NCAA Lacrosse in NC: Virginia vs. North Carolina in ACC final

Virginia Cavaliers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

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The third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels get ready to face off against the Virginia Cavaliers in the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament final at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Sunday.

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Tar Heels claim first ACC title since 1996

 

IL On the Scene: ACC Final

Peter Koutroumpis was in Chapel Hill N.C., for the ACC Tournament. His report is below. The North Carolina Tar…

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Follow live blog details and news of Virginia at North Carolina in ACC Tournament final action at InsideLacrosse.com:

Virginia vs. North Carolina - InsideLacrosse.com In-game blog with Peter Koutroumpis

Additional thoughts and comments during the game @pksport

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Pregame/halftime read:

Tar Heels beat Duke 18-17, advance to ACC lacrosse final (Photos)

 

The third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels beat cross-Triangle and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) rival, the sixth-ranked Duke Blue Devils, 18-17, at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Friday.The win extended the Tar Heels...

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Game Notes:

Both teams possess a storied history in conference tournament play and will face each other in the final for only the fourth time and first since 1996.

Back then, it was the Tar Heels who beat the Cavaliers 13-11 to win the 1996 ACC title, the last time that North Carolina hoisted the tournament trophy.

The Tar Heels are 18-17 in ACC tournament play with seven championship titles while the Cavaliers hold a slightly better 20-7 resume to go along with six tournament wins.

Starter for today’s game:

Virginia
G - Rhody Heller
A - Owen Van Arsdale, Nick O'Reilly, Mark Cockerton
M - Ryan tucker, Matt White, Rob Emery
D - Harry Prevas, Tanner Scales, Greg Danseglio

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North Carolina
G - Kieran Burke
A - MarcusHolman, Jimmy Bitter, Joey Sankey
M - Davey Emala, Chad Tutton, Steve Pontrello
D - Jordan Smith, Kieran McDonald, Evan Connell

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NCAA Lacrosse in NC: Duke vs North Carolina in ACC semi-final action

The second-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels took on the third-seeded Duke Blue Devils in the second semifinal of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Friday.

Both teams will met for the 69th time overall and for the 13th time in the ACC Tournament.

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Post-game recaps from InsideLacrosse.com and Durham Herald-Sun:

 

IL On the Scene: ACC Semis

Caroline Darney and Peter Koutroumpis were at the ACC Tournament in Chapel Hill, N.C., for Inside Lacrosse. Their…

 

 

RIVALRY THRILLER

North Carolina senior captain Marcus Holman scored the game-winning goal with 1:28 to play to beat Duke 18-17 in the semifinals of the ACC Men’s Lacross Tournament Friday night in front of 4,576 fans at Kenan Stadium. The win advanced the Tar Heels to Sunday’s ACC Tournament finals against Virginia.

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Follow live blog details and news of Duke at North Carolina in ACC Tournament action at InsideLacrosse.com:

Duke vs. North Carolina - InsideLacrosse.com In-game blog with Peter Koutroumpis

Additional thoughts and comments during the game @pksport

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Game Notes:

The Tar Heels, ranked third nationally, are looking to avenge an 11-8 loss to the Blue Devils, ranked sixth nationally, back in mid-March at Fetzer Field.

Since then, both teams have gone on two of the best winning  streaks in the country as Duke is riding a nine-game unbeaten streak with the Tar Heels haven't lost in seven games, since losing to the Blue Devils.

Both teams top the ACC in numerous categories including goals per game (Duke - 13.53, UNC - 12.77), and assists per game (Duke -  8.07, UNC - 7.08), and each has players topping the league's scoring lists.

Duke's Jordan Wolf leads the ACC with 2.67 goals per game, followed closely behind by both North Carolina's Joey Sankey and Marcus Holman who have averaged 2.46 goals per game.

Holman leads the ACC tallying 4.77 points per game with Wolf sitting in close second with 3.93 points per game.

Bottom line, on paper both teams are sitting more or less even, which sets up for another great rival game in the Triangle as each team will battle for a place in the ACC Championship final game on Sunday.

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Starting lineups will for tonight's game:

Duke

G - Kyle Turri
A - Josh Dionne, Case Matheis, Jordan Wolf
M - David Lawson, Jake Tripucka, Christian Walsh
D - Chris Hipps, Bill Conners, Henry Lobb

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North Carolina

G - Kieran Burke
A - Marcus Holman, Joey Sankey, Jimmy Bitter
M - Davey Emala, Chad Tutton, Steve Pontrello
D - Jordan Smith, Kieran McDonald, Evan Connell

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North Carolina, Duke prepare for ACC Lacrosse Championship Tournament

North Carolina vs. Duke - Jack Tarr

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Both the fifth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels and seventh-ranked Duke Blue Devils will be ready to take each other on in their semi-final match-up in the upcoming 2013 ACC Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament that will take place at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. beginning on Fri. Apr. 26.

The Tar Heels (10-3) beat the third Division I team in the state, the first-year High Point Panthers (3-11), at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill on Saturday, handing their guests a 20-8 loss.

The Tar Heels' senior captain Marcus Holman set a new school record for most consecutive games with a goal (28) while leading his team to its seventh straight win since losing to the Blue Devils on Mar. 13.

The Blue Devils (10-4) prepare to face off against the Big East's Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-11) at Yurcak Field in Brunswick, N.J., looking to extend their current eight-game win streak, the longest current active run in the nation.

Duke outlasted and outblasted  fellow ACC member, the Virginia Cavaliers last week by a score of 19-16 and are carrying a lot of positive momentum late in the season as tournament time approaches.

With both the Tar Heels and Blue Devils set on a collision course to meet next week, there is no doubt that their second meeting of the season could go down as one of the best games ever played between the two schools.

Get ready for a big scoring explosion between these two teams on Friday.

In the meantime, a look back:

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NCAA Lacrosse in NC: Duke Blue Devils host Virginia Cavaliers

Duke Blue Devils - pregame - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

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Duke beats Virginia in 19-16 shootout - InsideLacrosse.com

 

IL On the Scene: April 12

 

One of the biggest weekends of the lacrosse season kicked off Friday night. Duke and Virginia played a shootout on…

By Inside Lacrosse Staff, 4/13/2013

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Game Notes:

The eighth-ranked Duke Blue Devils (9-4, 1-1) host Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) foe, the Virgnia Cavaliers (5-6, 0-2) at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C. on Friday.

If there's a night to get hot, this is the location for it tonight as the Blue Devils seek to extend their current seven-game win streak, the longest active streak in the nation.

Virginia Cavaliers - pregame - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

The Cavaliers start this game unranked for the first since March 2004 as they faceoff against Duke for the 77th time in the two teams' all-time series and for the first time since the 2011 ACC Tournament semifinal.

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Duke vs. Virginia - InsideLacrosse.com In-game blog with Peter Koutroumpis

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