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Top-Seeded Duke To Meet Ohio State In NCAA Quarterfinals
5/16/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM, N.C. -- The top-ranked and top-seeded Duke men's lacrosse team will travel to Ithaca, N.Y., to play Ohio State on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. Face-off is set for 12 noon and the game will be televised by ESPNU.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and children and may be purchased online at GoDuke.com.
The Blue Devils, who stand at 17-1 and have won nine straight games, defeated Loyola in the opening round this past Saturday in Durham by a 12-7 count. The Buckeyes are 11-5 on the year and upended Cornell in the first round, 15-7.
Duke and Ohio State rank first and third, respectfully, in the nation in scoring offense. The two teams have met seven times, with the Blue Devils holding a 5-2 series advantage.
Senior attackmen Matt Danowski and Zack Greer lead the Duke offense by ranking one-two nationally in scoring. Danowski, who became the NCAA's all-time leading scorer last weekend, paces the country in both total points (91) and assists (53) while Greer leads the nation in goals scored (58) while ranking second in points (80). Duke's defense, a unit that allows 7.00 goals per game, is spearheaded by goalkeeper Dan Loftus, who has 40 career wins to his credit.
The Buckeyes are paced offensively by Kevin Buchanan (70 points) and Joel Dalgarno (69 points). Ohio State averages 13.4 goals per outing and three of its five losses this season came in overtime.
Saturday's pair of quarterfinal games will take place in Annapolis, Md., with second-seeded Virginia taking on seventh-seeded Maryland at 12 noon and fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins meeting Navy at 3 p.m. Following the Duke-Ohio State tilt on Sunday in Ithaca, third-seeded Syracuse will face sixth-seeded Notre Dame. This weekend's winners will advance to the national semifinals set for Saturday, May 24 in Foxborough, Mass.
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