DURHAM β Duke field hockey's junior goalie
Piper Hampsch has been named Duke's PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Week, following her work in goal to guide Duke to two top-20 victories to open the season.
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Hampsch had an outstanding start to the 2022 season, making 11 saves in a pair of top-20 wins. She allowed just one goal in 157:38 of action and finished with a 0.38 goals against average and a .917 save percentage.
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In the season opener against No. 8 Rutgers, Hampsch made six saves in 80 minutes of play. In the penalty stroke shootout, Hampsch made three saves to give Duke the 3-2 shootout win. The following afternoon she made five stops to record her first shutout of the season. With 11 saves, Hampsch pushed her career total to 172 to rank 11th in Duke history.
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Duke field hockey is back in action this weekend, traveling to Newton, Mass. for the ACC/BIG 10 Cup. The Blue Devils square off against Northwestern Friday at 3 p.m., before taking on Maryland Sunday at 12 p.m.
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