No. 5 UNC Field Hockey Falls To No. 2 Duke, 3-2

Posted Oct 20, 2017
No. 2 Duke scored twice in the first half and went on to a 3-2 field hockey win over No. 5 North Carolina Friday evening in an Atlantic Coast Conference field hockey battle at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium. The Blue Devils improved to 13-2 overall and 4-2 in conference play. UNC fell to 12-4 (3-3 ACC) with the loss. "Hats off to Duke," UNC coach Karen Shelton said. (GoHeels.com)

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