In its Red Bandanna Game honoring Welles Crowther, Boston College’s high-octane offense was put to the test. In a rare occurrence this season for the blistering Eagles, they were facing a team that could keep up with its offensive output.

Duke had the upper hand early, leading by as much as three goals in the first half before taking a one-goal lead into halftime. But Boston College scored the first four goals of the second half, and although Duke would continually push closer, the Eagles held on from there.

Charlotte North scored six goals in her first game against her former team since transferring to BC in 2019, and No. 6 Boston College topped No. 8 Duke 17-15.

Charlotte North picking corners against her former team pic.twitter.com/7ErYrFYc3F

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 3, 2021

Cara Urbank gave Boston College (8-1, 3-1 ACC) the lead for good at 10-9 just over five minutes into the second half, and she scored again four minutes later to make the score 11-9. Jenn Medjid’s 29th goal of the season made the score 12-9 less than a minute after that.

Cara Urbank with the finish for @BCwlax’s first lead of the afternoon.

There’s a crazy ending brewing between Duke and BC pic.twitter.com/mdw9SFGtnB

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 3, 2021

Duke (6-5, 2-5 ACC) was far from done, as the Blue Devils twice cut the lead to just one goal. Catherine Cordrey’s 20th tally of the year made the score 16-15 with 4:01 remaining, but North scored the put away goal 59 seconds later.

VIRGINIA NEARLY FINISHES COMEBACK

Elsewhere in the wild world of the ACC, Notre Dame led by six goals with 17:44 remaining before Virginia awakened to make it a game. The Cavaliers scored five straight over the next 11 minutes, but the Irish defense settled and locked in.

They held Virginia scoreless the rest of the way, and Keelin Schlageter scored a last-second goal to ice it, as No. 4 Notre Dame outlasted No. 7 Virginia 12-10.

With the score tied at 4, Notre Dame (6-2, 3-2 ACC) used a six-goal run to build its lead. Six players scored during the run — Kelly Donnelly, Jackie Wolak, Samantha Lynch, Kathleen Roe, Andie Aldave and Kasey Choma — to take a 10-4 lead with 19:13 remaining.

Not long after, Ashlyn McGovern scored three times in Virginia’s 5-0 run that closed the gap.

Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20

No. 1 North Carolina 17, No. 2 Syracuse — Read more here.
No. 4 Notre Dame 12, No. 7 Virginia 10
No. 5 Stony Brook 19, Vermont 8
No. 6 Boston College 17, No. 8 Duke 15
No. 10 Jacksonville 21, Stetson 7
No. 11 Florida 19, East Carolina 7
No. 13 Loyola 15, Lehigh 1
No. 15 Drexel 19, Hofstra 8
No. 19 Louisville 13, Virginia Tech 9

Johns Hopkins at No. 12 Michigan, PPD
High Point at No. 18 Towson, PPD

Other Scores

Albany 23, Hartford 6
Bucknell 17, American 15
Campbell 8, Winthrop 5
Central Michigan 17, Akron 7
Elon 15, William and Mary 6
Furman 13, Coastal Carolina 10
Kennesaw State 19, Delaware State 7
Long Island U. 11, Bryant 8
Presbyterian 12, Longwood 11
Robert Morris 17, Youngstown State 7
Saint Francis 12, Sacred Heart 11
Saint Joseph’s 12, Duquesne 10
UMass 21, St. Bonaventure 9
UMBC 16, UMass Lowell 11
Vanderbilt 19, Old Dominion 2
VCU 11, George Washington 11

Radford at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m.

Kent State at Detroit Mercy, PPD
Manhattan at Iona, PPD
Merrimack at Wagner, PPD
Niagara at Marist, PPD
Temple at Cincinnati, PPD