How did Duke women’s lacrosse perform in the 2023 season. What factors contributed to their struggles. How can the team rebuild and improve for future success. What role will younger players have in shaping the program’s future.
The 2023 Season: A Disappointing Turn of Events
The Duke University women’s lacrosse team entered the 2023 season with high hopes and a No. 11 ranking. However, the season proved to be a challenging one for the Blue Devils. Despite returning key players like Maddie Jenner, Sophia LeRose, Anna Callahan, and Eva Greco, the team struggled to replicate their success from the previous year.
Duke’s season began promisingly with three solid non-conference wins, including a dominant 24-1 victory against Gardner-Webb. During this game, Maddie Jenner achieved a remarkable milestone by becoming the NCAA all-time draw control leader. However, the team’s fortunes took a turn for the worse as they entered conference play.
Key Losses and Struggles
- A 17-8 loss to Boston College
- A defeat against Notre Dame
- A four-game losing streak, including three ACC contests
- A 1-8 ACC record, placing them second-to-last in the conference
Analyzing the Decline: What Went Wrong?
To understand Duke’s struggles in 2023, it’s essential to compare their performance to the previous season. In 2022, the Blue Devils dominated in several key areas:
- Outshooting opponents by an average of 9.9 shots per game
- Preventing woman-down goals
- Causing nearly as many turnovers as they committed
- Dominating in the draw circle
However, the 2023 season saw a significant shift in these statistics. While Duke still won the majority of possessions, other crucial margins either tightened or reversed entirely.
Turnover Troubles
One of the most glaring issues for the Blue Devils in 2023 was their turnover rate. In 2022, Duke committed 285 turnovers compared to their opponents’ 300, with 231 of those being caused turnovers. The 2023 season, however, saw the team give away the ball 272 times to their opponents’ 258, only causing 191 of those turnovers.
This increase in turnovers and decrease in caused turnovers led to a messier style of play, with Duke losing precious possessions while simultaneously experiencing a decline in offensive efficiency.
Offensive Challenges: The Impact of Personnel Changes
Duke’s offensive prowess took a hit in 2023, largely due to personnel changes and decreased production from key players. The departure of fifth-year player Catriona Barry left a significant void in the team’s scoring capabilities.
The Barry-DeSimone Duo
In 2022, the dynamic duo of Catriona Barry and Katie DeSimone combined for an impressive 116 goals and 178 points. Barry’s departure meant the loss of a substantial portion of this offensive output. While DeSimone remained a key contributor, her individual numbers also saw a decline, dropping from 85 points in 2022 to 66 points in 2023.
Emerging Talents
Despite the offensive challenges, new talents emerged to help fill the void:
- Senior Caroline DeBellis saw a significant increase in production
- Sophomore Carly Bernstein stepped up with a 20-goal season
While these performances were encouraging, they weren’t enough to keep Duke in the national spotlight or compensate for the loss of Barry’s production.
The End of an Era: Bidding Farewell to Key Veterans
As Duke looks to the future, the team faces the departure of several key players who have been instrumental to the program’s success in recent years. Most notably, Maddie Jenner, who has been the face of Duke women’s lacrosse for the past four years, will be moving on.
The loss of these veteran players marks the end of an era for Duke lacrosse. The program has relied heavily on its experienced players since the pandemic, emphasizing the importance of veteran leadership as a key to success. However, with the departure of these seasoned players, the Blue Devils find themselves at a crossroads.
Is experience still the key to success?
The reliance on veteran players has been a cornerstone of Duke’s strategy in recent years. However, the disappointing 2023 season raises questions about whether this approach remains effective. As the team transitions to a new generation of leaders, they may need to reassess their strategy and find new ways to build a competitive program.
The Next Generation: Rising Stars and Future Leaders
With the departure of key veterans, Duke women’s lacrosse must now turn to its younger players to step up and fill the leadership void. The program’s future success will largely depend on how well these up-and-coming stars can transition into more prominent roles.
Class of 2024: The New Upperclassmen
A talented group of players will be entering their junior year, including:
- Kennedy Everson
- Kerry Nease
- Reilly Traynor
- Carly Bernstein
These players have shown promise in their first two years and will now be expected to take on greater responsibilities both on and off the field.
