Thursday night will see the collision of two lacrosse juggernauts as No. 3 North Carolina travels to Durham to take on No. 5 Duke.
The Hoyas put together a 5-0 fourth-quarter run but fell two goals short of upsetting the Blue Devils.
Having played each other in 21 of the last 22 seasons, Duke and Georgetown are very familiar with one another.
Brendan Fowler has stepped up in place of the graduated CJ Costabile, picking up 102 groundballs and winning 62.6 percent of his faceoffs this season.
Marist was no match for the No. 13 Blue Devils, who came away with a 19-11 win Monday at Koskinen Stadium.
No. 17 Duke hosts Marist Monday night.
The Blue Devils got their second top-10 victory in five days, toppling No. 6 UNC 11-8 in Chapel Hill.
Duke (3-4) avoided its worst start since 1981 with a 9-8 upset of the No. 4 Greyhounds (4-2) Friday night at Koskinen Stadium.
After losing all four games that they have played against ranked opponents this season, the Blue Devils fell out of the top 20 for the first time since 2006.
No. 5 Duke bounced back with a 15-12 win against Vanderbilt, giving the team momentum heading into what may be the most intriguing time of year.
No. 6 Duke (5-1) scored the first eight goals of the game, but needed a late push to outlast Vanderbilt 15-12 Saturday at Koskinen Stadium.
No. 19 Duke lost to No. 1 Maryland 16-7 Saturday at Koskinen Stadium in the first ACC lacrosse game of the season.
The Blue Devils will host Vanderbilt at Koskinen Stadium at 2 p.m Saturday.
In the Quakers’ season-opener Friday night, they got the revenge they wanted, toppling the No. 13 Blue Devils 14-9.
For the fourth year in a row, Penn will open its season against Duke.
Two of the top teams in the nation will collide in College Park as No. 7 Duke will look to remain undefeated against an also undefeated No. 4 Maryland.
With 13 goals already this season, MacKenzie Hommel has led Duke to a 4-0 start.
