DUKE BLUE DEVILS 2017 GAME NOTES

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1 DUKE BLUE DEVILS 2017 GAME NOTES 2017 SCHEDULE NO. 2 DUKE (9-1, 2-1 ACC) Aug. 25 at William & Mary W, 5-0 Williamsburg, Va. DUKE SYRACUSE THE MATCHUPS IOWA Sept. 1 vs. #6 Maryland W, 2-0 Lancaster, Pa. B1G/ACC Cup Sept. 3 vs. #14 Northwestern W, 1-0 Lancaster, Pa. B1G/ACC Cup Sept. 8 at #10 Virginia * L, 1-4 Charlottesville, Va. ACC Network Extra Sept. 10 at #15 James Madison W, 3-1 Harrisonburg, Va. MadiZONE HD SportsNet Sept. 15 #11 LOUISVILLE * W, 5-0 Record (2-1 ACC) Ranking (NFHCA)...2 Last Game...W, 5-1 at No. 22 BU (10/1) Record vs. Syracuse in Durham Last matchup... L, 1-5 (10/7/16) Record vs. Iowa in Durham Last matchup...w, 2-1 (9/7/08) Head Coach... Pam Bustin Career Record /21st season Duke Record /7th season vs. Syracuse vs. Iowa Record (1-3 ACC) Ranking (NFHCA)... 9 Last Game.W, 1-0 vs. No. 16 Princeton (10/1) Head Coach...Ange Bradley Career Record /21st season SU Record /11th season vs. Duke Record (1-3 Big Ten) Ranking (NFHCA)...23 Last Game...W, 4-3 vs. Indiana (9/29) Head Coach...Lisa Cellucci Career Record /4th season Iowa Record... same vs. Duke Sept. 17 #15 PRINCETON W, 2-1 Sept. 24 OLD DOMINION W, 3-0 Sept. 29 at #9 Boston College * W, 3-2 SO Newton, Mass. Oct. 1 at #22 Boston U. W, 5-1 Boston, Mass. Patriot League Network SETTING THE SCENE The second-ranked Blue Devils return to Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium this weekend to kick off a five-game home stand. Saturday features another top-10 matchup as Duke hosts No. 9 Syracuse at noon. The Blue Devils then welcome No. 23 Iowa Sunday at noon. Both contests will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. Head coach Pam Bustin s squad enters the weekend winners of six straight contests. DUKE QUICK HITS BY THE NUMBERS 6 Straight wins for the Blue Devils following their lone loss of the season to date at Virginia Sept. 8 4 Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Sammi Steele s rank among all active Division I goalkeepers in career goals against average (1.20) 7 Wins for the Blue Devils over ranked opponents Oct. 7 #9 SYRACUSE * 12 p.m. Oct. 8 #23 IOWA 12 p.m. Oct. 13 WAKE FOREST * 6 p.m. Oct. 15 MIAMI 1 p.m. Oct. 20 vs. North Carolina * 6 p.m. TALE OF THE TAPE DUKE SU IOWA Goals-Shot Attempts Goals/Game Shots on Goal-Attempts SOG Pct Shots/Game Assists Penalty Corners Penalty Strokes Green-Yellow-Red Cards Goals Against Average Saves Career coaching victories for head coach Pam Bustin 90 Wins for Bustin as the head coach of the Duke program 16.6 Shots per game averaged by the Blue Devils this season 10.4 Shots per game averaged by Duke s opponents 3 Consecutive weeks in which the Blue Devils have come in at No. 2 in the NCAA RPI report Oct. 22 at Liberty 1 p.m. Lynchburg, Va. ESPN3 DUKE STATISTICAL LEADERS Oct. 28 APPALACHIAN STATE 1 p.m. Nov. 2-5 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP Louisville, Ky. ACC Network Extra GOALS 9 POINTS 21 SAVES 38 #13 ROSE TYNAN #13 ROSE TYNAN #73 SAMMI STEELE ACC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS NCAA SEMIFINALS 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2015 #DUKETRUE

2 2017 HONORS LONGSTRETH/NFHCA DIVISION I WEEKLY AWARD Sammi Steele Defensive (Sept. 6) Rose Tynan Honorable Mention (Oct. 4) ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sammi Steele Defensive (Sept. 5, Oct. 2) Rose Tynan Offensive (Oct. 2) PRESEASON ALL-ACC Alyssa Chillano TEAM CAPTAINS Sarah Furey Alyssa Chillano Alexa Mackintire DUKE UNIVERSITY Back Field Captain Vice Captain Vice Captain Location Durham, N.C. Founded 1838 (as Trinity College) Enrollment 6,485 undergraduates Colors Duke Blue and White Nickname Blue Devils Conference Atlantic Coast President Vincent E. Price VP/Director of Athletics Dr. Kevin White Senior Women s Administrator Jacki Silar Stadium Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record 16-4 (5-1 ACC) 2016 ACC Finish 1st 2016 Postseason NCAA Quarterfinals Starters Returning/Lost 7/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 16/8 Newcomers 5 Twitter/Facebook/Instagram DukeFH PROGRAM HISTORY All-Time Record (.606) ACC Regular Season Record (.317) NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 15 (2016) COACHING STAFF Head Coach Pam Bustin (UMass 90) Assistant Coach Ralph Boersma (Erasmus [Netherlands] 11) Assistant Coach Wesley Drew (William & Mary 10) Volunteer Asst. Coach Tracey Griesbaum (West Chester 89) DUKE SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director Art Chase Field Hockey SID Leslie Gaber leslie.gaber@duke.edu Office/Cell Phone (919) / (614) STEELE, TYNAN SWEEP ACC WEEKLY HONORS Junior forward Rose Tynan racked up seven points in two Blue Devil wins last weekend to earn ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career Monday. Tynan opened the scoring just four minutes into last Friday s 3-2 overtime shootout victory at No. 9 Boston College and found the back of the boards again during the shootout. She added two goals and an assist against No. 22 Boston University to match her career-best points performance (5). Steele was tabbed the ACC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this fall after matching her career best with nine saves against the Eagles. She added three more stops last Sunday at Boston University. In addition to the recognition from the conference office, Tynan was tabbed the Duke Student-Athlete of the Week and was an honorable mention selection for the National Field Hockey Coaches Association s Division I Weekly Award. SOLID STEELE AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Sammi Steele totaled nine saves through regulation and two overtime periods, and stopped the Eagles on three of five shootout attempts in last Friday night s win. Steele and the Blue Devils defensive unit held strong against two Boston College penalty corners and five shots in the first overtime. Steele then added four more saves in the second overtime period. The nine stops matched Steele s career high, set against Maryland last season. DEFENSE ONE OF NATION S BEST Stingy defense has guided the Blue Devils to six consecutive victories heading into this weekend s action. Duke is ranked third nationally in goals against average (0.86) and fourth in shutouts per game (0.50) with five shutouts on the season. Blue Devil opponents are averaging just 10.4 shots per contest. Redshirt sophomore Sammi Steele leads all ACC goalkeepers and ranks fourth in the country with a.809 save percentage. She also ranks second in the ACC and fourth nationally in goals against average (0.86). Four different Blue Devils - Alyssa Chillano, Alexa Mackintire, Stephanie Pezzuti and Jillian Wolgemuth - have recorded defensive saves on the year. Team GAA Shutouts Record 1) UConn ) Syracuse ) Duke ) Michigan ) Longwood BUSTIN CLOSING IN ON ANOTHER MILESTONE Duke head coach Pam Bustin owns a career coaching ledger of and is at the helm of the Blue Devil program. She earned the 250th victory of her career Sept. 24 against Old Dominion. The 252 career victories rank her 14th among all active Division I head coaches. HIGH-FLYING ATTACK Duke has gotten on the board first in all nine of its victories on the season. The Blue Devil attack enters the weekend ranked third in the ACC and top-15 nationally behind nine goals from junior forward Rose Tynan. Tynan had 12 goals through the first two seasons of her career at Duke. Senior Ashley Kristen is second behind Tynan (21) in points (11), while junior Erin Scherrer has contributed five goals off the bench, including two last weekend in Boston. AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS The Blue Devils have gone 7-1 against ranked foes and will face two more this weekend in No. 9 Syracuse and No. 23 Iowa. Since 2013, the program has compiled a ledger against ranked teams. Duke remained at No. 2 in this week s Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll and has been ranked among the top four all season. Thirteen of Duke s 2017 opponents were listed in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches poll, including five opponents inside the top 10. NFHCA Rank Team Record NCAA RPI 1 UConn Duke Virginia Michigan Penn State SYRACUSE SERIES HISTORY The Orange have won each of the four meetings with Duke, though three of the four contests in the series have gone to overtime. Syracuse tallied all five scores on penalty corner opportunities to earn a 5-1 victory last fall in New York. Aisling Naughton had the lone goal for the Blue Devils in the road loss. Series Results SYRACUSE (0-4) O * A L 1-5 