DUKE UNIVERSITY WOMEN S SOCCER. #1 Stanford (24-0-1) vs. #3 Duke (22-3-1) PAGE 1 - STANFORD BLUE DEVIL NOTES MATCH 27. ( Overall, ACC)

Transcription

1 PAGE 1 - STANFORD BLUE DEVIL NOTES MATCH 27 DUKE UNIVERSITY WOMEN S SOCCER Lindy Brown, Associate SID Women s Soccer Contact 115 Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C Offi ce: Cell: Fax: lbrown@duaa.duke.edu SCHEDULE/RESULTS ( Overall, ACC) Date Opponent Time/Results TV AUG. 19 ARMY W, 2-0 AUG. 21 #--/21 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 2-0 Carolina Nike Classic - Chapel Hill, N.C. Aug. 26 vs. Houston W, 2-0 Aug. 28 vs. #2/1 Notre Dame W, 3-1 Auburn Tournament - Auburn, Ala. Sept. 2 at Auburn L, 0-1 Sept. 4 vs. Ole Miss W, 1-0 Duke Nike Classic - Durham, N.C. SEPT. 9 TEXAS A&M W, 7-2 SEPT. 11 UNC GREENSBORO W, 2-0 SEPT. 15 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON W, 3-0 SEPT. 18 #6/3 FLORIDA STATE* W, 2-1 SEPT. 22 MIAMI* W, 3-0 Sept. 25 at Clemson* W, 2-0 SEPT. 29 #7/13 VIRGINIA* T, 0-0 (2OT) RSN OCT. 2 VIRGINIA TECH* W, 1-0 Oct. 6 at #5/7 Boston College* W, 1-0 Oct. 13 at #9/10 North Carolina* L, 0-1 Oct. 20 at #3/4 Wake Forest* W, 2-0 ESPN3 OCT. 23 #14/15 MARYLAND* W, 3-1 Oct. 27 at N.C. State* W, 1-0 ACC Championship - Durham, N.C. & Cary, N.C. OCT. 30 #25/-- VA. TECH (QUARTERS) W, 1-0 Nov. 4 vs. Wake Forest (Semifi nals) L (2-1) ESPN3 NCAA Tournament Nov. 13 RADFORD W, 5-0 Nov. 18 GEORGIA W, 3-1 Nov. 20 OHIO STATE W, 2-1 Nov. 25 #24/-- LONG BEACH STATE W, 2-0 Dec. 2 #7/6 Wake Forest W, 4-1 ESPN3 Dec. 4 #1/1 Stanford 1:00 PM ESPNU All times are Eastern * ACC Contest ALL CAPS - Home Games RSN - FSN South, Comcast Sports Net, SunSports, New England Sports Network #1 Stanford (24-0-1) vs. #3 Duke (22-3-1) NCAA College Cup - Championship Sunday, Dec. 4 1 P.M. ESPNU Kennesaw, Ga. KSU Soccer Stadium Blue Devils Set to Play in NCAA Championship on Sunday... The No. 1 seeded and third-ranked Duke women s soccer team will play in the National Championship on Sunday, Dec. 4 as the Blue Devils (22-3-1) face top-ranked Stanford (24-0-1) at 1:00 p.m., on ESPNU at the KSU Soccer Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga. The game will also be aired live on ESPN3 and a live blog will be available on Calling the action for ESPNU and ESPN3 will be Beth Mowins (PXP), Julie Foudy (Color) and Monica Gonzalez (Sideline). Duke is currently ranked fi fth in the Soccer America poll and third in the NSCAA ledger, while Stanford is No. 1 in both polls. The Blue Devils last appeared in the NCAA College Cup in 1992 as Duke defeated Hartford, 1-0, in the semifi nals and then fell to North Carolina (9-1) in the fi nals under head coach Bill Hempen. Duke advanced to the title game with a 4-1 victory over seventh-ranked Wake Forest, while Stanford downed Florida State, 3-0. The Series With Stanford... Duke and Stanford will meet for the eighth time in school history. The Cardinal lead the overall series, 6-1. The last meeting came in the Nike Carolina Classic in 2010 as Stanford defeated the Blue Devils, 2-1. Duke scored the fi rst goal by Laura Weinberg and led 1-0 at the half, but the Cardinal scored two second half goals to win. In neutral site games, Stanford leads the overall series 4-1. This will be the fi rst meeting for Duke/ Stanford in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils and Cardinal have met only one time since the 1996 campaign. A Look at Stanford... Stanford enters the match with a record and is ranked No. 1 nationally. The only blemish on the season for the Cardinal was a 0-0 draw against Maryland in the third match of the season. Stanford has been led by Lindsay Taylor (20 goals, 7 assists), Teresa Noyola (8 goals, 15 assists) and Chioma Ubogagu (10 goals, 10 assists). Probable Duke Starters... No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Goals Asst Pts Shutouts Saves GAA 1 Tara Campbell 5-8 Jr. GK Libby Jandl 5-7 Jr. D Natasha Anasi 5-6 So. D Kaitlyn Kerr 5-5 So. M Kelly Cobb 5-9 Fr. F Nicole Lipp 5-9 Jr. M Erin Koballa 5-7 Jr. D Laura Weinberg 5-9 So. F Maddy Haller 5-4 Jr. D Gilda Doria 5-7 So. M Mollie Pathman 5-3 So. F First Subs Off the Bench... No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Goals Asst Pts 15 Molly Lester 5-4 R-Sr. F Alex Straton 5-3 So. D Kim DeCesare 5-10 R-So. M Callie Simpkins 5-8 R-So. F Chelsea Canepa 5-7 Sr. F

2 PAGE 2 - STANFORD BLUE DEVIL NOTES MATCH 27 QUICK FACTS Location... Durham, N.C. Enrollment... 6,505 Founded Trinity College Color... Duke Blue & White Nickname... Blue Devils Conference...ACC Stadium... Koskinen Stadium (7,000) President... Dr. Richard H. Brodhead Director of Athletics/Vice President... Kevin White Basketball Offi ce Phone...(919) Head Coach... Robbie Church Associate Head Coach... Billy Lesesne Assisstant Coaches... Carla Overbeck, Katie Ely Athletic Trainer... Kristi Hall SOCCER HISTORY First Year of Soccer Overall All-Time Record (24 Years) ACC Record (24 Years) Home Record Road Record Neutral Record NCAA Appearances/Last...18/2011 NCAA Best Finish... NCAA Finalist, 1992 TICKET INFORMATION Ticket Offi ce Phone...