After being held scoreless for the first five frames, No. 8-seed Duke took a thrilling 4-2 victory against Charlotte, pushing itself to the next round of the tournament, which will bring No. 9-seed Stanford to Bull City.
In a game filled with missed opportunities and stellar defense on both sides, the dream of a second ACC tournament championship in three seasons was left unrealized for the Blue Devils, as they fell 2-1 to the Seminoles.
On Friday, the second-seeded Blue Devils rode Curd’s historic performance to a 2-0 semifinal win against the third-seeded Tigers, setting up a championship matchup against No. 1-seed Florida State.