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Wednesday, April 23
Charlotte, N.C.
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Duke University
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Clemson
Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics
Duke Faces Clemson in ACC Championship Quarterfinals
4/22/2025 9:48:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
The Opening Draw
By the Numbers
4 - Blue Devils' seeding for the ACC Championship
6 - Conference wins this season - the most since six in 2022
5 - Road victories for Duke this season - the most since six in 2022
13-26 - Blue Devils' program record in the ACC Championship
4 - Duke and Clemson's fourth time meeting. The two teams met earlier this season in an ACC conference game, where Duke came out on top, 12-11
0-3 - Blue Devils' program record in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship
2-7 - Blue Devils' record in the ACC Championship as the fourth seed
1 - Duke and Clemson's first time meeting in postseason play
8 - Will mark the eighth time the Blue Devils are facing a top-20 opponent this season
211 - Blue Devil goals this season, led by Callie Hem (47), Bella Goodwin (45) and Carly Bernstein (37)
114 - Duke assists this year, led by Eva Pronti with 36
131 - Blue Devil saves this season, led by starting keeper Kennedy Everson with 113
231 - Blue Devil draw controls this season, led by Kerry Nease's 98
.750 - Duke's win percentage, ranking 16th nationally
Duke in the Polls
Duke ACC Championship History
Duke Versus Clemson
Scouting the Tigers
A Win Over Clemson Would…
Up Next
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- The Blue Devils enter the ACC Championship quarterfinals as the fourth seed and are set to take on fifth-seeded Clemson in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, April 23, at 2 p.m. inside American Legion Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised on ACC Network.
- Duke wrapped up its regular season with a 12-4 overall record and a 6-3 mark in conference games. The Blue Devils recorded their most conference wins and posted their highest number of road victories since 2022.
By the Numbers
4 - Blue Devils' seeding for the ACC Championship
6 - Conference wins this season - the most since six in 2022
5 - Road victories for Duke this season - the most since six in 2022
13-26 - Blue Devils' program record in the ACC Championship
4 - Duke and Clemson's fourth time meeting. The two teams met earlier this season in an ACC conference game, where Duke came out on top, 12-11
0-3 - Blue Devils' program record in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship
2-7 - Blue Devils' record in the ACC Championship as the fourth seed
1 - Duke and Clemson's first time meeting in postseason play
8 - Will mark the eighth time the Blue Devils are facing a top-20 opponent this season
211 - Blue Devil goals this season, led by Callie Hem (47), Bella Goodwin (45) and Carly Bernstein (37)
114 - Duke assists this year, led by Eva Pronti with 36
131 - Blue Devil saves this season, led by starting keeper Kennedy Everson with 113
231 - Blue Devil draw controls this season, led by Kerry Nease's 98
.750 - Duke's win percentage, ranking 16th nationally
Duke in the Polls
- Duke is ranked No. 10 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) rankings. Along with the Blue Devils' IWLCA ranking, they were voted No. 9 by Inside Lacrosse and No. 15 by USA Lacrosse Magazine.
- Other ACC schools in the IWLCA rankings include No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Boston College, No. 8 Virginia, No. 13 Stanford, No. 16 Clemson and No. 17 Syracuse.
Duke ACC Championship History
- Duke earned the fourth seed in the ACC Championship for the 10th time in program history. When competing as the No. 4 seed, the Blue Devils boast a 2-7 record.
- The Blue Devils have an all-time 13-26 record at the ACC Championship.
- Duke is 0-3 when playing in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship.
- The Blue Devils won their only ACC Championship title in 2005, when they beat Virginia, 9-6.
- Duke is looking to make its first ACC Championship finals appearance since 2009.
Duke Versus Clemson
- The Blue Devils will face the Tigers for the fourth time in series history.
- Clemson leads the series history, 2-1.
- This will mark the first meeting between the Blue Devils and Tigers in postseason play.
- They met in an ACC conference matchup earlier this season, where the Blue Devils earned the 12-11 triumph over the Tigers in South Carolina.
Scouting the Tigers
- Clemson ended the regular season with a 12-5 overall record and a 6-3 ledger in conference games.
- The Tigers' leading goal scorers are Lindsey Marshall, who has netted a team-best 51 goals, and Kayla Macleod with 43 goals.
- Clemson's best distributor is Brooke Goldstein, who has dished out 30 assists this season.
- Emily Lamparter anchors the cage for the Tigers. She has earned 113 saves this season and boasts a .477 save percentage.
A Win Over Clemson Would…
- Send the Blue Devils to the semifinals of the ACC Championships, marking Duke's first appearance since 2019.
- Duke would tie the series history with Clemson, 2-2.
- The win would improve Duke's quarterfinal record in the ACC Championships to 1-3.
- It would mark the fourth top-20 opponent the Blue Devils have beaten this season.
Up Next
- If the Blue Devils defeat Clemson, they will advance to the ACC Championship semifinals to face the winner of the eighth-seeded Virginia Tech and top-seeded North Carolina matchup on Friday, April 25, at 5 p.m. inside the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be televised on ACC Network.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX".
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