North Carolina
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Duke Defeats Men's Lacrosse
March 21, 2001 | Men's Lacrosse
March 21, 2001
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - No. 10 Duke's defense held North Carolina to one goal in the final 27 minutes of the game as the Blue Devils held on for an 11-8 win over the #12 Tar Heels Wednesday night at Fetzer Field.
Duke bolted to an early 7-2 lead with more than 10 minutes remaining in the second quarter only to see the Tar Heels rally with five successive goals. But a goal by Kevin Brennan with 7:56 to play in the third quarter gave the Blue Devils the lead for good as they improved to 6-2 and 1-1 in the ACC. North Carolina fell to 4-2 and 0-1 in the ACC.
Chris Hartofilis led the Duke attack with three goals while Kevin Cassese, Greg Patchak and Brennan each added two goals. The Tar Heels were led by Steven Will and Jeff Sonke with two goals apiece.
Both goalkeepers played well in the game as UNC's Robert D'Urso made a career high 16 saves while Matt Breslin made 14 saves and allowed only eight goals for the Blue Devils.
The key statistics in the game was ground balls where the Blue Devils dominated the Tar Heels 42-33.
With the win Duke earned three points in the Carlyle Cup competition, the all-sports trophy contested between the two schools. North Carolina now leads this year's competition 17-14.
North Carolina will play at #3 Maryland at 1 p.m. Duke will also play an undefeated team this weekend at the Blue Devils meet Georgetown on Sunday in Washington, D.C.
