“Duke’s attack was very potent,” Cal head coach 
Theresa Sherry said. “We felt a level of play that we hadn’t seen all that often in the past. No. 1, as far as game tempo and momentum, you can’t let a team get up on you 9-0. We spent the rest of the game digging ourselves out of that hole. It was our first really big test. It’s good to see what we still need to work on. Morgan Dyson had a fabulous game, but we needed to back her up in terms of taking care of the ball in midfield and in the attack and also in all-around discipline on all ends of the field.”
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California fell against No. 3 Duke, 19-7, on Sunday at the University of Denver‘s Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. The Golden Bears’ record evens out at 1-1 after the non-conference loss, while the Blue Devils now have a 2-0 record.
Senior attacker Sam Price (2 goals), senior midfielder Elizabeth “T” Jahp (1 goal, 1 assist) and freshman Lauren Johnson (2 goals) led Cal with two points each. Bears senior goalkeeper Morgan Dyson made 11 saves in 60 minutes.
The Blue Devils’ Carolyn Cryer (3 goals, 5 assists) led all scorers with eight points.
“Duke’s attack was very potent,” Cal head coach Theresa Sherry said. “We felt a level of play that we hadn’t seen all that often in the past. No. 1, as far as game tempo and momentum, you can’t let a team get up on you 9-0. We spent the rest of the game digging ourselves out of that hole. It was our first really big test. It’s good to see what we still need to work on. Morgan Dyson had a fabulous game, but we needed to back her up in terms of taking care of the ball in midfield and in the attack and also in all-around discipline on all ends of the field.”
The Blue Devils rolled out to its 9-0 lead 11:05 into the first half, with Cryer, Lindsay Gilbride, Carolyn Davis and Megan Del Monte scoring two goals each and Sarah Bullard adding one.
Cal scored three of the last four goals of the half on eight-meter shots. Jahp converted hers at 16:40 and Johnson, a product of nearby Englewood, Colo., finished her free-position attempts at 22:53 and 27:20.
“Lauren Johnson really stepped up for us today,” Sherry said. “I talked to her about taking care of the ball, and she really followed the game plan, finished on eight-meter shots and ran the field very well. I’m happy for her to step up for us in her hometown.”
The Bears trailed, 10-3, at halftime.
Duke regained momentum to start the second half, as Gilbride, who finished with four goals and one assist, scored the first two goals of the half. Junior midfielder Alex Tickner (33:16) scored Cal‘s lone goal during a 6-1 Duke run that left the Blue Devils ahead, 16-4.
Another Bears freshman, midfielder Vail Horn, converted an eight-meter shot at 49:04 and Price, assisted by Jahp, scored at 50:56 to make the score 16-6.
Duke scored the next three goals before Price, off junior midfielder Alyse Kennedy’s assist, scored the game’s final goal at 59:07.
Cal next plays host to Albany at noon on Friday, Feb. 20, in its home opener in Berkeley and then welcomes No. 2 Syracuse at noon on Sunday, Feb. 22, to Memorial Stadium.
GAME SUMMARY
1 2 F Duke 10 9 19 California 3 4 7
Duke Scoring
Goals: Lindsay Gilbride 4; Carolyn Davis 4; Caroline Cryer 3; Megan Del Monte 3; Kat Thomas 2; Sarah Bullard 2; Kim Wenger 1. Assists: Caroline Cryer 5; Megan Del Monte 2; Emma Hamm 2; Lindsay Gilbride 1; Betsey Sauer 1.
California Scoring
Goals: Lauren Johnson 2; Sam Price 2; Elizabeth “T” Jahp 1; Vail Horn 1; Alex Tickner 1. Assists: Alyse Kennedy 1; Elizabeth “T” Jahp 1.
Goalkeeping
Duke: Kim Imbesi, 6 saves, 6 GA, 51:35; Mollie Mackler, 4 saves, 1 GA, 8:25. California: Morgan Dyson, 11 saves, 19 GA, 60:00.
Records: California 1-1 (1-0 MPSF). Duke 2-0 (0-0 ACC).
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