2015 GAME NOTES 2015 SCHEDULE THE MATCHUPS NO. 5 DUKE (6-3, 0-2 ACC) AUGUST DUKE LOUISVILLE LONGWOOD 28 vs. California W, 5-1 30 at #6 Stanford (Pac-12 Networks) L, 2-3 OT SEPTEMBER B1G/ACC Cup - Sept. 4-6, Lancaster, Pa. Record ......................... 6-3 (0-2 ACC) Record ......................... 6-3 (0-3 ACC) Record ..........................3-5 (1-2 MAC) 4 vs. #10 Northwestern W, 2-1 Ranking (NFHCA) .............................5 Ranking (NFHCA) .............................9 Ranking (NFHCA) ........................ N/A 6 vs. #3 Maryland W, 2-1 OT Last Game W, 5-1 vs. Delaware (9/25) Last Game ..L, 1-2 vs. Wake Forest (9/25) Last Game ..L, 1-5 at Kent St. (9/27) 11 #12 WAKE FOREST * (BDN+) L, 1-2 Record vs. Louisville .....................7-3 Head Coach ...............Justine Sowry Head Coach ....................... Iain Byers at home ....................................3-0 13 WILLIAM & MARY (BDN+) W, 6-2 Career Record ....116-62/9th season Career Record....68-87/8th season Last matchup ............L, 1-2 (10/3/14) UL Record Longwood Record ..................... same 18 at #4 Virginia * L, 2-4 ......... 58-31/5th season Record vs. Longwood ..................10-3 vs. Duke ........................................ 1-0 vs. Duke ........................................0-0 20 #15 OLD DOMINION (BDN+) W, 3-1 at home .................................... 6-3 25 #12 DELAWARE (BDN+) W, 5-1 Last matchup ........W, 10-0 (9/10/86) OCTOBER Head Coach .................... Pam Bustin 2 #9 LOUISVILLE * (BDN+) 6 p.m. Career Record 219-164/18th season 4 LONGWOOD (BDN+) 2 p.m. Duke Record ......57-36/5th season 9 at Boston College * 6 p.m. vs. Louisville ................................. 0-1 11 at Boston University 1 p.m. vs. Longwood ..............................3-0 16 at North Carolina * 6 p.m. 18 at James Madison 1 p.m. DUKE VS. THE COMPETITION 24 SYRACUSE * (ESPN3) 1 p.m. 31 at Liberty 1 p.m. NOVEMBER SETTING THE SCENE BY THE NUMBERS ACC Championship - Nov. 5-8, Charlottesville, Va. • The Blue Devils round out a four-game home stand this weekend, hosting No. 9 Louisville Friday in ACC 3 – Consecutive weeks sophomore Ashley Kristen action before welcoming Longwood to Durham has led the nation in assists per game (1.00) Sunday. DUKE UNIVERSITY Location ..........................................................Durham, N.C. • Duke moved up one spot to No. 5 in this week’s 6 – ACC squads ranked within the top 10 nationally Founded ......................................1838 (as Trinity College) Penn Monto/NFHCA Coaches Poll following a 5-1 this week, including No. 5 Duke and No. 9 Louisville Enrollment .................................... 6,504 undergraduates victory over then-No. 12 Delaware last Friday. Colors.................................................Duke Blue and White • Both the Blue Devils and Louisville will be in search 23 – Number of consecutive weeks in which Duke Nickname ............................................................Blue Devils of their first ACC victory Friday night. has been ranked among the top 10 teams in the Conference ...................................................Atlantic Coast country, dating back to the 2013 season President..........................................Dr. Richard Brodhead QUICK HITS VP/Director of Athletics .......................... Dr. Kevin White • Duke will face a ranked opponent for the eighth time 4 – Duke’s spot in this week’s NCAA RPI Senior Women’s Administrator .......................Jacki Silar on the season Friday in the ninth-ranked Cardinals. Stadium .................Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium • The Blue Devils featured five different scorers and 3 – Redshirt senior goalkeeper Lauren Blazing’s recorded four assists in last week’s win over the Blue PROGRAM HISTORY program rank in career saves (326) Hens. 2014 Record .................................................13-7 (2-4 ACC) All-Time Record ..................................... 463-310-17 (.597) • Duke and Longwood will square off for the first 4 – Number of assists the Blue Devils recorded on ACC Regular Season Record ...................41-105-2 (.284) time since 1986 Sunday. five goals last Friday against Delaware ACC Tournament Record ...............................16-32 (.333) NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) ..........13 (2014) PREVIOUS GAME’S STARTING LINEUP NCAA Tournament Record ............................19-13 (.594) POS. NO. YR. NAME G-A-P OTHER NOTES COACHING STAFF Head Coach ................ Pam Bustin (Massachusetts ‘90) GK 12 R-Sr. Lauren Blazing 0-0-0 1.63 gaa Owns 46 saves for season Associate Head Coach ....... Jarred Martin (Albany ‘05) B 2 So. Sarah Furey 0-0-0 Two-year starter on back line Assistant Coach ...............Britt Broady (Dartmouth ‘01) B 7 Sr. Amanda Kim 0-3-3 Assist vs. Delaware Volunteer Asst. Coach ...... Brenna Rescigno (Duke ‘14) B 18 Sr. Hannah Barreca 2-1-5 1 dsv. Penalty corner goal vs. Blue Hens B 26 So. Alyssa Chillano 0-0-0 3 dsvs. ACC leader in defensive saves DUKE SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director .............................Art Chase M 16 So. Alexa Mackintire 1-0-2 3 goals as a rookie in 2014 Field Hockey SID ............................................Leslie Gaber M 24 Sr. Aileen Johnson 2-4-8 .750 sog% 2 assists in win over Delaware Email [email protected] M 25 Jr. Hunter Bracale 3-0-6 1 dsv. Two-year starter in midfield Office Phone............................................ (919) 668-7938 F 3 Jr. Heather Morris 6-2-14 .520 sog% Team leader in goals Cell Phone ..................................................(614) 519-9872 F 4 So. Ashley Kristen 4-9-17 National leader in assists/game DUFH ON SOCIAL MEDIA F 14 Jr. Robin Blazing 3-0-6 .875 sog% Scored against Blue Hens Website .............................................................GoDuke.com Twitter .................................................................@Duke_FH Facebook ................................................../dukefieldhockey Instagram .............................................. @dukefieldhockey 1 GAMES 10 & 11 - LOUISVILLE/LONGWOOD 2015 DUKE FIELD HOCKEY BALANCED ATTACK IN WIN OVER DELAWARE NFHCA COACHES POLL 2015 RECORD BREAKDOWN Duke moved to 6-3 on the year with a balanced effort that featured five different goal scorers last Friday As of Sept. 29 RECORD STREAK against Delaware ... Junior Heather Morris got the School Name Record Previous OVERALL 6-3 W2 scoring started in the 14th minute while Hannah 1 Connecticut (27) 9-0 1 Home 3-1 W3 Barreca, Hunter Bracale, Robin Blazing and Ainsley Gill Away 0-2 L2 2 Syracuse (17) 9-0 2 also added tallies ... The Blue Devils also recorded four Neutral 3-0 W3 3 North Carolina (1) 9-1 3 assists on the evening, led by two from senior midfielder 4 Virginia 8-1 4 CONFERENCE 0-2 L2 Aileen Johnson ... The team features seven players with 5 Duke 6-3 6 Home 0-1 L1 multiple goals on the season. 6 Albany 7-1 5 Away 0-1 L1 7 Wake Forest 8-2 7 Neutral 0-0 -- DUKE’S DUO UP FRONT 8 Maryland (1) 8-3 9 Junior Heather Morris and sophomore Ashley Kristen 9 Louisville 6-3 8 NON-CONFERENCE 6-1 W5 have headlined the Blue Devils’ attack in the early part 10 Stanford 7-3 9 Home 3-0 W3 of the season ... The pair has connected six times to 11 Boston College 6-4 11 Away 0-1 L1 generate scores ... Morris leads Duke in goal scoring with 12 Liberty 6-3 13 Neutral 3-0 W3 six for the fall and has notched two assists ... Kristen’s nine 13 Delaware 9-1 12 assists lead the country, and she has added four goals for 14 Northwestern 8-4 14 vs. ‘14 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS 3-2 W1 17 points ... Their 31 combined points make Kristen and 15 Old Dominion 6-3 15 Home 1-1 W1 Morris the fifth-leading scoring duo in the ACC. 16 Michigan 7-3 18 Away 0-1 L1 17 Boston University 6-3 17 Neutral 2-0 W2 ACC Scoring Duos 18 Iowa 7-4 16 1. Emily Wold (23) & Gab Major (17), North Carolina vs. TOP-5 OPPONENTS 1-1 L1 19 James Madison 6-3 19 2. Roos Weers (19) & Emma Russell (18), Syracuse Home 0-0 -- 20 Princeton 3-4 20 3. Jess Newak (19) & Jule Grashoff (17), Wake Forest Away 0-1 L1 Neutral 1-0 W1 4. Tara Vittese (19) & Lucy Hyams (15), Virginia WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS 5. Ashley Kristen (17) & Heather Morris (14), Duke vs. TOP-10 OPPONENTS 2-2 L1 Date NFHCA Rank NCAA RPI SCHEDULING THE BEST Home 0-0 -- Preseason 5 -- The Blue Devils are in the midst of a tough stretch in Away 0-2 L2 Sept. 8 4 -- Neutral 2-0 W2 their schedule, facing a top-15 opponent Friday for the Sept. 15 7 -- eighth time in nine games ... The 2015 slate features 14 Sept. 22 6 6 vs. TOP-20 OPPONENTS 4-3 W2 teams currently ranked in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Divi- Sept. 29 5 4 Home 2-1 W2 sion I poll, including three of the top five squads in No. Away 0-2 L2 2 Syracuse, No. 3 North Carolina and No. 4 Virginia ... Neutral 2-0 W2 Duke’s schedule includes two of last year’s NCAA semifi- 2015 HONORS nalists and 11 opponents who were selected to the 2014 AUGUST 1-1 L1 NCAA Tournament field. ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Home 0-0 -- Aileen Johnson Sept. 8 Away 0-1 L1 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS Neutral 1-0 W1 Since 2013, Duke has gone 21-17 against ranked teams ... ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK The Blue Devils have notched wins against two consecutive Amanda Kim Sept. 8 SEPTEMBER 5-2 W2 Home 3-1 W3 ranked squads in No. 15 Old Dominion and No. 12 Delaware. PRESEASON ALL-ACC Away 0-1 L1 Neutral 2-0 W2 LOUISVILLE SERIES HISTORY Lauren Blazing, Aileen Johnson The Cardinals will travel to Durham to face Duke for OCTOBER 0-0 -- the first time since 2009 ... The Blue Devils hold a 7-3 TALE OF THE TAPE Home 0-0 -- advantage in the all-time series, though Louisville won Away 0-0 -- the inaugural meeting in ACC play last fall ..