March 14, 2009

Career Day For Turri Leads No. 10 Blue Devils Past No. 8 Tar Heels
Sophomore midfielder Justin Turri scored three goals and added one assist to lead 10th-ranked Duke to a 12-8 victory over eighth-ranked North Carolina at a rain-soaked Kenan Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils outscored the Tar Heels 9-4 in the second half as Duke had 10 players with at least one point.

The Blue Devils improve to 6-2 overall and 1-1 in ACC play while the Tar Heels fall to 7-2 overall and 0-1 in the league. Duke has now won nine in a row over the Tar Heels. Since the 1995 ACC Tournament when the Blue Devils defeated North Carolina by a 14-6 count in the championship game, Duke has won 17-of-22 contests against its chief rival.

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Virginia Opens Up Early Lead, Defeats Towson 11-2
Top-ranked Virginia scored on three of its first four shots to take command early and defeat Towson 11-2 in a steady rain before 2389 fans at Klöckner Stadium. The win is the Cavaliers’ ninth in a row over the Tigers dating back to 2001 and the eighth time in the last nine meetings they have held the Tiger to fewer than 10 goals.

Virginia’s record improves to 9-0 this season; this is the third time in the last four years the Cavaliers have started 6-0 or better. Towson suffered its third loss in a row to fall to 1-4 this spring.

Towson played at a very deliberate pace on offense and took a season-low 19 shots, while failing to score in six-on-six situations; both Tiger goals came on extra man. Towson also committed 32 turnovers, nearly double its most coming into the game. Virginia’s defense did not allow a goal for the final 43 minutes and 22 seconds of the game.

No. 5 Maryland Men's Lacrosse Drops Close One to No. 10 UMBC
The Terps got hat tricks from sophomores Grant Catalino and Ryan Young, but it wasn't enough as the University of Maryland men's lacrosse team dropped a 9-7 decision to No. 10 UMBC Saturday afternoon at Ludwig Field.

A slow first quarter saw the Retrievers take an early 1-0 lead, but Maryland tied the game with 6:02 remaining in the first on Young's first goal of the game. Young isolated his defender behind the cage and roll-dodged multiple times, finally freeing himself for a quick shot from the left side.

UMBC scored the game's next four goals, with Alex Hopmann scoring twice and adding an assist during the run, to take a 4-1 lead heading into halftime.