Trimble Leads Duke Over Richmond 17-13
from press release
RICHMOND, Va. - Freshman Taylor Trimble totaled
a career best five points on four goals and an assist as the
fifth-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team earned a 17-13 road victory
over Richmond Friday afternoon at Robins Stadium.
"The good thing is that our offense got back on track from Sunday's
effort at Vanderbilt," said head coach Kerstin Kimel. I'm really
pleased with that and what we worked on in practice really showed.
Defensively, it was not a great effort by us. The good thing is we
can get better from here and move on and look forward to seeing
Northwestern on Sunday."
Duke led by five at the half and built an eight-goal lead in the
second half before Richmond closed the margin with a 6-2 run over
the final 20 minutes of play. Trimble led all scorers on the day,
followed closely by senior Kim Wenger and junior Makenzie Hommel,
who both totaled four points on three goals and an assist.
The Blue Devils fell behind 2-0 early, but utilized a 6-0 run to
take a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way. Wenger
put Duke on the board with a free position shot, followed by goals
from Hommel and redshirt senior Emma Hamm, who finished with a
goal, two assists and seven draw controls.
Trimble answered a Richmond goal with back-to-back scores midway
through the first half to give the Blue Devils an 8-3 advantage
midway through the opening period. The Spiders cut Duke's lead to
three, but The Blue Devils responded with a three-minute, 4-0 run.
Duke received a goal each from sophomore Taylor Virden, freshman
Chelsea Landon, Trimble and Hommel during that span.
Richmond tallied two goals just before halftime to cut Duke's lead
to 12-7 at the intermission. The first half belonged to the Blue
Devils as Duke led 23-15 in shots and 14-6 in draw controls.
Three unanswered goals to start the second half, capped by Maurer's
free position goal with 28:32 remaining, extended the Blue Devils'
advantage to 15-7. Despite the deficit, the Spiders continued to
fight, but Richmond could not overcome Duke's lead in the end.
