The Opening Faceoff
- The No. 18 Blue Devils hit the road for an ACC matchup against No. 6 Clemson March 8 at noon, followed by a non-conference game against Campbell March 10 at 11 a.m.
By the Numbers
354 – Career victories for head coach
Kerstin Kimel, ranking sixth among active Division I coaches. She earned 350 wins with Duke last weekend with the victory over Xavier
81 – Duke goals this season
152 – Career goals for
Callie Hem, 16 of which were scored so far this season
168 – Career saves for
Kennedy Everson, with 49 during the 2025 season
50/50 -
Carly Bernstein has surpassed 50 career goals and 50 career assists, a milestone only 18 other Blue Devils have accomplished before. She has scored 14 goals this season and recorded 12 assists
16 -
Bella Goodwin and
Callie Hem each have 16 goals so far this season to lead Duke
64 - Caused turnovers forced by Duke, led by
Madison Beale (12),
Amanda Paci (7) and
Sydney Smith (7)
83 - Draw controls won by Duke this season, led by
Kerry Nease with 35
27.33 - Duke's average shots per game
7 - Seven Blue Devils recorded five or more ground balls
.880 - Dukes' clear percentage
Duke vs Clemson
- The Blue Devils will face the Tigers for the third time in series history. Duke trails the series 0-2.
- Duke is 0-1 when taking on Clemson in South Carolina.
- The last time they met was during the 2024 season at home, where Clemson came out on top 20-11.
Duke vs Campbell
- Duke meets Campbell for the fifth time in series history. The Blue Devils lead the series 4-0.
- The last time that the Blue Devils and Camels faced was during the 2024 season, where Duke posted a dominating 16-2 win.
Duke in the Polls
- Duke jumped up three spots in this week's national rankings to No. 18 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll. Along with the Blue Devils' IWLCA rankings, they were voted No. 17 by Inside Lacrosse and by USA Lacrosse Magazine. Other ACC schools included in the rankings include No. 1 Boston College, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 6 Clemson, No. 7 Stanford, No. 11 Syracuse, No. 14 Virginia and No. 20 Notre Dame.
A Win over Clemson Would…
- Be head coach Kerstin Kimel's 355th career win and 351st win at Duke
- Be the first Duke win over Clemson in series history
- Improve the Blue Devils' overall record to 5-2 and ACC record to 2-1
- Be Duke's first win against a top 10 team this season
A Sweep Would…
- Be head coach Kerstin Kimel's 356th career win and 352nd win at Duke.
- Improve the Blue Devils' overall record to 6-2
- Duke would increase its lead in series history to 5-0
Up Next
- After this weekend, Duke travels to Charlottesville, Va. to take on the No. 14 Virginia March 15 at noon.
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