GoDuke.com · Feb 26, 2019
Change of Venue No Problem for Duke; Spiders Await
Change of Venues? No Problem
The Blue Devils obviously felt quite at home Saturday when the game, originally scheduled for Koskinen Stadium, got moved to the West Campus Field just six hours prior to faceoff. The turf fields are where Duke practices daily and had played three times prior, going 3-0. The Blue Devils, aiming to defend their literal home turf, jumped out to an 8-2 first-quarter lead and rolled to a 17-7 victory over Penn. A trio of Blue Devils notched hat tricks, and defensively, Duke held Penn scoreless for a span of 22:03 en route to building a 14-4 lead through 45 minutes. The seven goals allowed were the fewest for Duke this season, while the 17 scored tied a season high.