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Duke men's lacrosse takes down No. 20 Richmond in dramatic overtime win
By Christian Olsen | February 29, 2020Duke came out victorious in a thrilling back-and-forth affair.
Duke came out victorious in a thrilling back-and-forth affair.
Duke had no problem taking care of the Colonials Saturday.
An aggressive start payed off for the Blue Devils as they defeated the Pioneers on the road.
It was wire-to-wire domination for the Blue Devils Thursday night, as they jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.
The Blue Devils split their season-opening matches, beating Gardner-Webb and coming close against No. 3 Northwestern.
For the second year in a row, Duke dropped one of its first two games of the year last Saturday, falling at home to unranked Air Force.
Even more bad news has emerged for Duke men's lacrosse.
Fifty minutes and 58 seconds. That’s how long Duke led in its 2020 season opener.
Last year's early upset loss to High Point proved that even Duke's talent could falter against smaller schools, and Danowski will surely keep that in mind as the Blue Devils search for a strong start in 2020.
Coming in at No. 2: Duke men's lacrosse advances to the NCAA tournament semifinal after coming out on top in a series of nail-biters, but the Blue Devils' luck runs out in double overtime against eventual national champion Virginia.
Duke lost arguably its best player in Charlotte North to Boston College.
Saturday's loss to Virginia marked the final game in a Duke uniform for three-time All-Americans Cade Van Raaphorst and Brad Smith.
Although Duke lead for most of the game, the Cavaliers surged ahead for the win.
Duke is just one win away from returning to the national championship game, but a familiar foe in Virginia stands in its way.
With the win, Duke earned its second consecutive Final Four berth, and will next play in the NCAA championship semifinal May 25 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
The winner will move on to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for the Final Four, where they will play the winner of third seeded Virginia and Maryland.
Duke runs in the second and third quarters propelled the Blue Devils to an NCAA tournament victory.
The second-seeded Blue Devils will welcome Richmond to Koskinen Stadium Sunday at 5 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the first of three games on the road back to the title game.
Duke picked up its first top 10 victory against Notre Dame.
For the third straight year, Duke was knocked off by Notre Dame in the ACC tournament semifinals after winning the regular season matchup.