Blue Devils Earn Dominant 17-7 Win over Louisville

Saturday, April 12

Louisville, Ky.

2 p.m.

Duke University

12-3, 6-2ACC

Louisville

7-9, 1-7ACC

Duke

Louisville

Blue Devils Earn Dominant 17-7 Win over Louisville

4/12/2025 4:55:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 12th-ranked Blue Devils used a 10-goal first half to secure the dominant 17-7 win over Louisville on Saturday afternoon at the UofL Lacrosse Stadium. Duke improves to 12-3 overall and 6-2 in ACC games, while the Cardinals drop to 7-9 and 1-7 in conference.

The Blue Devils were led by senior Carly Bernstein, who slotted in her career-high six goals paired with two assists to give her a game-high eight points. Senior Mattie Shearer and graduate Callie Hem each scored a hattrick, sophomore Bella Goodwin netted two goals, while sophomore Caitlin Barrett, redshirt junior Tess Gagliano and redshirt sophomore Eva Pronti each scored a goal apiece.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke took the 2-0 lead to open the game, seeing goals from Bernstein and Shearer within the first eight minutes.
The Cardinals netted their first goal at the 9:46 mark to cut Duke's lead to 2-1, but the Blue Devils responded with a three-goal run.
Duke's run started when Bernstein forced a turnover from the Louisville goalkeeper, snatched the ground ball and slotted it into the back of the net. Shearer scored her second goal of the game off a quick stick from a Pronti feed. Less than a minute later, Barrett scored, rounding out the Blue Devils' run at 5-1.
The Cardinals scored the last goal of the first period, decreasing Duke's lead to 5-2.
Louisville opened the second quarter with a goal, but Hem scored off a Bernstein assist to hold the three-goal lead, 6-3, and start a five-goal scoring run.
Goodwin scored her first goal of the game with 7:42 remaining in the first half. Bernstein followed, scoring two goals less than a minute apart, and Shearer scored at the 13:07 mark to make it 10-3.
Louisville scored the final goal of the first half, sending Duke into the break leading 10-4.
The Blue Devils held Louisville scoreless the entire third quarter and scored four goals to push their lead to 14-4.
Just over two minutes into the third quarter, Hem found the back of the cage. Pronti fed Hem to push Duke's lead to 12-4. Bernstein scored two goals, first with nine minutes remaining and again with six seconds left on the clock to secure the 14-4 lead going into the final quarter.
Pronti slotted the ball into the back of the net less than a minute into the final period. The Cardinals went on a two-goal run stretching from the 3:45 mark to the 8:33 mark to decrease Duke's lead to 15-6.
Goodwin slotted in a man-up goal off a Bernstein assist to push Duke's lead to 16-6.
The Cardinals scored their final goal with under three minutes remaining, but Gagliano slotted in the final goal of the contest, securing the 17-7 win for the Blue Devils.

NOTES

Duke improves to 12-3 overall and 6-2 in ACC games.
The Blue Devils pushed their win streak to six games.
Duke earns most away victories since the 2023 season.
The Blue Devils share third place in conference standings with Stanford.
Duke has scored 10 or more goals in 15 straight games, matching the program record for the most consecutive games with double-digit goals to start a season.
Duke matched the most goals scored in a first half this season with 10.
Carly Bernstein scored her career-high six goals.
Kerry Nease led the draw controls, recording a game-high of 10.
Duke outshot Louisville, 33-19.
Kennedy Everson recorded five saves and Chloe Provenzano recorded one.
Eva Pronti and Carly Bernstein each dished out two assists.
Madison Beale, Sydney Smith, Reese Woodworth, Maddie MacDonald, Carly Bernstein and Reilly Traynor each forced a turnover.
Duke went 14-17 on clears.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils will wrap up regular season ACC games at home, as they host rival No. 1 North Carolina April 17 at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

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