Duke plays Wake in the Final Four
Maryland plays Old Dominon
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Duke beat Wake 3-2
Terps beat OD 3-2
National Championship is Nov 20
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LOUISVILLE, KY. – Top ranked Maryland edged the third-seeded Duke field hockey team out of a national title Sunday, 1-0, in the lowest scoring championship game in NCAA history at the University of Louisville’s Trager Field. The Blue Devils close the season with an 18-5 record, matching the second-highest win total in school history and a second-place finish among Division I field hockey teams.
The lone goal of the game came eight and a half minutes into the first half, when Maryland’s Jackie Ciconte got past the Duke defense on a breakaway and slid the ball into the goal. Neither team would score for the rest of the game, giving the Terrapins the 1-0 win and the national title.
The Blue Devils found several good looks in the first half that just didn’t finish, including a promising penalty corner nine minutes after Maryland’s goal. Freshman Julie Tromp sent a pass from the top of the circle to senior Katie Grant on the baseline, but Grant’s shot narrowly missed the corner of the goal.
“I think we turned the game around midway through the first half,