O * H L 0T 0-1 O * A L OT 1-2 O * H L 2OT 1-2 * denotes ACC regular season game SCOUTING THE ORANGE Syracuse heads to Durham ranked ninth in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll. The Orange split a pair of contests last weekend, falling at Louisville, 2-1, in overtime before shutting out Princeton, 1-0. Under the direction of head coach Ange Bradley, Syracuse leads the country in shutouts per game (0.75) and ranks second in goals against average (0.57) behind the play of goalkeeper Borg van der Velde. Five Syracuse players have reached double digits in points this season, led by 17 points from graduate student forward Elaine Carey. Duke and the Orange have faced three of the same opponents so far this fall in Boston College, Louisville and Princeton. The Blue Devils went 3-0 against those squads while Syracuse compiled a 2-1 ledger. IOWA SERIES HISTORY The Blue Devils and the Hawkeyes will square off for the first time since 2008 Sunday in Durham. Duke holds a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series, and won the last meeting, a 2-1 affair in Iowa City Sept. 7,

3 2017 RECORD BREAKDOWN Record Streak OVERALL 9-1 W6 Home 3-0 W3 Away 4-1 W3 Neutral 2-0 W2 CONFERENCE 2-1 W2 Home 1-0 W1 Away 1-1 W1 Neutral 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 7-0 W7 Home 2-0 W2 Away 3-0 W3 Neutral 2-0 W2 VS. 16 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS 4-1 W3 Home 2-0 W2 Away 1-1 W1 Neutral 1-0 W1 VS. TOP-5 OPPONENTS 0-0 Home 0-0 Away 0-0 Neutral 0-0 VS. TOP-10 OPPONENTS 2-1 W1 Home 0-0 Away 1-1 W1 Neutral 1-0 W1 VS. TOP-20 OPPONENTS 7-1 W5 Home 2-0 W2 Away 3-1 W2 Neutral 2-0 W2 Day games w5 Night games W2 Leading at halftime w8 Trailing at halftime l1 In overtime w1 When Duke scores first w9 When opponent scores first l1 When Duke scores 3+ goals w6 When opponent scores 3+ goals l1 Duke has more shots w8 Opponent has more shots W1 Duke has more penalty corners w5 Opponent has more penalty corners W2 Largest halftime lead x, last at BU (10/1) Largest halftime deficit at Virginia (9/8) Largest margin of victory x, last vs. UL (9/15) Largest margin of defeat at Virginia (9/8) DUKE GAME HIGHS Goals x, last at BU (10/1) Assists x, last vs. UL (9/15) Shots at William & Mary (8/25) Shots on Goal at William & Mary (8/25) Saves at Virginia (9/8) Penalty Corners x, last vs. Maryland (9/1). DUKE GAME LOWS Goals x, last at Virginia (9/8) Assists x, last vs. Princeton (9/17) Shots at BU (10/1) Shots on Goal vs. Princeton (9/17) Saves vs. Louisville (9/15) Penalty Corners at BU (10/1). OPPONENT GAME HIGHS Goals at Virginia (9/8) Saves vs. Maryland (9/1) Penalty Corners at Virginia (9/8) IOWA (4-2) Series Results S A W 2-1 S H L 0-2 S A W 3-2 S H W 3-2 S N W 2-1 S H L 0-6 SCOUTING THE HAWKEYES Iowa has compiled a 5-7 ledger coming into Sunday s nonconference matchup. The Hawkeyes edged Indiana, 4-3, in their last outing Sept. 29. Sophomore Katie Birch ranks seventh nationally in goals per game (1.00) and has totaled 12 goals and three assists for 27 points. Goalkeeper Katie Jones has notched a 1.96 goals against average and a.680 save percentage in 12 games. Duke will be the third ACC team the Hawkeyes face this fall following losses to Wake Forest and North Carolina at the beginning of the season. DUKE VS. THE BIG TEN The Blue Devils are historically against teams from the Big Ten. Duke defeated Maryland and Northwestern earlier this season at the B1G/ACC Cup in Lancaster, Pa. ALL-REGION RETURNERS Duke returns a quartet of NFHCA All-South Region selections this fall in senior back Alyssa Chillano, senior forward Ashley Kristen, redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Sammi Steele and sophomore midfielder Margaux Paolino. A preseason All-ACC pick, Chillano led the Blue Devils in points (32) and goals (13) a year ago while anchoring the defense from the center back position. Paolino ranked second in the ACC and fifth nationally last season with 14 assists, while Kristen tallied seven. Steele took over as the Blue Devils starter in goal in 2016, ranking third in the ACC in goals against average (1.39) and save percentage (.730). BLUE DEVILS WELCOME CLASS OF 2021 Head coach Pam Bustin bolstered the Duke roster with the addition of five freshmen student-athletes. The class includes Libby Thompson of