Rising Seniors: The New Veteran Core
With only three rising seniors – Katie DeSimone, Katie Keller, and Maddie McCorkle – the Blue Devils will have a relatively small but crucial group of experienced players to lead the team. These athletes will need to step into leadership roles and help guide their younger teammates.
Changing of the Guard: Redefining Duke’s Lacrosse Identity
As Duke women’s lacrosse enters this new era, the program faces the challenge of redefining its identity and approach to the game. The transition from a veteran-led team to one powered by younger talent will require adaptability and a willingness to embrace change.
Developing New Leaders
The success of Duke’s transition will largely depend on how well the coaching staff can develop new leaders within the team. Players who were once the “young guns” must now step up and fill the shoes of their departed mentors. This process involves not only improving their on-field performance but also developing their leadership skills and ability to guide younger teammates.
Embracing a New Playing Style
With a shift in personnel comes the opportunity to evolve the team’s playing style. Duke may need to adapt its offensive and defensive strategies to better suit the strengths of its new core players. This could involve:
- Implementing new offensive schemes to maximize scoring potential
- Adjusting defensive tactics to compensate for the loss of experienced defenders
- Emphasizing different skills in training and recruitment to align with the team’s new direction
The Role of Coaching in Duke’s Transition
Head coach Kerstin Kimel will play a crucial role in guiding Duke women’s lacrosse through this period of transition. With years of experience at the helm, Kimel faces the challenge of rebuilding the program while maintaining its competitive edge in the tough ACC conference.
Adapting Coaching Strategies
Coach Kimel may need to adjust her coaching approach to better suit a younger, less experienced team. This could involve:
- Increased focus on skill development and fundamentals
- More emphasis on team building and creating a strong team culture
- Implementing new training methods to accelerate player development
Recruitment and Player Development
Moving forward, Duke’s success will heavily depend on its ability to recruit and develop talented players. The coaching staff must identify prospects who not only have the skills to compete at the highest level but also the potential to grow into leadership roles within the program.
Learning from Adversity: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
While the 2023 season was undoubtedly disappointing for Duke women’s lacrosse, it also presents valuable learning opportunities. By analyzing what went wrong and identifying areas for improvement, the team can use this experience as a catalyst for positive change.
Addressing Turnover Issues
One clear area for improvement is reducing turnovers and increasing caused turnovers. The coaching staff can focus on:
- Ball handling drills to improve stick skills
- Decision-making exercises to help players make better choices under pressure
- Defensive drills to increase the team’s ability to force turnovers
Rebuilding Offensive Firepower
To address the decline in offensive production, Duke can:
- Develop new offensive schemes to create scoring opportunities
- Work on shooting accuracy and shot selection
- Foster chemistry between attackers to improve assist numbers
The Future of Duke Women’s Lacrosse: Embracing the Unknown
As Duke women’s lacrosse embarks on this new chapter, the future holds both challenges and opportunities. The program’s ability to adapt, grow, and overcome adversity will determine its success in the coming years.
Short-term Goals
In the immediate future, Duke should focus on:
- Developing leadership among rising juniors and seniors
- Improving team chemistry and communication on the field
- Addressing specific weaknesses identified in the 2023 season
Long-term Vision
Looking further ahead, the program should aim to:
- Reestablish itself as a top contender in the ACC
- Develop a sustainable model for success that doesn’t rely solely on veteran players
- Continue to attract top talent through recruitment and player development
The journey ahead for Duke women’s lacrosse will undoubtedly be challenging, but it also presents an exciting opportunity for growth and renewal. By embracing change, learning from past experiences, and nurturing new talent, the Blue Devils can write a new chapter in their program’s storied history.
As the team moves forward, all eyes will be on how they respond to adversity and adapt to their new reality. Will the younger players rise to the occasion and lead Duke back to national prominence? Can the coaching staff successfully navigate this transition period? Only time will tell, but one thing is certain: the next few seasons will be crucial in shaping the future of Duke women’s lacrosse.
Column: After disappointing 2023 season, it’s time for Duke women’s lacrosse to begin its next chapter
NCAA all-time draw control leader Maddie Jenner is one of many Blue Devils head coach Kirsten Kimel returned for the 2023 season.
