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Friday, April 29
South Bend, Ind.
2:30 PM
Duke University
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Notre Dame
No. 7 Duke Prepped for ACC Quarterfinal Friday
4/28/2022 12:01:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
DURHAM – No. 7 Duke women's lacrosse (15-2, 6-2 ACC) is set for its quarterfinal matchup against No. 20 Notre Dame (8-8, 3-5 ACC) Friday in South Bend, Ind. Opening draw is set for 2:30 p.m., on ACC Network with Jay Alter, Sheehan Stanwick Burch & Dana Boyle on the call.
OPENING DRAW
Duke and Notre Dame meet for the 24th time in program history as the Blue Devils hold a narrow 13-10 lead in the all-time series. No. 8 Duke captured a 15-12 victory at No. 14 Notre Dame in March. Should Duke advance out of the quarterfinal game, Kerstin Kimel's squad will take on the winner of #1 North Carolina and Pittsburgh Sunday at 1 p.m., on ACC Network.
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
The Fighting Irish enter Friday's game 8-8 overall and 3-5 in conference play. They closed out the regular season on a three-game win streak. Offensively, Notre Dame is led by Kasey Choma (59 pts.), Madison Ahern (65 pts.), Jane Wolak (55 pts.) and Maddie Howe (49 pts.). The Fighting Irish are averaging 15.31 goals and 33.60 shots per game. Veteran goalkeeper Bridget Deehan has amassed nearly 900 minutes in the cage and owns an 11.35 GAA and a .452 save percentage.
LAST TIME WE MET
Duke and Notre Dame meet for the 24th time in program history as the Blue Devils hold a narrow 13-10 lead in the all-time series. No. 8 Duke captured a 15-12 victory at No. 14 Notre Dame in March. The Blue Devils were led by graduate student Catriona Barry with seven points off of six goals and an assist. She also tallied two ground balls, two caused turnovers and a draw control in her all-around performance.
KIMEL'S COACHING TREE
Head coach Kerstin Kimel has an extensive coaching tree that includes six former players/coaches in current Division I head coaching positions. Notre Dame head coach Christine Halfpenny is the fourth head coach Duke faced this season under Kimel's tree. Halfpenny spent three seasons in Durham as a assistant coach under Kimel. During her time at Duke, The Blue Devils won the 2005 ACC postseason tournament title, won or shared three straight ACC regular-season crowns and made three straight NCAA Championship appearances, advancing to the national semifinals in both 2005 and 2006.
NCAA DI HEAD COACHES | KIMEL'S TREE
Christine Halfpenny, Notre Dame
Josh Hexter, Elon
Alex Kahoe, St. Joseph's
Amanda Moore, East Carolina
Lauren Morton, Boston University
Kristen (Waagbo) Skiera, Virginia Tech
DUKE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
Under the direction of head coach Kerstin Kimel, the Blue Devils are 12-23 all-time in the ACC Championship and 6-4 in the quarterfinal round. 2022 marks the ninth time Duke has received the No. 4 seed and is 2-6 (.500) in games played as the fourth seed. Duke will face Notre Dame in conference tournament action for the third time with the series tied 1-1. The two squads previously met last year in the first round when the Fighting Irish secured a 17-16 victory in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Blue Devils own one ACC title, which came in 2005.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX.
#GoDuke
OPENING DRAW
Duke and Notre Dame meet for the 24th time in program history as the Blue Devils hold a narrow 13-10 lead in the all-time series. No. 8 Duke captured a 15-12 victory at No. 14 Notre Dame in March. Should Duke advance out of the quarterfinal game, Kerstin Kimel's squad will take on the winner of #1 North Carolina and Pittsburgh Sunday at 1 p.m., on ACC Network.
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
The Fighting Irish enter Friday's game 8-8 overall and 3-5 in conference play. They closed out the regular season on a three-game win streak. Offensively, Notre Dame is led by Kasey Choma (59 pts.), Madison Ahern (65 pts.), Jane Wolak (55 pts.) and Maddie Howe (49 pts.). The Fighting Irish are averaging 15.31 goals and 33.60 shots per game. Veteran goalkeeper Bridget Deehan has amassed nearly 900 minutes in the cage and owns an 11.35 GAA and a .452 save percentage.
LAST TIME WE MET
Duke and Notre Dame meet for the 24th time in program history as the Blue Devils hold a narrow 13-10 lead in the all-time series. No. 8 Duke captured a 15-12 victory at No. 14 Notre Dame in March. The Blue Devils were led by graduate student Catriona Barry with seven points off of six goals and an assist. She also tallied two ground balls, two caused turnovers and a draw control in her all-around performance.
KIMEL'S COACHING TREE
Head coach Kerstin Kimel has an extensive coaching tree that includes six former players/coaches in current Division I head coaching positions. Notre Dame head coach Christine Halfpenny is the fourth head coach Duke faced this season under Kimel's tree. Halfpenny spent three seasons in Durham as a assistant coach under Kimel. During her time at Duke, The Blue Devils won the 2005 ACC postseason tournament title, won or shared three straight ACC regular-season crowns and made three straight NCAA Championship appearances, advancing to the national semifinals in both 2005 and 2006.
NCAA DI HEAD COACHES | KIMEL'S TREE
Christine Halfpenny, Notre Dame
Josh Hexter, Elon
Alex Kahoe, St. Joseph's
Amanda Moore, East Carolina
Lauren Morton, Boston University
Kristen (Waagbo) Skiera, Virginia Tech
DUKE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
Under the direction of head coach Kerstin Kimel, the Blue Devils are 12-23 all-time in the ACC Championship and 6-4 in the quarterfinal round. 2022 marks the ninth time Duke has received the No. 4 seed and is 2-6 (.500) in games played as the fourth seed. Duke will face Notre Dame in conference tournament action for the third time with the series tied 1-1. The two squads previously met last year in the first round when the Fighting Irish secured a 17-16 victory in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Blue Devils own one ACC title, which came in 2005.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX.
#GoDuke
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