Illinois, Lily Posternak of Maine, Lexi Davidson of Massachusetts, Lydia Smeltz of Pennsylvania and Kira-Lee Gmeiner of Australia. The group was included in MAX Field Hockey s Top 10 Division I Incoming Classes. NEW FACES TO KNOW Head coach Pam Bustin brought Ralph Boersma on board the Duke coaching staff in March. Boersma previously spent a number of years overseeing teams for the HV Victoria hockey club and the HC Hoeksche Waard club program in his native country of The Netherlands. More recently, Bustin rounded out the coaching staff with the addition of Tracey Griesbaum as a volunteer assistant coach. A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, Griesbaum spent 14 seasons as the head coach at the University of Iowa ( ). TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS POINTS 2017 Career Rose Tynan Ashley Kristen Erin Scherrer GOALS 2017 Career Rose Tynan 9 21 Erin Scherrer 5 6 Ashley Kristen 4 24 ASSISTS 2017 Career Ashley Kristen 3 21 Alexa Mackintire 3 8 Rose Tynan 3 5 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2017 Career Rose Tynan 3 7 Erin Scherrer 2 2 Ashley Kristen 1 7 Alexa Mackintire 1 5 Alyssa Chillano 1 4 DEFENSIVE SAVES 2017 Career Alyssa Chillano 1 8 Stephanie Pezzuti 1 2 Alexa Mackintire 1 2 Jillian Wolgemuth 1 2 SAVES 2017 Career Sammi Steele GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 2017 Career Sammi Steele SAVE PERCENTAGE 2017 Career Sammi Steele MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES 2017 Career Rose Tynan 3 5 Caroline Andretta 1 1 Erin Scherrer 1 1 INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS Points x, last Rose Tynan at BU (10/1) Goals x, last Rose Tynan at BU (10/1) Assists x, last 3 players at BU (10/1) Shots Ainsley Gill at JMU (9/10) Shots on Goal x, last Rose Tynan vs. ODU (9/24) Saves Sammi Steele at Boston College (10/1) Corners Margaux Paolino at W&M (8/25) WHERE TO WATCH THE BLUE DEVILS IN 2017 Fans can follow Duke this fall on ACC Network Extra. All eight of the Blue Devils regular season home contsets will be carried on ACC Network Extra and streamed on ESPN3. The squad will also be featured on ACC Network Extra Sept. 8 at Virginia and Oct. 20 against North Carolina. Duke s Oct. 1 contest at Boston University will be streamed on the Patriot League Network while the Oct. 22 match at Liberty will be streamed on ESPN3. 3

4 ACC STANDINGS School Name Conference Overall Virginia Duke North Carolina Louisville Wake Forest Syracuse Boston College PENN MONTO/NFHCA COACHES POLL As of Oct. 3 School Name Record Previous 1 Connecticut (46) Duke (2) Virginia (1) Michigan Penn State North Carolina Delaware Boston College Syracuse Northwestern Louisville Stanford Harvard Princeton Wake Forest James Madison Maryland William & Mary 8-4 t19 19 Albany Rutgers Saint Joseph s Pacific Iowa American Boston University Monmouth 8-2 NR WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS Date NFHCA NCAA RPI Preseason 2 -- Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct STATISTICAL RANKINGS As of Oct. 1 TEAM Category Value ACC NCAA Goals/Game Assists/Game Scoring Margin Shots/Game Penalty Corners/Game Goals Against Average Shutouts/Game INDIVIDUAL Ashley Kristen Value Team ACC NCAA Goals/Game Assists/Game 0.30 t Points/Game Alexa Mackintire Value Team ACC NCAA Assists/Game 0.30 t Erin Scherrer Value Team ACC NCAA Goals/Game Points/Game Sammi Steele Value Team ACC NCAA Goals Against Avg Save Percentage Saves/Game PREVIOUS GAME S STARTING LINEUP POS. NO. YR. NAME G-A-P OTHER NOTES F 4 Sr Ashley Kristen gwg 1 goal, 1 assist at BU F 6 Sr Ainsley Gill assist at BC F 13 Jr Rose Tynan gwg Matched career high w/ 5 points vs. BU M 10 So Haley Schleicher st career goal at Virginia M 12 So Margaux Paolino cnrs M 16 Sr Alexa Mackintire Tied for team lead in assists M 19 Jr Morgan Bitting assist vs. Louisville B 2 Sr Sarah Furey Team field captain B 7 So Jillian Wolgemuth dsv Has started 18 career contests B 26 Sr Alyssa Chillano gwg Led Blue Devils in points & goals last year G 73 RSo Sammi Steele gaa ACC leader in save % (.809) DUKE RECORD BOOKS CAREER RECORDS: POINTS t19. Ashley Kristen 2014-Pr Alyssa Chillano 2014-Pr 52 t39. Rose Tynan 2015-Pr 47 GOALS t20. Ashley Kristen 2014-Pr 24 t23. Rose Tynan 2015-Pr 21 ASSISTS t18. Ashley Kristen 2014-Pr 21 SAVE PERCENTAGE 9. Sammi Steele 2016-Pr.755 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 2. Sammi Steele 2016-Pr 1.20 Rose Tynan Value Team ACC NCAA Goals/Game Assists/Game 0.30 t Points/Game

