The No. 22-ranked William & Mary field hockey team made several threatening charges over the course of the second half, but was unable to get past No. 3 Duke, falling 4-0 on the road in the season opener for both teams.

How it Happened
- Duke got on the board first with two goals in the first half, the first on a corner and the second on an attack down the right side.
- The Blue Devils added two more in the second half, first on an attack down the left, and then the final goal in a confused scrum following a penalty corner.
- W&M was able to muster several attacks in both halves, but especially in the second, with several attempts sliding just wide of the goal.
- Junior goalkeeper Morgan Connor (Bedford, N.Y.) was credited with seven saves.

Starters
W&M: Morgan Connor, Woodard Hooper, Jorja Morgan, Ashley Drum, Cara Menges, Estelle Hughes, Annie Snead, Haley Hopkins, Christie van de Kamp, Cassidy Goodwin, Ashleigh Nottingham
Duke: Sammi Steele, Rose Tynan, Erin Scherrer, Haley Schleicher, Caroline Andretta, Kiki Rozemeijer, Tessa Gote, Jillian Wolgemuth, Margaux Paolino, Lexi Davidson, Morgan Bitting

Notes
Connor raised her career average to 4.73 saves per game, good for ninth all-time ... She now has 189 saves in 40 career appearances ... W&M improved its performance against the Blue Devils over last year, a 5-0 loss that led into the most successful season in more than a decade ... Four players earned their first career starts on Friday, sophomore transfers Ashley Drum (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Haley Hopkins (Springfield, Va.), as well as freshmen Jorja Morgan (Wakerley, QLD, Australia) and Cara Menges (Richmond, Va.) ... Junior Annie Snead (Midlothian, Va.) was credited with a shot on goal, and her classmates Christie van de Kamp (Midlothian, Va.) and Woodard Hooper (Reston, Va.) both recorded shots as well.

Up Next
William & Mary will be back in action next weekend, hosting a pair of games at home at Busch Field.  The Tribe welcomes Old Dominion on Friday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m., before taking on Lafayette at noon on Sunday, Sept. 2.