No. 13 Duke Hosts Longwood, No. 9 Liberty This Weekend

About the Weekend

Duke welcomes Longwood and Liberty to Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium Friday and Sunday, respectively. Both games will be streamed on ACCNX and available via the ESPN app.
It's a throwback to tie-died shirts Friday night. Fans can bring a shirt of their choice and Duke will have tie-die kits available. Let out your inner artist and show the shirts off in the stands after!

Morgan's Message

Sunday's game against Liberty will be dedicated to bringing awareness to mental health and erasing the stigma surrounding it within the student-athlete community. Visit Morgan's Message to read about the important work the foundation is doing all over the world: https://www.morgansmessage.org/.
Do you know about 988? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established 988 as the new, nationwide, three-digit phone numbers to connect with mental health and suicide prevention counselors. Please note that 1-800-273-TALK (8255) is still active as well.
- Young adults ages 18 to 25 in the U.S have the highest rate of experiencing any mental health concerns (30.6%) compared to adults aged 26 to 49 years, and the highest rate of serious mental illness (9.7%).
- University and college level student-athletes face pressures from academics, as well as other possible triggers of stress. These triggers include missed classes due to off-campus sports competitions, being away from home for the first time, social isolation from students other than their teammates and adapting to constant visibility within their campus and communities. Approximately 30% of women and 25% of men who are student-athletes report having anxiety, and only 10% of all college athletes with known mental health conditions seek care from a mental health professional.
- In a recent NCAA survey, rates of mental exhaustion, anxiety and depression have remained 1.5 to two times higher than pre-pandemic rates.
- 30% of female student athletes and 25% of male student athletes report having anxiety, which is significantly higher than the 1 in 5 adults who experience a mental health condition during their life.

First Hit

Duke returns to Durham for a four-game homestand starting with Longwood and Liberty this weekend. Two of the four matchups come against top-10 teams - No. 9 Liberty and No. 7 Syracuse.
The Blue Devils are coming off a 1-1 weekend at the ACC/B1G Cup. Duke upended No. 3 Maryland, 2-1, and lost a hard-fought battle 3-2 to No. 2 Northwestern. Logan Clouser scored twice on the weekend, including the winner versus the Terrapins.
Longwood is 1-3 overall with the win coming against Richmond. The Lancers have scored four goals and given up 13. Laura Prieri has three of the four goals, while Santia McLaughlin is averaging just over four saves per game to anchor the defense.
Liberty visits Durham Sunday after a Friday night match against No. 14 Harvard. The Flames are 4-0 and ranked ninth nationally and lead the country with a 0.46 goals against average. Five different players have a goal and Azul Iritxity Irigoyen has 13 saves and only two goals allowed.

By the Numbers
72 - Career points for senior Hannah Miller, 21st in Blue Devil history

213 - Career saves for Piper Hampsch, ranking 10th on the Duke record chart

3 - Goals for sophomore Alaina McVeigh in three games, ranking second in the ACC and 14th nationally

7 - Spots climbed by the Blue Devils in the NFHCA poll - the largest move by any program from the preseason rankings

7.0 - Shots per game allowed by Duke this season, compared to the 13 per gam average after the first three games last season

1-1 - Duke's record against top-10 teams this season

22 - Assists for Hannah Miller, 20th on the Duke career record list

9 – Games remaining on Duke's schedule versus teams ranked in the NFHCA top 20 poll

17 - Wins needed by head coach Pam Bustin to become Duke's winningest field hockey coach with 163 victories

Movin' On Up

Duke moved up seven places in the NFHCA poll, taking over the No. 13 spot following its win over No. 3 Maryland and narrow setback to No. 2 Northwestern. The seven spot improvement was the largest of any program as Iowa moved up six places to take over the top ranking.

Balanced Attack

Duke has a lot of scoring options this season. Four different Blue Devils have a goal this season after three games and five different players have at least one assist.

Series Histories

Duke meets Longwood for the 25th time overall and for just the fourth time in the past 10 years. The Blue Devils are 21-3 all-time against the Lancers and have outscored them 16-2 in the past three matchups. Longwood's last win came in 1979, a 2-1 setback in Durham.
The Blue Devils face Liberty for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons. Duke is 6-2 against the Flames, but it is Liberty who has won the past two contests, including 5-2 win in Lynchburg in 2021. Four of the six Blue Devil victories have come in overtime. Duke's last win against the Flames came on Nov. 3, 2019.

What Gives?

Duke is averaging 2.33 goals per game this season to rank fourth in the ACC. The Blue Devils have scored at least two goals in each of their three outings and are averaging 14.3 shots per game.
On the other side of the ball, Liberty is allowing just 0.46 goals per game, while opponents are firing just 6.33 shots per game. The Flames have given up two goals in four games. Last season, Liberty allowed multiple goals only five times.

Penalty Corner Productivity

Duke has been quite successful on penalty corners already this season, scoring three goals on 19 penalty corners. In the season opener, Duke earned six penalty corners, scored two goals and got a shot off on each of the six with four coming on cage.
Versus Maryland, Duke took four shots on five penalty corners, forcing the Terrapin goalie to make three saves. The Blue Devils scored the winner on a rebound from a penalty corner save. In the Northwestern game, Duke got a shot off on seven of the eight and scored a goal.
Last season, Duke scored just eight goals on 111 penalty corners, registering a goal on 7.2 percent of the time.

McVeigh Thriving

In three games this season, sophomore Alaina McVeigh has three goals on 10 shots this season. Her 1.00 goals per game average is second in the ACC and 14th nationally. McVeigh missed all of her rookie season after suffering a knee injury the summer prior to arriving on campus.
McVeigh saw her first action on the field with non-contact play last spring. The Landsdale, Pa., native registered a pair of goals in the two exhibition games during preseason action. Playing for Gwynedd Mercy Academy, the 5-10 forward amassed 173 goals in her scholastic career.

Next Game

Duke is back home to open ACC play next weekend. The Blue Devils host Syracuse Friday evening on ACCNX and welcome Old Dominion Sunday afternoon.

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