5 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown (School) 1 Erin Scherrer Jr. F Chesapeake, Va. (Cape Henry Collegiate) 2 Sarah Furey Sr. B Mt. Laurel, N.J. (Bishop Eustace) 3 Kira-Lee Gmeiner Fr. M Wagin, Western Australia (St. Mary s Anglican Girls School) 4 Ashley Kristen Sr. F Vancouver, BC (Argyle Secondary School) 5 Libby Thompson Fr. F Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) 6 Ainsley Gill Sr. F Virginia Beach, Va. (Norfolk Academy) 7 Jillian Wolgemuth So. B Mount Joy, Pa. (Manheim Central) 8 Stephanie Pezzuti Sr. B Fairfield, N.J. (West Essex) 9 Lily Posternak Fr. M York, Maine (York) 10 Haley Schleicher So. M Virginia Beach, Va. (First Colonial) 11 Caroline Andretta Jr. F New Vernon, N.J. (Oak Knoll) 12 Margaux Paolino So. M Villanova, Pa. (Episcopal Academy) 13 Rose Tynan Jr. F Auckland, New Zealand (Epsom Girls Grammar Schl.) 14 Lexi Davidson Fr. M/B North Andover, Mass. (The Hill School [Pa.]) 16 Alexa Mackintire Sr. M Southborough, Mass. (St. Mark s School) 19 Morgan Bitting Jr. M Hummelstown, Pa. (Lower Dauphin) 22 Christy Palazzese Jr. M Berwyn, Pa. (Episcopal Academy) 23 Lydia Smeltz Fr. G Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin) 26 Alyssa Chillano Sr. B Phoenixville, Pa. (Spring-Ford) 28 Kirby Comizio So. B New Vernon, N.J. (Oak Knoll) 73 Sammi Steele RSo. G Eagleville, Pa. (Methacton) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Pam Bustin (UMass, 1990) Assistant Coach: Ralph Boersma (Erasmus University [The Netherlands], 2011) Assistant Coach: Wesley Drew (William & Mary, 2010) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Tracey Griesbaum (West Chester, 1989) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Boersma boour-sma Paolino POW-lino Comizio kom-ee-zio Pezzuti pah-zoo-tee Gmeiner GAH-miner Posternak poster-nack Griesbaum GRIS-bom Scherrer SHARE-er Palazzese pah-lazy Wolgemuth woll-ga-muth BY CLASS Seniors (6): Alyssa Chillano, Sarah Furey, Ainsley Gill, Ashley Kristen, Alexa Mackintire, Stephanie Pezzuti Juniors (6): Caroline Andretta, Morgan Bitting, Christy Palazzese, Erin Scherrer, Sammi Steele, Rose Tynan Sophomores (4): Kirby Comizio, Margaux Paolino, Haley Schleicher, Jillian Wolgemuth Freshmen (5): Lexi Davidson, Kira-Lee Gmeiner, Lily Posternak, Lydia Smeltz, Libby Thompson BY AREA Australia (1): Kira-Lee Gmeiner Canada (1): Ashley Kristen New Zealand (1): Rose Tynan Illinois (1): Libby Thompson Pennsylvania (7): Morgan Bitting, Alyssa Chillano, Christy Palazzese, Margaux Paolino, Lydia Smeltz, Sammi Steele, Jillian Wolgemuth Maine (1): Lily Posternak Massachusetts (2): Lexi Davidson, Alexa Mackintire New Jersey (4): Caroline Andretta, Kirby Comizio, Sarah Furey, Stephanie Pezzuti Virginia (3): Ainsley Gill, Haley Schleicher, Erin Scherrer 5

6 PAM BUSTIN HEAD COACH SEVENTH SEASON AT DUKE MASSACHUSETTS, 1990 A two-time ACC and NFHCA South Region Coach of the Year and a member of the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame, Pam Bustin has revitalized the Duke field hockey program in her six seasons in Durham, guiding the Blue Devils to a ledger and a trip to the 2013 NCAA title game. The Duke program accomplished a number of firsts in 2016, capturing its first ACC regular season title and reaching No. 1 in the national poll for the first time in school history. Under Bustin s watch, the Blue Devils earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive season. The squad compiled a 16-4 ledger against the nation s toughest schedule and featured a pair of first-time All-Americans in Alyssa Chillano and Heather Morris. At the conclusion of the season, Bustin was honored as the ACC and NFHCA South Region Coach of the Year. The 2015 season saw Duke earn a spot in the NCAA semifinals for the second time in three years. Under Bustin s direction, the Blue Devils went 14-7, with 11 of the 14 wins coming against ranked opponents. The squad matched a program record with seven players on the NFHCA All-South Region teams and boasted a pair of All-Americans in goalkeeper Lauren Blazing and midfielder Aileen Johnson. The Blue Devils earned their third NCAA Tournament