NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The #4/5 Irish return to action this weekend with a road ACC contest this Sunday (March 28) at No. 7/9 Duke. Opening draw is set for 1 p.m. ET from Koskinen Stadium and the contest will be streamed live via ACC Network Extra.
#4/5 NOTRE DAME at #7/9 DUKE
Date/Time: Sunday, March 28 – 1 p.m. ET
Location: Koskinen Stadium, Durham, N.C.
Coverage: ACC Network Extra
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FOR STARTERS
- Last weekend, the Irish earned a pair of victories over Liberty (19-5) and at #19 Louisville (15-10) to improve to 4-2 overall.
- After six games, Samantha Lynch leads the Irish with 20 goals and 24 points.
- Lynch netted nine goals and totaled 10 points in Notre Dame’s wins over Liberty and Louisville en route to earning her second ACC Offensive Player of the Week honor this season on March 23.
- Savannah Buchanan currently leads the Irish with 16 caused turnovers in six games and her mark of 2.83 caused turnovers per game leads the ACC and ranks fifth in the country.
- Five different players have netted at least 10 goals for Notre Dame this season and six have collected at least 12 points in a balanced Irish offensive attack.
- The Irish are ranked No. 5 in the IWLCA Poll and No. 4 in the Inside Lacrosse and U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Polls.
- Notre Dame has now been ranked in the top-five in 10 consecutive IWLCA Polls dating back to February 17, 2020.
HISTORY VS. DUKE
- The Irish and Blue Devils will be meeting for the 21st time on Sunday with Duke hold- ing a 12-8 edge in the all-time series.
- The Irish earned a 13-9 home win over Duke last season on March 1, 2020 in what was Irish head coach Christine Halfpenny’s 100th victory at Notre Dame.
- The two sides split a pair of matchups in 2019 with Notre Dame earning a 15-7 victory in its last visit to Koskinen on April 14, 2019 before being downed by the Blue Devils, 14-13, in the ACC Quarterfinals on April 24, 2019.
- The Irish are 5-1 in their last six contests against Duke dating back to the 2016 season.
- Coach Halfpenny spent two seasons (2004-06) as an assistant coach with Duke.
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