The Opening Faceoff
- Duke, 9-1 on the year, is ranked fourth nationally and has won seven straight. The Blue Devils are in the middle of a three-game road swing through three different states.
- Virginia jumped back to No. 1 following a 15-10 win at Notre Dame. The Cavaliers' lone loss came to Maryland in overtime. Virginia has the nation's top scoring offense and has scored at least 13 goals in every game this season, while the attack trio is averaging 8.63 goals and 14.5 points per game.
- The attack unit of Andrew McAdorey, Brennan O'Neill and Dyson Williams have paced the Blue Devils.