The Duke women's lacrosse team's second half comeback was not enough to take down No. 2 Notre Dame as the Blue Devils dropped their ACC opener, 13-9, Sunday afternoon at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend, Ind. The Blue Devils scored the game's first goal for the sixth time this season as Abby Landry wove through the Notre Dame defense and put the ball in the cage. Following the Duke score, Notre Dame scored five straight. Catherine Codrey scored her 85th career goal to end the Fighting Irish's run on a catch-and-shoot in front of the crease off a pass from Caroline DeBellis. Katie Cronin then tacked on another via a free position shot. The hosts answered, scoring three more to close the half and hold an 8-3 advantage at the break. Junior Chase Henriquez started her third-straight game for the Blue Devils and made seven saves in the first half. She finished with a season-high 12 saves. Following the break, Notre Dame scored to open the half and give the Fighting Irish its largest lead of the game, a 9-5 advantage. Duke answered with three-straight goals from the eight-meter mark, via Cordrey, Cronin and Landry. The Blue Devils made it four in-a-row as Cordrey secured her hat trick, spinning past a Notre Dame defender and putting the ball in the net. Henriquez made two saves during the Duke run to keep it going. Notre Dame pulled one back after the Blue Devils' run to make it 10-7 with 12:45 remaining. After back-and-forth play, Katie Cosgrove caused a turnover to give Duke possession with just under 10 minutes remaining. Landry won a free position attempt on the ensuing offensive possession, passing up a shot to dish a cutting Catriona Barry for her first goal of the game. Cronin scored her third of the day with 6:04 remaining to pull within two, 11-9, before Notre Dame scored two straight to seal the game. As a team, Duke was a perfect 4-for-4 in shots from the eight-meter mark. Penalties plagued Duke throughout the game, as Duke was the victim of five yellow cards and three green cards, including three yellow cards and a green card in the first half. The Fighting Irish were led by Kasey Choma and Andie Aldave with three goals and one assist, each. In addition, Bridget Deehan made 12 saves between the pipes. Up next, the Blue Devils return home to Koskinen Staidum on Saturday, March 7, to take on the seventh-ranked Virginia Cavaliers. Opening draw is slated for 1 p.m., and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.