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DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE 18 GAME NOTES CONTACT INFORMATION DUKE BLUE DEVILS at TOWSON DUKE BLUE DEVILS at CLEVELAND STATE Meredith Rieder Saturday, March 17 | 12 p.m. | Lax Sports Network Sunday, March 18 | 1 p.m. | Lax Sports Network Associate Sports Information Director Johnny Unitas Stadium | Towson, Md. Krenzler Field | Cleveland, Ohio [email protected] | (P) 919-684-3328 | (C) 919-812-6741 DUKE BLUE DEVILS DUKE BLUE DEVILS DUKE (5-1, 0-0 ACC) 2018 record (ACC) 6-1 (0-0) 2018 record (ACC) 6-1 (0-0) FEBRUARY USILA/IL 3/3 USILA/IL 3/3 Last Game W, 13-9 vs. Loyola, 3/10/18 Last Game W, 13-9 vs. Loyola, 3/10/18 Record vs. Towson 2-7 Record vs. Towson 2-7 Last Matchup W, 12-4, 3/16/2013 Last Matchup W, 22-7, 2/12/2017 Head Coach John Danowski Head Coach John Danowski Feb. 3 | 1 PM Feb. 8 | 7 PM Feb. 10 | 1 PM Career Record/Season 389-191/36th season Career Record/Season 389-191/36th season W, 18-4 W, 18-6 W, 19-8 Duke Record/Season 170-52/12th season Duke Record/Season 170-52/12th season vs. Towson 12-11 vs. Cleveland State 1-0 vs. Towson at Duke 1-0 vs. Cleveland State at Duke same Feb. 16 | 5 PM Feb. 24 | 1 PM TOWSON CLEVELAND STATE W, 15-12 L, 9-10 2018 record (CAA) 3-3 (0-0) 2018 record 2-6 (0-0) USILA/IL NR USILA/IL NR MARCH Last Game W, 7-6 (OT) vs. Ohio State, 3/10/18 Last Game W, 12-6 vs. Lafayette, 3/13/18 Record vs. Duke 7-2 Record vs. Duke 0-1 Last Matchup L, 7-15, 3/11/17 Last Matchup L, 7-22, 2/12/2017 Head Coach Shawn Nadelen Head Coach Dylan Sheridan Career Record/Season 68-40/7th season Career Record/Season 7-15/2nd season Towson Record/Season same Cleveland State Record/Season same March 3 | 1 PM March 10 | 3 PM March 17 | 12 PM vs. Duke 0-1 vs. Duke 0-1 W, 14-4 W, 13-9 Towson, Md. | LSN vs. Duke at Towson same vs. Duke at Cleveland State same SETTING THE SCENE Duke continues its road swing with two games in two days in two different states this weekend. The Blue Devils are 6-1 and ranked third after cruising past Loyola 13-9. March 18 | 1 PM March 24 | 1:30 PM Towson is coming off of a 7-6 overtime upset over No. 13 Ohio State Saturday. Cleveland, Ohio | LSN Durham, N.C.| ESPNU . Cleveland State is 2-6 overall with the wins coming at Air Force and against Lafayette. Both games will be broadcast and streamed by Lax Sport Network. APRIL THE SERIES HISTORY Duke and Towson are meeting for the first time since 2013 and for just the 10th time in the programs’ histories. The Blue Devils are 2-7 against the Tigers, but hold the most recent victory, a 15-7 win in 2013. The Blue Devils and Vikings are meeting for the second time. Duke bested Cleveland State 22-7 in the inaugural meeting last season. March 30 | 5 PM April 7 | 4 PM APRIL 14 | 1 PM TALE OF THE TAPE Durham, N.C. | ESPNU Notre Dame, Ind. | ESPNU Charlottesville, Va. | ESPNU 284 CAREER POINTS 494 Category Duke Towson CSU CAREER SAVES 4TH IN DUKE HISTORY 4TH AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS Shots/Game 36.6 35.6 34.0 Goals/Game 15.14 9.40 8.50 Assists/Game 7.86 3.40 4.13 Points/Game 23.00 12.80 12.63 Shot % .414 .264 .250 April 20 | 7 PM April 27 & 29 Milwaukee, Wis. Charlottesville, Va. GAA 7.57 11.40 11.59 CBS Sports Network ESPNU GBs/Game 31.6 30.8 24.50 EMO 8-13 (.615) 5-21 (.238) 7-26 (.269) Man Down 14-20 (.700) 6-15 (.400) 12-96 (.632) Clears 116-130 (.892) 70-80 (.875) 128-151 (.848) Faceoff % 871-181 (.448) 85-122 (.697) 74-158 (.400) May 6 | 12 PM Durham, N.C. | ACCNE LOOKING AT DUKE 2018 HONORS & AWARDS TOWSON SERIES HISTORY Duke enters the two-game road swing this weekend Overall: Towson leads 7-2 with a 6-1 record after a convincing 13-9 victory at No. ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Previous 10: Towson leads 7-2 Justin Guterding (Feb. 5, Feb. 19) 6 Loyola last weekend. The Blue Devils are ranked Under John Danowski: Duke leads 1-0 Brad Smith (Mar. 12) In Towson: Towson leads 5-0 third nationally with the loss coming at Penn. Senior attackman Justin Guterding headlines ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Year Location Result one of the nation’s top offenses with 24 goals and JT Giles-Harris (Feb. 5), Danny Fowler (Feb. 19) 5/6/1966 Towson, Md. L, 7-14 22 assists for 46 points. Rookie Joe Robertson JT Giles-Harris (Mar. 12) 5/6/1967 Durham, N.C. L, 5-6 complements him on attack with 25 points. In 5/6/1968 Towson, Md. L, 9-11 the midfield, junior Brad Smith has 21 points and USILA TEAM OF THE WEEK Justin Guterding (Feb. 5, Feb. 12) 4/5/1969 Durham, N.C. W, 9-7 graduate student Peter Conley has chipped in 17. Joe Robertson (Feb. 19) 4/18/1970 Towson, Md. L, 2-16 Defensively, Duke has been outstanding in holding Cade Van Raaphorst (Mar. 6, Mar. 13) 4/17/1971 Durham, N.C. L, 2-9 opponents to just 7.57 goals and only 27 shots per 4/3/1972 Towson, Md. L, 7-19 game. The Blue Devils have held opponents without WARRIOR/US LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 5/12/2001 Towson, Md. L, 10-12 % a goal for 15-plus minutes 11 times this season. Cade Justin Guterding (Feb. 12) 3/16/2013 Durham, N.C. W, 12-4 Van Raaphorst and JT Giles-Harris anchor the close % NCAA Tournament defense with 10 caused turnovers apiece. In goal, TEAM CAPTAINS Sean Cerrone, Justin Guterding, Danny Fowler sports a 7.69 goals against average CLEVELAND STATE SERIES HISTORY Jack Harrington Overall: Duke leads 1-0 and a .565 save percentage. Under John Danowski: Duke leads 1-0 Joe Stein has performed well at the X in his past PRESEASON ALL-ACC two outings. He is 36-of-64 overall and 29-of-46 as Danny Fowler, Justin Guterding the top draw man. Cade Van Raaphorst Year Location Result 2/12/2017 Durham, N.C. W, 22-7 COMPLETE EFFORT LEADS DUKE PAST LOYOLA INSIDE LACROSSE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN Brad Smith and Peter Conley combined for 12 Cade Van Raaphorst (1st) Justin Guterding (2nd), Brad Smith (2nd) points to lead Duke past No. 6 Loyola 13-9. They JT Giles-Harris (3rd), Danny Fowler (HM) scored eight of the 13 goals and four of the six assists as Duke used a 7-0 run over the span of two quarters to pull away from the Greyhounds. Duke’s defense once again stifled one of the nation’s top offenses, holding Loyola to under 10 goals for the first time this season. For the 11th time this season, the Blue Devils held an opponent without a goal for 15-plus minutes as the Greyhounds went 21:31 without a goal and Duke scored seven in that span. BLUE DEVIL PROBABLE LINEUP Pos. No. Name Cl. G-A-P Other Notes A 8 Joe Robertson Fr. 19-6-25 8 GBs Had four 4th-quarter goals in win over No. 4 Denver A 14 Justin Guterding Sr. 24-22-46 .545 shot% 284 career points A 31 Joey Manown So. 5-5-10 6 GB Returns after solid rookie campaign M 9 Sean Lowrie Jr. 6-1-7 2 UP Was a member of the 2nd midfield line in 2017 M 27 Brad Smith Jr. 12-9-21 6 GBs Career-high six points versus No. 6 Loyola M 66 Peter Conley 5Sr. 13-4-17 2 UP Season-high six points in win at No. 6 Loyola D 2 JT Giles-Harris So. - 8 GBs, 10 CTs ACC Defensive Player of the Week (2/5) D 7 Cade Van Raaphorst Jr. - 17 GB, 10 CT Preseason All-ACC by league’s coaches D 49 Kevin McDonough 5Sr. - 10 GB, 5 CT Transferred to Duke for 5th year after graduating from Penn G 3 Danny Fowler R-Jr. 7.38 GAA .565 SV% Preseason All-ACC choice by league’s coaches LSM 77 Peter Welch Sr. 0-1-1 16 GB, 5 CT Returns after missing much of 2017 to injury LSM 19 Greg Pelton Sr. - 33 GB, 6 CT Has played in 61 career games 2M 12 Kevin Quigley Fr. 6-2-8 - Recorded a hat trick vs. Jacksonville 2M 42 Reilly Walsh So. 7-1-8 - Started eight games on 1st midfield in 2017 2M 15 Nakeie Montgomery Fr. 3-1-4 - Scored a career-best two goals in loss at Penn SSDM 11 Terry Lindsay So. - 14 GB, 6 CT Key member of d-middie unit as a freshman SSDM 13 Sean Cerrone Sr. 1-0-1 4 GB, 5 CT Can play both ways for the Blue Devils SSDM 6 John Prendergast Jr. 2-0-2 9 GB, 2 CT Returns to d-middie after running on 2nd midfield in 2017 SSDM 55 Blake Leischow So. - 1 GB Played on the faceoff wing vs.