Coming off a 14-6 win against Davidson that snapped a three-game losing streak, No. 9 Duke will finish its regular season against Ohio State (6-7) at Koskinen Stadium Saturday at 1 p.m.
Seven different Blue Devils (10-4) scored in the win against the Wildcats, a strong bounceback after the team scored four goals in its previous game, a 12-4 loss to No. 4 Northwestern.
Kerrin Maurer, who leads Duke with 51 points this season, was one of six Blue Devils with at least two goals in the win. She is the team’s second-leading scorer with 27 goals and the team’s top distributor with 24 assists. Makenzie Hommel paces the team with 36 goals.
In goal, freshman Kelsey Duryea is now 6-3 as a starter and will take on a potent Ohio State attack that averages 12.9 goals per game, slightly more than Duke registers at 12.8.
Four Buckeyes have at least 30 points this season, led by sophomore Jackie Cifarelli’s 49. She is the team’s top passer with 34 assists.
Katie Chase paces the team with 34 goals while each of Cara Facchina, Kelsea Ayers, Kaila Gottlick and May Kate Facchina all have at least 19 goals.
Between the pipes, Ohio State goaltender Tori Descenza has a .425 save percentage, compared to Duryea’s .530 clip.
After playing Ohio State, Duke will play its first game of the ACC Tournament next Thursday.
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