(919) (877) Game Tickets... $6 Duke students with a valid ID are admitted free to all regular season matches. Pronunciation Guide Natasha Anasi Ah-nas-EE Chelsea Canepa Chel-see... Can-eh-pah Kim DeCesare Dee - sea - sir Gilda Doria gill-duh - DOOR-e-ah Maddy Haller HAL - ur Libby Jandl Jan - dul (rhymes with handle) Erin Koballa Kah - BALL - ah Emily Nahas NA - haas Alex Straton STRAY - ton Billy Lesesne Luh - sane Katie Ely E - lee Kelly Cobb (Hometown) Chew - GEE - ack Duke Going For First NCAA Championship... The Blue Devils will be going for their fi rst NCAA Championship on Sunday and the 13th in school history -- women s golf (5), men s basketball (4), men s soccer (1), women s tennis (1) and men s lacrosse (1). If Duke wins the title on Sunday, it would become just the third Division I school to have both its men s and women s soccer teams win NCAA titles (Santa Clara and North Carolina) - note from CollegeSoccer360.com. Pathman to See Stanford Players Again... In October, sophomore Mollie Pathman trained with the U.S. U-23 Women s National Team for a week. Training with Pathman on that team was Stanford s Camille Levin and Lindsay Taylor. Both Pathman and freshman Kelly Cobb also played with Stanford sophomore Sydney Payne on the U.S. U-20 National Team over the past year. Talented Sophomores... Duke s sophomores have been huge this season registering 34 goals and 31 assists -- Natasha Anasi (1G, 1A), Kim DeCesare (5G, 1A), Gilda Doria (1G, 3A), Kaitlyn Kerr (11G, 5A), Mollie Pathman (6G, 11A), Callie Simpkins (2G, 2A), Alex Straton (0G, 4A), Avery Rape (0G, 0A) and Laura Weinberg (8G, 4A). Over two years, the sophomores have accumulated 63 goals and 46 assists. In the NCAA Semifi nals against Wake Forest, all four goals came from the sophomore class. Hey, I Know You... Blue Devil junior Nicole Lipp will go up against her former high school teammate Rachel Quon of Stanford on Sunday in the championship. The duo played at Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, Ill., and led the Scouts to a 2009 regional title and into the Class 3A Sectionals. Lipp is Lake Forest s all-time leading scorer with 62 goals and 37 assists. Blue Devils Versus No. 1 Ranked Opponents... Duke is 2-12 all-time when playing the top-ranked team in the nation. The Blue Devils upsets include a 2-1 win over No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Oct. 9, 2005 and a 3-1 victory this season over Notre Dame on Aug. 28, 2011 in the Carolina Nike Classic. Duke Against Pac The Blue Devils are 8-13 all-time against teams from the Pac-12 Conference California (3-0), Oregon (1-0), Oregon State (1-0), Stanford (1-6), UCLA (1-3), USC (0-1), Washington (1-2) and Washington State (0-1). In Duke s last meeting with a Pac-12 Conference member, the squad registered a 2-1 victory over California on Nov. 12, 2010 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils are 1-2 all-time in NCAA Tournament play against teams from the Pac-12. Noting Duke... The Blue Devils improved to 18-0 this season when scoring fi rst and 11-0 this year when leading at the half with a 4-1 win over Wake Forest in the semifi nals. Duke allowed goals in back-to-back games only twice this season. Sophomore Kaitlyn Kerr owns fi ve goals over her fi nal fi ve contests, including two game-winners. Of Duke s 55 goals scored this season, 35 have come in the second half. Duke has scored four goals off corner kicks this season, including one in the semifi nals vs. WFU. The Blue Devils will feature a starting lineup against Stanford that has no seniors. Over the last 10 matches, Duke has scored 18 second half goals. Duke s 16 goals in the 2011 NCAA Tournament are the most by any Blue Devil squad in the postseason. Over the last 18 games, the Blue Devils outscored their opponents Since Natasha Anasi replaced Ashley Rape in the lineup due to injury, Duke has allowed only 11 goals in 22 matches. Junior Nicole Lipp tallied two assists in the Ohio State win, which was a single-game career high. Lipp matched that with two assists against Wake Forest in the semifi nals. She owns six assists on the season. Duke s top four scorers are either freshmen or Quickest First Half Goals in :50 by Molly Lester vs. Army ( ) 2:51 by Kelly Cobb vs. Virginia Tech ( ) 4:15 by Kelly Cobb vs. College of Charleston ( ) 7:47 by Nicole Lipp vs. South Carolina ( ) 8:32 by Kelly Cobb vs. Houston ( ) 8:46 by Kaitlyn Kerr vs. Radford ( ) 10:59 by Natasha Anasi vs. College of Charleston ( ) 12:23 by Kelly Cobb vs. Texas A&M (9-9-11) Duke/Stanford Series STANFORD Home 0-1 Away 0-1 Neutral 1-4 Oct. 21, N... Stanford 2, Duke 1 Oct. 20, H...Stanford 1, Duke 0 (OT) Oct. 6, A... Stanford 1, Duke 0 Oct. 15, N... Stanford 1, Duke 0 Oct. 14, N... Stanford 2, Duke 1 Sept. 13, N... Duke 3, Stanford 0 Aug. 29, N... Stanford 2, Duke 1

