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Thursday, April 17
Durham, N.C.
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Duke University
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North Carolina
Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics
Duke Hosts North Carolina for Top-10 Matchup
4/16/2025 1:14:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
The Opening Draw
By the Numbers
10 – Duke has netted 10 or more goals in every game this season, totaling 205 overall
6 – Blue Devil conference wins this season, the most since six in 2022
5 - Road victories for Duke this season - the most since 2022
6 - Game win streak
4 - Blue Devils' fourth time facing a top-10 opponent this season
6 - Duke wins over North Carolina when playing inside Koskinen Stadium
0.800 - Duke's win percentage, ranking 10th nationally
3 - Duke's ACC standing, tied with Stanford
3 - Blue Devils team ranking for assists per game, averaging 7.40
7 - Callie Hem's ACC rank for goals per game, averaging 3.13
8 - Carly Bernstein's ACC standing for points per game, averaging 4.0
135 - Duke caused turnovers, led by Amanda Paci with 25
216 - Duke draw controls, led by Kerry Nease with 95
110 - Saves for Kennedy Everson this season
.889 - Blue Devil clear percentage
Duke in the Polls
Milestone Watch
Duke vs. North Carolina
Scouting the Opposition
A Win over North Carolina Would…
Up Next
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX".
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- 10th-ranked Duke women's lacrosse is set to host top-ranked North Carolina inside Koskinen Stadium for its final regular-season ACC game April 17 at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
- Duke is riding a six-game win streak. Last Saturday, the Blue Devils won at Louisville 17-7, matching their season high for goals scored in a game. The offense was led by senior Carly Bernstein, who netted her career-high six goals paired with two assists to give her a game and career-high eight points.
- The Blue Devils currently share third place in ACC standings with Stanford, as both teams boast a 6-2 conference ledger.
By the Numbers
10 – Duke has netted 10 or more goals in every game this season, totaling 205 overall
6 – Blue Devil conference wins this season, the most since six in 2022
5 - Road victories for Duke this season - the most since 2022
6 - Game win streak
4 - Blue Devils' fourth time facing a top-10 opponent this season
6 - Duke wins over North Carolina when playing inside Koskinen Stadium
0.800 - Duke's win percentage, ranking 10th nationally
3 - Duke's ACC standing, tied with Stanford
3 - Blue Devils team ranking for assists per game, averaging 7.40
7 - Callie Hem's ACC rank for goals per game, averaging 3.13
8 - Carly Bernstein's ACC standing for points per game, averaging 4.0
135 - Duke caused turnovers, led by Amanda Paci with 25
216 - Duke draw controls, led by Kerry Nease with 95
110 - Saves for Kennedy Everson this season
.889 - Blue Devil clear percentage
Duke in the Polls
- Duke jumped up to No. 10 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) rankings. Along with the Blue Devils' IWLCA ranking, they were voted No. 8 by Inside Lacrosse and No. 14 by USA Lacrosse Magazine.
- Other ACC schools in the rankings include No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Boston College, No. 9 Virginia, No. 11 Stanford, No. 14 Syracuse and No. 17 Clemson.
Milestone Watch
- Head Coach Kerstin Kimel hit 350 wins at Duke with the victory over Xavier March 2. Her 362 career wins rank sixth among all active women's Division I head coaches.
- Callie Hem surpassed 150 career goals and 200 career points.
- Carly Bernstein surpassed 50 career assists paired with 50 career goals.
- Kennedy Everson surpassed 200 career saves.
- Eva Pronti set the single-game program assist record with seven assists at Virginia (3/15).
- Maddie MacDonald, Sadie Stafford, Reagan Digby, Lena Doreen and Mabel Overbeck have each netted their first career goals this season.
- Amanda Paci currently ranks fourth in Duke's freshman caused turnovers records with 25 this season.
- Carly Bernstein's 69 assists currently rank 10th on the Blue Devils' all-time individual career assists list.
- Kerry Nease sits fourth in Duke's all-time individual career draw control record with 209.
- Eva Pronti is tied at seventh place in program individual season records with her 35 assists on the season.
Duke vs. North Carolina
- The Blue Devils will face the Tar Heels for the 44th time in series history.
- The Tar Heels have won the last 14 meetings and lead the series history, 29-14.
- The Blue Devils boast a 6-10 record when facing North Carolina inside Koskinen Stadium.
- They last met during the 2024 season, with the Blue Devils falling 16-11 to the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill.
- The last victory that Duke earned over UNC was during the 2014 season, when the Blue Devils won 7-6 in overtime in Chapel Hill.
Scouting the Opposition
- The Tar Heels are the No. 1 team in the country and boast a perfect 14-0 record with an 8-0 mark in conference games.
- North Carolina was ranked No. 2 and jumped to the No. 1 spot after beating Boston College, 12-11 April 5 in Chapel Hill.
- The Tar Heels' leading scorer is Chloe Hunter, who has netted 58 goals this season. She ranks second in the conference for goals scored a game, averaging 4.14.
- UNC's best distributor is Ashley Humphrey, who has dished out 79 assists this year. She is the national leader across all of Division I women's lacrosse with 224 assists and sits at the top of ACC rankings, averaging four assists a game.
- Betty Nelson is the starting goalkeeper for the Tar Heels. She has recorded 75 saves this season and boasts a .507 save percentage.
A Win over North Carolina Would…
- Be Duke's second win over a top-10 team this season.
- Give the Blue Devils a chance to secure third place in conference standings.
- Improve Duke to 13-2 overall with a 7-2 ledger in conference games.
- Serve North Carolina its first loss of the season.
- Snap the Tar Heels' 14-game win streak over the Blue Devils.
- It would be the fourth time Duke has beaten the No. 1 team in the country, previously doing so in 1998, 2002 and 2006.
- Improve the Blue Devils to a seven-game win streak.
- Give Duke a perfect 8-0 record at home to close out the regular season.
Up Next
- The Blue Devils await their opponent and seeding for the ACC Tournament set to take place from April 23-27 in Charlotte, N.C., at the American Legion Memorial Stadium.
For more information on Duke women's lacrosse, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeWLAX".
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