GK Defense Midfield MARGIE CURRAN SARAH DOWNING CARTER FOOTE KATHERINE DENKLER CARA GIORDANO ASHLEY PASCHALL LESLIE KOCH

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1 2008 Vanderbilt Lacrosse Head Coach: Cathy Swezey Record at VU: (11th season; 51.7%) Overall Record: Same SID: Chris Weinman Phone: Fax: Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT F17 CINCINNATI NASHVILLE W, 20-4 F22 at UMBC Baltimore, Md. W, 16-7 F24 at Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. W, 18-8 M1 DUQUESNE NASHVILLE W, M4 VIRGINIA TECH NASHVILLE W, 12-8 M8 at #8 North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 5-12 M12 #18 BOSTON UNIV. NASHVILLE L, 7-17 M15 NEW HAMPSHIRE NASHVILLE L, 7-10 M17 CORNELL NASHVILLE W, 15-6 M23 *PENN STATE NASHVILLE W, 10-7 M30 *at #1 Northwestern Evanston, Ill. L, 8-14 A6 *at #14 Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. (sv) W, A11 *OHIO STATE NASHVILLE W, 17-7 A13 at Albany Albany, N.Y. W, 15-5 A16 at #8 Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. W, 9-6 A20 #7 DUKE NASHVILLE W, M3! vs. #19 Johns Hopkins Evanston, Ill. 2 p.m. M4! ALC Championship Evanston, Ill. 12 Noon M11 & NCAA First Round Campus Sites TBD M17 & NCAA Quarterfinals Campus Sites TBD M23 $ NCAA Semifinals Towson, Md. TBD M25 $ NCAA Finals Towson, Md. TBD * - American Lacrosse Conference game! - ALC Tournament, hosted by Northwestern s Lakeside Field & - NCAA First Round sites will be announced on Monday, May 5 $ - The 2008 NCAA Final Four will be hosted at Towson University s Johnny Unitas Stadium Overall Record: 12-4 Home Record: 7-2 Road Record: 5-2 Conference Record: 3-1 ROSTER/PRONUNCIATIONS PAGE 2 GAME DETAILS AVAILABLE PAGE 3 COMMODORE NEWS & NOTES..... PAGE 4 GK Defense Midfield Attack Projected Starters , SENIOR, MOORESTOWN, N.J , SOPHOMORE, MORRISTOWN, N.J , SOPHOMORE, ALEXANDRIA, VA , FRESHMAN, ALEXANDRIA, VA , JUNIOR, MOORESTOWN, N.J , SENIOR, ANNAPOLIS, MD , SENIOR, BALTIMORE, MD , SENIOR, SPARKS, MD , R-JUNIOR, SPARKS, MD , SENIOR, TIMONIUM, MD , SOPHOMORE, ELLICOTT CITY, MD , SENIOR, MILLERSVILLE, MD. MARGIE CURRAN G: 40 SARAH DOWNING G: 28 CARTER FOOTE G: 32 KATHERINE DENKLER G: 11 CARA GIORDANO G: 29 ASHLEY PASCHALL G: 15 LESLIE KOCH Pts: 11 A: 28 A: 19 SASHA CIELAK CT: 32 A: 1 A: 6 HEATHER KOUTRAKOS CT: 12 DC: 30 A: 6 MICHELE SLOTKE CT: 10 GB: 24 GB: 46 ALEX MUNDY CT: 6 GB: 20 GB: 27 BROOKE SHINABERRY GAA: 8.73 GB: 13 Sv%:

2 2008 Commodore Roster NO. NAME HT. POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 00 Rachel Woolford 5-9 Goalkeeper Jr. Bel Air, Md. (John Carroll) 1 Alex Mundy 5-8 Defense So. Ellicott City, Md. (Glenelg) 3 Michele Slotke 5-4 Midfield Sr. Timonium, Md. (Roland Park) 4 Catherine Mitchell 5-5 Midfield Fr. Millersville, Md. (Severna Park) 5 Emily Franke 5-8 Midfield Fr. Towson, Md. (Towson) 6 Diana Keenan 5-7 Midfield Fr. Locust Valley, N.Y. (Our Lady of Mercy Academy) 7 Sasha Cielak* 5-7 Midfield Sr. Sparks, Md. (Hereford) 8 Jess Demorest 5-2 Midfield Jr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (St. Margaret's Episcopal) 9 Cara Giordano 5-7 Midfield Jr. Moorestown, N.J. (Moorestown) 10 Claire Leonard 5-3 Defense Fr. Bethesda, Md. (Holton Arms) 11 Carolyn Gioia 5-6 Attack Jr. Suffern, N.Y. (Suffern) 14 Meghan Rose 5-3 Midfield