The second-seeded Blue Devils will face No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the late semifinal game in Koskinen Stadium Friday night at about 8:30 p.m.
The Blue Devils, coming off a strong 11-8 win against then-No. 4 Notre Dame last weekend, appear to be finding their groove at the right moment as they have so often in the past.
Hammond’s left index finger was ripped off by a broken gate latch after he attempted to climb a fence and make a play on his opponent's overhead smash that looked like it was heading over the fence. A redshirt junior at the time, Hammond returned to practice less than four weeks after the injury, but not before doctors had to amputate the top of his finger.
After cruising past Jacksonville and Georgetown by a combined 12 goals, No. 11 Duke will face its second top-10 opponent of the season at 1:30 p.m. Saturday when it takes on No. 6 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Mount St. Mary’s is dancing once again after coming out victorious in their fifth NEC championship game appearance in 10 years
The Privateers return to the tournament for the first time in 21 years.
Junior Justin Guterding and senior Jack Bruckner combined for six goals and four assists, catching fire in the second half as No. 20 Duke used a 7-1 spurt to down 12th-ranked Richmond 9-8 Sunday afternoon at Robins Stadium in Richmond, Va.
The Blue Devils hung with the nation’s top-ranked team for 58 minutes last Sunday, but Denver’s late push proved to be too much in the crisp mountain air.
People like to say that lacrosse is the fastest game played on two feet. As far as Duke senior Ethan Powley is concerned, that is perfectly fine.
Denver closed the game on a 6-1 run to deal the No. 15 Blue Devils a 14-9 setback at Paul Barton Stadium in Denver.
