Balanced Scoring Leads Duke Past High Point, 20-10

Tuesday, April 11

Durham, N.C.

4 PM

Duke University

7-7

High Point

3-9

High Point

Duke

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

Balanced Scoring Leads Duke Past High Point, 20-10

4/11/2023 7:31:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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DURHAM – Four Blue Devils registered hat tricks as the Duke women's lacrosse team downed High Point, 20-10, Tuesday evening in non-conference action.

The Blue Devils' offense was led by sophomore Carly Bernstein with a career-high six points from three goals and three assists while Katie DeSimone and Katie Keller each added four points in Duke's high-scoring affair. Lexi Schmalz and Eva Greco rounded out Duke's hat tricks with three goals apiece.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke got out to a quick 5-0 start to open the contest as six Blue Devils had a hand in the lead, led by DeSimone with two goals.
Two of Duke's early goals were courtesy of free-position opportunities and finished 3-of-6 as a team this afternoon.
High Point connected on two free-position attempts of its own to make it 5-2 before DeSimone and Greco extended Duke's lead to five (7-2) with just under 12 minutes left in the half.
The Panthers netted two goals 44 seconds apart to make it 7-4 in favor of Duke. The three-goal deficit would be as close as the visitors would get.
Duke tallied three more goals for a five-goal lead (10-5) after the first 30 minutes.
The Blue Devils outscored the Panthers 10-5 in the second half to secure the victory. Bernstein tallied two goals and a dime in the third to pace the offensive contingent.
Amanda Fedor dished her first two assists of the season as she found Greco and Jane DiGregorio late in the fourth quarter.

NOTABLES

Duke improves to 7-7 overall and 6-1 in non-conference games.
Head coach Kerstin Kimel captured her 339th-career victory and her 335th at the helm of the Blue Devils.
Duke's 10 assists today is the second most this season.
Duke outshot High Point 38-22 for the game and were flawless on clears, 17-for-17.
DeSimone registered her eighth contest this spring with four-or-more points.
Schmalz tallied her fourth-straight game with at least three goals.
Goalie Sophia LeRose made her third consecutive start in cage and picked up seven saves.
Maddie Jenner grabbed 10 draw controls to go along with a goal and an assist.
Midfielder Veronica Hineman dished an assist and grabbed two ground balls, a caused turnover and a draw control.
High Point was led by Mena Loescher with three points.

UP NEXT

Duke travels to Louisville Saturday for its final road game of the regular season.

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