DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE 18 GAME NOTES CONTACT INFORMATION DUKE BLUE DEVILS vs. DENVER PIONEERS Meredith Rieder Friday, Feb. 16 | 5 p.m. | ESPNU Associate Sports Information Director Koskinen Stadium | Durham, N.C. [email protected] | (P) 919-684-3328 | (C) 919-812-6741 DUKE (3-0, 0-0 ACC) DUKE BLUE DEVILS DENVER 2018 record (ACC) 3-0 (0-0) 2018 record (BIG EAST) 1-0 (0-0) FEBRUARY USILA/IL 1/1 USILA/IL 4/4 Last Game W, 19-8 vs. Jacksonville, 2/10/18 Last Game W, 11-5 vs. Air Force, 2/10/18 Record vs. Denver Tied 6-6 Record vs. Duke Tied 6-6 Last Matchup L, 9-14, 2/18/17 Last Matchup W, 14-9, 2/18/17 Feb. 3 | 1 PM Feb. 8 | 7 PM Feb. 10 | 1 PM Head Coach John Danowski Head Coach Bill Tierney W, 18-4 W, 18-6 W, 19-8 Career Record/Season 386-190/36th season Career Record/Season 382-125/34th season Duke Record/Season 166-51/12th season Denver Record/Season 110-32/9th season vs. Denver 3-6 vs. Duke 10-2 vs. Denver at Duke same vs. Duke at Denver 6-2 SETTING THE SCENE BY THE NUMBERS Duke welcomes No. 4 Denver to town in the Feb. 16 | 5 PM Feb. 24 | 1 PM season’s first top five matchup nationally. The 15 – Different goal scorers already this season, Durham, N.C. | ESPNU Philadelphia, Pa. Blue Devils are playing their fourth game and the including nine with multiple tallies after three MARCH Pioneers their second. games The Blue Devils are No. 1 in all the polls on the strength of their 3-0 start. 12.33 – Average margin of victory for Duke after its first three wins - 18-4 over Air Force, 18-6 over High THE SERIES HISTORY Point and 19-8 vs. Jacksonville Duke and Denver are meeting for the 13th time with the series standing 6-6 overall. The Pioneers 265 – Career points for Justin Guterding, good for March 3 | 1 PM March 10 | 3 PM March 17 | 12 PM are 6-4 in the previous 10 matchups and have won fourth on the Duke scoring chart Durham, N.C. | ACCNE Baltimore, Md. | Towson, Md. | LSN the past three games. Duke’s last win was in the 2014 NCAA semifinals. 58 – Straight games with a point for senior Justin The Blue Devils also defeated the Pioneers in the Guterding, the longest among Division I players 2014 regular season. 768 – Combined victories between head coaches TALE OF THE TAPE John Danowski and Bill Tierney, the two winningest March 18 | 1 PM March 24 | 1:30 PM Category Duke Denver coaches in Division I lacrosse history Cleveland, Ohio | LSN Durham, N.C.| ESPNU . Shots/Game 39.7 33.0 Goals/Game 18.33 11.00 0 – Goals allowed by Duke in first quarters this APRIL Assists/Game 11.00 8.00 season Points/Game 29.3 19.00 Shot % .462 .333 .674 – Trevor Baptiste’s faceoff win percentage, 60- GAA 6.00 5.00 of-89, in the three games against the Blue Devils GBs/Game 34.67 24.00 12-13 – Duke’s record in top-five matchups since EMO 4-6 (0.667) 1-2 (.500) Man Down 6-8 (.750) 0-1 (.000) 2007 March 30 | 5 PM April 7 | 4 PM APRIL 14 | 1 PM Durham, N.C. | ESPNU Notre Dame, Ind. | ESPNU Charlottesville, Va | ESPNU Clears 49-52 (.942) 20-20 (1.000) Faceoff % 38-83 (.458) 9-18 (.500) JUSTIN Guterding BRAD Smith DANNY Fowler April 20 | 7 PM April 27 & 29 Milwaukee, Wis. Charlottesville, Va. CBS Sports Network ESPNU MAY 265 61 465 CAREER POINTS CAREER POINTS CAREER SAVES 39 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 MOVE TO NO. 1 IN USILA POLL DENVER SERIES HISTORY Duke’s strong start to 2018 launched it to the No. ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Overall: Series tied 6-6 1 spot in the first edition of the USILA poll, taking Justin Guterding (Feb. 5) Previous 10: Denver leads 6-4 over from reigning NCAA champion Maryland, which Under John Danowski: Denver leads 6-3 ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK defeated Navy 10-4 in its season opener. In Durham: Duke leads 4-1 JT Giles-Harris (Feb. 5) It is the first time Duke has been ranked first Year Location Result during the regular season since Feb. 24, 2014. The USILA TEAM OF THE WEEK 2/23/2003 Denver, Colo. W, 11-8 Blue Devils are 7-4 under head coach John Danowski Justin Guterding (Feb. 5, Feb. 12) 5/4/2004 Durham, N.C. W, 10-9 when ranked No. 1. 