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Friday, September 16
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ACC Opener at Syracuse Highlights Two-Game Set
9/15/2022 11:06:00 AM | Field Hockey
The Opening Hit
By the Numbers
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39 - Penalty corners won by the Blue Devils in 2022
20 – Penalty corners earned by Duke in its first six games in 2021
50 - Career points for senior Hannah Miller, the 42nd Blue Devil to reach the mid-century mark
192 - Career saves for goaltender Piper Hampsch in the cage, ranking 11th on the Duke career charts
12 - Opponents on Duke's 2022 schedule ranked in the NFHCA current top 25
302 - Career wins by head coach Pam Bustin, becoming the 19th Division I head coach to reach the 300-win benchmark.
6 - Different goal scorers on seven goals this season
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Scouting Syracuse
Scouting Colgate
Series Histories
Last Time We Met Syracuse
About the Blue Devils
Next Games
#GoDuke
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- Fans can find the live streams of both games this weekend on the ESPN platform. Friday's ACC opener is on ACC Network Extra and available on the ESPN app with a paid subscription to the ACC Network. Sunday's game is available on ESPN+ and is a separate subscription from ACCNX.
- Duke opens ACC play this weekend at No. 10 Syracuse Friday at 5 p.m. The Blue Devils tack on a non-conference game Sunday at Colgate.
- The Blue Devils head into the weekend after splitting last weekend's contests. Duke's matchup with the 10th-ranked Orange will be its sixth against a top-25 opponent.
- Syracuse also split a pair of games last weekend, dropping a 5-1 decision to Princeton before rebounding to beat No. 25 Monmouth, 3-0.
- Duke's seven goals this season have been scored by six different players with senior Hannah Miller being the lone Blue Devil with multiple goals.
- Colgate is 2-4 heading into the weekend. The Raiders own wins over Merrimack and Bryant. They match up against Yale Friday night.
By the Numbers
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39 - Penalty corners won by the Blue Devils in 2022
20 – Penalty corners earned by Duke in its first six games in 2021
50 - Career points for senior Hannah Miller, the 42nd Blue Devil to reach the mid-century mark
192 - Career saves for goaltender Piper Hampsch in the cage, ranking 11th on the Duke career charts
12 - Opponents on Duke's 2022 schedule ranked in the NFHCA current top 25
302 - Career wins by head coach Pam Bustin, becoming the 19th Division I head coach to reach the 300-win benchmark.
6 - Different goal scorers on seven goals this season
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Scouting Syracuse
- Syracuse returns home to open conference action this weekend with the Blue Devils. The 10th-ranked Orange are coming off a 1-1 weekend that included a 5-1 setback to No. 17 Princeton. Quirine Comans and Charlotte de Vries headline the offense with 17 and 15 points, respectively. The pair ranks third and ninth nationally in scoring, respectively, while Syracuse features the nation's second-ranked scoring offense at 4.33 goals per game.
- Defensively, the Orange are anchored by sophomore goalie Brooke Borzymowski and junior back Eefke van den Nieuwenhof. Both were preseason All-ACC picks and have helped Syracuse hold opponents to just seven goals overall, five of which came from Princeton. Orange opponents are averaging just 6.50 shots per game and only three on frame.
Scouting Colgate
- Colgate is 2-4 overall this season with two games on the slate for this weekend. The Raiders are led on offense by Dani Palmer's three goals and seven points. Colgate is averaging just 1.67 goals per game and 7.3 shots per outing and has seven different players with a goal.Â
- Raider goaltender Anna Unger captured a Patriot League Goalie of the Week award after corralling 15 saves and a .800 save percentage in a weekend against Bryant and Lock Haven. Unger has started all six games and sports a 3.04 goals against average and a .644 save percentage. Rachel Alderfer has three defensive saves on the year to lead the charge defensively.
Series Histories
- Duke and Syracuse match up for the 14th time with the Orange leading the series, 11-2. The Blue Devils' last win came in 2018, capturing two victories. The Orange outscored Duke 12-3 last season.
- Sunday's game at Colgate is the first meeting between the Blue Devils and Raiders.
Last Time We Met Syracuse
- Penalty corners were the story of the game as No. 2 seed Syracuse scored four goals off five penalty corners to hand the Blue Devils a 5-1 loss in the ACC Field Hockey Championship quarterfinal last season. Hampsch finished with five saves.
About the Blue Devils
- Duke heads into its ACC opener looking to pick up its first ACC win since April 10, 2021 against Louisville. The Blue Devils are 3-3 and ranked 18th overall following their 1-1 weekend. Duke has a depth of talent offensively with multiple players capable of finding the back of the cage. Six different Blue Devils have scored this season with Issy Carey and Hannah Miller leading the way with three points apiece.Â
- The Blue Devils have been dangerous in the circle, earning 39 penalty corners. Duke is third in the league with 6.5 penalty corners per game and continues to work toward capitalizing on those scoring opportunities.
- Defensively, the Blue Devils have an entirely new backline and is bolstered by the experience of graduate student Raphaelle van de Walle from the Netherlands. Senior Mary Harkins and sophomores Shelby Bumgarner and Megan Maransky will look to build off their experiences this past spring as they take over starting roles this year. In goal, Piper Hampsch is second in the ACC with a 5.17 saves per game average. She is fourth in the conference with a .705 save percentage.
Next Games
- The Blue Devils return home for two games the following weekend. Duke hosts Boston College, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m,. on ACC Network and welcomes James Madison Sept. 25 at 1 p.m.
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