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No. t19/- Army (6-5) at No. 3/2 Duke (10-2) Saturday, April 21, 2007 • 12 noon • Durham, N.C. FACING-OFF 12-GAME STARTS ROSS NETS THREE AGAINST CAVALIERS • Duke owns an overall record of 10-2 and is ranked The Blue Devils’ 10-2 start in 2007 matches the third-best Junior midfielder Brad Ross helped pave the way for third nationally in the latest USILA Coaches poll and 12-game start in school history ... Both the 1999 and Duke in the Blue Devils’ 7-6 overtime win over then third- second in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll 2005 Duke clubs opened with 11-1 ledgers ... In addition, ranked Virginia on April 14 ... Ross tossed in a career- • Duke is 33-7 over the last three seasons the Blue Devils have reached double digits in the win high three goals including the game-winner in overtime • Zack Greer has 109 goals in 40 games to rank sixth column for the 10th time in school history. as Duke clinched the league regular season champion- among active players nationally in career goals ship and the number one seed in the upcoming league • Goalkeeper Dan Loftus is 18-5 as a starter at Duke 12-Game Starts • Duke History tournament ... He was named the ACC Player of the and the Blue Devils are 29-8 in games in which 1. 1999 11-1 Week for his efforts ... Ross, who has scored at least one Loftus has appeared in 2005 11-1 goal in five consecutive contests, now ranks third on the • Matt Danowski is the only player in the country 3. 1986 10-2 squad in scoring with 17 points on 13 goals and four with 25+ goals and 25+ assists this season and ranks 2007 10-2 assists. 13th on the ACC’s all-time scoring chart with 213 5. 1987 9-3 points on 111 goals and 102 assists 1994 9-3 HOME TO CLOSE THE YEAR • Danowski has 16 assists over his last four games 1995 9-3 Duke will play the remainder of the 2007 regular season • Danowski and Greer form the top scoring tandem in 1997 9-3 at home ... After this week’s tilt with Army, Duke will the country by averaging 8.67 points per game 1998 9-3 host the annual ACC Tournament with semifinal games at 6 and 8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 27 while the champi- THE DUKE-ARMY SERIES Wins • Single-Season • Duke History onship game is slated for Sunday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m. Army leads the all-time series with Duke, 8-2 ... Duke 1. 2007 17 ... The Blue Devils conclude the regular season on won the last meeting between the two schools as Matt 2. 1999 13 Sunday, May 6 at home versus Air Force at 3 p.m. Danowski had six goals and four assists in a 19-9 win 3. 1997 12 for the Blue Devils on April 23, 2005 ... Army’s last 4. 1986 11 ROAD SUCCESS victory over Duke came in the form of a 13-7 decision 1987 11 The Blue Devils posted a perfect 4-0 record in road on May 8, 2004. 1998 11 games this season with victories over Maryland, North 2000 11 Carolina, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins ... Dating ALBERICI RETURNS TO DUKE 2001 11 back to the 2005 season, Duke has now won eight of its Army head coach Joe Alberici is no stranger to the 9. 1994 10 past nine road contests. Duke lacrosse program having served on the coaching 2007 10 staff from 1997-05 ... During his tenure with the Blue IMPROVED EMO Devils, Alberici helped Duke to a 96-47 overall ledger Winning % • Single-Season • Duke History Duke’s extra man offense didn’t get off to a fast start in with two ACC championships, seven NCAA Tourna- 1. 1939 .875 2007 as the Blue Devils converted just two-of-19 (.105) ment berths and an appearance in the 2005 national title 2. 1951 .857 opportunities through their first five games ... Over its last game. 3. 2005 .850 seven outings, however, Duke has managed to score 11 4. 1954 .833 goals in 26 (.423) man-up situations ... Zack Greer (5) A GLANCE AT THE BLACK KNIGHTS 2007 .833 and Matt Danowski (4) have combined for nine of Duke’s Army stands at 6-5 on the year and the Black Knights are 6. 1999 .813 13 extra man goals this season. coming off last week’s 12-9 loss to Army ... Justin 7. 1987 .786 Bokmeyer leads the team in scoring with 21 points on 13 8. 1995 .750 EYE ON DANOWSKI goals and eight assists while Brooks Korvin has chipped 1997 .750 With 213 career points, Matt Danowski is the nation’s in 14 goals and five assists ... In goal, Adam Fullerton 10. Two tied with .733 active scoring leader, sitting just ahead of Albany’s Merrick owns a 6.17 goals against average ... Next weekend, Thompson (212) ... Danowski has 111 goals and 102 Army will play in the Patriot League Tournament, meeting TEWAARATON LIST CUT TO 17 assists in 53 career games at Duke, and is the only top-seeded Navy in the semifinals. The selection list for the Tewaaraton Trophy was trimmed player in the country with 25+ goals and 25+ assists to 17 members on April 18 and Duke is represented by this season ... He also ranks 13th on the ACC’s all-time ACC TOURNAMENT seniors Casey Carroll and Matt Danowski along with scoring list. Thanks to its perfect 3-0 record in conference action, junior Zack Greer ... The remaining 14 players on the Duke will be the number one seed in next weekend’s chart include Alex Hewit (Princeton), Zach Jungers NCAA • Active Players • Points ACC Tournament held at Koskinen Stadium ... The Blue (Princeton), Jerry Lambe (Georgetown), Jordan Levins 1. Matt Danowski, Duke 213 Devils will meet fourth-seeded North Carolina at 8:30 (Albany), Bill Looney (Navy), Matt McMonagle (Cornell), 2. Merrick Thompson, Albany 212 p.m. on Friday, April 27 ... The second semifinal pits Ray Megill (Maryland), David Mitchell (Cornell), Brett 3. Frank Resetarits, Albany 210 second-seeded Virginia against third-seeded Maryland Queener (Albany), Paul Rabil (Johns Hopkins), Frank 4. Ian Dingman, Navy 177 at 6 p.m. ... The championship game is set for Sunday at Resetarits (Albany), Ben Rubeor (Virginia), Max Seibald Drew Westervelt, UMBC 177 3:30 p.m. (Cornell) and Merrick Thompson (Albany). NED CROTTY Blue Devil Lineup Thanks to 11 goals in his last eight games, Ned Crotty A #25 Zack Greer 6-2 190 Jr. 109 career goals in 40 games ranks fourth on Duke’s scoring chart with 15 points on 12 A #40 Matt Danowski 6-1 195 Sr. Nation’s active leader in career points (213) goals and three assists ... Crotty has two goals in three A #7 Gibbs Fogarty 5-10 175 So. 8 goals & 3 assists in 2007 of his last five contests. or A #16 Max Quinzani 5-8 170 Fr. 9 goals & 1 assist in 2007 M #5 Peter Lamade 5-10 190 Sr. Preseason Second Team All-America in 2007 DANOWSKI & GREER REACH CENTURY MARK M #10 Brad Ross 6-0 190 Jr. 3 goals including game-winner vs. UVa (4/14) With two goals versus Loyola on March 10, Matt M #22 Ned Crotty 6-1 180 So. ACC Player of the Week (3/17) Danowski reached the 100-goal plateau for his career ... or M #11 Fred Krom 5-11 185 Sr. 13 goals & 10 assists in 48 career games D #37 Casey Carroll 6-2 185 Sr. Preseason Second Team All-America in 2007 Zack Greer picked up his 100th career goal in Duke’s D #41 Ryan McFadyen 6-6 225 Jr. Started final 4 games of 2007 in place of Carroll win over Bellarmine on March 31 ... Danowski and D #44 Tony McDevitt 6-0 210 Sr. Returned vs. UNC; missed previous 4 games Greer became the 40th and 41st players in ACC history LSM #77 Nick O’Hara 5-10 195 Sr. Led Duke in ground balls in both 2006 & 2007 to score 100 goals and rank seventh and eighth, respec- G #4 Dan Loftus 5-9 165 Sr. Season-high 19 saves vs. Georgetown (3/24) tively, on Duke’s career goals chart. 2M #20 Steve Schoeffel 5-8 165 So. 2 goals & 1 assist in 2007 Duke • Goals • Career 2M #31 Bo Carrington 6-4 220 Jr. 2 assists vs. Dartmouth; 2 goals vs. Denver 1. Dave Hagler (1978082) 156 2M #32 Sam Payton 5-11 190 So. 2 goals vs. Cornell (3/20) 3M #29 Mike Catalino 6-0 200 So. 4 goals in 2007 Peter Rubin (1986-88) 156 3M #30 Terrence Molinari 5-10 185 Fr. 1 goal in 2007 3. John Fay (1995-98) 150 3M #27 Michael Young 6-0 185 Jr. 3 goals & 1 assist in career 4. Josh Dennis (1987-90) 129 D/LSM #35 Parker McKee 6-2 200 Fr. 1 goal & 1 assist in 2007 5. T.J. Durnan (1997-00) 125 DM #8 Ed Douglas 6-2 175 Sr. 39 career ground balls; 1 assist vs. Dartmouth 6. Joe Matassa (1989-92) 113 DM #9 Michael Ward 6-0 195 Sr. 81 career ground balls; 2 goals in 2007 7. Matt Danowski (2004-present) 111 FO #10 Brad Ross 6-0 190 Jr. Has won 23-of-48 face-offs in 2007 8. Zack Greer (2005-present 109 FO #32 Sam Payton 5-11 190 So.