Beach’s Game Winner Sends Duke to NCAA Quarterfinals

11/13/2026 6:01:00 PM | Field Hockey

With the victory, the Blue Devils (13-5) advance to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fourth consecutive season and the 18th time overall. Duke also increases its lead to 8-3 in the all-time series against the Hawkeyes (13-6).

Junior Ashley Stockdale paced the Duke offensive with her second multi-goal outing of the season, netting a pair of goals to push her season total to eight markers. Beach's tally was her second of the year. Junior Julia Boehringer and graduate student Alaina McVeigh paced the distribution efforts with one assist each.

No. 7 Duke finished the highly competitive back-and-forth contest with an 8-7 edge in shots, including a 7-5 margin in…