Fr. Poolesville, Md. (Poolesville) 15 Leslie Koch 5-7 Midfield Sr. Baltimore, Md. (St. Paulís School for Girls) 17 Heather Koutrakos 5-5 Defense R-Jr. Sparks, Md. (Notre Dame Prep) 18 Sarah Downing 5-9 Midfield So. Morristown, N.J. (Hotchkiss School, Conn.) 19 Allie Frank 5-6 Midfield So. Annapolis, Md. (Severn School) 20 Laura Keenan 5-7 Midfield So. Baltimore, Md. (Roland Park) 23 Katherine Denkler 5-4 Attack Fr. Alexandria, Va. (St. Stephens/St. Agnes) 24 Carter Foote 5-9 Midfield So. Alexandria, Va. (St. Stephens/St. Agnes) 25 Megan Gibson 5-3 Midfield So. Germantown, Tenn. (Hutchison School) 26 Brooke Shinaberry* 5-8 Goalkeeper R-Sr. Millersville, Md. (Severna Park) 27 Margie Curran* 5-8 Attack Sr. Moorestown, N.J. (Moorestown) 33 Anastasia Adam 5-6 Midfield Sr. Severna Park, Md. (Severn School) 41 Merissa Eide 5-6 Defense Jr. Ellicott City, Md. (Mount Hebron) 44 Ashley Paschall 5-4 Midfield Sr. Annapolis, Md. (Archbishop Spaulding) *2008 Captains COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Cathy Swezey Assistant Coaches: Megan Clark, Susan Ellis PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Sasha Cielak SEE-lack Margie Curran MAR-ghee CURR-en Merissa Eide EYE-dee Carter Foote FOOT Emily Franke FRANK Carolyn Gioia JOY-uh Leslie Koch COOK Heather Koutrakos....coo-TROCH-ohs Ashley Paschall......PASH-kuhl Michele Slotke SLOT-key Cathy Swezey SWEE-zee The Vanderbilt Class of Front (L-R): Sasha Cielak, Heather Koutrakos, Brooke Shinaberry, Michele Slotke; Back: Margie Curran, Ashley Paschall, Leslie Koch. 2

3 12-4 Overall 3-1 ALC Schedule/Results DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT NOTES F17 CINCINNATI NASHVILLE W, 20-4 F22 at UMBC Baltimore, Md. W, 16-7 F24 at Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. W, 18-8 M1 DUQUESNE NASHVILLE W, M4 VIRGINIA TECH NASHVILLE W, 12-8 M8 at No. 8 North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 5-12 M12 No. 18 BOSTON UNIV. NASHVILLE L, 7-17 M15 NEW HAMPSHIRE NASHVILLE L, 7-10 M17 CORNELL NASHVILLE W, 15-6 M23 *PENN STATE NASHVILLE W, 10-7 M30 *at No. 1 Northwestern Evanston, Ill. L, 8-14 A6 *at No. 14 Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. W, (sv) A11 *OHIO STATE NASHVILLE W, 17-7 A13 at Albany Albany, N.Y. W, 15-5 A16 at No. 8 Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. W, 9-6 A20 No. 7 DUKE NASHVILLE W, M3! vs. No. 19 Johns Hopkins Evanston, Ill. 2 p.m. M4! ALC Championship Evanston, Ill. 12 Noon M10 & NCAA First Round Campus Sites TBD IWLCA/Under Armour: No. 9 Inside Lacrosse: No. 8 Bearcat s first-ever game as a varsity program is VU s fifth-largest margin of victory... Six points for Curran, Downing... Five goals for Foote. Series contested for first time since Eight draw controls for Curran... Five points for Downing... Shinaberry made 11 saves. Assists recorded on 12 of 18 goals, including a game-high four from Downing... Career-high nine points for Curran... Eight saves for Shinaberry. Four goals from Giordano, including gamewinner with nine minutes to go... VU controls 15 of 23 draws... Four CT s for Cielak. Six points from Downing (4g, 2a)... Three caused turnovers for Cielak... Five draw controls from Curran... Shinaberry made eight saves. Three points from Curran... Koutrakos caused three UNC