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Duke University
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UConn
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No. 3 Duke Hosts UConn for Senior Day Sunday
10/20/2023 5:06:00 PM | Field Hockey
Celebrating the Seniors
Sunday's contest against UConn is the final regular season home game for Blue Devil seniors and grad students Sarah Bonthuis, Alayna Burns, Barb Civitella, Piper Hampsch, Mary Harkins, Hannah Miller and Charlie van Oirschot. This group has worked and persevered through challenging times over the course of their careers and has done so with an incredible work ethic and spirit. Leaders on and off the field, each one has been instrumental in building the Blue Devils to where they are today and their presence will be missed. We are excited to watch them embark on their next journey where they inevitably also will leave a lasting impact.
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The Opening Hit
Duke by the Numbers
11 - Consecutive wins for the Blue Devils before falling in double overtime to No. 8 Virginia
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14 - Goals for sophomore Alaina McVeigh in 2023, one shy of moving into the top 25 in the Duke single-season records book
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9 - Assists for Hannah Miller to lead the ACC and rank tied for eighth nationally
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260 - Career saves for Piper Hampsch, leaving her 10 shy of taking over the No. 5 spot on the Duke career chart
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1.07 - Goals allowed per game by the Blue Devils this season
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16 - Goals allowed by the Blue Devils this season
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16 - Record for fewest goals allowed in a season with at least 15 contest, held by the 1988 squad
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2.27 - Goals allowed per game by the Blue Devils through 14 games in 2022
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4 - Seniors playing in their final regular-season home game
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1.02 - Piper Hampsch's goals against average, ranking second in the ACC and ninth nationally
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16.2 - Shots per game average for UConn this season
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7.9 - Duke opponents' shots per game average in 2023
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The Climb
Series Histories
A Win Sunday Would
Being Stingy
Next Game
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Sunday's contest against UConn is the final regular season home game for Blue Devil seniors and grad students Sarah Bonthuis, Alayna Burns, Barb Civitella, Piper Hampsch, Mary Harkins, Hannah Miller and Charlie van Oirschot. This group has worked and persevered through challenging times over the course of their careers and has done so with an incredible work ethic and spirit. Leaders on and off the field, each one has been instrumental in building the Blue Devils to where they are today and their presence will be missed. We are excited to watch them embark on their next journey where they inevitably also will leave a lasting impact.
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The Opening Hit
- Duke closes its regular season home slate Sunday against UConn. It will be the final regular season home game for seniors Alayna Burns, Barb Civitella, Piper Hampsch and Charlie van Oirschot. First hit is set for 1 p.m., on ACCNX.
- The Blue Devils are 11-1 in their past 12 games, which includes six top-15 wins and five ACC victories. Duke is 5-0 start ACC play for the first time in program history and will play UNC for at least a share of the regular season crown Oct. 27.
- UConn comes to Durham with a 5-11Â record and 2-4Â mark in BIG EAST play. Six of the 10 setbacks have come by one goal and two of those were in overtime.
- Duke will celebrate its 2003 and 2013 NCAA finalist teams in conjunction with the game. This meeting with the Huskies is the first since UConn outlasted Duke 2-0 in the 2013 NCAA Championship game.
Duke by the Numbers
11 - Consecutive wins for the Blue Devils before falling in double overtime to No. 8 Virginia
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14 - Goals for sophomore Alaina McVeigh in 2023, one shy of moving into the top 25 in the Duke single-season records book
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9 - Assists for Hannah Miller to lead the ACC and rank tied for eighth nationally
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260 - Career saves for Piper Hampsch, leaving her 10 shy of taking over the No. 5 spot on the Duke career chart
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1.07 - Goals allowed per game by the Blue Devils this season
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16 - Goals allowed by the Blue Devils this season
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16 - Record for fewest goals allowed in a season with at least 15 contest, held by the 1988 squad
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2.27 - Goals allowed per game by the Blue Devils through 14 games in 2022
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4 - Seniors playing in their final regular-season home game
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1.02 - Piper Hampsch's goals against average, ranking second in the ACC and ninth nationally
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16.2 - Shots per game average for UConn this season
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7.9 - Duke opponents' shots per game average in 2023
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The Climb
- Duke dropped one spot to No. 3 following the 1-1 weekend, which included a double overtime loss to No. 8 Virginia. The Blue Devils are 17 spots up from their preseason ranking of 20th. Duke's No. 2 ranking last week marked its highest since September of 2019. The Blue Devils sit at No. 2 in the latest RPI rankings, reflecting their success and tough schedule combination.
Series Histories
- Duke and UConn are squaring off for the first time since the Huskies defeated the Blue Devils for the 2013 NCAA Championship. Overall, Duke is 3-1 against UConn with wins in 1992, 1995 and in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
A Win Sunday Would
- Give Duke 14 wins for 16th time in program history and the first time since 2018.
- Give Duke 14 wins for the seventh time under head coach Pam Bustin.
- Would guarantee Duke to at least tie for the fewest losses in a season since playing more than eight games in a year.
Being Stingy
- Duke is allowing just 1.01 goals per game this season, giving up 16 goals in 15 games. The Blue Devils have five shutouts this season and are allowing only 7.9 shots per game.Â
- Duke's 1.01 goals against average is second in the ACC and eighth nationally and is one of the lowest by a Blue Devil squad in program history. The 1988 squad gave up 16 goals in 17 games, the fewest since the ACC began playing in 1983.
- In comparison - in 2022 Duke allowed 20 goals in the first nine games. Duke's lowest final GAA in the past 10 seasons was 1.13 in 2019.
Next Game
- Duke closes its regular season slate at No. 2 North Carolina, Oct. 27. First hit is at 6 p.m., on ACC Network.
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