Blue Devils Remain Perfect at Home with 15-6 Win Over Virginia Tech

Saturday, March 29

Durham, N.C.

12 p.m.

Duke University

7-6

Virginia Tech

9-3

Duke University

Blue Devils Remain Perfect at Home with 15-6 Win Over Virginia Tech

3/29/2025 3:45:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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DURHAM, N.C. – No. 13 Duke women's lacrosse used a season-high seven-goal first quarter to power past Virginia Tech in an ACC matchup Saturday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Devils improved to 9-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play, while Virginia Tech dropped to 7-6 overall and 4-5 in the ACC.

Senior Carly Bernstein led the Blue Devil offense with four goals. Sophomore Bella Goodwin continued her season's offensive success, notching a hat trick and adding an assist. Redshirt sophomores Eva Pronti and Ava Biancardi each scored twice, while graduate student Callie Hem, sophomore Caitlin Barrett, senior Mattie Shearer and freshman Sadie Stafford each added a goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke opened the game with a seven-goal run and held the Hokies scoreless until the final two seconds of the first quarter.
The Blue Devils' first three goals stretched from 11:21 to 9:43, with Bernstein opening the scoring. Barrett followed with a solo goal, and Shearer assisted Goodwin to make it 3-0.
Duke continued the surge with four more goals between the 6:00 and 1:36 marks. Stafford and Goodwin both scored their free-position shots, and sophomore Reese Woodworth found Pronti in front of the cage for a 6-0 lead. Pronti added another goal a minute later to complete the 7-0 run.
Virginia Tech got on the board with two seconds left in the first quarter, but Duke led 7-1 heading into the second.
The Hokies opened the second period with a two-goal spurt stretching from 10:58 to 7:50, but Duke responded with its own two-goal run. With 4:30 remaining, Bernstein scored on a free-position shot to make it 8-3, and Biancardi added another goal with one second left in the half off a freshman Maddie MacDonald assist.
Duke led 9-3 at halftime.
At the break, Duke outshot Virginia Tech 20-10, led in draw controls 8-5 and edged Virginia Tech 9-7 in ground balls.
Less than a minute into the second half, Hem found the back of the net off a Pronti assist to make it 10-3 for Duke. Virginia Tech responded with a goal at 5:29, but Duke answered with goals from Shearer and Bernstein to stretch the lead to 12-4.
Virginia Tech scored once more in the third, but Biancardi's second goal of the day pushed Duke ahead 13-5 entering the fourth.
The Hokies scored their final goal with 8:35 left in the game, but Duke closed strong with two goals from Goodwin and Bernstein, sealing the 15-6 win.
Defensively, the Blue Devils' goal was anchored by redshirt junior Kennedy Everson, who tallied eight saves.

NOTES

Duke improves to 9-3 overall and 4-2 in ACC play.
The Blue Devils remain undefeated at home.
Duke is now tied with Clemson and Stanford for third in the ACC standings.
This marks the 11th straight game Duke has scored 10 or more goals.
The Blue Devils matched their highest-scoring period of the season, with seven goals in the first quarter.
Duke leads the all-time series against Virginia Tech, 25-4.
Carly Bernstein recorded her fourth game this season with three or more goals.
Bella Goodwin notched her fifth hat trick and eighth game with three or more goals.
Kennedy Everson matched a career-high two caused turnovers.
Duke outshot Virginia Tech 35-20.
The Blue Devils recorded seven caused turnovers, with Amanda Paci, Mabel Overbeck, Caitlin Barrett, Reilly Traynor and Tess Gagliano each registering one.
Kerry Nease led the team in draw controls with six.