turnovers... VU held 11-8 advantage on draws... Outscored 8-2 in second half. Hat-tricks from Curran, Giordano... Four caused turnovers for Cielak... Five draws for Giordano... BU scored 11 straight goals over 29 minutes. Four points from Curran... Three CTs, fi ve GBs for Cielak... Giordano grabbed four draw controls... UNH keeper made 12 saves. Five points from Curran, four from Downing... Cielak had six ground balls... Shinaberry made nine saves... Nine players scored goals. Franke posts five points... Curran has hat-trick... Shinaberry makes 10 saves... Five-goal secondhalf run secures conference victory. Foote scores hat-trick off the bench... Shinaberry has 13 saves, six ground balls... Score stood at 8-7 with 16 minutes left to play. Double-OT win vs. JHU for second straight year... Seven points for Curran... Shinaberry made 11 saves... Foote ties and wins game for hat-trick. Eighth-straight win over OSU... Seven points, six draw controls for Curran, who becomes VU s alltime leader in assists and points. Five points for Giordano... Hat-trick for Foote... Four ground balls by Paschall... Shinaberry made seven saves. Hat-trick for Foote... Three assists by Denkler... Ten saves by Shinaberry... Four straight goals by Giordano and Curran give VU advantage. Five points for Curran, four from Denkler... Shinaberry made 12 saves... Four draw controls for Paschall... Dores led for final 47 minutes. VU is 3-5 all-time against Johns Hopkins... The Bluejays knocked VU out of the tournament in semifinals last year in Baltimore. The winner of the 2008 ALC Tournament will receive the league s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. VU is looking to make its fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament... The Commodores hosted a fi rstround game for the first time last season. * - American Lacrosse Conference game! - The 2008 American Lacrosse Conference Tournament, hosted at Northwestern s Lakeside Field & - NCAA Tournament First Round sites will be announced on Monday, May 5 3

4 Noting the Commodores BROOKE SHINABERRY - SENIOR - GOALKEEPER Named American Lacrosse Conference Goalie of the Year First-team All-American Lacrosse Conference selection Two-time American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Week (April 7 and April 21) Named National Player of the Week by womenslax.com, insidelacrosse.com and womenslacrosse.com Recipient of the prestigious Brad Davis Southeastern Conference Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship Won the Community Service Award and named Miss Commodore at Vanderbilt s annual Black and Gold Banquet Saved 50 percent or more of shots in 10 games Six games with 10 or more saves Made season-high 13 saves at Northwestern Named a member of the United State Women s Developmental Team last summer Helped lead U-19 Women s National Lacrosse team to 2003 world championship MARGIE CURRAN - SENIOR - ATTACK First-team All-American Lacrosse Conference selection for the second straight season -- the fourth all-conference honor of her Commodore career Has scored at least one point in each of her past 58 games -- the longest current streak in the NCAA Named American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 25 Vanderbilt s all-time leader in career points scored (232) Vanderbilt s all-time leader in career assists (76) Second all-time in goals scored at Vanderbilt (156) -- stands 11 goals behind former Commodore great Sue Napolitano Needs two assists to match VU s single-season record (30 assists in 2007 by Kendall Thrift) Scored 100 points in her fi rst two seasons at VU Inside Lacrosse second-team Preseason All-American On preseason Watch List for the 2008 Tewaaraton Trophy Named a second-team All-American by the IWLCA in 2007 Attended same high school (Moorestown [N.J.]) as junior Cara Giordano and Head Coach Cathy Swezey SASHA CIELAK - SENIOR - DEFENSE First-team All-American Lacrosse Conference selection for the third straight season -- the fourth all-conference honor of her Commodore career Named American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Week on March 24 Midseason nominee for the 2008 Tewaaraton Trophy Caused four turnovers on four occasions this year -- at UMBC, and against Duquesne, Boston and Duke Season-high six ground balls against Cornell Leads VU in both caused turnovers and ground balls Inside Lacrosse second-team Preseason All-American Earned second-team All-America honors from the IWLCA in 2007 and 2006 CATHY SWEZEY - HEAD COACH - 11TH SEASON Named American Lacrosse Conference Coach of the Year for the second time (2002 and 2008) CARA GIORDANO - JUNIOR - MIDFIELD First-team All-American Lacrosse Conference selection Five points against Duquesne and at Albany Multiple draw controls in nine games this season Sixty-nine career goals and 94 career draw controls Inside Lacrosse third-team Preseason All-American HEATHER KOUTRAKOS - R-JUNIOR - DEFENSE Second-team All-American Lacrosse Conference selection Fourth-year student will graduate this May and plans to forgo her fi nal year of athletic eligibility Received a medical redshirt and being injured in the fi rst game of her freshman season in 2005 CARTER FOOTE - SOPHOMORE - ATTACK Second-team All-American Lacrosse Conference selection Second on the team with 32 goals, third with 33 points Five goals in season-opener against Cincinnati Post fi ve consecutive hat-tricks, from the Northwestern game (March 30) through the Notre Dame game (April 16) SARAH DOWNING - SOPHOMORE - ATTACK Second on the team with 19 assists and 47 points Fourth on the team with 28 goals Seven points at Lehigh, six vs. Cincinnati and Virginia Tech KATHERINE DENKLER- FRESHMAN- ATTACK Scored her fi rst career goal against Cincinnati Has posted hat-tricks this season vs. Ohio State and Duke High school teammate of sophomore Carter Foote at St. Stephens/St. Agnes (Va.) EMILY FRANKE - FRESHMAN - ATTACK Scored her fi rst career goal at UMBC Posted fi ve points, including a hat-trick, against Penn State ANASTASIA ADAM- SOPHOMORE- MIDFIELD Played in 10 contests (starting eight) before tearing her Aanterior cruciate ligament prior to the Northwestern game. Had successful surgery to repair the knee on April 17. DIANA KEENAN - FRESHMAN - MIDFIELD Earned an extremely prestigious Ingram Scholarship The Ingram Scholar program is a unique scholarship program based upon academic merit and community service. It is distinguished by the requirement that the recipient not only volunteer for community service but also design and implement projects that address signifi cant societal needs. 4

