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 14 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS 27 AIR FORCE W, 17-7 12-1 4-1 2/2 10-2 3-2 3/3 OVERALL ACC USILA/IL OVERALL ACC USILA/IL MARCH 7 at No. 16 Richmond W, 13-6 John Danowski Rutgers ‘76 Joe Breschi North Carolina ‘90 10 No. 18 HIGH POINT W, 27-8 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 14 at Jacksonville W, 17-6 430-201 .681 211-63 .770 226-127 .640 134-64 .677 25 No. 4 SYRACUSE * W, 15-14 CAREER (39TH YEAR) AT DUKE (15TH YEAR) CAREER (24TH YEAR) AT NORTH CAROLINA (13TH YEAR) APRIL 1 No. 2 NORTH CAROLINA * W, 12-11 (OT) >> THE SERIES >> BROADCAST 10 at No. 5 Notre Dame * L, 8-13 Overall North Caroline leads 42-34 NETWORK ACCN 15 at No. 4 Virginia * W, 13-12 (OT) In Durham North Carolina leads 20-14 Play-by-Play Anish Shroff 22 No. 2 NOTRE DAME * W, 13-12 (OT) In Chapel Hill North Carolina leads 20-12 Color Quint Kessenich Last Meeting W, 12-11 (OT), 4/1/21 Sideline Paul Carcaterra MAY Danowski vs. North Carolina 20-16 Channel ACCN 2 at No. 3 North Carolina * 4 p.m. Past 10 Meetings Duke leads 6-4 Stream ESPN App BOLD denotes home contest | * ACC Contest >> THE OPENING FACEOFF >> DUKE - NORTH CAROLINA BY THE NUMBERS DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE INFORMATION Duke is 12-1, tied for the best record through 13 games in program 60 – Consecutive games Michael Sowers has scored a point - Head Coach .................................................................. John Danowski history. The 2005 squad went 11-0 before suffering its first loss every game of his career Alma Mater/Year ..................................................................Rutgers ’76 and the 2008 squad was 12-1. The Blue Devils moved up to No. 2 Career Record/Years .........................................................4928-202/38 in the USILA poll following the win against Notre Dame last week. 7 – Points Joe Robertson scored against North Carolina in the Duke Record/Years ..................................................................210-63/14 first meeting, including the overtime winner Michael Sowers recorded four goals and five points overall, while NCAA Appearances/Last ...........................................................23/2019 Nakeie Montgomery had three goals and an assist. Cameron Mulé Captains..................JT Giles-Harris, Terry Lindsay, Joe Robertson 103 – Career points for Nakeie Montgomery, the 48th Blue Devil scored the overtime winner on a man-up play. Mike Adler made to join the century club 10 saves as Duke held Notre Dame scoreless for the final 10:36. COMMUNICATIONS Sunday’s matchup will be the sixth straight week the Blue Devils 17.25 – North Carolina’s scoring average, first nationally among Men’s Lacrosse Communications Contact...........Meredith Rieder will be embroiled in a top-five battle with another ACC program. It teams that have played more than one game Rieder Cell Phone ............................................................(919) 812-6741 will be the third time these two teams will meet with both ranked Rieder Email ............................................meredith.rieder@duke.edu in the top-three and the fifth time as top-five foes. 9.69 – Duke’s scoring defense, second in the ACC An ACC Championship is on the line Sunday as Duke sits atop .722 - UNC’s man down defense percentage, the best in the ACC the standings with a 4-1 league record. UNC is second at 3-2. A win by the Blue Devils gives Duke the title outright, while a Tar Heel .452 - Duke’s man-up offense percentage, second in the league victory will make Duke and UNC co-champs. North Carolina, ranked third, is coming off a 12-10 victory over 3 – Of the league’s top seven goal scorers who are Blue Devils - Notre Dame. The Tar Heels feature the nation’s top scoring offense Robertson (2), O’Neill (3), Sowers (7) (17.25) and the league’s top scorer in Chris Gray (5.92 ppg). Duke 6-1 – Duke’s record under Danowski in postseason rematches held UNC to its lowest goal total this season, 11 goals, in the first against UNC meeting April 1 in Durham. >> STATS COMPARISON 43.0 15.31 8.46 23.77 .356 9.59 32.38 19-42 (.452) 30-46 (652) 241-286 (.843) 214-366 (.585) SHOTS/GM GOALS/GM ASSISTS/GM POINTS/GM SHOT PCT GAA GBS/GM EMO MAN DOWN CLEARS FACEOFF % 51.4 17.25 9.50 26.75 .335 10.87 35.58 14-34 (.412) 39-54 (.722) 204-232 (.879) 206-375 (.549) >> 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 600-427-1 1 Garrett Leadmon M 6-4 225 Jr. Annapolis, Md. (DeMatha) ACC Record 63-130 2 JT Giles-Harris D 5-10 200 Gr. Nyack, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional (N.J.)) Overtime Record 27-22-1 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 24 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 211-63 24 Frank Marinello D 6-1 205 Jr. Merrick, N.Y. (Chaminade) ACC Record 35-16 25 Matt Chmil M 6-1 180 Sr. Garden City, N.Y. (Chaminade) Overtime Record 14-6 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 14 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) 46 Chandler Katz M 5-9 180 Jr. Sudbury, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) MICHAEL SOWERS Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Player of the Year 48 Charlie O’Connor M 6-2 190 Fr.