On a steamy Friday afternoon in Piscataway, the eighth-ranked Scarlet Knights and No. 18 Blue Devils squared off in the “Battle of the Banks” tournament. It was the season opener for both squads and the Blue Devils ultimately prevailed on penalty strokes after the teams were knotted 1-1 at the end of 80 minutes. The game was halted at the start for 45 minutes due to lightning.
Duke struck first in the 2nd quarter after Brynn Crouse took the rebound off a blocked shot by Knights sophomore keeper Sophia Howard and found the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.