No. 12 Virginia Travels to No. 23 Duke
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 12 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (5-2, 0-1 ACC) returns to ACC play at No. 23 Duke (4-3, 0-1 ACC) on Saturday (March 7) at 1 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium.
HOW TO WATCH
The game will be streamed live on ACCNX. Links for live stats and the live stream are available on VirginiaSports.com. Fans can follow @UVAWomensLax on Twitter for in-game updates.
CAVALIER TIDBITS
• Virginia is coming off a mid-week win over George Mason (14-8) on Wednesday (March 4).
• Nora Bowen (Lovettsville, Va.) led the Cavaliers with four goals, while Lillie Kloak (Ridgewood, N.J.) added three.
• UVA closed the game on an 8-0 run and held the Patriots scoreless for the final 27:08.
• Virginia is averaging 13.29 goals per game and 11.43 goals against.
• The Cavaliers are second in the ACC in turnovers per game (12.43).
• Sammy Mueller (Pelham, N.Y.) and Courtlynne Caskin (Potomac, Md.) lead the team with 24 points and 20 points, respectively.
UVA VS DUKE
• This will be the 29th all-time meeting between Virginia and Duke.
• Virginia has a 24-14 advantage in the series.
• The Cavaliers are 9-5 in games played in Durham.
• UVA was won the last three meetings between the two teams.
• Virginia won the most recent meeting, 17-12, in Charlottesville.
• In the last meeting at Duke, Virginia had a 12-8 victory over the Blue Devils.
DUKE
• Duke is coming off a 13-9 loss to No. 2 Notre Dame.
• The Blue Devils are averaging 18.14 goals per game and 11.29 goals against.
• Leads the ACC and is fourth in the NCAA in draw controls (18.86).
• Duke is second in the ACC in caused turnovers per game (12.86) and points per game (25.57).
• Maddie Jenner leads the nation in draw controls per game (10.71) and Callie Humphrey paces the ACC in caused turnovers per game (1.71).
• Catriona Barry has a team-high 18 goals.
• Caroline DeBellis leads the team with 29 points (12 goals, 17 assists).
UP NEXT
Virginia hosts Syracuse on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium.