THREE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 • 2013 • 2014 >> DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE GoDuke.com | @DukeMLAX | #GoDuke >> 2021 SCHEDULE & RESULTS FEBRUARY ALL TIMES EASTERN 5 7/5 DENVER W, 12-10 7 ROBERT MORRIS W, 16-12 GAME 13 MERCER W, 17-8 20 at Towson W, 19-7 DUKE BLUE DEVILS 5 AIR FORCE FALCONS 27 AIR FORCE 12 p.m. 4-0 0-0 2/1 1-1 0-0 NR OVERALL ACC USILA/IL OVERALL SOCON USILA/IL MARCH 7 at Richmond 4 p.m. John Danowski Rutgers ‘76 Bill Wilson Loyoloa ‘94 10 HIGH POINT 7 p.m. HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 14 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. 422-201 .677 203-62 .766 20-19 .513 20-19 .514 25 SYRACUSE * 7 p.m. CAREER (39TH YEAR) AT DUKE (15TH YEAR) CAREER (4TH YEAR) AT AIR FORCE (4TH YEAR) APRIL 1 NORTH CAROLINA * 7 p.m. >> THE SERIES >> BROADCAST 10 at Notre Dame * 1 p.m. Overall DUKE LEADS 7-5 NETWORK LSN 15 at Virginia * 7 p.m. In Durham Duke leads 7-3 Play-by-Play Ryan Craig 22 NOTRE DAME * 7 p.m. In Colorado Springs - Color Art Chase Last Meeting L, 13-14, 2/1/20 Sideline -- MAY Danowski vs. Air Force 4-3 Channel ACC Network Extra 2 at North Carolina TBA Past 10 Meetings Duke leads Air Force 6-4 Stream ESPN app BOLD denotes home contest | * ACC Contest >> THE OPENING DRAW >> DUKE - AIR FORCE BY THE NUMBERS DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE INFORMATION Duke is 4-0 with wins over No. 7/5 Denver, Robert Morris and 3 – Goals Joe Robertson needs to reach 100 for his career Head Coach .................................................................. John Danowski Mercer and Towson. The Blue Devils stayed put at No. 1 in the Alma Mater/Year ..................................................................Rutgers ’76 media poll and dropped to No. 2 behind a red-hot North Carolina 321 – Career points for Michael Sowers, ranking eighth in NCAA Career Record/Years ............................................................422-201/38 team. Saturday’s game will cap a busy month of February for the history Duke Record/Years .................................................................203-62/14 Blue Devils. NCAA Appearances/Last ...........................................................23/2019 The depth all over the field for the Blue Devils was the story .684 – Jake Naso’s faceoff win percentage, ranking second in the Captains..................JT Giles-Harris, Terry Lindsay, Joe Robertson against Towson. Duke dominated in nearly every statistical ACC and seventh nationally category, holding Towson to just two goals in the first three COMMUNICATIONS quarters. Four different Blue Devils registered hat tricks. Jake .388 – Duke’s shot percentage after four games, the highest in the Men’s Lacrosse Communications Contact...........Meredith Rieder Naso won 21-of-25 faceoffs and Mike Adler had eight saves on 10 conference and fifth nationally Rieder Cell Phone ............................................................(919) 812-6741 shots on goal. Rieder Email ............................................meredith.rieder@duke.edu Air Force is 1-1 with a loss to Denver (15-6) and a win against 19 – Blue Devils who have scored at least one goal this season Utah (10-9). The Falcons were picked to finish third in the Southern Conference as defenseman Quentin Carlile was selected to .583 – Senior Nakeie Montgomery’s shot percentage, the best in represent Air Force on the preseason All-SoCon team. Quincy the league and 11th among all Division I players Peene is the top goal scorer with four tallies, while Ethan Grandolfo has three. 14.00 – Saves per game average for Air Force goaltender Braden At the faceoff X, Dylan Frankhouser has won 17-of-35 faceoffs and Host, seventh most in the country picked up eight ground balls. In goal, Braden Host is averaging 13 saves per game and has an 11.76 goals against average. 38 – Points from Duke’s offensive midfielders through four games, 40 percent of the team’s scoring >> STATS COMPARISON 41.3 16.00 8.50 24.50 .388 9.25 34.25 4-15 (.267) 12-17 (.706) .897 .570 SHOTS/GM GOALS/GM ASSISTS/GM POINTS/GM SHOT PCT GAA GBS/GM EMO MAN DOWN CLEARS FACEOFF % 39.0 8.00 5.5 13.5 .205 11.76 24.00 0-2 (.000) 1-5 (.200) 31-43 (.721) .413 >> 2021 ROSTER >> DUKE BY THE NUMBERS NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Seasons of Men’s Lacrosse 82 in 2021 0 Mike Adler G 5-10 190 Gr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Saint Joseph’s) Overall Record 592-426-1 1 Garrett Leadmon M 6-4 225 Jr. Annapolis, Md. (DeMatha) ACC Record 59-130 2 JT Giles-Harris D 5-10 200 Gr. Nyack, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional (N.J.)) Overtime Record 24-22-1 3 Cameron Henry D 6-4 205 So. Marietta, Ga. (McCallie School) NCAA Championships 3 4 Mike Swirbalus M 5-11 180 So. Westwood, Mass. (St. Sebastian’s School) ACC Championships 8 5 Cameron Badour M 6-4 205 Sr. Ottawa, Canada (IMG Academy) ACC Regular Season Championships 11 6 Jake Caputo M 5-11 185 So. Holly Springs, N.C. (Middle Creek) NCAA Tournament Appearances 23 7 Will Frisoli D 5-10 170 So. Westwood, Mass. (St. Sebastian’s School) 10-Plus Win Seasons 23 8 Joe Robertson A 5-11 180 Sr. Charlottesville, Va. (St. Anne’s-Belfield School) 15-Plus Win Seasons 9 9 Sean Lowrie A/M 6-3 200 Gr. Foxboro, Mass. (Roxbury Latin School) Tewaaraton Winners 2 11 Terry Lindsay M 6-1 195 Gr. Bethesda, Md. (Georgetown Prep) USILA National Players of the Year 14 honors/10 players 12 Kevin Quigley M 5-11 175 Gr. Basking Ridge, N.J. (Ridge) All-America Honors (1st, 2nd, 3rd Team) 114 13 Owen Caputo M 5-11 170 Jr. Holly Springs, N.C. (Middle Creek) Scholar All-America Honors 45 14 Jadon Kerry M 5-7 170 Jr. Chanhassen, Minn. (Chanhassen) All-ACC 105 15 Nakeie Montgomery M 5-11 200 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Episcopal School of Dallas) ACC Players of the Year 4 16 JP Basile A 6-4 200 Sr. Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City) ACC Offensive Players of the Year 3 17 Raines Shamburger LSM 6-1 205 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster) ACC Defensive Players of the Year 3 18 Kohl Shaffer M 6-0 195 Sr. Summit, N.J. (Delbarton School) ACC Rookie of the Year 5 19 Wilson Stephenson LSM 6-4 226 Jr. Greenwich, Conn. (Brunswick School) 20 Trey Bender M 5-10 175 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Episcopal School of Dallas) >> DUKE UNDER DANOWSKI 21 Cameron Mulé A 5-8 160 Sr. Dix Hills, N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills West) Seasons of Men’s Lacrosse 15 in 2021 23 Michael Sowers A 5-9 165 Gr. Dresher, Pa. (Princeton) Overall Record 203-62 24 Frank Marinello D 6-1 205 Jr. Merrick, N.Y. (Chaminade) ACC Record 31-15 25 Matt Chmil M 6-1 180 Sr. Garden City, N.Y. (Chaminade) Overtime Record 11-6 26 Brian Smyth M 5-10 225 Gr. West Hartford, Conn. (Westminster School) NCAA Championships 3 27 Connor Drake M 5-11 195 So. Wilton, Conn. (Salisbury School) Championship Weekend Appearances 10 28 Evan Barr G 6-3 185 Fr. Somerville, N.J. (Somerville) ACC Championships 4 29 Turner Uppgren G 5-8 180 Gr. Stillwater, Minn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) ACC Regular Season Championships 7 30 Garrett Smith G 6-0 200 Jr. Mountain Lakes, N.J. (Mountain Lakes) NCAA Tournament Appearances 13 (event not held in 2020) 31 Joey Manown A 5-7 175 Gr. Saundersville, R.I. (Deerfield Academy) 10-Plus Win Seasons 13 32 Andrew Bonafede G 5-9 180 Jr. Bay Shore, N.Y. (Chaminade) 15-Plus Win Seasons 8 33 Tyler Carpenter LSM 5-11 175 So. Durham, N.C. (Salisbury School) Tewaaraton Winners 2 34 Brennan O’Neill A 6-2 230 Fr. Bay Shore, N.Y. (St. Anthony’s) USILA National Players of the Year 8 honors/7 players 35 Braden Burke D 6-2 190 Jr. Cross River, N.Y. (John Jay) All-America Honors (1st, 2nd, 3rd Team) 57 36 Bobby Wade M 5-10 190 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) Scholar All-America Honors 31 37 Joe Hardison M 5-10 175 Sr. Darien, Conn. (Taft School) All-ACC 45 38 James Sullivan D 6-1 220 Gr. Moorpark, Calif. (Dartmouth) ACC Players of the Year 3 39 Jon Coffey M 5-10 205 Gr. Summit, N.J. (Amherst) ACC Offensive Players of the Year 3 41 Phil Robertson A 5-6 175 Gr. Charlottesville, Va. (St. Anne’s-Belfield School) ACC Defensive Players of the Year 3 42 Reilly Walsh M 6-0 180 Gr. Bronxville, N.Y. (Brunswick School) ACC Rookie of the Year 2 43 Kenny Brower D 6-2 215 So. Massapequa, N.Y. (Massapequa) 44 Walker Scaglione D 6-7 240 Gr. Richmond, Va. (Cosby) >> 2021 HONORS AND AWARDS 45 Dan O’Connell M 5-10 195 Gr. Winchester, Mass. (Holy Cross) MICHAEL SOWERS 46 Chandler Katz M 5-9 180 Jr. Sudbury, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Player of the Year 48 Charlie O’Connor M 6-2 190 Fr. Fairfax, Va. (Paul VI) Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Attackman of the Year 50 AJ Delgado M 6-3 170 So. Greenwich, Conn. (Brunswick School) Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-America 51 Dyson Williams A 6-2 210 So. Oshawa, Ontario (The Hill Academy) USILA & IL Preseason All-America First Team 55 Blake Leischow M 5-9 180 R-Sr. Orono, Minn. (Orono) Preseason All-ACC 56 Jake Naso M 5-9 185 Fr. Melville, N.Y. (St. Anthony’s) JT GILES-HARRIS 65 Joe Stein M 6-2 180 Sr.