bid in four years in 2014, concluding the season in the quarterfinals with a 13-7 record. Bustin s squad started off the fall on a six-game win streak for the program s best start to a season since Duke hosted the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2008 and had three All-America selections in Abby Beltrani, Lauren Blazing and Aileen Johnson. A historic 2013 campaign saw Bustin guide Duke to the NCAA championship match for the fourth time in program history and the first time since The Blue Devils reached the title match with a 3-2 semifinal upset of top-ranked and top-seeded Maryland, a win that also marked the 200th of Bustin s collegiate coaching career. The squad finished the fall with a 17-7 ledger, including five wins over top-10 opponents, while Paula Heimbach, Emmie Le Marchand and Lauren Blazing received All-America recognition and Bustin was named the South Region Coach of the Year. In 2012, Duke sent six players to the Junior Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, where they gained valuable international playing experience despite missing five regular season games. The Blue Devils concluded the fall with a 7-11 record, though 10 of the 11 losses on the season were to opponents ranked in the top 25 nationally. Bustin s first year at Duke saw the team finish the season ranked sixth in the nation, advance to the 2011 ACC Championship match with a 2-1 victory over eventual national champion Maryland in the semifinals and earn an NCAA tournament bid. Bustin earned ACC Coach of the Year honors at the conclusion of the season for the third conference coach of the year accolade of her career. She was previously named Big East Coach of the Year and MAC Coach of the Year. In six years, Bustin has overseen 15 All-America selections, 33 All-South Region picks and 20 All-ACC honorees. During her tenure, the team has also excelled off the field with 25 selections to the All-ACC Academic team. The squad has been recognized at a national level, twice earning Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team distinction after compiling a collective team grade point average that ranks among the best in the country. Individually, 30 Blue Devils have been named to the Division I National Academic Squad, with four student-athletes receiving Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I Scholars of Distinction accolades and Lauren Blazing winning the Elite 90 Award in USA FIELD HOCKEY EXPERIENCE In addition to her collegiate coaching duties, Bustin has served as an assistant coach with the United States National Under-19 and Under-21 teams, working regularly to develop the nation s junior players. She was previously an assistant for the U.S. National Team, helping the United States to an eighth place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bustin guided the United States to the country s first Olympic berth since 1996 as the team went 6-0 at the Kazan Olympic Qualifier in Bustin is a U.S. Field Hockey accredited Level III coach and instructs coaching courses throughout the country as well. Prior to coaching at the Olympic level, Bustin served as team captain on the United States Under-21 team from , competing in the 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1990 U.S. Olympic Festivals. In 1989, she helped the U.S. capture a silver medal at the Junior Pan American Games before being named to the U.S. National Team, playing with the national squad through the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Bustin was selected to the USA Field Hockey s Hall of Fame Class of 2014, the first group to be inducted since COLLEGIATE CAREER A 1990 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Bustin was a four-year letterwinner ( ), team captain, team MVP and All-Atlantic 10 honoree, in addition to garnering a first team All-America selection and Honda-Broderick Award nomination as female athlete of the year in UMass made the NCAA Tournament in each of her four years in Amherst and advanced to the national semifinals in In the spring of 2012, Bustin was inducted into the UMass Hall of Fame. 6 BUSTIN YEAR-BY-YEAR Overall Conference Year School Record Record 1997 Hofstra Louisville (6th) 1999 Louisville (6th) 2000 Louisville (3rd) 2001 Louisville (3rd) 2002 Louisville (t-1st) 2003 Louisville (2nd) 2004 Louisville (t-1st) 2005 Louisville (3rd) 2006 Louisville (t-1st) 2007 Louisville (t-1st) 2008 Louisville (t-1st) 2009 Louisville (3rd) 2010 Louisville (2nd) 2011 Duke (3rd) 2012 Duke (6th) 2013 Duke (5th) 2014 Duke (7th) 2015 Duke (5th) 2016 Duke (1st) 2017 Duke Totals 20 seasons Hofstra 1 season Louisville 13 seasons Duke 6 seasons Duke Total School W-L W-L Albany American App. State Ball State Bellarmine Boston Coll Boston Univ Bucknell California Central Mich Colgate Columbia Connecticut Dartmouth Davidson Delaware Drexel Fairfield Georgetown Holy Cross Indiana Iowa James Madison Kent State LaSalle Liberty Longwood Louisville Maine Maryland UMass Miami (Oh) BUSTIN VS. ALL OPPONENTS Duke Total School W-L W-L Michigan Michigan St Monmouth New Hampsh N. Carolina Northeastern Northwestern Ohio State Ohio U Old Dominion Penn State Pacific Princeton Providence Radford Richmond Robert Morris Rutgers Siena SW Miss. St Saint Louis Stanford Syracuse Temple Towson VCU Vermont Villanova Virginia Wake Forest William & Mary Yale NCAA DIV. I WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES Name, Current School Yrs W-L-T Pct. 1 Nancy Stevens, UConn Karen Shelton, UNC Pat Rudy, Lock Haven Missy Meharg, Maryland Charlene Morett, Penn St Sally Starr, Boston U Cheryl Murtagh, Northeastern Michele Madison, Virginia Jennifer Averill, WF Ange Bradley, Syracuse Pam Bustin, Duke

7 #11 CAROLINE ANDRETTA JUNIOR FORWARD NEW VERNON, N.J. (OAK KNOLL) TOTAL Goals 2 vs. Louisville 9/15/17 Assists 1 (3x) last at William & Mary 8/25/17 Points 4 vs. Louisville 9/15/17 William & Mary Maryland Northwestern Virginia James Madison Louisville Princeton Old Dominion Boston College Boston University #19 MORGAN BITTING JUNIOR MIDFIELD HUMMELSTOWN, PA. (LOWER DAUPHIN) TOTAL Goals 1 vs. Maryland 9/6/15 Assists 3 vs. Longwood 10/4/15 Points 3 vs. Longwood 10/4/15 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University * #26 ALYSSA CHILLANO SENIOR BACK PHOENIXVILLE, PA. (SPRING-FORD) TOTAL Goals 3 vs. Longwood 10/4/15 Assists 1 (12x) last at Boston University 10/1/17 Points 6 vs. Longwood 10/4/15 Defensive Saves 2 at Virginia 11/5/15 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University * #28 KIRBY COMIZIO SOPHOMORE BACK NEW VERNON, N.J. (OAK KNOLL) TOTAL William & Mary Old Dominion Boston University #14 LEXI DAVIDSON FRESHMAN MIDFIELD/BACK NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. (THE HILL SCHOOL [PA.]) TOTAL William & Mary Boston University

8 #2 SARAH FUREY SENIOR BACK MT. LAUREL, N.J. (BISHOP EUSTACE) TOTAL Assists 1 vs. Central Michigan 8/31/14 Points 1 vs. Central Michigan 8/31/14 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University * #6 AINSLEY GILL SENIOR FORWARD VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (NORFOLK ACADEMY) TOTAL Goals 1 (9x) last vs. Old Dominion 9/24/17 Assists 1 (8x) last at Boston College 9/29/17 Points 3 vs. Boston College 9/30/16 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University * #3 KIRA-LEE GMEINER FRESHMAN MIDFIELD WAGIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (ST. MARY S ANGLICAN GIRLS SCHL) #4 ASHLEY KRISTEN SENIOR FORWARD VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (ARGYLE SECONDARY SCHOOL) TOTAL Goals 3 vs. California 8/28/15 Assists 3 vs. William & Mary 9/13/15 Points 8 vs. California 8/28/15 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University * #16 ALEXA MACKINTIRE SENIOR MIDFIELD SOUTHBOROUGH, MASS. (ST. MARK S SCHOOL) TOTAL Goals 1 (10x) last vs. Old Dominion 9/24/17 Assists 1 (8x) last at Boston College 9/29/17 Points 3 (2x) last vs. Louisville 9/15/17 Corners 2 vs. American 11/12/16 Defensive Saves 1 (2x) last at Virginia 9/8/17 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University * [ TOTAL William & Mary