3 PAGE 3 - STANFORD BLUE DEVIL NOTES MATCH 27 sophomores -- freshman Kelly Cobb (31 points), sophomore Kaitlyn Kerr (27 points), sophomore Laura Weinberg (20 points) and sophomore Mollie Pathman (23 points). With Gilda Doria scoring against Long Beach State, a total of 13 Blue Devils have registered a tally this season. The goal for Doria was the fi rst of her career. Freshman Kelly Cobb posted the fi rst postseason goal of her career against Ohio State and now owns Duke s single-season goals mark by a freshman with 11 tallies. After opening her career with eight goals in the fi rst 11 matches, freshman Kelly Cobb has been limited to three goals in the last 14 contests. With Duke s victory against Ohio State, the Blue Devils reached 20 wins, marking only the third program in the ACC to notch 20 wins in a season -- North Carolina (21 times), Florida State (once in ). For only the third time in school history, the Blue Devils have three players with eight or more goals scored in a season (1989, 2002). Duke s 12 goals allowed on the season are three fewer than the next team (Boston College - 15), while playing fi ve more games. The three goals allowed in ACC regular season play were the fewest in the league since North Carolina allowed three in Duke s two goals allowed against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament matched a season-high (Texas A&M). With three fi rst half goals against Radford, Duke tied a season-high (College of Charleston). With her tally against Ohio State on Nov. 20, Kaitlyn Kerr owns six game-winning goals this season and three against ACC foes (all were 1-0 games). Kerr is now tied for third in the ACC in game-winning goals with freshman Kelly Cobb (6). The two are tied for 15th nationally in game-winning goals. The Blue Devils had their streak of 558:16 minutes without allowing a goal snapped at North Carolina. Duke has only allowed seven goals over the last 17 matches. Duke entered the NCAA Tournament with the No. 1 RPI in the nation. The Blue Devils are this season against ranked opponents with wins over No. 24 Long Beach State, No. 21 South Carolina, No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 6 Florida State, No. 5 Boston College, No. 3 & No. 7 Wake Forest, No. 15 Maryland, No. 25 Virginia Tech-- tied No. 7 Virginia (0-0, 2 OT). The victory over a No. 1 ranked opponent (Notre Dame) was the fi rst since a 2005 win at top-ranked North Carolina. Duke starting forwards Kelly Cobb, Mollie Pathman and Laura Weinberg have scored 25 of the Blue Devils 55 goals. The Blue Devils have trailed in only six matches this season -- Notre Dame (0-1, 37:43), Auburn (0-1, 28:88), North Carolina (0-1, 2:45), Maryland (0-1, 49:56), Wake Forest (0-1, 63:50), Ohio State (0-1, 25:20) -- for a total of 207:42. Kelly Cobb became the 13th Blue Devil to register a goal in her fi rst collegiate start and the fi fth to post goals in her fi rst two starts. Senior Chelsea Canepa has scored three goals this season, the fi rst two coming against nationally-ranked opponents -- Notre Dame and Florida State -- and the third coming in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament. Duke in the NCAA Tournament... By earning a No. 1 seed and an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils reached the big show for the ninth straight season and the 18th time in school history. With a fi rst round win, Duke has won at least one contest in the tournament in nine out of the last 10 years. The No. 1 seed is a fi rst for Blue Devil soccer as the previous highest seed for Duke was third in The Blue Devils hold an overall record of (10-2 at home) in tournament play, and made it to the third round last season, losing 0-2 at Oklahoma State. Duke is three years removed from back-to-back NCAA Quarterfi nals appearances (2007 and 2008). In 2008, the Blue Devils lost to No. 2 seed UCLA in the quarterfi nals. With Duke s victory over Ohio State, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for only the fourth time in school history (1992, 2007, 2008) and hosted an Elite Eight match for the fi rst time in school history. Duke is making its second trip to the NCAA Championship game and the fi rst since The Blue Devils lost, 9-1, to North Carolina in the last appearance. NCAA Tournament Stats... Kaitlyn Kerr s fi ve goals in the NCAA Tournament is tied for the most in the tournament in 2011 along with Wake Forest Katie Stengel (5). Natasha Anasi Soccer America Team of the Week (9/20) Duke Nike Classic All-Tournament Team (9/11) ACC Defensive Player of the Year (11/2) All-ACC First Team (11/2) Tara Campbell TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (8/22) Primetime Performer by CollegeSoccer360.com (8/23) Primetime Performer by CollegeSoccer360.com (10/4) Ronald McDonald House Charities Student-Athlete of the Week (10/5) Primetime Performer by CollegeSoccer360.com (10/10) ACC Co-Player of the Week (10/12) All-ACC Second Team (11/2) Robbie Church ACC Coach of the Year (11/2) Kelly Cobb Primetime Performer by CollegeSoccer360.com (9/13) Soccer America National Player of the Week (9/13) TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week (9/12) Duke Nike Classic All-Tournament Team (9/11) ACC Co-Player of the Week (8/30) Ronald McDonald House Charities Student-Athlete of the Week (8/31) All-ACC Second Team (11/2) All-ACC Freshman Team (11/2) Kim DeCesare ACC All-Tournament Team (11/6) Maddy Haller CoSIDA Academic All-America (12/1) Academic All-District III First Team (11/4) Kaitlyn Kerr Ronald McDonald House Charities Student-Athlete of the Week (9/14) Duke Nike Classic MVP (9/11) Academic All-District III Second Team (11/4) All-ACC First Team (11/2) Ronald McDonald House Charities Student-Athlete of the Week (11/23) Erin Koballa Duke Nike Classic All-Tournament Team (9/11) Libby Jandl Soccer America Team of the Week (8/31) Primetime Performer by CollegeSoccer360.com (8/31) Mollie Pathman Elite 89 Award (12/1) All-ACC Second Team (11/2) Season Honors Laura Weinberg NSCAA National Player of the Week (10/26) ACC Player of the Week (10/25) Soccer America Team of the Week (10/25) Primetime Performer by CollegeSoccer360.com (10/24) TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (8/24) All-ACC Second Team (11/2) Academic All-District III Second Team (11/4)