Photo by Seth Kessler |
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After a fairytale regular-season run in 2022, Duke began the 2023 season with a No. 11 ranking and conference — and national — title hopes. With Tewaaraton Award nominee and First Team All-American Maddie Jenner, the draw control queen, star goalkeeper Sophia LeRose and attackers Anna Callahan and Eva Greco all returning for fifth years, the Blue Devils’ losses seemed minimal. They were poised for greatness, teetering on the brink of ACC success.
The expectations ignored Duke’s collapse in Chapel Hill to end the regular season, its conference tournament destruction at the hands of Notre Dame and its quick second-round exit from the NCAA tournament.
After three solid nonconference wins to open its season, including a 24-1 victory against Gardner-Webb in which Jenner became the NCAA all-time draw leader, the Blue Devils headed up to Chestnut Hill, Mass. They had beaten Boston College the season prior in epic fashion, seemingly proving their validity as a contender. Less than a year later, they were primed to do the exact same thing.
Duke trailed just 38 seconds in and was never able to catch back up, losing 17-8.
It beat Liberty at home days later, but fell again March 4 to Notre Dame. From there, the dominos just kept on falling. The Blue Devils lost four straight, three of which were ACC contests, before beating East Carolina and finally tallying their first conference win against Pittsburgh.
They would lose the remainder of their regular-season conference matches, their 1-8 ACC record putting them second-to-last in the rankings and marking the worst finish in years.
So, what happened?
Last season, Duke took 9.9 more shots per game than its opponents. It didn’t allow woman-down goals, caused nearly as many turnovers as it gave up and utterly dominated in the draw circle. This season, while it still won the majority of possessions, every other margin was tightened or flipped. The biggest difference is in its turnover numbers. In 2022, while playing two more games, the Blue Devils committed 285 turnovers to their opponents’ 300, 231 of which were caused. In 2023 they still gave the ball away 272 times to their opponents’ 258, only causing 191 of those.
All in all, Duke played messier. It was losing precious possessions while its offensive efficiency was decreasing.
More than efficiency, the Blue Devils lacked offensive power. In 2022 the one-two punch of Catriona Barry and Katie DeSimone combined for 116 goals and 178 points.
DeSimone’s own numbers dipped from 85 points last season to 66 this season. Barry’s production was simply lost after the fifth-year’s departure.
That is not to say new pieces didn’t emerge in her place. Senior Caroline DeBellis and sophomore Carly Bernstein both saw their stats skyrocket as each put up 20-goal seasons. However, their improvement alone wasn’t enough to keep Duke in the national spotlight.
The Blue Devils are losing some big names this offseason. Jenner has been the face of the program for four years — since her sister graduated — and without a finalized list of returning seniors, next season is ripe with uncertainty. The program has been relying on its veterans since the pandemic, preaching experience as the be-all-end-all, the final key to Duke’s success. But those veterans are gone now, and it must turn to its new generation of leaders.
The star-studded class of Kennedy Everson, Kerry Nease, Reilly Traynor and Bernstein will be upperclassmen. The freshmen will be looking to step up.
With only three rising seniors, DeSimone, Katie Keller and Maddie McCorkle, the Blue Devils have to change their narrative.
Before the 2022 season, head coach Kerstin Kimel said of her incoming freshman class: “They’re working their tails off right now to put themselves in position to contribute this year.” Traynor and Everson were the only two to play meaningful minutes that season.
Those young guns are no longer the young ones. They are the class that needs to step up and fill the legacy-sized shoes that their former leaders are leaving behind. They need to be those veterans, those experienced players for the new freshman class to learn from. Duke is in for a changing of the guard, and the success of that transition lies firmly on those middle two years. Their talent is undeniable, but for the Blue Devils to return to national prominence, they need to become the players that the women before them were.
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Address: St George’s School, Wells Lane, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7DZ
Principal: Mrs Liz Hewer
Founded: 1877
School status: girls school.
School accommodation is possible from the age of 11
Organizational Affiliations: Girls’ Schools Association (GSA)
Number of students: 270 girls (152 day students, 118 live in school residence)
Location George’s school
The school is located in Ascot in an excellent location next to Windsor Great Park opposite Ascot Racecourse. Central London can be reached by car in about 40 minutes. The main London airports (Heathrow, Gatwick) can be reached in 25-40 minutes.
