'It happens in a split second': Duke's Jake Naso takes a lacrosse niche to its highest level
Saturday, the Blue Devils will take a bus to Chapel Hill for their final — and most tense — regular-season game. To commence the rivalry showdown against North Carolina, an official will place the ball dead center of the field; a player from each team will crouch down, stick on his side of the dot, waiting for the whistle. At the referee’s chime, the players will dig their cleats into the dirt and their shoulders into one another to attempt to gain possession of the ball. This is the faceoff. It starts each quarter and follows every goal.