4 PAGE 4 - STANFORD BLUE DEVIL NOTES MATCH 27 Scoring in the NCAAs... Duke now boasts nine players who have scored goals in the NCAA Tournament -- Kaitlyn Kerr (6), Laura Weinberg (2), Kim DeCesare (2), Mollie Pathman (2), Gilda Doria, Katie Trees, Callie Simpkins, Chelsea Canepa, and Kelly Cobb. Prior to the match against Radford, the Blue Devils had registered only two goals over the last four NCAA Tournament contests, while being shutout in three matches. Those two goals came against California last year in the NCAA First Round. In just two years, Kerr is Duke s all-time NCAA Tournament scorer with six tallies, including fi ve in With her two assists against Wake Forest in the semifi nals and two versus Ohio State, Lipp is already Duke s all-time leader in assists in tourney play with four. Duke All-Time NCAA Scoring 6, Kaitlyn Kerr (2010-present) 5, KayAnne Gummersall ( ) 4, Sarah McCabe ( ) 4, Katherine Remy ( ) 2, Eight tied Duke All-Time NCAA Assists 4, Nicole Lipp (2009-present) 3, Mollie Pathman (2010-present) 3, Caitlin Connolly ( ) 3, CJ Ludemann ( ) 3, Lorraine Quinn (2004, 06-08) 3, Kate Siebert ( ) 2, Eight tied Heading Back Home... Redshirt senior Molly Lester is back to her home state of Georgia to close out her collegiate career at the NCAA College Cup in Kennesaw, Ga. Lester, a product of Atlanta, Ga., attended The Lovett School and lives about 30 minutes from Kennesaw. Lester is in her fi fth year with the Blue Devils after missing two seasons with injuries. She has scored six goals, had seven assists and totaled 19 points over the last two years. Overbeck Returns to College Cup... Duke assistant coach Carla Overbeck has returned to the NCAA College Cup for the fi rst time since the 1992 season with the Blue Devils. An assistant coach under Bill Hempen in 1992, Overbeck helped lead Duke to a overall record and an appearance in the NCAA Championship match. Pathman Assisting the Blue Devils... Sophomore Mollie Pathman now owns an ACC-best 11 assists on the season. In the NCAA Tournament, Pathman has assisted on goals in three of the fi ve matches. Pathman, who is a native of Durham, N.C., has assisted on goals in six out of the last 10 matches. She has assisted on eight game-winning tallies for the Blue Devils. Pathman owns 16 assists in two seasons. Undefeated Home Season... The Blue Devils closed their 2011 campaign with an undefeated home record. The 14 home wins in 2011 are an all-time high, breaking the previous high of nine (1992). The Blue Devils have completed an undefeated home slate only twice before (1992 (4-0-2), 1994 (8-0)). Duke also owns a 10-2 home record in the How We Got Here... After receiving a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the fi rst time in school history, the Blue Devils took advantage of playing at home in Koskinen Stadium over the last four matches. Duke cruised to an opening round victory over Radford, 5-0, led by two fi rst half goals by Kaitlyn Kerr. The fi ve goals were a school record in NCAA Tournament action. In the second round, the Blue Devils took a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute off an own-goal by Georgia. Duke came out in the second half and notched two goals in a span of seven minutes to take a 3-0 lead, but Georgia added a tally in the 82nd minute. In the third round, the Blue Devils fell behind for only the sixth time this season as Ohio State registered a goal in the 29th minute and went into halftime down 1-0. Kelly Cobb tied the match in the 54th minute and Kerr registered the game-winner in the 81st minute to push the Blue Devils into the quarterfi nals for only the fourth time in school history. Nicole Lipp added two assists in the match. Going up against a Long Beach State squad in the quarterfi nals that had not allowed a goal in the NCAA Tournament, Duke took a 0-0 ledger into the half before notching goals in the 67th and 74th minutes to head to the College Cup. Kim DeCesare and Gilda Doria scored the goals for the Blue Devils. Mollie Pathman scored two goals and Kim DeCesare added a goal in her second straight match to lift the Blue Devils past Wake Forest, 4-1. Kaitlyn Kerr added a header goal and Nicole Lipp chipped in two assists on the night to put the Blue Devils into the NCAA Championship game for the second time in school history. Stone Walls... Blue Devil defenders Libby Jandl and Natasha Anasi have been stellar this season for Duke helping post 16 shutouts. The