Unranked Notre Dame earned its second win against a Top 20 team with a thrilling 10-9 victory over No. 14 Duke thanks to Savannah Buchanan’s game-winning goal with just 31 seconds remaining. The Irish earned its first ranked win when they upset Syracuse 11-10 in overtime on March 24.
"Our team has shown a great amount of resilience as we continue to grow and continue find experience. Today I was really proud of them to stay with it, they had great resolve from start to finish. They stayed together, which was a key to our game. Savannah's goal was a snapshot of us staying together. Maddie Howe drew the shooting space and Savannah took advantage of a second-chance opportunity on a loose ball."
UPSET: @NDWomensLax downs No. 14 @DukeWLAX 10-9 on Savannah Buchanan's game-winner with just 31 seconds left. Howe had a team-high 4G. #NCAAWLAX pic.twitter.com/B8wdycPSXg
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 15, 2018
The Blue Devils opened the scoring five minutes in on Olivia Jenner’s tally, but that was their lone goal of the half.
The Irish responded with a six-goal run to lead 6-1, sparked by Buchanan and led by two from Howe.
Jenner again got the scoring started in the second half to ignite a four-goal Duke spurt to bring the score within one.
Howe then scored to take the Irish back up two, but the Blue Devils knotted it at seven three minutes later.
Jessi Masinko broke the tie, handing the lead back to the Irish, and Howe followed up with one more goal to make it 9-7 with 7:27 to play.
Duke again battled back, scoring back-to-back goals within 30 seconds of each other to tie it 9-9 with 3:03 remaining.
But it was Buchanan who rebounded the ball after Howe’s attempted shot was checked to score the game-winner as the clock neared zero.
Howe finished with a team-high four goals, while Masinko had three points and Buchanan scored two goals. Andie Aldave led in the midfielder with five draw controls, which was one more than Jenner’s tally. Jenner entered the game leading the nation in draw controls (115).
Notre Dame outshot Duke 25-21, the Blue Devils had an 11-10 advantage on the draw and it was an even 15-15 ground ball battle.
What a thrilling Sunday afternoon at Arlotta Stadium!! Check out the full highlights from Notre Dame's 10-9 win over Duke!! #GoIrish #IrishFamily pic.twitter.com/fKhn17Ay4H
— Notre Dame W Lax (@NDWomensLax) April 15, 2018
Whittle Breaks Adams’ Mark for Maryland Goals Record
With her 268th career goal at the 24:16 mark in the first half, senior captain Megan Whittle passed all-time great Jen Adams to become Maryland’s all-time goal leader in the Terps’ 20-5 rout of Ohio State.
“When I committed to Maryland, I always dreamed of this moment,” Whittle said.
“Incredibly happy for Megan Whittle on becoming our program’s all-time goals leader,” said Maryland coach Cathy Reese. “I’m proud to have been a part of her journey and been able to watch her grow from the beginning.”
Whittle finished with a hat trick in the dominant win. Caroline Steele led the way with seven points on five goals and two assists, while Kali Hartshorn had four goals and Jen Giles had four points. Meghan Siverson also added a hat trick.
Adams was quick to congratulate her fellow Terp on her accomplishment.
: The record setting goal.
— Maryland Women's Lax (@MarylandWLax) April 15, 2018
Watch Megan Whittle become Maryland's all-time goals leader! #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/X8AMQ6QRwb
"I couldn't have done this without my teammates and my coaching staff. I'm just so excited about this."
— Maryland Women's Lax (@MarylandWLax) April 15, 2018
Hear what today's star Megan Whittle had to say about becoming the program's all-time leading scorer!#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/2bDFeWqwRE
GDTBAT! Witnessed her break many ankles in her career... and now breaking records! Congrats @marylandwlax Megan Whittle and squad! pic.twitter.com/54vJAMWPDh
— Jen Adams (@JenAdams_7) April 15, 2018
Two greats. And A LOT of goals between them.
— Maryland Women's Lax (@MarylandWLax) April 15, 2018
With Megan Whittle passing @JenAdams_7 for the all-time Maryland goal record today, the #Terp who held the record for 17 years wanted to relay a congratulatory message!#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/I8GlDUHlKl
Games of Note
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Courtney Murphy became the first player in Division I history to tally 300 career goals in No. 1 Stony Brook’s 20-6 win over New Hampshire. Kylie Ohlmiller also recorded 10 points in the victory to total 224 career goals and 220 career assists for 444 career points, now needing just two points and five assists to break both NCAA Division I records.
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Senior Darby Kiernan became Colorado’s career assists leader and set the program single-game points record with 10 in its 18-11 win over Cal.
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Junior Rebecca Lane recorded a hat trick in Saint Joseph’s 15-4 win over Duquesne, netting and surpassing 100 career goals to become the eight Hawk in program history to reach the mark.
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With three goals and two assists for 159 career points, Hallie Merz became Stetson’s all-time leader in points in its 19-4 victory over Howard.
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Sky Hyatt rattled off three straight goals to force overtime and Molly Barcikowski scored the game-winning goal for VCU to top Davidson 12-11 in overtime.
Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Top 20 Scoreboard
No. 1 Stony Brook 20, New Hampshire 6
No. 3 Maryland 20, Ohio State 5
No. 4 James Madison 15, Elon 3
No. 5 North Carolina 22, Canisius 3
No. 10 Towson 17, William & Mary 5
No. 12 Stanford 17, Oregon 9
No. 17 Colorado 18, Call 11
Notre Dame 10, No. 14 Duke 9