Upcoming Event: Field Hockey at Louisville on October 17, 2026 at 1 p.m.
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Saturday, October 17
Louisville, Ky.
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Duke University
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Photo by: Andrew Madsen/Cal Athletics
Duke Set for Saturday Tilt at Louisville
10/16/2026 12:03:00 PM | Field Hockey
THE OPENING PASS BACK:
BY THE NUMBERS:
WITH THREE REGULAR SEASON GAMES REMAINING:
SOLID DUKE DEFENSE:
DUKE-LOUISVILLE SERIES HISTORY
WHAT GIVES?
UP NEXT:
Duke wraps up the non-conference portion of its schedule Oct. 25 with a trip to Lynchburg, Virginia, to take on No. 14 Liberty. The opening pass back is set for 1 p.m., with the game streaming live on ESPN+.
#GoDuke
- No. 8 Duke continues ACC action with a trip to the Bluegrass State for an Oct. 17 matchup against No. 16 Louisville. Action gets going at 1 p.m., with the game streaming live on ACCNX.
- The Blue Devils sit atop the ACC standings at 10-3 overall and 5-1 in conference action. Duke has won four straight against NFHCA top-20 teams and sports a 4-2 record this season versus ranked foes.
- This past weekend, graduate student Alaina McVeigh became the ninth Blue Devil all-time to reach 50 career goals. She currently ranks eighth in Duke lore with 51 goals and ninth with 121 points.
- Duke's defense has been strong this season posting six shutouts, while also holding nine foes to five shots or less. The team allows just 6.8 shots and 2.8 penalty corners per game, which check in as the third- and second-fewest, respectively, among the NFHCA top 20. The Blue Devils are No. 7 in the NCAA in shutouts per game (0.46) and 12th in goals against average (1.08). Both marks top the ACC.
- Offensively, Duke has featured 12 different goals this season with seven different players owning multiple tallies. McVeigh (6g, 5a) and Ashley Stockdale (6g, 2a) are the team's top scorers with 17 and 14 points, respectively. The Blue Devils have also converted on 16 percent of their penalty corners with 16 goals on 103 set pieces.
BY THE NUMBERS:
- 2.8: Penalty corners allowed per game, the second-fewest among NFHCA top-20 teams
- 3: Regular-season games left against current NFHCA top-20 clubs
- 4: Players of the Week for Duke this season -- Madison Beach, Julia Boehringer, Kaiya Chepow and Philine Klas
- 5: Clean sheets for junior goalkeeper Kaiya Chepow in 2026
- 6: Shutouts by Duke's defense this season
- 6.8: Shots allowed per game by the Duke defense, the third-fewest among the NFHCA top 20
- 7.92: Penalty corners averaged by Duke per game -- No. 1 in the ACC and eighth in the NCAA
- 8: Duke's current NCAA RPI ranking
- 9: Opponents held to five shots or less by Duke on the year
- 12: Different Blue Devil goal scorers in 2026
- 16: Goals coming off 103 penalty corners this season -- a 16 percent conversion rate
- 14: Points for junior Ashley Stockdale this season, five more than she had in all 21 games last year
- 19: Goals scored by the Blue Devils in the first half in 2026
- 25: Combined points by the sophomore quartet of Sofia Fidalgo Schioppa, Juliette Schulten, Lily Soldan and Shae Wozniak -- seven more than they had in 21 games last year
- 32: 10-win seasons for Duke field hockey all-time
- 51: Career goals scored by Alaina McVeigh, eighth in Duke history
- 121: Career points for Alaina McVeigh, ninth all-time at Duke
- 360: Career wins for Pam Bustin, fourth all-time among active DI field hockey coaches
WITH THREE REGULAR SEASON GAMES REMAINING:
- Duke currently sits in first place in the ACC standings with a 10-3 overall record and a 5-1 mark in conference action.
- The Blue Devils are 4-2 against teams ranked in the NFHCA top 20. Two of Duke's three losses this season came in tightly-contested battles with current No. 1 Northwestern and No. 2 Maryland at the ACC/B1G Challenge.
