#18 JOHNS HOPKINS AT #4 DUKE |
Time |
Home Team |
Visiting Team |
Location |
Links |
11:30 am |
Duke |
Johns Hopkins |
Koskinen Stadium |
ESPN3 l Live Stats | Twitter |
DURHAM, N.C. – The fourth-ranked Blue Devils conclude regular season play Sunday, May 3 in an 11:30 a.m. contest against No. 18 Johns Hopkins. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN3 with live stats available on GoDuke.com. The program's eight seniors will be honored at the conclusion of the game.
Game Day Promotions
The Duke Marketing staff will host Kids Zone in the Whitford Drive parking lot prior to Sunday's 11:30 a.m. start … The event, open to all youth, will feature an inflatable bounce house, a poster making station and an ice cream sundae bar … Sunday also marks Scout Day at Koskinen Stadium … Any Girl Scouts wearing their vests and family members will receive $3 admission … The Blue Devils will be holding an auction to benefit the Meg's Smile Foundation near the Frank Bassett Drive entrance to the facility … The program will also honor the memory of friend Meg Wasley and the foundation named for her at halftime of the game … Following the contest, the Blue Devils will recognize the program's eight seniors.
By the Numbers
2 - Assists needed by senior attacker Kerrin Maurer to tie all-time program leader Kristen Waagbo (116 career assists)
66 - Draw controls won by Maurer this spring, marking the fourth-highest single-season total in program history
9 - Blue Devils have reached double digits in the goals column this season
23 - Senior Brigid Smith surpassed the 100-point milestone for her career against Louisville, making her the 23rd player in program history to do so
1 - Junior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea's ACC rank in goals against average (7.50)
68 - Percent of the Blue Devils' scoring this season has come from the senior class (151 of 221 goals)
8 - Years since Duke and Johns Hopkins last faced off
Senior Salute
Duke will honor its eight-member senior class following Sunday's regular season finale ... The class of 2015 is comprised of attackers Chelsea Landon, Kerrin Maurer and Brigid Smith, midfielders Erin Tenneson, Katie Trees and Taylor Trimble, defender Gabby Moise and goalkeeper Angel Thompson ... The group, one of the most experienced in recent program history, has guided the Blue Devils to three consecutive NCAA quarterfinal appearances heading into this postseason.
NCAA Selection Show
Following the conclusion of Sunday's regular season finale, the Blue Devils will await the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Selection Show … The show airs at 9 p.m. Sunday evening on NCAA.com.
Johns Hopkins Series History
Duke and the Blue Jays will square off for the eighth time in program history and the first time since 2007 Sunday in Koskinen ... The Blue Devils are 7-0 all-time against Johns Hopkins and 4-0 when facing the program at home in Durham ... The teams' last meeting came in the quarterfinals of the 2007 NCAA Championship, with Duke earning a 12-7 victory to move on to the national semifinals for the third consecutive season.
Scouting the Blue Jays
Ranked 18th in this week's IWLCA Coaches Poll, Johns Hopkins heads to Durham with a 13-3 ledger after defeating Towson, 11-10, in overtime April 25 ... Junior Dene' DiMartino headlines the attack with 46 points on 35 goals and 11 assists and leads the team at the draw (44) ... Eight other players have also reached double figures in goals for the spring ... Midfielder Haley Schweizer has a team-high 18 takeaways ... In goal, KC Emerson ranks third nationally in save percentage (.516) and fourth in goals against average (6.50) ... Emerson has also guided the Blue Jay defense to the seventh-best goals against average in the country ... Johns Hopkins has faced one other ACC team on the season, falling to Boston College, 9-5, Feb. 14.
A Look at Duke
The fourth-ranked Blue Devils look to wrap up regular season play on a high note Sunday ... The squad features a balanced attack that is outscoring opponents by nearly six goals a game ... That scoring margin ranked second in the ACC and 11th nationally entering the week ... Nine different players have reached double figures in the goals column for the spring, led by senior Kerrin Maurer, who guides the offense with 62 points (36g, 26a) ... Classmate Brigid Smith (33g, 17a) has also topped the 50-point mark for the spring ... Maurer leads the team at the draw (66), ranking sixth in the ACC in that category and fourth in assists per game ... Defender Gabby Moise paces the team in caused turnovers with 16 ... Junior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea has been solid in the net, leading the league in goals against average (7.50) and ranking top-10 in the country in save percentage (.490).
