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Duke Upsets ACC and NCAA #1 Notre Dame to Earn Trip To ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship Game

The Blue Devils will advance to the ACC Championship game on Sunday after defeating Notre Dame 13-8. The Fighting Irish were the #1 ranked team in the conference and the country.

This was the 4th time that Duke competed against the top team in the country this season, going 10-4 against ranked teams this season but losing all 3 previous three games to then-1st ranked teams Denver, Syracuse, and Notre Dame earlier this season. The Blue Devils were finally able to pull through and win against a #1 team and never trailed in this ACC semifinal game against the Fighting Irish.