Amanda Barnes, who played an integral role in helping Duke make five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances as well as a run to the 2015 national semifinals.

In five seasons at Duke, Barnes guided seven Blue Devils to All-America honors, including defender Taylor Virden in 2013 and 2014, goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea in 2013 and midfielder Maddie Crutchfield and attacker Kyra Harney in 2016. Duryea became the first goalkeeper in program history to earn the distinction as a freshman while concluding the 2013 season ranked fourth nationally in save percentage (.507) and 10th in saves per game (9.00). Barnes also helped develop her goalkeepers to four all-conference honors and 20 players overall to all-conference accolades.

As the Blue Devils defensive coordinator, Barnes oversaw individual player and unit development, gameday personnel and substitutions, defense and clearing schemes and film and scouting sessions while implementing individual skill and footwork sessions. She also served a co-director of the Duke Lacrosse Camp for Girls and 7v7 Blue Devil Challenge Clinic and Tournament.

The recently completed 2016 campaign had Duke ranked among the top 15 teams nationally throughout the spring while wrapping up the year at No. 11 in the Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Associations (IWLCA) final poll. The squad compiled an 11-9 ledger and earned the programs 19th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, reaching the second round.

Duryea, Crutchfield and Harney received IWLCA All-America recognition as Duryea collected first team honors while Crutchfield was named to the second team and Harney to the third team. The accolade marked the second All-America distinction for Duryea as the Blue Devils represented one of seven schools with three or more selections across the three All-America squads. Dureya concluded the year ranked seventh in the country in save percentage (.517). With six saves against Loyola in the NCAA first round, Duryea became just the third goalkeeper in ACC history to reach 600 saves for her career. She concluded her career ranked behind only Megan Huether (06) on Dukes career saves and goalkeeper wins lists. The Beverly, Mass., native ranked among the national leaders in save percentage (7th, .517) and saves per game (14th, 9.05) this spring while pacing the ACC in both categories. Duryea also led all active Division I goalkeepers in career saves.