Duke Faces James Madison in First Round of NCAA Championship

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DURHAM, N.C. - No. 15 Duke is set for the 2025 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship first round, taking on No. 11 James Madison Friday at 6 p.m., inside Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The game will be aired on ESPN+.

By the Numbers
27-22 - Blue Devils' overall NCAA Championship record
2-0 - Duke's record against James Madison in the NCAA Championship
1st - Time Duke's playing in the NCAA Championship in Virginia
23rd - Blue Devils' NCAA Championship appearance in program history
16 - Duke NCAA Championship quarterfinal appearances
7 - Blue Devil NCAA Championship semifinal appearances
2nd - Consecutive year the Blue Devils are making a trip to the big stage. Duke has made it to the tournament four out of the past five years
9th - Top-20 opponent the Blue Devils are facing this season
15 - Duke's double-digit scoring stretch to open the season – tying program record for most games with 10 or more goals
5 - Road victories for Duke this season - the most since six in 2022
6 - Conference victories for the Blue Devils - the most since winning six in 2022
.706 - Duke's win percentage, ranking 18th nationally

Duke in the NCAA Tournament

The Blue Devils are heading to the tournament for the second consecutive year and 23rd time in program history.
Under the direction of head coach Kerstin Kimel, Duke boasts a 27-22 overall record on the big stage, with 16 quarterfinal and seven semifinal appearances.
Duke last made the semifinals in 2015.
The Blue Devils boast a 16-4 record in first-round play.
Last year, Duke lost in the first round to Loyola, 16-11, snapping a winning 14-game streak in first-round matchups.
This year will mark the first time Duke has played in the NCAA Championship in the state of Virginia.
Duke is looking to advance to the tournament's second round for the seventh time in program history and is 4-2 in those contests.

Notables During the Regular Season

The Blue Devils sports a 12-5 ledger and a 6-3 mark in conference games, earning a fourth-place finish in the ACC standings.
The fourth-place showing is the highest ACC finish the Blue Devils have earned since taking third in 2022.
Duke recorded its most conference wins and posted its highest number of road victories since 2022.
The Blue Devils opened the season with a stretch of 15 consecutive games scoring 10 or more goals, tying the program record for the most consecutive games with double-digit goals.
The Blue Devils have been ranked in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) top-20 all year long, reaching as high as 10.
Duke posted three wins over ranked opponents - No. 17 Notre Dame, No. 6 Clemson and No. 19 Brown.

Series History

The Blue Devils face the Dukes for the seventh time in program history, with Duke owning the 5-1 advantage.
Duke and JMU have squared off in postseason play twice, with the Blue Devils coming out on top both times. In the 1999 NCAA Championship quarterfinals, the Blue Devils earned the 11-10 triumph. The Blue Devils and Dukes met again in the 2006 NCAA Championship quarterfinals, where Duke earned the dominant 16-6 victory.
This will mark the first time Duke and JMU meet at a neutral site.

Scouting the Dukes

JMU captured its first American Athletic Conference Championship to receive an automatic bid in the NCAA Championships.
The Dukes boast a 14-4 overall record and a 6-0 ledger in conference matchups.
JMU has scored 257 goals this season and is led by Maddie Epke with 63 markers. Along with Epke's 63 goals, she has dished out 21 assists for a team-best 84 points.
On the defensive end, Ava Bleckley leads the team with 22 caused turnovers and Reese Cuviello follows with 21 forced turnovers.
JMU's Epke's 12.61 average draw controls per game leads Division I women's lacrosse.
In the cage, the Dukes have Adanya Moyer, who has accumulated 128 saves this season for a .487 save percentage.

Up Next

A win Friday pushes the Blue Devils into the NCAA Championship second round to face the winner between fifth-seeded Virginia and Long Island University Sunday, at 1 p.m. inside Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The game will be televised on ESPN+.

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