5 Vanderbilt Lacrosse Vanderbilt Combined Team Statistics All games (as of Apr 20, 2008) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh GWG GB DC TO CT /17/2008 CINCINNATI W Curran,Margie Feb 23 at UMBC W Downing,Sarah Feb 24 at Lehigh W Foote,Carter /1/2008 DUQUESNE W Giordano,Cara /4/2008 VIRGINIA TECH W Paschall,Ashley Mar 08 at #8 North Carolina L Franke,Emily /12/2008 #18 BOSTON UNIV. L Denkler,Katherine /15/2008 NEW HAMPSHIRE L Keenan,Laura /17/08 CORNELL W Koch,Leslie *3/23/08 PENN STATE W Adam,Anastasia *Mar 30 at #1 Northwestern L Frank,Allie *Apr 06 at #14 Johns Hopkins W O Gibson,Megan *4/11/2008 OHIO STATE W Rose,Meghan Apr 13 at Albany W Mundy,Alex Apr 16 at #8 Notre Dame W Keenan,Diana /20/2008 #7 DUKE W Gioia,Carolyn Eide,Merissa TEAM STATISTICS VU OPP 26 Shinaberry,Brooke Koutrakos,Heather SHOT STATISTICS Clark,Cameron Goals-Shot attempts Leonard,Claire Goals scored average Demorest,Jess Shot pct Cielak,Sasha Shots on goal-attempts Mitchell,Catherine SOG pct Slotke,Michele Shots/Game Woolford,Rachel Assists Total Free position made-att Opponents Free position pct GOAL BREAKDOWN... -GOAL AVERAGE- -SAVES- Total Goals ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Free-position Unassisted Woolford,Rachel 2 41: Overtime Shinaberry,Brooke : GROUND BALLS Total : DRAW CONTROLS Opponents : TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ATTENDANCE Total Vanderbilt Dates/Avg Per Date... 9/150 7/305 Opponents Neutral Site #/Avg... 0/0 SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Vanderbilt Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Vanderbilt Opponents SHOTS ON GOAL BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Vanderbilt Opponents

6 Vanderbilt Lacrosse Vanderbilt Player High/Low Analysis All games (as of Apr 30, 2008) Vanderbilt - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS POINTS... 9 Curran,Margie at Lehigh (Feb 24) 7 Curran,Margie vs Ohio State (4/11/2008) 7 Curran,Margie at Johns Hopkins (Apr 06) 7 Downing,Sarah at Lehigh (Feb 24) GOALS... 6 Curran,Margie at Lehigh (Feb 24) 5 Foote,Carter vs Cincinnati (2/17/2008) ASSISTS... 5 Curran,Margie vs Ohio State (4/11/2008) 4 Curran,Margie at Johns Hopkins (Apr 06) 4 Downing,Sarah at Lehigh (Feb 24) SHOTS Curran,Margie at Lehigh (Feb 24) 9 Curran,Margie vs New Hampshire (3/15/2008) 9 Downing,Sarah at UMBC (Feb 23) SHOTS ON GOAL... 9 Curran,Margie at Lehigh (Feb 24) 8 Curran,Margie vs New Hampshire (3/15/2008) SAVES Shinaberry,Brooke at Northwestern (Mar 30) 12 Shinaberry,Brooke vs Duke (4/20/2008) GROUND BALLS... 6 Shinaberry,Brooke at Northwestern (Mar 30) 6 Cielak,Sasha vs Cornell (3/17/08) DRAW CONTROLS... 8 Curran,Margie at UMBC (Feb 23) 6 Curran,Margie vs Ohio State (4/11/2008) CAUSED TURNOVER... 5 Downing,Sarah vs Cincinnati (2/17/2008) 4 Cielak,Sasha vs Duke (4/20/2008) 4 Cielak,Sasha vs Boston Univ. (3/12/2008) 4 Cielak,Sasha vs Duquesne (3/1/2008) 4 Cielak,Sasha at UMBC (Feb 23)

