Duke Faces Virginia for a Top-20 ACC Matchup

Saturday, March 15

Charlottesville, Va.

12 p.m.

Duke University

Virginia

Duke Faces Virginia for a Top-20 ACC Matchup

3/14/2025 1:53:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Game Notes

The Opening Draw

The No. 13 Blue Devils travel to Charlottesville, Va., for a top-20 ACC matchup against No. 15 Virginia March 15 at noon.

By the Numbers
10 - The Blue Devils have scored 10 or more goals in every game this season
356 – Career victories for head coach Kerstin Kimel, ranking sixth among active Division I coaches. She earned 350 wins at Duke with the victory over Xavier
107 – Duke goals this season
160 – Career goals for graduate student Callie Hem, 24 of which were scored so far this season. She surpassed 150 career goals with her first goal in the 16-9 win over Xavier
184 – Career saves for redshirt junior Kennedy Everson, with 65 during the 2025 season
50/50 - Senior Carly Bernstein has surpassed 50 career goals and 50 career assists, a milestone only 18 other Blue Devils have accomplished before. She has scored 17 goals this season paired with 17 assists
25 - Sophomore Bella Goodwin leads Duke's offensive with 25 goals and graduate student Callie Hem follows 24
81 - Caused turnovers forced by Duke, led by junior Madison Beale (15), freshman Amanda Paci (13) and junior Sydney Smith (9)
106 - Draw controls won by Duke this season, led by senior Kerry Nease with 43
28.125 - Duke's average shots per game
3 - Duke is third place in the conference standings for assists per game with averaging 8.50
2 - Duke is second in conference standings for women-up goals per game with averaging 2.25
6 - Carly Bernstein's average of 2.13 assists per game ranks No. 6 in conference rankings

Duke vs Virginia

The Blue Devils will face the Cavaliers for the 46th time in series history. Duke trails the series 18-27
Duke is 8-12 when taking on Virginia in Charlottesville
The last time they met was during the 2024 season in Koskinen Stadium, where Duke came out on top 15-10

Duke in the Polls

Duke ranked No. 13 by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). Along with its IWLCA ranking, the Blue Devils were voted No. 13 by Inside Lacrosse and polled No. 12 by USA Lacrosse Magazine. Other ACC schools in the rankings include No. 1 Boston College, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 7 Stanford, No. 8 Syracuse, No. 9 Clemson, No. 15 Virginia and No. 19 Notre Dame.

A Win over Virginia Would…

Be head coach Kerstin Kimel's 357th career win and 353rd win at Duke
Improve the Blue Devils to 19-27 in series history with the Cavaliers
Improve Duke to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in ACC games
Be Duke's third win over a top-20 ranked opponent this season
Extend Duke's win streak to five games

Up Next

Following this weekend, the Blue Devils host Cal for an ACC matchup March 21 at 5 p.m., and then head to Greenville, N.C. for a game against East Carolina March 25 at 5 p.m.

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