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Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics
No. 11 Duke Runs Past Gardner-Webb, Jenner Tallies NCAA Record
2/19/2023 3:27:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
DURHAM - Graduate student Maddie Jenner broke the NCAA Division I all-time draw control record as the 11th-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team cruised to a 24-1 victory over Gardner-Webb Sunday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium.
With her 18 draw controls today, she now owns 646 for her career, surpassing Jessica Karwacki's 645 (Robert Morris, 2013-16). She added a goal and an assist to round out her day.
Offensively, the Blue Devils were led by junior Katie DeSimone with eight points from five goals and three assists, while Maddie McCorkle added a career-high four goals in the outing. Ainsley Thurston also tallied a career-high three goals as 16 different Blue Devils had a hand in the victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duke opened its high-scoring affair 18 seconds into the contest as DeSimone found the back of the cage first. Gardner-Webb secured the equalizer 59 seconds later, its only point of the contest.
- The Blue Devils held a dominant 9-1 lead after the first quarter as seven different Blue Devils found the back of the cage.
- Duke tacked on nine more goals to make it 18-1 at the half, led by DeSimone with four tallies.
- Izzy Marsh connected with Carly Bernstein to open the second-half scoring (19-1) before she tallied a goal of her own in the fourth quarter just before time expired. Mattie Shearer connected on her first career goal in the fourth quarter while Jane DiGregorio also found the back of the cage to round out Duke's scoring.
NOTABLES
- Duke moves to 3-0 this spring and 3-0 against Gardner-Webb.
- The victory was head coach Kerstin Kimel's 335th career win and Duke's 331st all-time.
- Duke's 24 goals are tied for fifth in program history while its 14 assists are third.
- Goalie Shaye Fitzpatrick got her first career start in the cage and tallied three saves.
- Ellie Lazzaretto saw her first minutes of action in a Blue Devil jersey and tallied her first career point off an assist.
- Gillian Curran filled up the stat sheet with two assists, two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Emma Duchscherer netted the lone goal for the Bulldogs.
UP NEXT
- Duke will open ACC action Saturday, Feb. 25 at No. 3 Boston College. Opening draw is set for 12 p.m., on ACCNX.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX.
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Team Stats
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Turnovers
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9
Caused Turnovers
5
9
Draw Controls
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Free-Position Shots
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Ground Balls
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13
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