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CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 16/16 and fifth-seeded Clemson Tigers (12-5, 6-3) are set to take on the No. 10/9 and fourth-seeded Duke Blue Devils (12-4, 6-3 ACC) in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals on Wednesday, April 23rd at 2 p.m. at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. This will be the second meeting between the two programs this season, the fourth all-time, with the Tigers falling in a heartbreaker the first game, 12-11.
LAST TIME OUT
In the regular season finale against the Pittsburgh Panthers, the Clemson Tigers routed their opposition, 14-6. On offense, Lindsey Marshall and Kayla MacLeod led the way with eight combined goals and 10 points overall. Brooke Goldstein had four assists on the day while Natalie Shurtleff had three points off a goal and a pair of assists. Lexi Edmonds put up three points of her own off a pair of goals and an assist and Regan Byrne, Katie Castiello and Demma Hall all recorded a goal. On defense, Summer Agostino had a career day and picked up four ground balls and caused a Clemson single game record seven turnovers. Shurtleff, Bryce Pfundstein and Bridget Babcock all notched a pair of caused turnovers with Babcock also picking up five ground balls, tied for the second-most in a single game in Clemson history and the third time this season that a player has picked up five ground balls. In the cage, Emily Lamparter had a double-digit save effort and a save rate of 62.5% while also picking up two ground balls.
STAND OUT TIGERS
Marshall has shown herself to be a true offensive force this season. The Towson transfer has broken Gianna New’s record of 64 for the most points in a single-season in Clemson history and her first goal against Pittsburgh also allowed her to exceed Hanna Hilcoff, who had 51 goals in 2023, for the most goals in a single-season in Clemson history. Marshall’s 55 goals this season is in the top-15 in Division I this season with her being in the top-five in the ACC while her 66 points is in the top-10 for the ACC.
MacLeod and Shurtleff have also shown themselves to be offensive threats this season. Both sophomores have broken past Hilcoff’s career record of 85 points and have both recorded at least 45 points this season. MacLeod has been able to do so off 47 goals and 10 assists with Shurtleff having 29 goals and 17 assists, each having pushed past their freshman goal and point totals and sit at 90 and 88 points in their careers, respectively.
Newcomers Edmonds, a graduate transfer from Penn, and Goldstein, a freshman, have also carved roles for themselves in the high-powered Clemson offense. Edmonds is one of five Tigers with at least 40 points on the year with 32 goals and 12 assists to her name, while Goldstein, another player with 40 points this season, has done so in a more supportive role with 15 goals and a Clemson single-season record 34 assists. Goldstein has the second-most assists by a freshman in Division I, the third-highest assist per game average for a freshman in Division I and is the highest-ranked freshman in both categories in the ACC.
Agostino leads Clemson with the best defensive season by a Tiger to date. The senior has broken single-season records for the caused turnovers with 51 this season and ground balls with 46. Both marks lead the ACC, are top-five nationally and Agostino is one of three players in the nation that have over 50 caused turnovers and over 45 ground balls. Graduate transfers Babcock and Maggie Jordan have been great additions for the defense and draw unit. Jordan has recorded 25 ground balls, 41 draw controls and 20 caused turnovers while Babcock has notched 37 ground balls, the second-most in a single season in Clemson history, 24 draws and 18 caused turnovers.
In the cage, Lamparter is having the best season of her illustrious career. The goalie recorded her fifth double-digit save effort on the year against Pittsburgh, the 11th of her career, and her fifth game this season with a save rate higher than 60%. She has dropped her goals against average to the lowest point of her career, 8.83 and has pushed her save percentage to the highest-point of her career, 48.6%, both of which are ranked third in the ACC and top-15 nationally.
MILESTONE WATCH
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Blue Devils are led on offense by team goal leader, Callie Hem, who has 47 on the year, and team points leader, Carly Bernstein, who has 64 points off 37 goals and 27 assists. Bella Goodwin is the only other Duke player with over 40 goals at 45 on the year and Eva Pronti leads the team with 36 assists on the season. Defensively, Kennedy Everson leads Duke with 41 ground balls with Amanda Paci having caused 27 turnovers. Paci is the only other player with at least 20 ground balls while Madison Beale is the only other Blue Devil with at least 15 caused turnovers. In the draw circle, Kerry Nease leads the unit with 98 draw control wins this season. In the cage, Everson has recorded 113 saves on the year with a 43.5% save rate and allowing 10.43 goals per game on average. The Duke Women’s Lacrosse program is led by head coach Kerstin Kimel alongside associate head coach Nick Williams and assistant coaches Brooke Bailey and Sarah Cooper.
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