Last Time Out
The second-seeded Blue Devils got out to a quick start but saw their run in the 2015 ACC Championship come to an end in a 14-10 loss to sixth-seeded Syracuse in the semifinals April 24 ... Duke's senior class accounted for seven of the 10 goals on the day, with Kerrin Maurer, Brigid Smith and Taylor Trimble supplying two each ... Junior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea made nine stops in the net ... Syracuse held the upper hand at the draw and in ground balls while the Blue Devils were held to 1-of-5 in free position attempts in the loss ... Senior attacker Kerrin Maurer earned a spot on the ACC All-Tournament team after totaling seven points in two contests.
Against Ranked Opponents
The Blue Devils are 7-3 against ranked foes this season following last week's ACC Tournament ... Duke will face its sixth consecutive ranked opponent in No. 18 Johns Hopkins Sunday ... Since 2011, the program is 31-28 against ranked teams.
Opponent |
IWLCA Rank |
Result |
North Carolina |
2 |
L, 6-12 |
Boston College |
3 |
W, 13-8 |
Northwestern |
5 |
W, 15-9 |
Syracuse |
7 |
W, 10-9 |
Syracuse |
7 |
L, 10-14 |
Virginia |
8 |
L, 10-13 |
Louisville |
11 |
W, 14-7 |
Louisville |
12 |
W, 10-8 |
Notre Dame |
16 |
W, 17-3 |
Ohio State |
18 |
W, 15-6 |
Maurer Quarterbacks Duke Attack
Senior Kerrin Maurer continues to lead the Blue Devil offense in her final season ... The Setauket, N.Y., native paces Duke in goals, assists, points and draw controls ... She owns 114 assists for her career to rank second all-time at Duke and eighth in ACC history ... Maurer is seventh among all active Division I players in career assists and first among current ACC student-athletes in the category ... She reached the 250 point mark for her career in the regular season win over Syracuse and is currently third all-time at Duke in the category with 268 points ... Her 66 draw controls on the season tie her for fourth in Duke's single-season record book.
Div. I Active Career Leaders - Points
Rank |
Name, School |
Year |
Gms |
G |
A |
P |
1 |
Shannon Gilroy, Florida |
Sr |
81 |
245 |
61 |
306 |
2 |
Covie Stanwick, Boston College |
Sr |
75 |
191 |
112 |
303 |
3 |
Jill Remenapp, Denver |
Sr |
74 |
108 |
191 |
299 |
4 |
Loren Generi, Navy |
Sr |
78 |
212 |
81 |
293 |
5 |
Kayla Treanor, Syracuse |
Jr |
66 |
200 |
88 |
288 |
6 |
Annie Thomas, Loyola |
Sr |
78 |
134 |
142 |
276 |
7 |
Kerrin Maurer, Duke |
Sr |
74 |
154 |
114 |
268 |
Div. I Active Career Leaders - Assists
Rank |
Name, School |
Year |
Gms |
Assists |
1 |
Jill Remenapp, Denver |
Sr |
74 |
191 |
2 |
Jackie Cifarellil, Ohio State |
Sr |
73 |
173 |
3 |
Annie Thomas, Loyola |
Sr |
78 |
142 |
4 |
Maggie McCormick, Penn State |
Sr |
73 |
134 |
5 |
Brittain Altomare, Hofstra |
Sr |
70 |
126 |
6 |
Emily Cooke, Davidson |
Sr |
71 |
123 |
7 |
Kerrin Maurer, Duke |
Sr |
74 |
114 |
Making the Extra Pass
The Blue Devils have recorded assists on 105 of their 221 goals this spring (47.5%), with the 105 assists ranking eighth on the program's single season charts ... The team entered the week ranked second in the ACC in assists per game (6.12) ... Five Duke players have notched multiple assist games in 2015, led by Kerrin Maurer with nine ... Maurer ranks fourth in the conference and 30th nationally with an average of 1.53 assists per contest ... The Blue Devils logged a season-high 10 assists in a March 11 win at Georgetown and had eight on 10 goals in the ACC semifinal loss to Syracuse.
Harney Handing In Solid Rookie Season
Freshman attacker Kyra Harney has had an immediate impact in a veteran Duke lineup this spring ... The rookie from Bay Shore, N.Y., has started 14 of the 17 contests and ranks fourth on the team in goals and assists ... Her 27 goals rank eighth in the Blue Devils' freshman single season record books ... Harney has also registered at least one point in all 17 games.
Scoring Streaks
Senior attacker Kerrin Maurer has tallied at least one point in a career-best 43 consecutive games heading into the weekend ... The Setauket, N.Y., native has scored multiple goals in 13 of the 17 contests this spring and posted multiple assists nine times ... Freshman Kyra Harney has registered at least one point in all 17 games this spring.
