Duke Men's Lacrosse Game Notes
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DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE 18 GAME NOTES CONTACT INFORMATION DUKE BLUE DEVILS vs. PENN QUAKERS Meredith Rieder Saturday, Feb. 24 | 3 p.m. | Ivy League Network/WatchESPN Associate Sports Information Director Franklin Field | Philadelphia, Pa. [email protected] | (P) 919-684-3328 | (C) 919-812-6741 DUKE (4-0, 0-0 ACC) DUKE BLUE DEVILS PENN 2018 record (ACC) 4-0 (0-0) 2018 record (IVY) 1-1 (0-0) FEBRUARY USILA/IL 1/1 USILA/IL 17/NR Last Game W, 15-12 vs. Denver, 2/16/18 Last Game L, 6-13 at Maryland, 2/21/18 Record vs. Penn Tied 4-4 Record vs. Duke Tied 4-4 Last Matchup W, 9-6, 2/21/14 Last Matchup L, 6-9, 2/21/14 Feb. 3 | 1 PM Feb. 8 | 7 PM Feb. 10 | 1 PM Head Coach John Danowski Head Coach Mike Murphy W, 18-4 W, 18-6 W, 19-8 Career Record/Season 387-190/36th season Career Record/Season 121-95/36th season Duke Record/Season 168-51/12th season Penn Record/Season 57-54/9th season vs. Penn 3-5 vs. Duke 2-3 vs. Penn at Duke 3-2 vs. Duke at Penn same SETTING THE SCENE BY THE NUMBERS Duke hits the road for the first time this weekend, Feb. 16 | 5 PM Feb. 24 | 1 PM 0-2 – Duke’s record against Penn in Philadelphia, a W, 15-12 Philadelphia, Pa. traveling to No. 17 Penn for a Saturday afternoon game. 7-3 loss in 2011 and a 14-9 setback in 2013 MARCH The Blue Devils are 4-0 and No. 1, while Penn is 1-1 and coming off of a 13-6 loss to Maryland midweek. 10.00 – Average margin of victory for Duke after its The game will be broadcast on the Ivy League first four wins - second nationally and first among Sports Network and can be seen on the WatchESPN teams that have played more than one game platform. 271 – Career points for Justin Guterding, good for THE SERIES HISTORY fourth on the Duke scoring chart March 3 | 1 PM March 10 | 3 PM March 17 | 12 PM Duke and Penn are meeting for the ninth time Durham, N.C. | ACCNE Baltimore, Md. | Towson, Md. | LSN with the series sitting in a 4-4 tie. The Blue Devils 59 – Straight games with a point for senior Justin are 0-2 at Franklin Field. Guterding, the longest among Division I players Duke won the most recent meeting 9-6 in 104-51 – Duke’s record against top 20 teams since Durham in 2014. 2006 TALE OF THE TAPE March 18 | 1 PM March 24 | 1:30 PM Category Duke Penn 5 – Goals allowed by Duke in first quarters this Cleveland, Ohio | LSN Durham, N.C.| ESPNU . Shots/Game 37.5 36.5 season, all of which were by Denver APRIL Goals/Game 17.50 9.00 Assists/Game 9.75 3.00 8 – Times in four games Duke has held an opponent Points/Game 27.25 12.00 to scoreless drought of at least 15 minutes Shot % .467 .247 GAA 7.50 11.00 8 – Of Justin Guterding and Joe Robertson’s 27 GBs/Game 32.00 17.00 goals this season assisted by the other - 30 percent EMO 6-9 (.667) 2-4 (.500) March 30 | 5 PM April 7 | 4 PM APRIL 14 | 1 PM Man Down 8-12 (.667) 5-8 (.625) 8-4 – Duke’s record under John Danowski when Durham, N.C. | ESPNU Notre Dame, Ind. | ESPNU Charlottesville, Va | ESPNU Clears 63-66 (.955) 28-30 (.933) ranked No. 1 Faceoff % 45-113 (.398) 18-45 (.400) JUSTIN Guterding BRAD Smith DANNY Fowler April 20 | 7 PM April 27 & 29 Milwaukee, Wis. Charlottesville, Va. CBS Sports Network ESPNU MAY 271 63 473 CAREER POINTS CAREER POINTS CAREER SAVES 37 SHY OF BECOMING 4TH IN DUKE HISTORY 4TH AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS May 6 | 12 PM DUKE’S 45TH Durham, N.C. | ACCNE 100-POINT SCORER BLUE DEVILS REMAIN NO. 1 LAST TIME OUT PENN SERIES HISTORY Duke’s strong start to 2018 launched it to the No. Freshman Joe Robertson scored four goals in the Overall: Series tied 4-4 1 spot in the first edition of the USILA poll Feb. 13, fourth quarter as No. 1 Duke rallied from a four-goal Previous 10: Tied 4-4 Under John Danowski: Duke leads 3-2 taking over from reigning NCAA champion Maryland, deficit in the final 15 minutes to post a 15-12 victory In Philadelphia: Penn leads 2-0 which defeated Navy 10-4 in its season opener. over No. 4 Denver Friday night. It was the first time Duke had been ranked first