duo has played the most minutes on the team -- Jandl (2,287) and Anasi (2,249) -- out of a total of 2,360 minutes on the year. The Duke Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School 1 Tara Campbell GK 5-8 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Archbishop McNicholas HS 2 Audrey Gibson F 5-6 Fr. San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prep 3 Libby Jandl D 5-7 Jr. Mission Hills, KS/ Shawnee Mission East HS 4 Natasha Anasi D 5-6 So. Arlington, Texas/James W. Martin H.S. 5 Kaitlyn Kerr M 5-5 So. Bensalem, Pa./The Pennington School 6 Callie Simpkins F 5-8 R-So. Concord, N.C./Northwest Cabarrus HS 7 Katie Trees F/M 5-9 Fr. San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines H.S. 9 Kelly Cobb F 5-9 Fr. Chugiak, Alaska/Chugiak H.S. 10 Nicole Lipp M 5-9 Jr. Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest HS 11 Molly Mack F 5-7 Sr. Dallas, Texas/Greenhill School 12 Ali Kershner GK 5-11 Fr. Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto H.S. 13 Avery Rape F/M 5-6 So. Dallas, Texas/Greenhill School 14 Erin Koballa D 5-7 Jr. Wrightsville Beach, N.C./New Hanover School 15 Molly Lester F 5-4 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School 16 Laura Weinberg F 5-9 So. Boca Raton, Fla./St. Andrews School 17 Meghan Thomas GK 6-2 R-Fr. Castle Rock, Colo./Regis Jesuit H.S. 18 Maddy Haller D 5-4 Jr. South Salem, N.Y./The Harvey School 19 Kim DeCesare M/D 5-10 R-So. Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa HS 20 Emily Nahas GK 5-8 Sr. Boston, Mass./Buckingham Browne & Nichols 21 Gilda Doria M 5-7 So. West Palm Beach, Fla./The King s Academy 22 Chelsea Canepa F 5-7 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep 23 Ashley Rape D 5-8 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas/Greenhill School 24 Mollie Pathman F 5-3 So. Durham, N.C./Durham Academy 25 Anastasia Hunt D 5-10 Fr. Moore, Okla./Moore H.S. 26 Erin O Connor M 5-7 Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C./Durham Academy 27 Alex Straton D/M 5-3 So. Oakton, Va./Oakton H.S. 29 Tabria Williford D 5-4 Fr. Boerne, Texas/Samuel V. Champion 30 Katy Colas M/F 5-8 Fr. Vienna, Va./Flint H.S. Head Coach: Robbie Church (Pfeiffer, 1981) Associate Head Coach: Billy Lesesne (Erskine, 1987) Assistant Coaches: Carla Overbeck (North Carolina, 1990), Katie Ely (Fairfi eld, 2007)-goalkeepers Athletic Trainer: Kristi Hall (Oklahoma Baptist University, 2001)

5 PAGE 5 - STANFORD BLUE DEVIL NOTES MATCH 27 NCAA Tournament. Blue Devils Dominate ACC Honors... Duke s Natasha Anasi was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, while Head Coach Robbie Church was selected ACC Coach of the Year when the All-ACC honors were released on Nov. 2. Along with the top honors, the Blue Devils led all schools with six All-ACC selections -- Anasi and Kaitlyn Kerr to the fi rst team, while Kelly Cobb, Laura Weinberg, Mollie Pathman and Tara Campbell were named to the second team. Blue Devils Claim Second ACC Title... Duke registered its second ACC title in school history and the fi rst since 1994 with a 1-0 victory over N.C. State on Oct. 27. The Blue Devils posted an overall record in a very challenging league that boasts 10 teams ranked in the top 45 of the latest NCAA RPI. The eight ACC wins are a school record. The Blue Devils became only the second team in ACC history to notch multiple league regular season titles (North Carolina). Cobb Matches/Breaks Freshman Records... With her game-tying goal against Ohio State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, freshman Kelly Cobb notched her 11th goal of the season and broke the Duke freshman record for goals. The 5-9 forward also has 31 points, which is a rookie record and seventh all-time for points in a season. Cobb also broke the freshman shot record in Duke s ACC Semifi nal against Wake Forest. Cobb has taken 91 shots on the season, second all-time for shots in a season (fi rst is 107). Campbell Nets Single-Season Record... In 26 matches, Duke junior goalkeeper Tara Campbell has notched 13 shutouts. This mark is a Blue Devil single-season mark by a keeper. She broke the previous record of nine held by three keepers -- Melissa Carr (1994, 1995), Allison Lipsher (2005, 2006) and Cassidy Powers (2008). As a team, Duke has collected 16 shutouts, which is also a school record. The season record for shutouts by a Duke team was 13 (2008, 1992). Duke s 16 shutouts also leads the ACC. The Injury Bug... Tara Campbell left the Virginia Tech match on Oct. 30 with a broken nose and did not return to action. She started and played the entire 90 minutes in the next match. Katie Trees made her collegiate debut on Sept. 22 against Miami, after missing the fi rst 10 matches. She had suffered a knee injury in the fi rst week of practice. Duke will be without redshirt junior Ashley Rape for the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL in her right knee. Campbell Moving up Career Charts... Junior Tara Campbell now owns 27 career shutouts, which places her third on Duke s all-time ledger. Melissa Carr (34) and Allison Lipsher (33) hold the top two marks. Campbell s 245 saves are fourth all-time at