7 Vanderbilt Lacrosse Vanderbilt Category Leaders All games (as of Apr 30, 2008) ## POINTS GP G A Pts Shots ## SHOTS GP G A Sh Shot% Curran,Margie Curran,Margie Downing,Sarah Downing,Sarah Foote,Carter Giordano,Cara Giordano,Cara Foote,Carter Paschall,Ashley Paschall,Ashley Franke,Emily Keenan,Laura Denkler,Katherine Denkler,Katherine Keenan,Laura Adam,Anastasia Koch,Leslie Koch,Leslie Adam,Anastasia Franke,Emily ## GOALS GP G A Pts Shots ## SHOT PCT GP G A Sh Shot% Curran,Margie Keenan,Diana Foote,Carter Franke,Emily Giordano,Cara Foote,Carter Downing,Sarah Paschall,Ashley Paschall,Ashley Gibson,Megan Denkler,Katherine Giordano,Cara Franke,Emily Curran,Margie Keenan,Laura Denkler,Katherine Koch,Leslie Downing,Sarah Adam,Anastasia Koch,Leslie ## ASSISTS GP G A Pts Shots ## SHOTS ON GOAL GP G A Sh SOG SOG% Curran,Margie Curran,Margie Downing,Sarah Downing,Sarah Franke,Emily Foote,Carter Keenan,Laura Giordano,Cara Paschall,Ashley Paschall,Ashley Denkler,Katherine Keenan,Laura Koch,Leslie Denkler,Katherine Giordano,Cara Adam,Anastasia Adam,Anastasia Koch,Leslie Foote,Carter Franke,Emily ## GROUND BALLS GP GB ## SHOTS ON GOAL PCT GP G A Sh SOG SOG% Cielak,Sasha Rose,Meghan Shinaberry,Brooke Keenan,Diana Slotke,Michele Paschall,Ashley Giordano,Cara Frank,Allie Koch,Leslie Keenan,Laura Downing,Sarah Foote,Carter Curran,Margie Adam,Anastasia Koutrakos,Heather Denkler,Katherine Paschall,Ashley Koch,Leslie Eide,Merissa Giordano,Cara ## DRAW CONTROLS GP DC ## CAUSED TURNOVERS GP CT Curran,Margie Cielak,Sasha Giordano,Cara Downing,Sarah Cielak,Sasha Giordano,Cara Paschall,Ashley Curran,Margie Downing,Sarah Koutrakos,Heather Keenan,Laura Koch,Leslie Koch,Leslie Slotke,Michele Koutrakos,Heather Paschall,Ashley Mundy,Alex Eide,Merissa Adam,Anastasia Mundy,Alex 16 6 ## GAME WINNING GOALS GP No Giordano,Cara Foote,Carter Curran,Margie Adam,Anastasia Franke,Emily Frank,Allie Denkler,Katherine 13 1 ## FREE-POSITION GOALS GP FPG

8 Vanderbilt Lacrosse Vanderbilt Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points All games (as of Apr 30, 2008) Opponent Date Score WL WOOLFORD, MUNDY,ALE SLOTKE,MI MITCHELL, FRANKE,EM KEENAN,DI CIELAK,SA DEMOREST, GIORDANO, LEONARD,C GIOIA,CAR ROSE,MEGH KOCH,LESL CLARK,CAM CIN 2/17/ W DNP DNP DNP at UMBC Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at LEHIGH Feb W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DUQ 3/1/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP VT 3/4/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at NC Mar L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP BU 3/12/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP UNH 3/15/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP COR 3/17/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PSU 3/23/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at NU Mar L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at JHUW Apr W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP OSU 4/11/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at ALBANY Apr W DNP DNP DNP at ND Apr W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DUKE 4/20/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score WL KOUTRAKOS DOWNING,S FRANK,ALL KEENAN,LA DENKLER,K FOOTE,CAR GIBSON,ME SHINABERR CURRAN,MA ADAM,ANAS EIDE,MERI PASCHALL, CIN 2/17/ W at UMBC Feb W at LEHIGH Feb W DUQ 3/1/ W DNP VT 3/4/ W at NC Mar L DNP BU 3/12/ L DNP DNP DNP UNH 3/15/ L COR 3/17/ W DNP PSU 3/23/ W DNP at NU Mar L DNP DNP DNP at JHUW Apr W DNP DNP OSU 4/11/ W DNP at ALBANY Apr W DNP DNP at ND Apr W DNP DNP DUKE 4/20/ W DNP DNP