Denver used a 5-1 run over the final 10 minutes Year Location Result during the regular season since Feb. 24, 2014. The of the third period to enter the final frame with a 3/14/1970 Durham, N.C. L, 3-5 Blue Devils are 8-4 under head coach John Danowski 12-8 advantage. The Blue Devils responded with a 3/18/1971 Durham, N.C. L, 8-9 (2OT) when ranked No. 1. stellar fourth quarter by outscoring the Pioneers, 3/5/1985 Durham, N.C. W, 7-6 7-0, holding them to just three shots and forcing 2/27/2010 Durham, N.C. W, 16-11 DUKE’S RECORD AS NO. 1 SINCE 2007 seven turnovers. Danny Fowler made eight saves in 2/26/2011 Philadelphia, Pa. L, 3-7 March 6, 2007 Saint Joseph’s W, 18-4 49 minutes of action in goal. 2/24/2012 Durham, N.C. W, 12-8 March 10, 2007 Loyola L, 7-8 For Denver, faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste was 2/22/2013 Philadelphia, Pa. L, 9-14 March 11, 2008 Presbyterian W, 18-4 sensational, securing 23-of-30 draws and scooping up 2/21/2014 Durham, N.C. W, 9-6 March 15, 2008 North Carolina W, 19-9 16 ground balls. Offensively, Ethan Walker produced March 18, 2008 Colgate W, 15-7 eight points on six goals and two assists while 2018 HONORS & AWARDS March 22, 2008 Georgetown L, 7-11 Colton Jackson added two tallies and two helpers. ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK May 4, 2008 St. John’s W, 16-9 Goalkeeper Alex Ready posted five saves. Justin Guterding (Feb. 5, Feb. 19) May 10, 2008 Loyola W, 12-7 May 18, 2008 Ohio State W, 21-10 LAST TIME WE MET ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK May 24, 2010 Johns Hopkins L, 9-10 Saturday’s matchup with the Quakers will be JT Giles-Harris (Feb. 5), Danny Fowler (Feb. 19) March 1, 2014 Maryland L, 6-10 the first for the current Blue Devil group. Duke and February 16, 2018 Denver W, 15-12 Penn last squared off in 2014 as Jordan Wolf and USILA TEAM OF THE WEEK Justin Guterding (Feb. 5, Feb. 12), Josh Dionne combined for six of the nine goals in Joe Robertson (Feb. 19 DUKE OFF TO 4-0 START the 9-6 win. Duke is 4-0 to start a season for the first time Luke Aaron made 11 saves in the victory and Luke WARRIOR/US LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK since 2014 and for the third time in head coach Duprey forced five turnovers and picked up five Justin Guterding (Feb. 12) John Danowski’s 12 seasons. Duke’s best start under ground balls. Danowski was an 8-0 jump in 2008, which included The Quakers were led by Zack Losco’s three-point TEAM CAPTAINS wins over No. 15 Bucknell, No. 3 Maryland, No. 13 evening on two goals and one assist while goalkeeper Sean Cerrone, Justin Guterding, Brian Feeney was credited with 10 saves. Jack Harrington Loyola and No. 3 North Carolina. PRESEASON ALL-ACC Danny Fowler, Justin Guterding Cade Van Raaphorst INSIDE LACROSSE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN Cade Van Raaphorst (1st) Justin Guterding (2nd), Brad Smith (2nd) JT Giles-Harris (3rd), Danny Fowler (HM) BLUE DEVIL PROBABLE LINEUP Pos. No. Name Cl. G-A-P Other Notes A 8 Joe Robertson Fr. 14-4-18 5 GBs Had four 4th-quarter goals in win over No. 4 Denver A 14 Justin Guterding Sr. 15-18-33 .625 shot% 271 career points A 31 Joey Manown So. 4-3-7 3 GB Returns after solid rookie campaign M 9 Sean Lowrie Jr. 6-0-6 2 UP Was a member of the 2nd midfield line in 2017 M 27 Brad Smith Jr. 5-5-10 3 GBs Matched his career high in 2018 opener M 66 Peter Conley 5Sr. 7-1-8 1 UP Scored first Duke goal vs. High Point D 2 JT Giles-Harris So. - 5 GBs, 4 CTs ACC Defensive Player of the Week (2/5) D 7 Cade Van Raaphorst Jr. - 9 GB, 6 CT Preseason All-ACC by league’s coaches D 49 Kevin McDonough 5Sr. - 5 GB, 3 CT Transferred to Duke for 5th year after graduating from Penn G 3 Danny Fowler R-Jr. 7.31 GAA .575 SV% Preseason All-ACC choice by league’s coaches LSM 77 Peter Welch Sr. - 9 GB, 2 CT Returns after missing much of 2017 to injury LSM 19 Greg Pelton Sr. - 20 GB, 3 CT Has played in 57 career games 2M 4 Mitch Russell Sr. 0-1-1 2 GB Could also see time on 1st midfield 2M 12 Kevin Quigley Fr. 5-1-6 - Recorded a hat trick vs.