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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.Duke continued its mastery of Virginia with a 16-5 win over the Cavaliers in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. The win is the Blue Devils second of the season over Virginia and seventh in a row in the series dating back to 2005.
Duke advances to Sunday’s championship game to face North Carolina for the league title. North Carolina defeated Maryland 16-10 in today’s first semifinal contest.
The top-ranked Cavaliers are now 13-2 this season with both losses coming to the Blue Devils. Duke, ranked sixth, is now 11-3.
Ned Crotty, the ACC Player of the Year, led the way for Duke with four goals and four assists as 10 different players scored.
Shamel Bratton was Virginia’s leading scorer with two goals. Danny Glading had a goal and an assist. His assist was the 100th of his career as he became only the sixth player in ACC history with to score at least 100 career goals and add 100 assists.
Glading helped the Cavaliers take a lead 11 seconds into the contest by taking a feed from Steele Stanwick on a fast break off the opening faceoff.
Duke responded with a fast break goal of its own on the ensuing faceoff as C.J. Costabile fed Crotty eight seconds later. The Blue Devils scored on their first three shots of the game and built a 4-1 lead less than six minutes in.
Bratton scored just before the horn to end the first quarter but it was the Cavaliers’ final goal until midway through the fourth quarter.
Duke scored twice in the second quarter to take a 7-2 halftime lead. The Blue Devils stretched their lead to 11-2 with a four-goal third quarter.
The Blue Devils scored the first three goals of the fourth quarter before Bratton tallied an extra-man opportunity with 7:46 remaining. Bratton’s goal ended a scoring drought of more than 37 minutes for Virginia. For the game Virginia was one-for-seven on extra-man opportunities.
The Cavaliers will now await an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship. Bids will be announced Sunday, May 3 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU and ESPNews.
Virginia 2-0-0-35 record: 13-2
Duke 5-2-4-516 record: 11-3
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Scoring (G-A)V: Shamel Bratton 2-0, Danny Glading 1-1, Chris Bocklet 1-0, Steve Giannone 1-0, Garrett Billings 0-1, Rhamel Bratton 0-1, Steele Stanwick 0-1. D: Ned Crotty 4-4, Zach Howell 3-2, Will McKee 2-1, Mike Catalino 1-0, Stephen Coyle 1-0, Jay Jennison 1-0, Sam Payton 1-0, Brad Ross 1-0, Robert Rotanz 1-0, Steve Schoeffel 1-0, Max Quinzani 0-2, C.J. Costabile 0-1, Justin Turri 0-1.
Goalie Summary V: Adam Ghitelman 50:36 mins., 9 saves, 14 goals allowed; Mark Wade 9:24 mins., 0 svs., 2 GA. D: Rob Schroeder 52:14 mins., 7 saves, 3 goals allowed; Sean Brady 7:46 mins., 3 svs., 2 GA.
Shots: V34, D44
Ground Balls: V34, D37
Clearing: V15x16, D20x21
Faceoffs: V13, D11
Penalties: V3-2:30, D7-5:30
EMO: V1x7, D1x3