School George’s
St. George’s was founded at the end of the 19th century in 1877 as a preparatory school for boys. At 1904 the school will be converted to a girls’ school. The school grounds cover 30 acres of fields, forests, streams and clearings, and on the hills there are beautiful brick buildings that offer beautiful views.
The school is well equipped and has an excellent sports hall, floodlit tennis and netball courts.
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Education at St. George’s school
School Entry: Primary School Entry Ages are 11, 12, 13 and 16 years old. For admission, you must pass the Common Entrance exam or the school’s own entrance test.
Curriculum: GCSE (secondary education), AS and A-level (advanced) programs are offered. At GCSE, you can choose from 16 subjects, at AS / A-level from 24. Most high school students choose to study 4 subjects at AS-level, 3 subjects at A-level. Girls can also study under the AQA Baccalaureate program in addition to the A-level. 11% choose science for A-levels, 41% study arts and humanities, 48% study both. The acquisition of key skills is included in the high school curriculum. A wide range of courses are also offered, for example, the acquisition of leadership skills, safe driving, yoga.
Professional area: there is the possibility of working practice and community service.
Special arrangements: one-on-one study assistance.
Languages: French, German and Spanish are offered at GCSE and A-levels, other languages are available on request.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT): is taught as a separate subject. You can get an IT certificate. All girls take the GCSE in Business and Communication Systems. The school has 45 computers used exclusively by female students (15 hours a day), all of them are networked and have access to the Internet and e-mail. There are also a number of laptops with wireless networking.
Exam results: GCSE, on average, passes 41 people. All receive at least C grades in more than 8 subjects. A-levels are taken by about 36 people in the senior class. All take more than 3 subjects with an average final score of 382.
After leaving school: 98% of school graduates continue their education in higher educational institutions (60% in a year).
5% choose courses in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine, 23% science and engineering, 49% humanities and social sciences, 12% arts and design, 11% professional courses such as education, sports sciences, accounting, speech science, architecture, etc.
Arts in St. George’s school
Music: 80% of female students play musical instruments and pass an instrumental exam. There are about 10 musical groups in the school, including choirs, a group of woodwind instruments, string and jazz groups, and an orchestra.
Drama: drama can be taken at the GCSE, and at the A-level drama and theater studies, as well as the London Academy of Music and Drama (LAMDA) Exam. Some students take part in school productions and most in dorm and other performances.
Art and Design: about 20 students take GCSE in this discipline and about 8 A-levels. Also on the A-level are textiles, photography, ceramics and art history.
Sports in St.
George’s school
Compulsory Sports: Netball, Lacrosse, Gymnastics, Tennis, Swimming, Rounders, Athletics, Squash.
Additionally offered: badminton, volleyball, table tennis, fencing, ballet, aerobics, modern dance, tap, basketball. The school’s female students are on local and national lacrosse teams.
In addition to sports, students are optionally invited to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh award program (community work, sports, expeditions).
The school has clubs for young scientists, animal care, photography and cooking.
School life in St. George’s school
School Uniform: school uniform is required except for high school (Sixth Form).
Hostels and prefects: various competitions are held between the hostels. There is a school council.
Religion: Church of England. Compulsory morning meetings in the chapel are held 4 times a week. One obligatory Sunday service, Catholic masses are also held.
Representatives of other faiths and religions can also conduct their rituals.
Social life: contacts with other local schools are encouraged. The school organizes a variety of trips, for example, an annual visit to Normandy, ski trips, trips related to the study of art and history of art, and musical tours around Europe are often organized. Charity in any form is welcome.
Accommodation in St. George’s school
Most high school students live in separate rooms, 8% of female students live in dormitories for more than 4 people. Girls are placed according to age groups. Qualified medical staff lives on the territory of the school. Visiting the city of Ascot is allowed, but until the end of 9year of study (Year 9) only under supervision.
Discipline at St. George’s school
The school has a clear and consistent drug, alcohol and smoking policy. For minor violations, a delay at school after school or additional school duty is assigned.