Duke. Duke Reaches 20 Wins... With their win against Ohio State on Sunday, Nov. 20, the Blue Devils registered 20 victories, continuing its school record for wins in a season and improving on a season high for Duke under head coach Robbie Church. The previous schoolrecord 17 wins came in 1994 and Duke netted 10 wins in 11 games this year, which was the fastest in school history. The most wins under Church at Duke were 15 in both 2008 and 2004, which included deep NCAA Tournament runs. Tough Defense... The defensive unit has been stellar so far this season, allowing only 12 goals in 26 matches. Anchored by junior Tara Campbell in goal, who has posted 13 shutouts and a 0.45 goals-against average, the Blue Devils have featured many of the same defenders over the last three years. The group of Erin Koballa, Maddy Haller, Ashley Rape, Libby Jandl, Alex Straton, Kim DeCesare and Natasha Anasi have been staples in the lineup. As a team, Duke has notched 16 shutouts on the season, a school record. Quick Goals... Duke has opened games quickly with goals this season with eight goals prior to the 13-minute mark. Freshman Kelly Cobb has scored Duke s fi rst goal in six matches. How Duke Ranks in the ACC (Prior to NCAA Semifinal Match)... Kelly Cobb ranks in numerous ACC lists -- shots (3rd, 89), points (T4th, 30), goals (T5th, 11), assists (T6th, 8), shots per game (4th, 3.71), points per game (7th, 1.25), goals per game (T7th, 0.46), and game-winning goals (T3rd, 6). Mollie Pathman is fi rst in assists (11) and assists per game (0.46). Kaitlyn Kerr is tied for third in game-winning goals (6). Tara Campbell is second in goals-against average (0.43), fi rst in save percentage (.870), seventh in saves (67) and is third in shutouts (13). As a team, Duke ranks in shots (2nd, 451), goals (4th, 51), assists (3rd, 60), goals allowed (1st, 11), points (3rd, 162), goals per game (5th, 2.04), assists per game (4th, 2.40), goals-against average (1st, 0.44) and shutouts (1st, 16). In the NCAA Stats (Prior to NCAA Semifinal Match)... In the NCAA statistics the Blue Devils are currently seventh nationally in goalsagainst average (0.44) and 39th in scoring offense (2.04). In the individual listing, Cobb and Kerr are tied for 15th with six game-winning goals. Cobb is 93rd in goals per game (0.46), 93rd in points per game (1.25) and 117th in assists per game (0.33). Junior goalkeeper Tara Campbell ranks fi fth in goals-against average (.431) and 11th in save percentage (0.87). Mollie Pathman is 35th in assists per game (0.46) and 17th in total assists (11). Pathman Trains With U.S. U-23 Team... Duke sophomore Mollie Pathman was invited to train with the U.S. U-23 Women s National Team from Oct With Pathman traveling to the training camp, she missed Duke s match on Thursday, Oct. 6 at Boston College. The Cobb-Pathman Connection... The Duke tandem of Mollie Pathman and Kelly Cobb continue to build on their chemistry that was created by playing on the U.S. U-20 Women s National Team. The duo have combined to score/assist on seven goals for each other this season. Highest Ranking Since... When Duke moved to No. 3 in both the Soccer America and NSCAA ledgers, it marked the highest ranking for the Blue Devils since 1993 when the team was No. 3 for two weeks and 1994 when Duke was No. 3 for one week. Win Mark... Head Coach Robbie Church owns an all-time record of in his 25 years as a head coach of both men s and women s soccer. He notched his 300th career win on Aug. 28 against No. 1 Notre Dame. He posted his 200th career win in women s soccer in 2010 with a victory over California in the NCAA Tournament. Church has notched an overall record of in 10 appearances in the NCAA Tournament as a women s head coach. Rape Lost for Season... For the third time in her career, redshirt junior Ashley Rape tore her ACL and will miss the rest of the 2011 campaign. Against Notre Dame on Sunday, Aug. 28, Rape tore her right ACL and had surgery on Sept. 15. Her two previous ACL injuries came during the 2009 season and prior to the 2010 campaign.

6 PAGE 6 - STANFORD BLUE DEVIL NOTES MATCH 27 DUKE FRESHMAN SEASON RECORDS POINTS 1. Kelly Cobb, Andi Melde, Sarah Friend, Laura Weinberg, Heidi Mauger, Mollie Pathman, Caitlin Connolly, Kelly Walbert, Carolyn Riggs, Heidi Durham, Dena Paris, Casey McCluskey, Sherrill Kester, GOALS 1. Kelly Cobb, Laura Weinberg, Sarah Friend, Carolyn Riggs, Casey McCluskey, Heidi Mauger, Caitlin Connolly, Mollie Pathman, Sherrill Kester, Andi Melde, Dena Paris, Seven tied... 7 ASSISTS 1. Andi Melde, Kelly Cobb, Kelly Walbert, Elisabeth Redmond, Gilda Doria, Charlene Mulfi nger, Kaitlyn Kerr, Mollie Pathman, Lorraine Quinn, Shelly Marshall, Gwendolyn Oxenham, Kari Juncker, Mandy Lehr, Heidi Durham, Sue Saunders, SHOTS 1. Kelly Cobb, Andi Melde, Kelly Walbert, Leika Cooke, Laura Weinberg, Sarah Friend, Charlene Mulfi nger, Mollie Pathman, Katie Spencer, Carolyn Riggs, DUKE CAREER RECORDS GOALIE SAVES 1. Melissa Carr, Allison Lipsher, Thora Helgadottir, Tara Campbell, 2009-present Isis Dallis, Dana Piper, GOALIE SHUTOUTS 1. Melissa Carr, Allison Lipsher, Tara Campbell, 2009-present Thora Helgadottir, Ronnie Coveleskie, Isis Dallis, GAME-WINNING GOALS 1. Kelly Walbert, Casey McCluskey, Elizabeth Redmond, KayAnne Gummersall, Sherrill Kester, Katherine Remy, Ande Melde, Caitlin Connolly, Kasey Truman, , Kelly Cobb, 2011-present... 