Stephen King'sequalizer midway through the second half gave No. 2 Maryland a 1-1 tie at No. 3 North Carolina in an ACC men's showdown that attracted 3,581 fans, the third largest crowd in UNC history.

Englishman Ben Hunter scored in the seventh minute to give the Tar Heels the lead. Maryland goalkeeper Chris Seitz stopped Ted Odgers' penalty kick in the 69th minute to preserve the tie.

Transfer Joe Germanese scored the game-winning goal from 20 yards in the 57th minute as No. 6 Duke defeated No. 4 Virginia, 2-1, Friday night at Koskinen Stadium and move into a tie with Maryland for first place in the ACC with a 3-1-1 record.

Duke had taken an early 1-0 lead when Tim Jepson scored in the 14th minute. Yannick Reyering tied the game from the penalty spot 10 minutes later with his seventh goal of the season for the Cavaliers, who fell into third place in the ACC with a 3-2-0 record, ahead of Wake Forest, North Carolina, Clemson and Boston College, all tied for fourth at 2-2-1.

LAPIRA'S DOUBLES. Notre Dame's Joseph Lapira scored two goals as the Irish downed Georgetown, 4-1, on Saturday in Big East action.

Lapira has scored two goals in each of the Irish's last five games, all Notre Dame wins, and has 17 goals for the season.

STREAKING DONS. The two-defending WCC champion San Francisco opened with two losses in conference play but has recovered with back-to-back weekend sweeps. The Dons beat Loyola Marymount, 1-0, and San Diego, 2-1, on the road to move into first place, two points ahead of Santa Clara. Midfielder Brandon McDonald blasted a shot from 25 yards to give USF its fourth straight win.

''The team is playing well and with confidence right now,'' said USF coach Erik Visser. ''It was a difficult job coming down here and playing two rough road games.

SLUMPING HUSKIES. Washington is headed in the other direction. After opening with eight straight wins, Washington has lost four in a row to fall to 1-4-0 in the Pac-10. The Huskies fell to both Stanford and California by 2-0 scores at home this weekend.

''The guys are trying their best, but we're going through a bad patch, no question. Luck's not going our way,'' UW coach Dean Wurzberger said. ''The finishing touch isn't there, and we've got to look to turn it around.''