 points (7G, 4A), which tied for first on Duke's individual single-game records list. In Duke's victory at Virginia Tech, Barry dished a career-high six dimes, which ties for first on Duke's individual single game records list.
An attacker and draw specialist Jenner returned to the circle in 2022 as the best in the sport at the draw and has been spectacular this spring with 212 draws in 17 games. In Duke's win at High Point, Jenner grabbed a career-high 21, surpassing her previous best of 19. That is the most in a single game in Duke history, besting her sister Olivia's 20 in 2019. She is instrumental in helping control the tempo of the game by winning the draw and allowing Duke to hold possession. She also owns 29 points (26G, 2A) this season. Over the course of her career, she has amassed 583 total draws and is the nation's NCAA active career leader in draw controls per game (9.40) and total draw controls (583). She broke Duke's all-time draw control record in the win over Davidson on March 20, 2022, a record previously owned by her sister, Olivia. She is currently tied for second in NCAA history and is 63 from breaking the NCAA career record.
A sophomore attacker, DeSimone has had standout performances on the offensive front for the Blue Devils this season. The native of Bay Shore, N.Y., is second on the team with 76 points (53G, 23A) and is shooting .530 percent. DeSimone ranks 15th nationally in total points this season and has 11 games with four-or-more points. She also owns 17 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers. In Duke's setback at No. 3 Syracuse, DeSimone dished a career-high five dimes, which ties for second on Duke's single-game records list.
A junior midfielder, Carner has taken huge strides this season both offensively and defensively and was named to the Tewaaraton Watch List for her efforts. She is third on the team with 46 points from 27 goals and 19 assists and is shooting .474 percent. Defensively, she is second on the squad with an impressive 28 caused turnovers and also has 20 draw controls and 16 ground balls. Against Pittsburgh and Penn, Carner was stellar for Duke on both sides of the field. She tallied a career-high six points (3G, 3A) and a career-high four caused turnovers against Pittsburgh. She followed that performance with three goals against Penn. She has registered three-or-more points in 10 contests this season.
A junior defender, Biscardi has helped spearhead a tough Duke defense all season. Duke's scoring defense (10.00 GAA) is 17th nationally and third in the conference, while its 11.88 caused turnovers per game is fourth nationally. Individually, Biscardi is ranked 10th nationally with 2.00 caused turnovers per game and posted a career-high five caused turnover performance against Penn. She owns 64 career caused turnovers, just four away from moving into the top 15 on Duke's all-time records list as just a junior.
A freshman defender, Traynor has seen solid playing time during her first year as a Blue Devil. Not only is she getting valuable minutes on the field, she's learning from Duke's veteran defensive corps. She has seen action in each of Duke's 17 games this season and owns nine caused turnovers and three ground balls. She has collected a career-high two caused turnovers three times this season.
The Blue Devils (15-2, 6-2 ACC) earned the fourth seed and are set to face fifth-seeded Notre Dame (8-8, 3-5 ACC) in quarterfinal action Friday at 2:30 p.m.
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