2/25/2007 Durham, N.C. W, 13-9 WARRIOR/US LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 4/9/2011 Bethpage, N.Y. L, 9-12^ DUKE’S RECORD AS NO. 1 SINCE 2007 Justin Guterding (Feb. 12) 4/27/2012 Denver, Colo. L, 9-15 March 6, 2007 Saint Joseph’s W, 18-4 TEAM CAPTAINS 2/9/2013 Durham, N.C. L, 12-14 March 10, 2007 Loyola L, 7-8 Sean Cerrone, Justin Guterding, 2/15/2014 Durham, N.C. W, 14-10 March 11, 2008 Presbyterian W, 18-4 Jack Harrington 5/24/2014 Baltimore, Md. W, 15-12% March 15, 2008 North Carolina W, 19-9 2/14/2015 Kennesaw, Ga. ! L, 13-17 March 18, 2008 Colgate W, 15-7 PRESEASON ALL-ACC 2/20/2016 Kennesaw, Ga. ! L, 12-14 March 22, 2008 Georgetown L, 7-11 Danny Fowler, Justin Guterding 2/18/2017 Denver, Colo. L, 9-14 Cade Van Raaphorst ^Battle at Bethpage, Bethpage, N.Y. May 4, 2008 St. John’s W, 16-9 May 10, 2008 Loyola W, 12-7 ! Cobb County Classic INSIDE LACROSSE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN % NCAA Tournament May 18, 2008 Ohio State W, 21-10 Cade Van Raaphorst (1st) May 24, 2010 Johns Hopkins L, 9-10 Justin Guterding (2nd), Brad Smith (2nd) 2018 HONORS & AWARDS March 1, 2014 Maryland L, 6-10 JT Giles-Harris (3rd), Danny Fowler (HM) DUKE VS. DENVER NOTES The Blue Devils have lost three straight to the Pioneers, owning just one regular-season win since winning three straight in 2003, 2004 and 2007. Since 2011 Denver leads the series 6-2. All six of its wins have come in the regular season. Duke defeated the Pioneers twice in 2014 en route to the NCAA title. Justin Guterding is averaging three points per game against Denver, 1.56 points per game lower than his current career scoring average. He has six goals and three assists versus the Pioneers in the past three meetings. At the faceoff X, Trevor Baptiste has won 67 percent of the draws (60-of-89) in his three outings. Blue Devil returners scored seven of the nine goals last season and has 18 players back from the 2017 contest. BLUE DEVIL PROBABLE LINEUP Pos. No. Name Cl. G-A-P Other Notes A 8 Joe Robertson Fr. 10-4-14 5 GBs Had eight points vs. Jacksonville A 14 Justin Guterding Sr. 12-15-27 .600 shot% 265 career points A 31 Joey Manown So. 3-2-5 2 GB Returns after solid rookie campaign M 9 Sean Lowrie Jr. 6-0-6 2 GWG Was a member of the 2nd midfield line in 2017 M 27 Brad Smith Jr. 4-4-8 2 GBs Matched his career high in 2018 opener M 66 Peter Conley 5Sr. 4-0-4 1 UP Scored first Duke goal vs. High Point D 2 JT Giles-Harris So. - 5 GBs, 5 CTs ACC Defensive Player of the Week (2/5) D 7 Cade Van Raaphorst Jr. - 6 GB, 6 CT Preseason All-ACC by league’s coaches D 49 Kevin McDonough 5Sr. - 3 GB, 2 CT Transferred to Duke for 5th year after graduating from Penn G 3 Danny Fowler R-Jr. 6.00 GAA .625 SV% Preseason All-ACC choice by league’s coaches LSM 77 Peter Welch Sr. - 7 GB Returns after missing much of 2017 to injury LSM 19 Greg Pelton Sr. - 16 GB Has played in 56 career games 2M 4 Mitch Russell Sr. 0-1-1 Could also see time on 1st midfield 2M 12 Kevin Quigley Fr. 4-1-5 - Recorded a hat trick vs. Jacksonville 2M 42 Reilly Walsh So. 4-1-5 - Started eight games on 1st midfield in 2017 2M 15 Nakeie Montgomery Fr. 0-1-1 - Recorded 317 career points at Episcopal School of Dallas SSDM 11 Terry Lindsay So. - 6 GB, 4 CT Key member of d-middie unit as a freshman SSDM 13 Sean Cerrone Sr. 1-0-1 1 GB Can play both ways for the Blue Devils SSDM 6 John Prendergast Jr. 2-0-2 7 GB Returns to d-middie after running on 2nd midfield in 2017 SSDM 47 Greg Shea Sr. - - Has seen limited time during his three previous seasons FO 26 Brian Smyth So. 1-1-2 20-of-39 Will likely split time with Joe Stein G 29 Turner Uppgren R-Fr. 6.00 GAA .533 SV% Is splitting time with Danny Fowler 2 • 2018 DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE GAME NOTES Denver’s quality shooting has shined recently as LAST TIME OUT DUKE’S RECORD WHEN Duke is allowing 14.33 goals per game in the six losses Headlined by Justin Guterding’s four tallies, five 2018 STREAK and 11 in the two victories.