Duryea Anchors Stalwart Defense
Opponents are averaging just 7.71 goals per game against a tough Duke defense ... Duke led the ACC and ranked 13th nationally in goals against average heading into the weekend ... The defensive unit has held 13 of its 16 opponents to single-digit scoring ... The Blue Devils have averaged 7.4 caused turnovers a game ... Anchored by junior Kelsey Duryea in the net, Duke has kept opponents off the board for 20 or more minutes six times on the spring and for 15 or more minutes 14 times.
Opponent |
Scoring Drought |
Duke Run |
William & Mary |
44:21 |
14-0 |
No. 18 Ohio State |
32:52 |
7-0 |
Navy |
28:14 |
4-0 |
Davidson |
24:33 |
7-0 |
No. 7 Syracuse |
21:47 |
3-0 |
Richmond |
20:37 |
4-0 |
Duke in the Polls
The Blue Devils have been ranked inside the top 10 of the IWLCA Coaches Poll every week dating back to May, 2008 when the squad was tabbed No. 12 ... The squad earned a season-high ranking of No. 3 in the IWLCA poll following the win over No. 3 Boston College April 4.
Senior Trio Climbing Career Charts
Senior Kerrin Maurer has surpassed the 250 points, 100 draw controls and 100 assists marks for her career this season ... She is one of just four players all-time at Duke with 250 or more points for her career (268) and ranks third on the all-time list ... She was seventh among all active Division I players in career points entering the week ... Classmate Taylor Trimble reached the 100 goal and draw control marks for her career in the season-opening win over Elon ... Brigid Smith topped the 100-point milestone with a five-point performance in the ACC quarterfinals.
Name |
Years Played |
Career Points |
1. Katie Chrest |
2003-06 |
287 |
2. Kristen Waagbo |
2004-07 |
277 |
3. Kerrin Maurer |
2012-Pr |
268 |
4. Caroline Cryer |
2005-07, 09 |
250 |
5. Carolyn Davis |
2006-09 |
247 |
6. Tricia Martin |
1997-00 |
236 |
7. Lindsay Gilbride |
2007-10 |
212 |
8. Leigh Jester |
2004-07 |
204 |
9. Emma Hamm |
2008-12 |
203 |
10. Lauren Gallagher |
2000-03 |
192 |
Approaching... |
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17. Taylor Trimble |
2012-Pr |
151 |
21. Brigid Smith |
2012-Pr |
105 |
Smith Reaches Century Mark in Points
Senior attacker Brigid Smith became the 23rd player in program history to top 100 points for her career, achieving the milestone in Duke's ACC quarterfinal win over Louisville April 24 ... She enters the weekend ranked 21st all-time at Duke in career points (105) ... The Rockville, Md., native has hit her stride in her final season, topping the 50-point mark for the first time in her career and ranking second on the team in goals, assists and points ... She joins classmates Kerrin Maurer and Taylor Trimble in Duke's century club.
Duryea Tops 400 Saves
In her third year as the Blue Devils' starting goalkeeper, Kelsey Duryea continues to work her way up the program's career record books ... The Beverly, Mass., native moved into fifth on Duke's all-time saves list in the win over Ohio State April 9 and surpassed the 400 saves mark against Syracuse April 24 ... Duryea also topped the 100 ground ball mark for her career in March.
Name |
Years Played |
Career Saves |
1. Megan Huether |
2003-06 |
646 |
2. Shannon Chaney |
1997-00 |
568 |
3. Kim Imbesi |
2006-09 |
467 |
4. Kristen Foster |
1999-02 |
427 |
5. Kelsey Duryea |
2013-Pr |
405 |
Duke Duo Tabbed Tewaaraton Nominees
Senior attacker Kerrin Maurer and junior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea were both selected to the list of 25 Tewaaraton Award nominees released Wednesday ... Maurer was tabbed a nominee for the third consecutive season while Duryea was named to the list of 25 for the first time in her career ... The five Tewaaraton Award finalists on the women's side will be selected from the group of 25 nominees May 7.
Blue Devils Place Five on All-ACC Teams
Senior attacker Kerrin Maurer headlined Duke's five selections to the 2015 All-ACC teams, as announced by the conference office Tuesday ... Maurer earned a spot on the all-conference first team while junior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea, junior defender Claire Scarrone and senior midfielders Katie Trees and Taylor Trimble were named to the second team ... North Carolina featured seven selections across the 2015 All-ACC teams to lead the conference and Duke followed with five selections.
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