- Twelve different players have scored for Duke this season with seven owning multiple goals. Alaina McVeigh and Ashley Stockdale pace the offensive efforts with 17 points (6g, 5a) and 14 points (6g, 2a), respectively. McVeigh has started to find her groove with markers in each of the last three outings
- Duke's defense has been strong this season with six shutouts through 13 games, while also holding nine foes to five shots or less. The team is allowing 6.8 shots and 2.8 penalty corners per game. Those marks check in as the third- and second-lowest, respectively, among NFHCA top-20 teams.
- The Blue Devils are seventh in the NCAA in shutouts per game (0.46) and 12th in goals against average (1.08). Both marks lead the ACC.
- In the ACC rankings, Duke is first in total penalty corners (103) and set pieces per game (7.92), and second with six shutouts. The Blue Devils sit third in goals (36) and points (96), while also checking in at fourth in assists (24) and points per game (7.38).
SOLID DUKE DEFENSE:
- Duke's defense has been solid during the 2026 season. The Blue Devils continuously bring relentless pressure up-and-down the field, while forcing the opposition into tough or ill-advised passes.
- The Blue Devils boast one of the ACC's top scoring defenses, leading the conference while ranking 12th in the NCAA with a 1.08 goals against average. Duke's six clean sheets are second in the conference, while the team's 0.46 shutouts per game average leads the ACC and ranks seventh nationally.
- Part of the Blue Devils' success defensively is that they limit the opponent's chances to score, allowing just 6.8 shots per game -- the third-fewest among NFHCA top-20 teams. Only Harvard (6.2) and Monmouth (6.6) give up fewer attempts per contest. Duke has held 10 opponents to less than 10 shots and nine teams to fewer than five attempts.
- When opponents are able to get a shot off, just over half (53 percent) get through to junior goalkeeper Kaiya Chepow. Duke allows the fourth-fewest shots on goal per game among ranked programs with an average of 3.62, trailing only Harvard (3.36), UMass (3.50) and Princeton (3.58).
- The Blue Devils are allowing just 2.8 penalty corners per game, which is the second-fewest among NFHCA top-20 clubs. Only Monmouth allows fewer set pieces, giving up 2.5 per contest.
DUKE-LOUISVILLE SERIES HISTORY
- Duke and Louisville meet for the 26th time this Saturday with the Blue Devils holding a 16-9 advantage in the all-time series. As ACC opponents, Duke owns an 8-4 mark.
- The Blue Devils have won four consecutive against the Cardinals, including a 2-1 victory in last season's matchup. Duke has given up just two goals across the last four meetings.
- Six of the last eight outings have been decided by one goal with two of the contests going into a shootout.
WHAT GIVES?
- Saturday's matchup features two of the top scoring defenses in the ACC.
- Duke paces the conference with a 1.08 goals against average and has allowed only 16 goals through 13 games this season. Louisville has given up 19 goals and sports a 1.30 GAA -- fourth in the league.
- The Cardinals are first in the ACC in save percentage (.789) and total shutouts (7), and second in shutouts per game (0.43) and total saves with 71 stops. The Blue Devils sit atop the conference in shutouts per game (0.46) and rank second with six shutouts on the year.
- Individually, Duke and Louisville have been anchored this season by two of the ACC's top goalies.
- The Blue Devils' Kaiya Chepow is first in shutouts per game (0.385) and second in goals against average (1.06). Cardinals' netminder Emily Young ranks first in save percentage (.791), second in total saves (68) and third in shutouts per game (.357).
- Chepow and Young are also tied atop the ACC leaderboard with five shutouts apiece.
UP NEXT:
Duke wraps up the non-conference portion of its schedule Oct. 25 with a trip to Lynchburg, Virginia, to take on No. 14 Liberty. The opening pass back is set for 1 p.m., with the game streaming live on ESPN+.
#GoDuke
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