Third-Seeded JMU to Face Second-Seeded UNC in National Semifinals on Friday

2018 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship Semifinals *LaValle Stadium \| Stony Brook, N.Y.* Friday, May 25 at 5 p.m. Tickets \| Live Stats \| Live Video \| Live Audio
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Third-seeded JMU is back in Championship Weekend for the first time in 18 years as it will face second-seeded North Carolina in the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship semifinals on Friday, May 25 in Stony Brook, N.Y.
Game time is slated for a 5 p.m. start at LaValle Stadium and will be streamed live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. The game can also be heard on MadiZONE HD SportsNet audio.
The winner advances to Sunday's national championship game and will face the winner of No. 1 Maryland vs. No. 4 Boston College.
JMU is coming off an 11-8 win over No. 6 Florida in the quarterfinals, while the Tar Heels upended Northwestern in a 19-14 decision.
This is the second national semifinal appearance for the Dukes, joining the 2000 team. UNC is making its 10th trip to the semifinal round.
Friday marks the 10th meeting all-time between JMU and UNC, with the Heels owning a 6-3 advantage. It's the first time the two have squared off in the NCAA postseason.
It's a rematch of the 2018 season opener, in which JMU beat Carolina 15-14 in double overtime. The Dukes closed regulation with back-to-back goals, including Kristen Gaudian's game-tying goal with 1:26 to play. Just over four minutes into the second overtime, Gaudian scored the game-winner to lift JMU to its first win over UNC since 2000.
Last week, Kristen Gaudian was named a top-five finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, marking the third time a JMU player has been a finalist. She, along with Haley Warden, Elena Romesburg and Rebecca Tooker were also named IL Media All-Americans.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for Championship weekend are $35 for adults and $30 for children, while single-session passes are available for $25 for adults and $23 for children.
They can be purchased in advance at StonyBrookAthletics.com. All tickets are general admission seating.

WATCH GAMES LIVE ON ESPN3 - LISTEN ON MADIZONE

For fans unable to attend Friday's NCAA semifinals, both games will be live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App.
To see the game online, go to www.espn.com/watch.
You can also listen to the game on MadiZONE audio at www.jmusports.com/MadiZONE. Curt Dudley will be on the call for the audio broadcast.

DUKE CLUB PREGAME SOCIAL AT STONY BROOK ON FRIDAY

Prior to JMU's semifinal game vs. UNC, the JMU Duke Club will be hosting a pregame social event at The Bench Bar & Grill from 2-4 p.m.
The location is right across from LaValle Stadium:
- 1095 NY-25A, Stony Brook, NY
For more information, contact Scooter Renkin with the Duke Club at renkinsg@jmu.edu.