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DURHAM, N.C.Ned Crotty had a hand in eight goals as Duke defeated Virginia 15-10 this afternoon before 3211 fans at Koskinen Stadium. The win is Duke’s sixth in a row over the Cavaliers dating back to the 2005 season and ends Virginia’s winning streak at 12 games.
The eight-ranked Blue Devils improve to 9-3 overall this season, while Virginia is now 12-1. Both teams finished the season with 2-1 ACC record.
The teams will meet again in two weeks in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Chapel Hill, N.C. Maryland and North Carolina play in the other semifinal contest.
Danny Glading scored Virginia’s first two goals as the teams traded goals through the first 11 minutes of play and played to a 2-all score.
Crotty scored both of his goals over a four-and-a-half minute span bridging the first and second quarters to give the homestanding Blue Devils a 5-2 lead in the first minute of the second quarter. Garrett Billings scored his only goal of the game to cut the Cavaliers deficit to 5-3 three minutes and 59 seconds before halftime. The 2-goal margin would be as close as they would get the remainder of the game however.
Max Quinzani scored at the 3:37 mark of the second quarter to give Duke a 6-3 halftime lead. The Blue Devils opened the second half with three goals in the first two and a half minutes of the second half as their lead grew to 9-3.
Virginia made a run with three goals, including two by Glading, over a 72-second span to pull within three at 9-6.
Duke answered with a 4-goal run to build a 14-6 lead early in the fourth quarter. Steele Stanwick scored three of Virginia’s final four goals for his fourth multigoal game in the last five.
Duke had an outstanding day on both ends of the field. The Blue Devils took just 28 shots and goalie Rob Schroeder recorded 13 saves, one off his career high.
Virginia closes the regular season next Saturday (April 18) at home against Dartmouth. The game is scheduled to start at noon and will be televised by CBS College Sports Network.
Virginia 2-1-3-410 record: 12-1/2-1 ACC
Duke 3-3-5-411 record: 9-3/2-1 ACC
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Scoring (G-A)V: Danny Glading 4-1, Steele Stanwick 3-1, Mike Thompson 1-1, Garrett Billings 1-0, Rhamel Bratton 1-0, Shamel Bratton 0-1, Chad Gaudet 0-1. D: Ned Crotty 2-6, Max Quinzani 4-0, Justin Turri 3-2, Zach Howell 2-2, Mike Catalino 2-1, Will McKee 1-0, Brad Ross 1-0, Sam Payton 0-1, Steve Schoeffel 0-1.
Goalie Summary V: Adam Ghitelman 60 mins., 7 saves, 15 goals allowed. D: Rob Schroeder 60 mins., 13 saves, 10 goals allowed.
Shots: V43, D28
Ground Balls: V35, D31
Clearing: V23x25, D25x30
Faceoffs: V13, D15
Penalties: V6-5:30, D3-2:30
EMO: V1x3, D3x6