9 #22 CHRISTY PALAZZESE JUNIOR MIDFIELD BERWYN, PA. (EPISCOPAL ACADEMY) TOTAL Assists 2 vs. Longwood 10/4/15 Points 2 vs. Longwood 10/4/15 Corners 1 (3x) last at James Madison 9/10/17 William & Mary Maryland Northwestern Virginia James Madison Louisville Princeton Old Dominion Boston College Boston University #12 MARGAUX PAOLINO SOPHOMORE MIDFIELD VILLANOVA, PA. (EPISCOPAL ACADEMY) TOTAL Goals 1 (2x) last vs. Princeton 9/17/17 Assists 3 vs. William & Mary 8/26/16 Points 3 vs. William & Mary 8/26/16 Corners 12 vs. Boston University 10/2/16 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University * #8 STEPHANIE PEZZUTI SENIOR BACK FAIRFIELD, N.J. (WEST ESSEX) TOTAL Goals 1 (3x) last at Boston University 10/1/17 Assists 2 vs. Boston College 9/30/16 Points 3 vs. William & Mary 8/26/16 Corners 5 vs. Boston College 9/30/16 Defensive Saves 1 (2x) last at Virginia 9/8/17 William & Mary Maryland Northwestern Virginia James Madison Louisville Princeton Old Dominion Boston College Boston University #9 LILY POSTERNAK FRESHMAN MIDFIELD YORK, MAINE (YORK) TOTAL Corners 1 last vs. Princeton 9/17/17 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison Louisville Princeton Old Dominion Boston College Boston University

10 #1 ERIN SCHERRER JUNIOR FORWARD CHESAPEAKE, VA. (CAPE HENRY COLLEGIATE) TOTAL Goals 1 (6x) last at Boston University 10/1/17 Assists 2 vs. James Madison 9/11/16 Points 2 (7x) last at Boston University 10/1/17 William & Mary Maryland Northwestern Virginia James Madison Louisville Princeton Old Dominion Boston College Boston University #10 HALEY SCHLEICHER SOPHOMORE MIDFIELD VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (FIRST COLONIAL) TOTAL Goals 1 at Virginia 9/8/17 Points 2 at Virginia 9/8/17 William & Mary Maryland Northwestern Virginia James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University * #23 LYDIA SMELTZ FRESHMAN GOALKEEPER HARRISBURG, PA. (CENTRAL DAUPHIN) Year GP-GS Mins GA GAA Svs Sv% W L Sho : TOTAL 0-0 0: #73 SAMMI STEELE REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE GOALKEEPER EAGLEVILLE, PA. (METHACTON) Year GP-GS Mins GA GAA Svs Sv% W L Sho : : : TOTAL : Saves 9 (2x) last at Boston College 9/29/17 Opponent GS Score Mins GA Svs W L Sho Faced William & Mary * : Maryland * : Northwestern * : Virginia * : James Madison * : Louisville * : Princeton * : Old Dominion * : Boston College * 3-2 (SO) 100: Boston University * : #5 LIBBY THOMPSON FRESHMAN FORWARD LAKE FOREST, ILL. (LAKE FOREST) TOTAL William & Mary Boston University #13 ROSE TYNAN JUNIOR FORWARD AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (EPSOM GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL) TOTAL Goals 2 (5x) last at Boston University 10/1/17 Assists 1 (5x) last at Boston University 10/1/17 Points 5 (2x) last at Boston University 10/1/17 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University *

11 #7 JILLIAN WOLGEMUTH SOPHOMORE BACK MOUNT JOY, PA. (MANHEIM CENTRAL) TOTAL Defensive Saves 1 (2x) last at William & Mary 8/25/17 William & Mary * Maryland * Northwestern * Virginia * James Madison * Louisville * Princeton * Old Dominion * Boston College * Boston University *

12 Duke Combined Team Statistics Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Conference Non-conference Date Opponent Score Att. 08/25/17 at William & Mary W /01/17 vs #6 Maryland W /03/17 vs #14 Northwestern W /07/17 * at #10 Virginia L /10/17 at #15 James Madison W /15/17 * #11 LOUISVILLE W /17/17 #15 PRINCETON W /24/17 OLD DOMINION W /29/17 * at Boston College Wot /01/17 at #22 Boston University W * Conference game SHOT STATISTICS DUKE Opponents Goals-shot attempts Goals per game Shot pct Shots/game Shots on goal SOG pct GOAL BREAKDOWN Penalties 0 0 Unassisted 15 2 Overtime 0 0 CORNER PENALTY KICKS CORNERS Goals off corners 3 4 PENALTY STROKES PENALTIES Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0 Green cards 10 7 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 3/320 5/554 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/319 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg ps-att ds 13 Rose Tynan Ashley Kristen Erin Scherrer Ainsley Gill Alexa Mackintire Caroline Andretta Margaux Paolino Alyssa Chillano Stephanie Pezzuti Haley Schleicher Morgan Bitting Christy Palazzese Kirby Comizio Lexi Davidson Sarah Furey Kira_Lee Gmeiner Jillian Wolgemuth Libby Thompson Lily Posternak TM TEAM Duke Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves % w l t sho Ssho 73 Sammi Steele : Total : Opponents : Goals By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Duke Opponents Shots By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Duke Opponents Saves By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Duke Opponents Penalty Corners By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Duke Opponents