Sunday, April 23
LOUISVILLE, KY
2:00 p.m.
University of Louisville
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Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics
Lacrosse Falls in Heartbreaker to Duke in First Round of ACCs
April 23, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse
Sara Addeche recorded 16 saves.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Led by a season-high performance from graduate senior Hannah Morris, the University of Louisville lacrosse team fell 12-11 to Duke in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Sunday at the UofL Lacrosse Stadium.
With the loss, the Cardinals conclude the season with a 5-12 record. Duke moves to 8-9 on the season, advancing to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament against Boston College.
Hannah Morris led the offense in her final game in the Red and Black, earning five goals on eight shots. The graduate senior went 3-of-4 in free position attempts.
Sara Addeche continued her stellar performance guarding the net for all 60:00 minutes. The goalie recorded 16 saves with a .571 save percentage.
"Today I thought we battled for 60 minutes," said head coach Scott Teeter. "We battled through some adversity and unfortunately, Duke made one more play than we did. We had our chances. We hit a post there at the end, we had a shot in the dying seconds and the goalie made a big-time save. I couldn't be prouder of our girls for the effort they had today. They left it on the field."
The Blue Devils scored three unanswered goals to start the first quarter. Negai Nakazawa was the first Cardinal on the board, scoring in the seventh minute of play. Duke scored again but Morris ripped in a goal with 0:10 seconds left in the first quarter to put the Cardinals down 4-2.
Negai Nakazawa shot in a second goal on a behind-the-back dish from her sister Kokoro to put the Cards within one. Duke pulled ahead with another goal, but Nicole Perroni rocketed in a free position goal to bring the Cardinals down 5-4 with 10:09 minutes left in the first half. Duke scored again but three straight goals from Morris, two coming on free position attempts, gave UofL the 7-6 lead. Duke scored again to tie the game 7-7 heading into the locker rooms.
Negai Nakazawa earned the second hat trick of her career on another assist from Kokoro and Morris scored her fifth goal of the game on a free position to give the Cardinals the 9-7 lead. Duke battled back, scoring three-straight and earning the 10-9 lead. Allegra Catalano snuck one in to tie the game 10-10 with one quarter left to play.
Kokoro Nakazawa scored her 22nd goal of the season to put the Cardinals up one. Duke scored two more to take the 12-11 lead. The teams continued to battle, coming down to the final minute. The Cards had a chance to tie it up in the final 10 seconds but came up short.
With the goal in the second quarter, Perroni continued her program-high goal-scoring streak to 36 consecutive games. The senior had one ground ball, five draw controls, and two caused turnovers.
Maggie Foster led the defense with a career-high five ground balls and one caused turnover.
Madi McKee had one ground ball, two draw controls, and one caused turnover. Negai Nakazawa added in one ground ball.
With the loss, the Cardinals conclude the season with a 5-12 record. Duke moves to 8-9 on the season, advancing to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament against Boston College.
Hannah Morris led the offense in her final game in the Red and Black, earning five goals on eight shots. The graduate senior went 3-of-4 in free position attempts.
Sara Addeche continued her stellar performance guarding the net for all 60:00 minutes. The goalie recorded 16 saves with a .571 save percentage.
"Today I thought we battled for 60 minutes," said head coach Scott Teeter. "We battled through some adversity and unfortunately, Duke made one more play than we did. We had our chances. We hit a post there at the end, we had a shot in the dying seconds and the goalie made a big-time save. I couldn't be prouder of our girls for the effort they had today. They left it on the field."
The Blue Devils scored three unanswered goals to start the first quarter. Negai Nakazawa was the first Cardinal on the board, scoring in the seventh minute of play. Duke scored again but Morris ripped in a goal with 0:10 seconds left in the first quarter to put the Cardinals down 4-2.
Negai Nakazawa shot in a second goal on a behind-the-back dish from her sister Kokoro to put the Cards within one. Duke pulled ahead with another goal, but Nicole Perroni rocketed in a free position goal to bring the Cardinals down 5-4 with 10:09 minutes left in the first half. Duke scored again but three straight goals from Morris, two coming on free position attempts, gave UofL the 7-6 lead. Duke scored again to tie the game 7-7 heading into the locker rooms.
Negai Nakazawa earned the second hat trick of her career on another assist from Kokoro and Morris scored her fifth goal of the game on a free position to give the Cardinals the 9-7 lead. Duke battled back, scoring three-straight and earning the 10-9 lead. Allegra Catalano snuck one in to tie the game 10-10 with one quarter left to play.
Kokoro Nakazawa scored her 22nd goal of the season to put the Cardinals up one. Duke scored two more to take the 12-11 lead. The teams continued to battle, coming down to the final minute. The Cards had a chance to tie it up in the final 10 seconds but came up short.
With the goal in the second quarter, Perroni continued her program-high goal-scoring streak to 36 consecutive games. The senior had one ground ball, five draw controls, and two caused turnovers.
Maggie Foster led the defense with a career-high five ground balls and one caused turnover.
Madi McKee had one ground ball, two draw controls, and one caused turnover. Negai Nakazawa added in one ground ball.
Team Stats
DU
LOU
Shots
41
21
Turnovers
15
18
Caused Turnovers
14
5
Draw Controls
19
8
Free-Position Shots
6
6
Ground Balls
21
16
Game Leaders
Players
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5
A
0
FO
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Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
3
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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