6 Kaitlyn Kerr, 2010-present Sarah McCabe, Darby Kroyer, Emily Feeney, Charlene Mulfi nger, Mollie Pathman, 2010-present... 5 MOST MULTI-GOAL GAMES 1. Casey McCluskey, Kelly Walbert, Elisabeth Redmond, Caitlin Connolly, Sherrill Kester, Mollie Pathman, 2010-present Laura Weinberg, 2010-present KayAnne Gummersall, Emily Feeny, Kristy Whelchel, Meegan McMullin, Sue Saunders, Charlene Mulfi nger, Kaitlyn Kerr, 2010-present... 2 DUKE SEASON RECORDS POINTS 1. Kelly Walbert, Casey McCluskey, Kelly Walbert, KayAnne Gummersall, Andi Melde, Caitlin Connolly, Kelly Cobb, Sherrill Kester, Samantha Baggett, Elisabeth Redmond, Elisabeth Redmond, GOALS 1. Kelly Walbert, Casey McCluskey, Caitlin Connolly, KayAnne Gummersall, Sherrill Kester, Kelly Walbert, Samantha Baggett, Elisabeth Redmond, Kelly Cobb, Kaitlyn Kerr, KayAnne Gummersall, Casey McCluskey, Sarah Friend, Laura Weinberg, ASSISTS 1. Andi Melde, Elisabeth Redmond, Elisabeth Redmond, Andi Melde, Rebecca Moros, Mollie Pathman, Carolyn Ford, Gwendolyn Oxenham, Cody Newman, Kelly Cobb, Carolyn Ford, Kelly Walbert, Casey McCluskey, Kate Seibert, CJ Ludemann, SHOTS 1. Kelly Walbert, Kelly Cobb, Sherrill Kester, Kelly Walbert, Elisabeth Redmond, Casey McCluskey, Sarah Pickens, Elisabeth Redmond, Elisabeth Redmond, Andi Melde,

7 PAGE 7 - STANFORD BLUE DEVIL NOTES MATCH 27 MOST MULTI-GOAL GAMES IN SEASON 1. Elisabeth Redmond, Casey McCluskey, Kelly Walbert, Mollie Pathman, Caitlin Connolly, tied - most recent... 2 Laura Weinberg, GAME-WINNING GOALS IN A SEASON 1. Casey McCluskey, Kelly Walbert, Kelly Cobb, Kaitlyn Kerr, KayAnne Gummersall, Sherrill Kester, Elizabeth Redmond, Caitlin Connolly, Sarah Friend, Casey McCluskey, Sarah Pickens, Elizabeth Redmond, Katherine Remy, Kelly Walbert, 1992 & GOALIE SHUTOUTS IN A SEASON 1. Tara Campbell, Melissa Carr, Melissa Carr, Allison Lipsher, Allison Lipsher, Cassidy Powers, Melissa Carr, Allison Lipsher, Tara Campbell, Melissa Carr, ASSISTS IN A SEASON SHUTOUTS IN A SEASON WINS IN A SEASON GOALS IN A SEASON SHOTS IN A SEASON (67 goals) (55 goals) (60 goals) (43 goals) (42 goals) (50 goals) (65 goals) (45 goals) (54 goals) (34 goals)...348

8 2011 Duke Women's Soccer #5/3 Duke Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 03, 2011) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-AT Aug 18 ARMY W Kelly Cobb Aug 21 #--/21 S.CAROLINA W Kaitlyn Kerr ~Aug 26 vs Houston W Mollie Pathman ~Aug 28 vs #2/1 Notre Dame W Laura Weinberg %Sep 02 at Auburn L Kim DeCesare %Sep 04 vs Ole Miss W Chelsea Canepa $Sep 09 TEXAS A&M W Nicole Lipp $Sep 11 UNC GREENSBORO W Molly Lester Sep 15 COLL. OF CHARLESTON W Callie Simpkins *Sep 18 #6/3 FLORIDA STATE W Gilda Doria *Sep 22 MIAMI W Erin Koballa *Sep 25 at Clemson W Alex Straton *Sep 29 #7/13 VIRGINIA T O Natasha Anasi *Oct 02 VIRGINIA TECH W Audrey Gibson *Oct 06 at #5/7 Boston College W Katie Trees *Oct 13 at #9/10 North Carolina L Libby Jandl *Oct 20 at #4/3 Wake Forest W Tara Campbell *Oct 23 #14/15 MARYLAND W Ashley Rape *Oct 27 at NC State W Maddy Haller Oct 30 #25/-- VIRGINIA TECH W Avery Rape ^Nov 04 vs #8/9 Wake Forest L Molly Mack &Nov 13 RADFORD W Katy Colas &Nov 18 GEORGIA W Erin O'Connor &Nov 20 OHIO STATE W Tabria Williford &Nov 25 #24/-- LONG BEACH ST W Anastasia Hunt )Dec 2 vs #7/6 Wake Forest W Emily Nahas Rankings are Soccer America/NSCAA 17 Meghan Thomas ~ = Carolina Nike Classic % = Auburn Tournamet Total $ = Duke Classic + = ACCT Quarters - Durham Opponents ^ = ACCT Semis - Cary & = NCAA Tournament in Durham, N.C. ) = NCAA College Cup in Kennesaw, Ga. -GOAL AVERAGE- -SAVES- ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Sho TEAM STATISTICS DUKE OPP Meghan Thomas 4 163: SHOT STATISTICS... 1 Tara Campbell : Goals-Shot attempts Emily Nahas 1 17: Goals scored per game Total : Shot pct Opponents : Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total CORNER KICKS Goals off corners #5/3 Duke PENALTY KICKS Opponents OFFSIDES PENALTIES... SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Fouls Yellow cards #5/3 Duke Red cards Opponents ATTENDANCE... Total SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Dates/Avg Per Date... 15/1024 6/ Neutral Site #/Avg... 5/3410 #5/3 Duke Opponents CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total #5/3 Duke Opponents FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total #5/3 Duke Opponents

