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Seven Blue Devils Garner All-ACC Honors
4/21/2026 5:05:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
DURHAM, N.C. – Seven Duke Blue Devils garnered All-ACC distinction for their respective performances during the regular season, as the ACC unveiled the 2026 all-conference teams Tuesday evening.
Redshirt junior Eva Pronti and junior Ellie White headlined the Blue Devil honorees with All-ACC First Team accolades, while redshirt junior Ava Biancardi received second-team honors. Sophomore Avery Doran, junior Bella Goodwin, sophomore Amanda Paci and freshman Quinn Whitaker each earned spots on the All-ACC Third Team.
Pronti has been a key component to the Duke offense this season, totaling 18 goals and a team-best 50 assists to rank first on the squad with 68 points. Her 50 helpers are a Duke single-season record and currently rank second in the ACC and seventh in the NCAA. The 2026 Tewaaraton Award Watch List selection and Nike Lacrosse Midseason Media Third Team All-American honoree has produced 12 multi-assist games on the year, including nine contests with three or more. On the scoring front, Pronti has tallied six multi-goal outings, headlined by her first career hat trick against Boston College.
For her career, Pronti has dished 108 assists as a Blue Devil – third all-time in program lore – and is just the third Duke player in program history to reach 100 career assists. She needs eight dimes to move into a tie for No. 2 all-time on the program charts.
The Blue Devils' top draw taker this season, White comfortably paces the ACC in both total draw controls (161) and draws per game (10.06) – the latter also ranking sixth in the NCAA – and owns a plus-26 and plus-1.62 margin in the respective categories. The Lutherville, Maryland, standout notched a career-high 16 draw controls against East Carolina earlier this season, then matched that total at Florida State. She has totaled double-digit draw-circle wins in six other games this season – Elon (15), Boston College (14), Johns Hopkins (14), High Point (11), Richmond (10) and Virginia Tech (10).
White currently owns 261 career draw controls – fourth all-time on the Duke charts. She is just the fifth Blue Devil all-time to eclipse 200 for their career and needs just four draw controls to move into a tie for third in program lore.
Biancardi leads the Blue Devil scoring efforts with 47 goals, dishing out 11 assists as well to give her 58 points. Her 47 tallies are fourth in the ACC and 27th in the NCAA. The Northport, New York, product has been red hot since late February, posting 12 straight multi-goal games. Overall, Biancardi owns nine hat tricks this season and has totaled three-plus points in 14 of Duke's 16 games. She posted a career-high five goals in February against Johns Hopkins, before matching that total two more times versus Stanford and Florida State. On the defensive end, Biancardi has 21 ground balls and six caused turnovers.
Doran, a transfer from Brown, has been stellar in her first season in Durham. The sophomore is second on the team with 40 markers and has dished 18 assists to tie for second on the squad with 58 points. She has also been highly efficient in front of the cage, checking in at second in the ACC and 14th nationally with a 57.1 percent shooting clip. For the season, Doran has produced eight hat tricks and notched two separate four-game spans where she scored 10-plus goals – 15 (Feb. 21 to Mar. 4) and 12 (Mar. 14-28).
Goodwin has been a steady presence for the Blue Devils this season. A 2026 Tewaaraton Award Watch List selection, Goodwin has accumulated 31 goals and 22 assists for 53 points. The Basking Ridge, New Jersey, product has nine multi-goal efforts and four hat tricks on the year, headlined by a career-best seven goals at Elon, tied for the third most by a Duke player in a game. Goodwin registered a career high in assists earlier this season with four helpers against California and has totaled at least three points 13 times. Along with her offensive efforts, Goodwin has scooped up 21 ground balls, tallied three caused turnovers and collected three draw controls.
A stalwart for the Duke defense, Paci owns 36 caused turnovers and 26 ground balls this season – the former ranking fifth in the ACC. She has scooped up multiple ground balls nine times this season and tallied seven games with at least three caused turnovers. The Huntington, New York, native collected a career-high four ground balls against Johns Hopkins and matched her personal best of five caused turnovers against High Point and Boston College. Paci's 36 forced blunders are a 29 percent increase from her 2025 total (28), while her 26 ground balls match her season production from a year ago. On the offensive end, Paci netted her first career goal and first point as a Blue Devil against Louisville.
Whitaker wasted no time making her presence felt in her first year at Duke. She has started all 16 games and produced 31 goals – tied for third on the team – and five assists for 36 points. The Wayne, Pennsylvania, standout has seven hat tricks this year and scored at least two goals 10 times, headlined by a career-best four tallies versus Johns Hopkins. On the other side of the field, Whitaker has collected 20 draw controls, 10 ground balls and forced 10 turnovers. In the Duke freshman record books, Whitaker is tied for the fifth in goals and ranks 13th in points.
No. 19 Duke shifts its attention to the postseason, starting with the ACC Championship this week in Charlotte, North Carolina. The No. 8 seed Blue Devils will face No. 1 seed and top-ranked North Carolina in the quarterfinals Apr. 22 at 11 a.m. The game will air live on the ACC Network.
