Game 10 Preview: #8 Duke

#14 NOTRE DAME vs. #8 DUKE
Date/Time: Saturday, March 26 — 1:00 p.m.
Location: Arlotta Stadium
Live Stream: ACCNX
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Twitter Updates: @NDWomensLax

Game Notes (PDF)

FOR STARTERS

• The Irish return home for a matchup against the Duke Blue Devils at 1:00 pm on Saturday March 26. 
• There will be live stats available and the matchup will be streamed on ACCNX.
• After nine games, Madison Ahern leads the team with 30 goals.
• Maddie Howe notched a new career high last week against the Yale Bulldogs with seven goals.
• Hannah Dorney leads the Irish with 16 caused turnovers and currently ranks fourth in the ACC with an average of 1.56 caused turnovers per game.
• Bridget Deehan in the past four games has had a save percentage of over fifty percent, and now ranks first in the ACC in saves per game.
• Notre Dame is coming off a 2021 campaign in which it finished 11-7 and earned an NCAA Tournament berth.

THE NOTRE DAME – DUKE SERIES

• The Irish and Blue Devils will be meeting for the 22nd time on Saturday with Duke holding a 12-9 advantage in the overall series.
• Notre Dame and Duke last met on March 28, 2021 when the Irish earned a 13-9 victory over the Blue Devils.
• In the last meeting, Bridget Deehan’s six ground balls was a career-high and her 12 saves tie the second-most in a single game in her career.
• Coach Halfpenny spent two seasons (2004-06) as an assistant coach with Duke.

HOWE DOES SHE DO IT

• In the 2022 season opener against Central Michigan, Maddie Howe notched her 200th career point. 
• In the matchup against the Chippewas  Howe tallied four goals and one assist to propel her to the 200th point mark.
• Howe reached a new career high with seven goals in the matchup against Yale on March 20, 2022.
• She is currently seventh in program history with 214 career points.

DAUGHTERS FOR DADS/COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Notre Dame Women’s Lacrosse annually dedicates a portion of their season to raise awareness and funding for the Harper Cancer Research Institute through their Daughters for Dads (D4D) campaign. 
• The program just started its eighth annual D4D campaign and its fundraising efforts including a virtual 5K. 
• For the 2022 Daughters for Dads campaign you find more information about donating, registering for the 5K, and more via the Notre Dame Women’s Lacrosse social media platforms.

100 POINT CLUB

• In the 2022 season, two Irish have notched their 100th career point.
• Kasey Choma tabbed her 100th point in the 20-5 victory over Jacksonville on March 13.
• Madison Ahern tallied her 100th career point in the thrilling 12-10 victory over the ranked #13 Virginia Cavaliers.
• There are three active players who have surpassed the 100 career points mark; Maddie Howe, Kasey Choma, and Madison Ahern.

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