DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 13 Duke women's lacrosse team heads to the 2016 ACC Championship as the tournament's No. 4 seed, and will face No. 5 seed Virginia in Thursday's quarterfinals. The 2:30 p.m. contest will be broadcast on RSN and ESPN3 from Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium.

Quick Hitters
The Blue Devils took the March 26 regular season meeting between the squads, 11-8, in Durham … Duke sophomore Kyra Harney picked up her team-leading ninth hat trick last weekend and continues to pace the attack with 57 points (43g, 14a) … Virginia is 9-7 following a win over Virginia Tech last weekend in Blacksburg … The Blue Devils are 18th in the latest NCAA RPI and the Cavaliers 12th.

By the Numbers
6 - Players in program history to reach 100 points for their career in their second season, including sophomore Kyra Harney
81 - Draw controls won by freshman Olivia Jenner to rank second on Duke's single season chart
13.33 - The Blue Devils' average scoring output in nine wins this spring, compared to an 8.14 average in seven losses
2 - Senior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea's rank on the program's all-time saves list (579)
9.24 - Duke's goals against average in ACC contests, good for the third-best clip in the league
2 - Virginia goalkeeper Rachel Vander Kolk's ACC rank in saves per game (7.62), trailing only Duryea (9.19)
1 - Former Blue Devil selected in the inaugural United Women's Lacrosse League (UWLX) draft - 2011 graduate Sarah Bullard, who was taken in the third round by the Boston Storm
20 - Years of Duke women's lacrosse being celebrated this season, using the hashtag #DukeWLAX20th

Duke in the ACC Tournament
The Blue Devils will be in search of the second ACC title in program history and first since 2005 this weekend in Blacksburg, Va. ... Duke is 10-18 all-time in the tournament and 1-5 when playing as the No. 4 seed ... The program is 2-1 historically in ACC Tournament contests held in Blacksburg.

Virginia Series History
Duke and the Cavaliers will square off for the 36th time in program history and the 10th time in ACC Tournament play ... The Blue Devils trail Virginia in the all-time series, 13-22, and are 1-8 when facing the Cavaliers in the conference tournament ... Duke's 11-8 regular season win over Virginia March 26 in Durham marked the fourth straight for the squad in a strong stretch ... Senior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea made 12 saves and sophomore attacker Kyra Harney tallied four goals and an assist in the victory ... The Blue Devils jumped out to a 7-1 lead and weathered a Virginia run early in the second half.

Scouting the Cavaliers
Virginia enters ACC Tournament play as the No. 5 seed after going 3-4 in league play ... Ranked 10th in this week's IWLCA Coaches Poll, the Cavaliers have won four of their last five games, including a 14-7 victory over Virginia Tech last weekend ... The squad averages 10.69 goals per outing behind the play of Kasey Behr and Posey Valis, who own 36 and 30 goals, respectively ... Maggie Jackson and Behr have combined for over 60 draw controls ... Goalkeeper Rachel Vander Kolk is second in the ACC with an average of 7.63 saves per contest.

Hat Tricks for Harney
Sophomore Kyra Harney continues to lead the charge for Duke offensively, notching her team-leading ninth hat trick at North Carolina (4/23) ... She reached the 100-point mark for her career at Notre Dame (4/16), becoming only the sixth player in program history to achieve the milestone in her second year ... The IWLCA Division I National Player of the Week April 13, Harney paces the Blue Devils in points, goals and game-winning goals this spring.

100+ Career Points in Second Season
Kerrin Maurer (2012-15), 119
Tricia Martin (1997-00), 118
Kristen Waagbo (2004-07), 109
Katie Chrest* (2003-06), 108
Kyra Harney (2015-Pr), 103
Rachel Sanford (2005-07), 103
*Duke's all-time career points leader (287)

Duryea Making the Most of Senior Season
With 13 saves at Notre Dame (4/16), senior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea (579 saves) moved into second on Duke's all-time career saves list, surpassing Shannon Chaney (568) ... Duryea owns 46 career victories in four seasons to trail only Megan Huether (60) on the program's all-time chart ... She continues to rank among the current national leaders in save percentage with a .529 clip ... The Beverly, Mass., native leads all active NCAA Div. I goalkeepers in career saves and is fifth among all active players in ground balls.

Duke Career Saves
1. Megan Huether (2003-06), 646
2. Kelsey Duryea (2013-Pres.), 579

Duke Career Ground Balls
1. Kate Kaiser (1999-01, 03), 210
2. Claire Sullivan (1999-02), 199
3. Meghan Miller (2001-04), 185
4. Megan Huether (2003-06), 175
5. Kelsey Duryea (2013-Pres.), 170       

NCAA Active Career Leaders – Saves
1. Kelsey Duryea (Duke), 579
2. Molly Wolf (Loyola), 577
3. Meg Gulmi (Cincinnati), 537
4. Shannon Nee (UConn), 510
5. Paige Soenksen (Colorado), 448

NCAA Active Career Leaders – Ground Balls
1. Shea Gegan (Wagner), 218
2. Barbara Sullivan (Notre Dame), 180
3. Vanessa VanderZalm (Vermont), 175
4. Meg Gulmi (Cincinnati), 172
5. Kelsey Duryea (Duke), 170

Blue Devils in the Conference Landscape
Senior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea ranks fifth in the country in save percentage (.529) and has totaled 51 saves in her last five outings ... She paces the ACC in save percentage, saves per game (9.19) and ground balls per game (2.75) while ranking top-30 nationally in all three categories ... Sophomore Kyra Harney is third in the league in goals per game (2.69) and senior Kelci Smesko is sixth in points per game (3.19), while sophomore Olivia Jenner is fourth in draw controls (5.06) ... As a team, Duke ranks fourth in the conference in goals against average (8.38).

Jenner Approaching Single Season Draws Record
Freshman Olivia Jenner has spearheaded Duke's effort at the draw, leading the team in all but three contests ... She surpassed Emma Hamm ('12) for the most recorded by a freshman in program history at Villanova (3/19) ... With 81 draws, Jenner is just eight shy of matching Hamm for Duke's single season record ... Jenner won a season-high 13 at Navy (2/12), helping the Blue Devils total 23 draw controls for the program's most since winning 24 against Richmond Feb. 18, 2011 ... Duke is 5-3 this spring when winning the draw.

Duke Single Season Draw Controls
1. Emma Hamm (2012), 89
2. Olivia Jenner (2016), 81

Wins vs. Losses
Duke is averaging 13.33 goals per game in nine wins this year, compared to an output of 8.14 goals per game in the team's seven losses ... The Blue Devils have registered a .380 shot percentage in losing efforts to a .550 percentage in the nine wins ... The defense has allowed 8.78 goals per game in the seven losses, compared to a 7.86 goals against average in the nine wins.

RPI Rankings
The Blue Devils moved up to No. 18 in the latest RPI following the regular season finale at North Carolina ... Virginia is 12th after defeating Virginia Tech on the road last weekend ... Duke is 2-5 against RPI top 15 teams and 4-6 against the top 25.

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