ACC Field Set
With the win, the Fighting Irish clinched the third seed in the upcoming ACC tournament. They’ll face second-seeded Duke next Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C. Top-seeded Virginia will face the winner of Thursday’s lone quarterfinal between fourth-seeded Syracuse and fifth-seeded North Carolina.
Duke Avoids Upset on Long Island
Marquette pushed No. 4 Duke to the brink in a neutral-site game in Bethpage, N.Y., but Brad Smith buried a time-and-room shot from about 15 yards out with 32 seconds left in overtime to lift the Blue Devils to a 10-9 victory Saturday. Nakeie Mongomery assisted the game-winner, dodging the right alley and rolling back to find Smith waiting at the top of the box.
John Wagner scored a game-high five goals for the Golden Eagles.
Spencer Now No. 3 in NCAA History
Graham Savio won 18 of 26 faceoffs and Pat Spencer moved to No. 3 on the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list, as No. 6 Loyola overcame a slow start to defeat No. 18 Army 13-9 on Saturday. The Greyhounds fell behind 3-0, but used a pair of four-goal runs in the second half to come up with the win. Spencer finished with a game-high seven points (four goals, three assists) to give him 356 for his career, surpassing Justin Guterding (351), Matt Danowski (353) and Rob Pannell (354) on all-time list. Albany’s Lyle Thompson (400) and Connor Fields (354) are 1-2.
In other results Saturday:
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No. 5 Penn saved the banner for Saturday, and the Quakers earned it, defeating Dartmouth 22-6 to finish unbeaten in Ivy League play and clinch its first outright regular season title since 1984. Penn’s 48 goals over the last two games represents the most prolific two-game output in program history.
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Sean Sconone made a career-high 21 saves, as No. 14 UMass rolled to a 17-8 victory over Fairfield. The Minutemen can clinch the top seed in the CAA and conference tournament hosting rights with a win next Friday over Delaware.
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No. 13 High Point scored four unanswered goals in a span of 2:57 to turn a one-goal fourth-quarter deficit into a three-goal lead, then held on to defeat Bellarmine 16-15. Asher Nolting led the Panthers with three goals and four assists.
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Christian Klipstein made 15 saves, and Tommy Sopko and Will Yorke each posted five points on a hat trick and two assists, to lift Bucknell to a 12-10 victory over Lehigh.
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Chris Gray and James Burr scored six goals apiece, and Gray added four assists for a 10-point effort in No. 17 Boston University’s 15-11 win over Holy Cross, which clinched a Patriot League playoff berth for the Terriers for the third straight year.
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Brad McCulley scored five goals and Ryan Smith had three goals and three assists, as red-hot Robert Morris defeated Bryant 20-16. It was the Colonials’ fifth straight win and first on the road against the Bulldogs since 2011.
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Logan Shamblin made a career-high 21 saves and Detroit Mercy clinched a spot in the MAAC tournament with a 13-9 win at Siena.
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Matt Varian and Reid Bowering combined to score five goals in the fourth quarter as Drexel rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat Hofstra 13-1 at Shuart Stadium. The win, combined with the UMass victory over Fairfield, gave Drexel a berth in the upcoming CAA tournament.
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Michael Sowers, only a junior, is now tied with National Lacrosse Hall of Famer Kevin Lowe for No. 1 all-time in scoring in Princeton history. Sowers’ 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in a 19-15 win over Harvard gave him 247 for his career, as the Tigers kept their Ivy League tournament hopes alive headed into next week’s regular season finale at Cornell.
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Division I Men’s
Top 20 Scoreboard
No. 3 Maryland 10, No. 8 Ohio State 9 (OT)
No. 4 Duke 10, Marquette 9 (OT)
No. 5 Penn 22, Dartmouth 6
No. 6 Loyola 13, No. 18 Army 9
No. 9 Syracuse 18, Navy, 9
No. 10 Cornell 12, Brown 9
No. 11 Notre Dame 12, North Carolina 10
No. 12 Denver 14, Providence 8
No. 13 High Point 16, Bellarmine 15
No. 15 Towson 14, No. 20 Delaware, 12
No. 19 Villanova 16, St. John’s 5
No. 7 Virginia 22, Marist 6
No. 14 UMass 17, Fairfield 8
No. 17 Boston University 15, Holy Cross 11
OTHER SCORES
Air Force 12, VMI 5
Binghamton 15, Hartford 12
Bucknell 12, Lehigh 10
Cleveland State 17, Utah 8
Colgate 16, Lafayette 7
Detroit Mercy 13, Siena 10
Drexel 13, Hofstra 12
Georgetown 23, NJIT 7
Hobart 11, Mount St. Mary’s 8
Jacksonville 11, Furman 10
Princeton 19, Harvard 15
Richmond 15, Mercer 9
Robert Morris 20, Bryant 16
Rutgers 11, Michigan 9
Saint Joseph’s 14, Wagner 6
Stony Brook 10, Vermont 9
Quinnipiac 10, Monmouth 9
UMass Lowell 13, UMBC 12 (OT)