DURHAM – The No. 15 Duke women's lacrosse team will welcome No. 2 Syracuse to Koskinen Stadium for a noon contest on ACCNX.
LAST TIME OUT
No. 15 Duke fell to No. 16 Yale, 15-14, Tuesday in non-conference action.
Yale's Jenna Collignon tallied seven goals, including the eventual game winner with 2:44 remaining, to help lead the Bulldogs to victory.
The Blue Devils were led by junior Katie DeSimone with six goals and an assist for seven points, while graduate student Maddie Jenner added a hat trick in the setback.
The Blue Devils have gone 1-4 since starting the season 3-0.
SCOUTING SYRACUSE
Syracuse comes into Saturday's contest as the No. 2 team in the nation with an 8-0 overall record and 3-0 in conference play.
Offensively, the Orange boast five players with 20 or more points, led by Meaghan Tyrrell with 47, followed by Emma Ward (36), Megan Carney (33), Emma Tyrrell (22) and Olivia Adamson (20). Meaghan Tyrrell ranks second nationally in points per game (6.43) and third in total points.
Syracuse is third nationally in scoring offense (17.43), first in points per game (28.71) and first in assists per game (11.29). They are eighth in scoring defense (8.14) and are led by Bianca Chevarie (21 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers) and Katie Goodale (15 caused turnovers, 14 ground balls).
Goalie Delaney Sweitzer has played 446 minutes in the cage for the Orange and boasts a 7.26 goals against average and a .578 save percentage to ranks second nationally.
UP NEXT
Duke will travel to East Carolina Wednesday, March 22 for a 5 p.m., contest in Greenville, N.C.
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