Musketeers Set to Face No. 21 Duke

CINCINNATI - Xavier lacrosse travels to North Carolina this weekend to face No. 21 Duke on Sunday morning.

The Musketeers enter the weekend 0-2 (0-0 BIG EAST) after dropping Wednesday's matchup at Cincinnati while the Blue Devils are 3-2 (1-1 ACC) after defeating Notre Dame on Friday.

game information

MARCH 2 | 10:00 AM

Xavier Musketeers (0-2, 0-2 BIG EAST) vs. Duke Blue Devils (3-2, 1-1 ACC)
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last time out

Lola Mancuso contributed two goals and one assist against Cincinnati on Wednesday night to become the first Musketeer too reach 100 career points.
Rookie Morgan Handzel set a new single game program record with 14 draw controls.
The team combined for a record 22 draw controls in the loss.
Teegan Lannon and Jada Brandon split time in goal to combine for a .333 save percentage compared to Cincinnati's .267 mark.
Colby Wasson recorded a personal best seven ground balls and matched her record five caused turnovers.

about the musketeers

Wasson leads the country with 6.50 ground balls per game and is tied for 14th with 2.50 caused turnovers per game.
Handzel is tied for sixth with 10.00 draw controls per game.
Mancuso averages 1.50 free positions goals per game, good for fifth in the NCAA.
Samantha Balara averages 3.00 ground balls per game, 22nd in the nation.
Eight different Musketeers have scored a goal this season.

scouting the blue devils

Duke is currently 3-2 with a 1-1 record in the ACC.
The Blue Devils were picked to finish seventh in the ACC preseason poll.
Duke is ranked No. 21 in the most recent IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll.
The Musketeers and Blue Devils are facing off for the first time in program history.
Bella Goodwin and Callie Hem lead the team with 12 goals each.
Goalkeeper Kennedy Everson boasts a .438 save percentage and 8.0 saves per game.
This is Xavier's fifth meeting with a ranked team and would mark the program's first ranked win.

2025 schedule

The Musketeers were picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST preseason poll.
Xavier will face Duke, Bucknell, South Florida and Gardner-Webb for the first time in program history.
The Musketeers will face opponents from six conferences outside of the BIG EAST.
Xavier faces two teams who reached the NCAA Tournament last season, including Duke and BIG EAST foe Denver.
Denver was ranked No. 23 in the IWLCA Preseason Poll while Duke checked in at No. 25.
XU opens the home slate on March 13 against Gardner-Webb.
BIG EAST play begins on March 23 when Xavier hosts reigning champion Denver at Corcoran Field.
Xavier will travel to Butler on April 26 for the final game of BIG EAST regular season play.
The 2025 BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Tournament will be hosted by Villanova from May 1-3, welcoming the top four teams in the final standings.

big east preseason poll

BIG EAST Preseason Poll
(First Place Votes)

Denver (5) 35 pts
UConn (1) 31
Villanova (1) 24
Georgetown 22
Marquette 18
Butler 11
Xavier 6

BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Meg Bireley, Marquette, Sr., A

BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Riley Daly, UConn, Sr., D

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^
Abby Beran, UConn, So., D*
Riley Daly, UConn, Sr., D*
Rayea Davis, UConn, R-Jr., A*
Lauren Black, Denver, Sr., A
Emelia Bohi, Denver, Sr., GK
Caroline Colimore, Denver, Sr., M*
Ryan Dineen, Denver, Jr., A
Megan Klingenberg, Denver, Jr., D
Lily Athanas, Georgetown, Sr., D
Gracie Driggs, Georgetown, Jr., A
Maley Starr, Georgetown, Sr., M*
Meg Bireley, Marquette, Sr., A*
Tess Osburn, Marquette, Jr., A
Mary Moore, Villanova, So., M*
Sydney Pappas, Villanova, Sr., A*
Maddy Stoddard, Villanova, Sr., D
Emma Verhoest, Villanova, So., DS*

*denotes unanimous selection
^ extra player added due to tie in voting

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