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#1 Notre Dame Goes Down in the First Round to #6 Duke

#6 Duke vs. #1 Notre Dame (Semifinal #1) (ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship)
(Mandatory Credit: Duke University)

#1 Notre Dame fought to the very end but were unable to overcome a ten-goal deficit in the fourth quarter, losing to #6 Duke in the ACC semi-final game 13-8. With the win Duke secures a spot in Sunday’s championship against #3 Syracuse.

In the first quarter it was all Notre Dame and their high-powered offense. The only thing that kept them off the board was Duke goalie Danny Fowler, making 5 saves in the first quarter and 12 overall.

Duke didn’t struggle in the first quarter; they just didn’t have the ball long enough to make anything happen.