The women’s lacrosse team ends ACC regular-season play today with a trip down Tobacco Road to play rival North Carolina at 7 p.m.
No. 5 Duke (11-3, 2-2 in the ACC) is coming off a win against No. 19 Boston College, 12-11, after coming back from a five-goal deficit. Sarah Bullard led the Blue Devils with four goals with Kat Thomas pitching in three goals and the game-winning score with 7:23 left to play.
No. 2 North Carolina (11-1, 3-1) beat Maryland on Saturday, 13-9. Tar Heel goalie Logan Ripley was recently named ACC Player of the Week on April 12. Ripley averages a 5.19 save percentage this season and has started every game for North Carolina in the net. The Tar Heel offense is lead by trio Corey Donahue, Kristen Taylor and Becky Lynch. Donahue and Taylor each have 31 goals on the season with Lynch pitching in a total of 25.
Duke boasts a slim 12-10 advantage over North Carolina in the all-time series going into the match. The Blue Devils, with a perfect 5-0 record on the road this season, seek to gain their first win in Chapel Hill since 2006 when they beat the then-No. 3 Tar Heels 10-8. Similarly, North Carolina looks to extend its untainted 7-0 record at home this season.
If Duke does not come out on top in today’s matchup, it will be the first three-loss ACC season for the Blue Devils since 1997.
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