HOW IT HAPPENED
The Blue Devils earned a 2-0 lead before Aldave got the Irish on the board at the 18:29 mark of the opening half.
The two sides traded goals for the next 9:49 of play, with Howe, Masinko and Carr netting markers to keep the Irish within one.
After Carr’s goal with 8:40 left in the first half, Masinko and Aldave scored back-to-back tallies to give the Irish a 6-5 lead with 5:22 to go in the opening frame.
Duke responded with a pair of goals to close out the half to earn a 7-6 advantage after 30 minutes.
The Blue Devils doubled their lead 49 seconds into the second stanza before scored 37 seconds apart to even the score, 8-8, with 27:48 to play.
Aldave’s fourth goal knotted the score once again at 9-9, and Samantha Lynch gave the Irish a 10-9 lead with 19 minutes remaining.
Duke responded again with three consecutive goals to earn a 12-10 advantage at the 12:36 mark of the second half.
Howe completed her hat trick to bring the Irish within one, and Roe went coast-to-coast for the game-tying goal with 7:57 to go.
The Blue Devils struck twice in two minutes to regain a two-goal lead with 4:10 to play.
Howe brought the Irish back within one with her 50th goal of the season with 3:37 remaining, but Notre Dame was unable to net the equalizer in the closing minutes.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Maddie Howe scored her team-leading 50th goal, and now has 11 hat tricks this season.
- Andie Aldave has scored at least four goals in six contests this season.
- Aldave has a program-record 135 draw controls in 2019, and 233 for her career.
UP NEXT
The Irish will find out where they land in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, May 5th.
