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 4 p.m. GAME 13 MERCER 1 p.m. 20 at Towson TBA DUKE BLUE DEVILS 2 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS 27 AIR FORCE 12 p.m. 1-0 0-0 1/1 O-0 0-0 NR OVERALL ACC USILA/IL OVERALL BIG EAST USILA/IL MARCH 5 at Richmond 7 p.m. John Danowski Rutgers ‘76 Drew McMinn Providence ‘05 7 HIGH POINT 7 p.m. HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 14 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. 419-201 .676 200-62 .763 69-61 .531 69-61 .531 25 SYRACUSE * 7 p.m. CAREER (39TH YEAR) AT DUKE (15TH YEAR) CAREER (9TH YEAR) AT ROBERT MORRIS (9TH YEAR) APRIL 1 NORTH CAROLINA * 7 p.m. >> THE SERIES >> TV ACCNX 10 at Notre Dame * 1 p.m. Overall FIRST MEETING NETWORK ACCN 15 at Virginia * 7 p.m. In Durham – Play-by-Play Anish Shroff 22 NOTRE DAME * 7 p.m. In Denver – Color Matt Ward Last Meeting – Sideline -- MAY Danowski vs. Denver – Channel ACC Network 2 at North Carolina TBA Past 10 Meetings – Stream ESPN APP BOLD denotes home contest | * ACC Contest >> THE OPENING DRAW >> DUKE - ROBERT MORRIS BY THE NUMBERS DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE INFORMATION Duke made its 2021 debut after 332 days away and turned in 9 – Different Blue Devils scored at least one goal in the win Head Coach .................................................................. John Danowski a thrilling 12-10 comeback victory over a top-10 Denver squad. against Denver Alma Mater/Year ..................................................................Rutgers ’76 The Blue Devils trailed 6-1 early in the second quarter, but held Career Record/Years .............................................................419-201/38 the Pioneers to only two second half goals en route to the win. 200 – Duke wins for head coach John Danowski in his 14 seasons Duke Record/Years .................................................................200-62/14 Duke features a roster of 56 players this season with 16 of the NCAA Appearances/Last ...........................................................23/2019 Blue Devils in their fifth year of collegiate lacrosse. Head coach Captains..................JT Giles-Harris, Terry Lindsay, Joe Robertson 8 – Combined points for heralded attackmen Michael Sowers and John Danowski welcomed six fifth-year transfers to the program, Brennan O’Neill in their Duke debuts while 10 of Duke’s 2020 seniors returned to complete their COMMUNICATIONS eligibility after being granted an extra year due to the COVID-19 Men’s Lacrosse Communications Contact...........Meredith Rieder shortened season. 17:14 – Scoreless stretch for Denver to finish the game as Duke Rieder Cell Phone ............................................................(919) 812-6741 The Blue Devils have 92 percent of their scoring back from last locked down on defense Rieder Email ............................................meredith.rieder@duke.edu season and welcome the return of top attackman, Joe Robertson, from injury to bolster the scoring even more. Both Robertson and 6 – Turnovers forced by the Duke defense in the final quarter Joey Manown have over 100 career points, while sophomore Dyson Williams has 30 after just eight games. 11 – Saves by goaltender Turner Uppgren, the 12th double-digit Robert Morris is making its 2021 debut Sunday after playing save performance of his career six games in 2020. The Colonials were 4-2 last season and last played March 7. Robert Morris averaged 14.00 goals per game in 3 – Blue Devils who scored their first career goals in a Duke 2020, ranking 15th nationally, but also allowed 13.83 per game, uniform sitting 56th overall. >> STATS COMPARISON (2020 STATISTICS) 40.6 15.25 8.75 24.00 .375 10.97 34.88 4-18 (.222) 17-26 (.654) .896 .575 SHOTS/GM GOALS/GM ASSISTS/GM POINTS/GM SHOT PCT GAA GBS/GM EMO MAN DOWN CLEARS FACEOFF % 46.5 14.00 7.17 21.17 .301 13.83 37.5 8-26 (.308) 16-24 (.667) .867 .489 >> 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 589-426-1 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 200-62 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) 65 Joe Stein M 6-2 180 Sr. Potomac, Md. (Bullis School ) JT GILES-HARRIS 66 Cole Krauss D 6-2 200 Fr. Boonton, N.J. (Delbarton School) Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Defenseman of the Year 77 Michael Grogan D/LSM 5-9 190 So. Lorton, Va.