Through the first five games of the regular season, the Blue Devils have outscored their opponents by an astounding 82-31 margin.
Behind the explosive scoring duo of Katie Chrest and Kristen Waagbo, the No.
With a win over No. 7 Maryland behind them and three top-10 opponents looming in the next two weeks, staying focused this weekend may be the biggest challenge for the women’s lacrosse team.
In their first true test of the young season, the fourth-ranked Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead and held on down the stretch to defeat conference foe No. 7 Maryland Saturday, 10-7.
Despite an 11-3 lead midway through the second half Sunday, No. 4 Duke (2-0) was beginning to look a little shaken.
The Duke women’s lacrosse team opens its 2005 campaign at Koskinen Stadium this weekend with a pair of contests against Duquesne Friday and Denver Sunday.
Resting in the corner of head coach Kerstin Kimel’s desk is a statue of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the site of the 2005 women’s lacrosse Final Four.
