No. 17 Duke Outlasts Clemson, 11-12

CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 7/6 Clemson Tigers (6-1, 2-1 ACC) dropped its first game of the season against the No. 17/18 Duke Blue Devils (5-2, 2-1 ACC), 11-12, on Saturday afternoon at the Clemson Lacrosse Complex.

 KEY PERFORMANCES

• Lindsey Marshall: five goals, 71.4% shooting rate
• Natalie Shurtleff: three goals, 60% shooting rate, two draw controls
• Summer Agostino: one goal, three ground balls, two caused turnovers
• Bridget Babcock: four ground balls, three draw controls

 NOTABLES

• Marshall recorded a season-high five goals, the most she’s had with the Tigers.
• Shurtleff recorded the eighth hat trick of her career, tying her season and career-high
• Emily Lamparter defended against seven free position opportunities, only allowing one to go in.
• This was Clemson’s third straight ACC game to be decided by a goal.

 HOW IT HAPPENED

• Shurtleff started the scoring off for the Tigers less than three minutes after the first draw.
• After a ground ball from Maddie Wrenn, Marshall scored her first of the game from the eight-meter.
• Thirty second after that, Marshall notched her second in the cage to put the Tigers up 3-0.
• Shurtleff scored her second goal of the quarter converting from the free position line.
• Lamparter recorded five saves in her shutout first quarter.
• After Duke scored its first goal of the game, Clemson went coast-to-coast with Agostino cashing in for her first goal of the season.
• Brooke Goldstein notched her first goal of the game to make Clemson’s lead, 6-3.
• Marshall notched the game’s first hat trick to break the tie, 7-6.
• After a pair of goals from Duke, Marshall’s fourth and fifth goals of the game put the Tigers back up, 9-8.
• Shurtleff recorded her hat trick to conclude the three-goal run by the Tigers to put the Tiger advantage, 10-8.
• Kayla MacLeod recorded her first goal of the match and Clemson’s last goal to make the game, 11-9.

 UP NEXT

Clemson finishes its three-game homestand against the Mercer Bears on Tuesday, March 11 at 3 p.m. for Staff Appreciation Day.