No. 20 Duke Women’s Lacrosse Travels to Richmond Saturday

Saturday, February 21

Richmond, VA

3 PM

Duke University

Richmond

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

2/20/2026 10:46:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse

The Opening Draw

No. 20 Duke women's lacrosse heads to Richmond to take on the Spiders Saturday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. The game will stream on ESPN+.
The Blue Devils lead the all-time series versus the Spiders, 14-1, and own a 10-0 advantage in the last 10 matchups. The last time the two teams met was during the 2015 season, when Duke posted a dominant 17-4 win.
The Blue Devils are 1-2 on the year, falling last time out to Johns Hopkins in double overtime. Duke held No. 8 Johns Hopkins scoreless while netting six goals in the final stanza to push the game to overtime, but the Blue Jays came out on top, finding the back of the cage at the 2:58 mark in the second overtime to secure a 14-13 win. Redshirt junior Ava Biancardi led the offense with a career-high five goals, while junior Ellie White was dominant at the draw circle, earning a career-best 16 draws.

By The Numbers

20 – Duke's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) ranking

23 - The Blue Devils' Inside Lacrosse poll

14-1 - Duke's lead in the all-time series versus the Spiders, including the Blue Devils leading matchups played at Richmond, 6-1

17-4 - The score from the Blue Devils' win over the Spiders during the 2015 season

5 - Goals from Biancardi last time out, setting a career-high

16 - Draw controls White earned against Johns Hopkins

3 - Goals netted in the fourth quarter by freshman Quinn Whitaker to tie the game and send it to overtime versus the Blue Jays

1 - USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America honoree in redshirt junior Eva Pronti

1 - Tewaaraton Award Watch List nod in junior Bella Goodwin

31st - Season at the helm of the Blue Devils for head coach Kerstin Kimel

365 - Career victories for Kimel, with 361 of those wins coming at Duke

Duke in the Polls

Duke is ranked in multiple top-25 polls. The Blue Devils earned a No. 20 spot in the IWLCA poll, while also checking in at No. 23 by Inside Lacrosse.

Duke Versus Richmond

The Blue Devils meet the Spiders for the 16th time in program history, with Duke leading the all-time series, 14-1.
Duke owns a 6-1 lead in the series when playing the Spiders in Richmond.
The two teams last met during the 2015 season, with Duke garnering a dominant 17-4 triumph.

Scouting the Spiders

Richmond is 2-1 on the season, posting wins over Virginia and William and Mary.
Alexis Morton leads the team with nine goals, while Meghan Rode posts a team-best 10 assists.
Defensively, Stella Axe leads the Spiders with six ground balls, while Cc Jacobs boasts four caused turnovers. In the cage, Abby Francioli has totaled 26 saves through Richmond's three games and owns a .464 save percentage.

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