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GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - The ACC men's lacrosse conference schedule comes to an end this weekend with a pair of games. No. 9 Syracuse travels to No. 4 Notre Dame at noon Saturday, with ESPNU televising the contest. No. 2 Duke makes the short trek to No. 3 North Carolina at 4 p.m. Sunday on ACC Network.
The Blue Devils have clinched at least a share of the ACC title and can win it outright with a victory Sunday. The Tar Heels can earn a share of the crown with a win Sunday.
Syracuse steps out of conference play next Friday, May 7, to entertain Robert Morris in the final regular-season game for an ACC team. The selection show for the 2021 NCAA Tournament will be held on Sunday, May 9, at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, May 1
#9/8 Syracuse at #4 Notre Dame | Noon | ESPNU
Sunday, May 2
#2 Duke at #3 North Carolina | 4 p.m. | ACCN
Friday, May 7
Robert Morris at Syracuse | 4 p.m. | ACCN
All times Eastern; Rankings: USILA/Inside Lacrosse
Noting ACC Men's Lacrosse
• The ACC has five of the top 10 teams in the latest USILA and Inside Lacrosse rankings: Duke (2), North Carolina (3), Notre Dame (4), Virginia (7) and Syracuse (9).
• All five ACC teams have been ranked as high as No. 2 at one point this season.
• The ACC teams all rank among the top 10 in the RPI: Duke (2), UNC (3), Syracuse (5), Virginia (6) and Notre Dame (9).
• In Inside Lacrosse's Midseason All-America honors, ACC players took eight of the 13 First-Team spots. In all, 32 ACC players earned Midseason All-America status - most of any league.
• The ACC leads all conferences with 11 of the 25 nominees for the 2021 Tewaaraton Award. Each of the five ACC programs have at least one nominee.
• ACC teams are 30-1 in non-conference play this year while outscoring their opponents 520-279.
• Notre Dame’s win over No. 1 Duke in men’s lacrosse marked the 311th win for Kevin Corrigan at the school. That is the most at a single program by a coach in D-I history.
• The five ACC Thursday night men's lacrosse games were decided by a total of seven goals, including four straight one-goal games.
• Duke's Michael Sowers is the active Division I leader in points (362) and assists (212). Sowers (6.03) and UNC's Chris Gray (5.68) are the NCAA's active leaders in career points per game.
• The five ACC teams all rank among the top 20 nationally in scoring: North Carolina (2nd, 17.3 gpg), Duke (5th, 15.3), Virginia (8th, 14.8) Syracuse (16th, 14.0) and Notre Dame (19th, 13.8).
• Notre Dame ranks fourth nationally in scoring defense (8.6 gpg), while Duke is 14th (9.7).
• UNC's Chris Gray ranks fifth nationally in points per game (5.92), while ND's Pat Kavanagh is eighth (5.44).
• Kavanagh ranks fifth nationally in assists per game (3.44), while Gray is 12th (2.67) and Sowers 17th (2.38).
• Notre Dame's Liam Entenmann boasts the fifth best goals-against average nationally (8.55).