DURHAM, N.C. – After going unbeaten at the B1G/ACC Cup over the past two seasons, the Blue Devils return to the home of USA Field Hockey at Spooky Nook Sports this weekend for a pair of tournament contests. The four teams taking part - Boston College, Duke, Maryland and Northwestern - are all ranked inside the top 15 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Preseason Poll.
Ranked second in the country, the Blue Devils are coming off of posting a shutout in their season opener, a 5-0 victory at William & Mary last Friday.
By the Numbers
2 - Of the Blue Devils’ four previous B1G/ACC Cup contests have been decided in overtime
8 - Different Blue Devils tallied a point in last week’s 5-0 season-opening victory at William & Mary
50 - Career points owned by senior back Alyssa Chillano, who reached the milestone with a goal last Friday against the Tribe
61 - Career points registered by senior forward Ashley Kristen, Duke’s active career leader in the category
1 - Blue Devil rookie started in her collegiate debut - midfielder Lily Posternak
41 - Consecutive weeks in which Duke has been ranked among the top 10 teams in the country, dating back to the 2013 season
5 - ACC teams ranked inside the top 10 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Preseason Poll
Blue Devils Post Clean Sheet in Season Opener
• Leading William & Mary by a 1-0 margin at halftime of last Friday’s season opener, the Blue Devils tallied four second-half scores to open the year with a shutout victory.