Duke Falls in ACC Quarterfinal

Wednesday, April 24

Charlotte, N.C.

8 PM

Duke University

10-8

Boston College

14-3

Duke

Boston College

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

Duke Falls in ACC Quarterfinal

4/24/2024 11:46:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

CHARLOTTE - The No. 24 Duke women's lacrosse team fell to No. 3 Boston College, 19-5, in ACC Tournament quarterfinal action Wednesday evening at American Legion Memorial Stadium.

Four different Eagles registered hat tricks and were led by Emma LoPinto with three goals and three dimes as the fourth-best scoring offense nationally was on full display.

Boston College outshot Duke, 40-13, and won the draw control battle, 20-5.

Duke was led by Caroline DeBellis with a hat trick, while Olivia Carner grabbed four ground balls and a caused turnover.

How It Happened

Boston College opened the game with a 4-2 lead after 15 minutes of action as Rachel Clark led the team with a goal and an assist. Katie Keller and Caroline DeBellis tallied Duke's two goals.
Boston College went on a 10-1 scoring run spanning the second and third quarters to open up the scoring, 14-3.
Freshman Bella Goodwin connected on a free-position attempt to end Duke's 13-minute scoring drought at 6:01 in the third quarter. DeBellis tallied her third of the day five minutes later to trail 14-5.
The Eagles tacked on five more goals to end the contest.

Notables

Duke moves to 10-8 overall as the Eagles elevate to 14-3.
The all-time series moves to 15-9 in favor of Duke.
Boston College has won four consecutive.
Duke moves to 13-26 all-time in ACC Tournament games and 0-3 in quarterfinal games.
Kennedy Everson got the start in cage and tallied four saves.
Katie DeSimone was held without a point for the first time this season and just the 10th time in her career.

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