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Saturday, February 22
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
1 p.m.
Duke University
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Boston College
Photo by: Duke Athletics
Duke Women’s Lacrosse Opens ACC Play at Boston College
2/21/2025 2:07:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
The Opening Faceoff
By the Numbers
352 – Career victories for head coach Kerstin Kimel, ranking sixth among active Division I coaches. 348 of those wins have been at Duke
44 – Goals in the last three games, while holding opponents to only 25
145 – Career goals for Callie Hem, nine of which were scored so far this season
140 – Career saves for Kennedy Everson, with 22 during the 2025 season
101 – Career points for Carly Bernstein, as she has scored 49 goals and recorded 52 assists
7 – Carly Bernstein ranks seventh nationally with 18 points along with rankings 11th in assists.
14 - Kerry Nease ranks 14th nationally in draw controls
31 - Caused turnovers this season, led by Amanda Paci (5), Sydney Smith (5) and Madison Beale (4).
3 - Blue Devils have 10 or more points: Callie Hem (10), Bella Goodwin (13) and Carly Bernstein (18)
27.7 – Average shots per game
47 - Ground balls led by Madison Beale (6), Julia Schwasnick (5) and Amanda Paci (4)
Series' History
Duke in the Polls
A Win over Boston College Would…
Up Next
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX.
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- No. 21 Duke heads to Chestnut Hill, Mass., for its first ACC match of the season against the No. 1 Boston College Eagles. The last time these two teams met was in the 2024 ACC Tournament, where the Eagles won 19-5.
- Duke holds a 2-1 record, having secured a 16-7 win over Elon and a 17-6 victory over High Point during opening weekend. Last time out, the Blue Devils fell in overtime at No. 10 Johns Hopkins, 12-11.
- The Blue Devils are ranked No. 21 in the week two Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll and No. 20 by Inside Lacrosse. Other ACC teams in the rankings include No. 1 Boston College, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 4 Syracuse, No. 7 Virginia, No. 11 Notre Dame, No. 14 Stanford and No. 19 Clemson.
- Individually, senior attacker Carly Bernstein ranks 11th nationally with eight assists and seventh with 18 points. In draw controls, senior midfielder Kerry Nease ranks 14th nationally with 22 on the season, averaging 8.67 per game.
- Following this weekend, Duke returns home to host No. 11 Notre Dame and Xavier on Feb. 28 and Mar. 2, respectively.
By the Numbers
352 – Career victories for head coach Kerstin Kimel, ranking sixth among active Division I coaches. 348 of those wins have been at Duke
44 – Goals in the last three games, while holding opponents to only 25
145 – Career goals for Callie Hem, nine of which were scored so far this season
140 – Career saves for Kennedy Everson, with 22 during the 2025 season
101 – Career points for Carly Bernstein, as she has scored 49 goals and recorded 52 assists
7 – Carly Bernstein ranks seventh nationally with 18 points along with rankings 11th in assists.
14 - Kerry Nease ranks 14th nationally in draw controls
31 - Caused turnovers this season, led by Amanda Paci (5), Sydney Smith (5) and Madison Beale (4).
3 - Blue Devils have 10 or more points: Callie Hem (10), Bella Goodwin (13) and Carly Bernstein (18)
27.7 – Average shots per game
47 - Ground balls led by Madison Beale (6), Julia Schwasnick (5) and Amanda Paci (4)
Series' History
- The Blue Devils will take on the Eagles for the 25th time Saturday. Duke leads the series history 15-9.
- Duke is 7-4 against the Eagles in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
- The teams met twice last season. The first game between the two teams was a home game in regular conference play, where the Blue Devils fell 18-3
.They met later that year in the ACC Tournament, where Boston College won 19-5. - The last time Duke posted a win over Boston College was in 2022 ACC play, where the Blue Devils upset the Eagles 16-15 in Koskinen Stadium.
Duke in the Polls
- Duke climbed to No. 21 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll, as announced on Feb. 17. Along with the Blue Devils' ranking in the IWLCA poll, they also stand No. 20 by Inside Lacrosse.
A Win over Boston College Would…
- Be head coach Kerstin Kimel's 353rd career win and 349 wins at Duke
- Improve the Blue Devils' record to 3-1
- Increase Duke's lead in the series history 16-9
- Be the first win against a top-10 team this season
Up Next
- After this weekend, the Blue Devils host an ACC game against Notre Dame on Friday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. and later that weekend host Xavier on Sunday, March 2 at 10 a.m.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX.
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