9 2011 Duke Women's Soccer #5/3 Duke Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 03, 2011) NCAA Tournament RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-AT &Nov 13 RADFORD W Kaitlyn Kerr &Nov 18 GEORGIA W Mollie Pathman &Nov 20 OHIO STATE W Kim DeCesare &Nov 25 #24/-- LONG BEACH ST W Kelly Cobb )Dec 2 vs #7/6 Wake Forest W Chelsea Canepa Rankings are Soccer America/NSCAA 10 Nicole Lipp ~ = Carolina Nike Classic % = Auburn Tournamet 16 Laura Weinberg $ = Duke Classic + = ACCT Quarters - Durham 21 Gilda Doria ^ = ACCT Semis - Cary 7 Katie Trees & = NCAA Tournament in Durham, N.C. 6 Callie Simpkins ) = NCAA College Cup in Kennesaw, Ga. 15 Molly Lester Audrey Gibson TEAM STATISTICS DUKE OPP 14 Erin Koballa Natasha Anasi SHOT STATISTICS Maddy Haller Goals-Shot attempts Molly Mack Goals scored per game Katy Colas Shot pct Alex Straton Shots on goal-attempts Avery Rape SOG pct Libby Jandl Shots/Game Total CORNER KICKS Opponents Goals off corners PENALTY KICKS OFFSIDES GOAL AVERAGE- -SAVES- PENALTIES... ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Sho Fouls Yellow cards Meghan Thomas 1 45: Red cards Tara Campbell 5 405: ATTENDANCE... Total : Total Opponents : Dates/Avg Per Date... 4/1646 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg... 1/9253 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total #5/3 Duke Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total #5/3 Duke Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total #5/3 Duke Opponents CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd Total #5/3 Duke Opponents FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total #5/3 Duke Opponents

10 2011 Duke Women's Soccer #5/3 Duke Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 03, 2011) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: SHOTS ## Name GP-GS Min G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT Foul Cnr Kelly Cobb Kaitlyn Kerr Mollie Pathman Laura Weinberg Kim DeCesare Chelsea Canepa Nicole Lipp Molly Lester Callie Simpkins Gilda Doria Erin Koballa Alex Straton Natasha Anasi Audrey Gibson Katie Trees Libby Jandl Tara Campbell Ashley Rape Maddy Haller Avery Rape Molly Mack Katy Colas Erin O'Connor Tabria Williford Anastasia Hunt Emily Nahas Meghan Thomas Total Opponents GOAL AVERAGE--- --SAVES RECORD---- Shots ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Faced Meghan Thomas : Tara Campbell : Emily Nahas : TM TEAM 0: Total : Opponents : Team saves: 1 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total #5/3 Duke #5/3 Duke Opponents Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total #5/3 Duke #5/3 Duke Opponents Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ATTENDANCE SUMMARY DUKE OPP #5/3 Duke Total Opponents Dates/Avg Per Date... 15/1024 6/1718 Neutral Site #/Avg... 5/3410

11 2011 Duke Women's Soccer #5/3 Duke Game Results (as of Dec 03, 2011) All games Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Attend Goals scored Aug 18, 2011 ARMY W Molly Lester (Mollie Pathman;Tara Campbell) Callie Simpkins (Ashley Rape;Audrey Gibson) Aug 21, 2011 #--/21 S.CAROLINA W Nicole Lipp (Laura Weinberg) Kaitlyn Kerr (unassisted) ~ Aug 26, 2011 vs Houston W Kelly Cobb (Mollie Pathman) Mollie Pathman (Laura Weinberg) ~ Aug 28, 2011 vs #2/1 Notre Dame W Laura Weinberg (Mollie Pathman) Kelly Cobb (unassisted) Chelsea Canepa (Callie Simpkins) % Sep 02, 2011 at Auburn 0-1 L % Sep 04, 2011 vs Ole Miss W Kelly Cobb (Mollie Pathman) $ Sep 09, 2011 TEXAS A&M W Kelly Cobb (Kaitlyn Kerr) Kaitlyn Kerr (Nicole Lipp;Erin Koballa) Mollie Pathman (Kaitlyn Kerr;Kelly Cobb) Laura Weinberg (Kelly Cobb;Maddy Haller) Kelly Cobb (unassisted) Laura Weinberg (Kelly Cobb) Molly Lester (Tara Campbell;Callie Simpkins) $ Sep 11, 2011 UNC GREENSBORO W Kaitlyn Kerr (Alex Straton;Libby Jandl) Erin Koballa (Kelly Cobb) Sep 15, 2011 COLL. OF CHARLESTON W Kelly Cobb (Mollie Pathman) Natasha Anasi (Gilda Doria) Kim DeCesare (Audrey Gibson) * Sep 18, 2011 #6/3 FLORIDA STATE W Chelsea Canepa (Alex Straton;Molly Lester) Kelly Cobb (unassisted) * Sep 22, 2011 MIAMI W Mollie Pathman (Kelly Cobb) Kelly Cobb (Nicole Lipp;Kaitlyn Kerr) Laura Weinberg (Kelly Cobb) * Sep 25, 2011 at Clemson W Nicole Lipp (Gilda Doria) Laura Weinberg (unassisted) * Sep 29, 2011 #7/13 VIRGINIA 0-0 TO * Oct 02, 2011 VIRGINIA TECH W Kaitlyn Kerr (Chelsea Canepa;Kim DeCesare) * Oct 06, 2011 at #5/7 Boston College W Kaitlyn Kerr (Gilda Doria;Chelsea Canepa) * Oct 13, 2011 at #9/10 North Carolina 0-1 L * Oct 20, 2011 at #4/3 Wake Forest W Laura Weinberg (Alex Straton) Laura Weinberg (Mollie Pathman) * Oct 23, 2011 #14/15 MARYLAND W Kelly Cobb (Kaitlyn Kerr) Kim DeCesare (Mollie Pathman;Alex Straton) Mollie Pathman (Kelly Cobb;Natasha Anasi) * Oct 27, 2011 at NC State W Kaitlyn Kerr (Mollie Pathman) + Oct 30, 2011 #25/-- VIRGINIA TECH W Kelly Cobb (Laura Weinberg) ^ Nov 04, 2011 vs #8/9 Wake Forest 1-2 L Kim DeCesare (Kaitlyn Kerr;Libby Jandl) & Nov 13, 2011 RADFORD W Kaitlyn Kerr (Erin Koballa) Kaitlyn Kerr (Chelsea Canepa) Katie Trees (Chelsea Canepa;Audrey Gibson) Callie Simpkins (Mollie Pathman) Chelsea Canepa (Molly Lester) & Nov 18, 2011 GEORGIA W TEAM (unassisted) Laura Weinberg (Mollie Pathman) Kaitlyn Kerr (Molly Lester;Kelly Cobb) & Nov 20, 2011 OHIO STATE W Kelly Cobb (Nicole Lipp) Kaitlyn Kerr (Nicole Lipp) & Nov 25, 2011 #24/-- LONG BEACH ST W Kim DeCesare (Mollie Pathman) Gilda Doria (unassisted) ) Dec 2, 2011 vs #7/6 Wake Forest W Kim DeCesare (Nicole Lipp) Mollie Pathman (Laura Weinberg;Kelly Cobb) Mollie Pathman (penalty kick) Kaitlyn Kerr (Nicole Lipp) Rankings are Soccer America/NSCAA ~ = Carolina Nike Classic % = Auburn Tournamet $ = Duke Classic + = ACCT Quarters - Durham ^ = ACCT Semis - Cary & = NCAA Tournament in Durham, N.C.