Boston College tallied three unanswered (13-10) before Barry scampered to the goal just before the shot clock sounded for her second of the day. LeRose was crucial in the opening quarter with four saves on seven Boston College shots.Ĭallahan fired two absolute rockets to the top of the net in the second stanza as the Blue Devils took an 11-7 lead heading into the break.ĭuke extended its lead (13-7) following intermission as Jenner and sophomore Katie DeSimonequickly found the back of the net 90 seconds into the third. Barry led the way with a goal and a dime during the seven-minute stretch that gave Duke a 6-3 edge. The Eagles responded with two, but Duke was all gas with four of the next five to close the opening 15. Senior goalkeeper Sophia LeRosegot the start between the pipes and finished the contest with eight saves while rookie Kennedy Eversonsaw quality minutes and collected a huge save from a Charlotte North free-position attempt at 5:52 in the fourth.ĭuke was first on the board with two goals in under two-and-a-half minutes as Greco and sophomore Katie Kellertallied their first scores at 12:36.
Redshirt junior Maddie Johnstonpaced the defense with a career-high five ground balls to go along with three caused turnovers. The Blue Devils' defensive unit was tough as nails the entire game and had one of the most powerful offenses in the country scrambling. Saturday marked Landry's third straight game with a hat trick while Catriona Barry, Anna Callahan, Eva Greco and Jenner all added three points in the victory. The Blue Devils were led by two with hat tricks as graduate student Abby Landryrecorded her 100th career point with three goals. This game validates what we've always thought, which is we're a top team." The draw was a huge focus and we had to be efficient on offense, and looking at the stats, I believe we did that. "Obviously Boston College is a great team who scores a ton of goals. "We knew today was going to be a battle," head coach Kerstin Kimelsaid. Duke's record is tied with its best start since 2006, when the Blue Devils were ACC regular season champions and reached the NCAA semifinal game. With the victory, the Blue Devils won their ninth game in a row, improve to 15-1, 6-1 ACC and hand the Eagles just their second loss of the season (13-2, 5-2 ACC).
DURHAM – Senior Maddie Jenner's goal with 1:21 remaining pushed seventh-ranked Duke past second-ranked Boston College, 16-15, in thrilling women's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon in Koskinen Stadium.
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