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Redshirt junior Eva Pronti and junior Ellie White headlined the Blue Devil honorees with All-ACC First Team accolades, while redshirt junior Ava Biancardi received second-team honors. Sophomore Avery Doran, junior Bella Goodwin, sophomore Amanda Paci and freshman Quinn Whitaker each earned spots on the All-ACC Third Team.
Pronti has been a key component to the Duke offense this season, totaling 18 goals and a team-best 50 assists to rank first on the squad with 68 points. Her 50 helpers are a Duke single-season record and currently rank second in the ACC and seventh in the NCAA. The 2026 Tewaaraton Award Watch List selection and Nike Lacrosse Midseason Media Third Team All-American honoree has produced 12 multi-assist games on the year, including nine contests with three or more. On the scoring front, Pronti has tallied six multi-goal outings, headlined by her first career hat trick against Boston College.
For her career, Pronti has dished 108 assists as a Blue Devil – third all-time in program lore – and is just the third Duke player in program history to reach 100 career assists. She needs eight dimes to move into a tie for No. 2 all-time on the program charts.
The Blue Devils' top draw taker this season, White comfortably paces the ACC in both total draw controls (161) and draws per game (10.06) – the latter also ranking sixth in the NCAA – and owns a plus-26 and plus-1.62 margin in the respective categories. The Lutherville, Maryland, standout notched a career-high 16 draw controls against East Carolina earlier this season, then matched that total at Florida State. She has totaled double-digit draw-circle wins in six other games this season – Elon (15), Boston College (14), Johns Hopkins (14), High Point (11), Richmond (10) and Virginia Tech (10).
White currently owns 261 career draw controls – fourth all-time on the Duke charts. She is just the fifth Blue Devil all-time to eclipse 200 for their career and needs just four draw controls to move into a tie for third in program lore.
Biancardi leads the Blue Devil scoring efforts with 47 goals, dishing out 11 assists as well to give her 58 points. Her 47 tallies are fourth in the ACC and 27th in the NCAA. The Northport, New York, product has been red hot since late February, posting 12 straight multi-goal games. Overall, Biancardi owns nine hat tricks this season and has totaled three-plus points in 14 of Duke's 16 games. She posted a career-high five goals in February against Johns Hopkins, before matching that total two more times versus Stanford and Florida State. On the defensive end, Biancardi has 21 ground balls and six caused turnovers.
Doran, a transfer from Brown, has been stellar in her first season in Durham. The sophomore is second on the team with 40 markers and has dished 18 assists to tie for second on the squad with 58 points. She has also been highly efficient in front of the cage, checking in at second in the ACC and 14th nationally with a 57.1 percent shooting clip. For the season, Doran has produced eight hat tricks and notched two separate four-game spans where she scored 10-plus goals – 15 (Feb. 21 to Mar. 4) and 12 (Mar. 14-28).
Goodwin has been a steady presence for the Blue Devils this season. A 2026 Tewaaraton Award Watch List selection, Goodwin has accumulated 31 goals and 22 assists for 53 points. The Basking Ridge, New Jersey, product has nine multi-goal efforts and four hat tricks on the year, headlined by a career-best seven goals at Elon, tied for the third most by a Duke player in a game. Goodwin registered a career high in assists earlier this season with four helpers against California and has totaled at least three points 13 times. Along with her offensive efforts, Goodwin has scooped up 21 ground balls, tallied three caused turnovers and collected three draw controls.
A stalwart for the Duke defense, Paci owns 36 caused turnovers and 26 ground balls this season – the former ranking fifth in the ACC. She has scooped up multiple ground balls nine times this season and tallied seven games with at least three caused turnovers. The Huntington, New York, native collected a career-high four ground balls against Johns Hopkins and matched her personal best of five caused turnovers against High Point and Boston College. Paci's 36 forced blunders are a 29 percent increase from her 2025 total (28), while her 26 ground balls match her season production from a year ago. On the offensive end, Paci netted her first career goal and first point as a Blue Devil against Louisville.
Whitaker wasted no time making her presence felt in her first year at Duke. She has started all 16 games and produced 31 goals – tied for third on the team – and five assists for 36 points. The Wayne, Pennsylvania, standout has seven hat tricks this year and scored at least two goals 10 times, headlined by a career-best four tallies versus Johns Hopkins. On the other side of the field, Whitaker has collected 20 draw controls, 10 ground balls and forced 10 turnovers. In the Duke freshman record books, Whitaker is tied for the fifth in goals and ranks 13th in points.
No. 19 Duke shifts its attention to the postseason, starting with the ACC Championship this week in Charlotte, North Carolina. The No. 8 seed Blue Devils will face No. 1 seed and top-ranked North Carolina in the quarterfinals Apr. 22 at 11 a.m. The game will air live on the ACC Network.
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