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 16 LOYOLA GREYHOUNDS 27 AIR FORCE W, 17-7 13-2 4-2 3/2 10-5 4-3 12/12 OVERALL ACC USILA/IL OVERALL PATRIOT LEAGUE USILA/IL MARCH 7 at No. 16 Richmond W, 13-6 John Danowski Rutgers ‘76 Charley Toomey Loyola ‘90 10 No. 18 HIGH POINT W, 27-8 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 14 at Jacksonville W, 17-6 431-203 .680 212-64 .768 160-76 .678 160-76 .678 25 No. 4 SYRACUSE * W, 15-14 CAREER (39TH YEAR) AT DUKE (15TH YEAR) CAREER (16TH YEAR) AT LOYOLA (16TH YEAR) APRIL 1 No. 2 NORTH CAROLINA * W, 12-11 (OT) >> THE SERIES >> BROADCAST 10 at No. 5 Notre Dame * L, 8-13 Overall DUKE LEADS 22-12 NETWORK ESPNU 15 at No. 4 Virginia * W, 13-12 (OT) In NCAA Tournament Duke leads 2-1 Play-by-Play Anish Shroff 22 No. 2 NOTRE DAME * W, 13-12 (OT) At Neutral Site Loyola leads 3-1 Color Quint Kessenich Last Meeting W, 13-10, 3/7/20 Sideline NA MAY Danowski vs. Loyola 15-13 Channel ESPNU 2 at No. 3 North Carolina * L, 12-15 Past 10 Meetings Duke leads 8-2 Stream ESPN App 16 vs. No. 18 High Point # W, 16-10 23 vs. Loyola # 12 p.m. >> THE OPENING FACEOFF >> DUKE - HIGH POINTS BY THE NUMBERS BOLD denotes home contest | * ACC Contest | # NCAA Tournament No. 2 seed Duke advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the 18th 62 – Consecutive games Michael Sowers has scored a point - time in program history with a 16-10 win against High Point last every game of his career DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE INFORMATION Sunday. The Blue Devils are 12-5 all-time in the quarterfinals and 39-20 – Duke’s NCAA Tournament all-time record Head Coach .................................................................. John Danowski will meet Loyola for the fourth time in NCAA Tournament history. Alma Mater/Year ..................................................................Rutgers ’76 Michael Sowers, playing in his first NCAA Tournament game, 34-18 - John Danowski’s record in NCAA Tournament games Career Record/Years ............................................................431-203/38 registered four goals and four assists for eight points to lead Duke Duke Record/Years ..................................................................212-64/14 offensively. Sixth-year senior Sean Lowrie added a hat trick, while 30-10 – Duke’s record under Danowski in NCAA Tournament games NCAA Appearances/Last ........................................................... 24/2021 Jake Naso won 19-of-26 faceoffs and picked up 13 ground balls and Captains..................JT Giles-Harris, Terry Lindsay, Joe Robertson scored a goal. JT Giles-Harris had two caused turnovers, while Terry 5.0 – Average margin of victory for Duke against Loyola since 2017 Lindsay and Tyler Carpenter picked up five ground balls apiece. 9.80 – Loyola’s goals against average this season, 11th nationally COMMUNICATIONS Mike Adler had 14 saves. Men’s Lacrosse Communications Contact...........Meredith Rieder Sunday’s matchup will be the eighth straight game against a 15.13 – Duke’s goals per game average, third nationally Rieder Cell Phone ............................................................(919) 812-6741 top 20 team and the 21st consecutive year Duke and Loyola have Rieder Email ............................................meredith.rieder@duke.edu squared off. .637 - Jake Naso’s faceoff win percentage, seventh nationally Duke is 6-2 all-time as the No. 2 seed. The Blue Devils also were the No. 2 seed in 2005 and 2019, reaching the NCAA title game and 22 - Points for Nakeie Montgomery in his eight NCAA Tournament games the NCAA semifinal, respectively. Loyola earned an at-large bid to the tournament as runner-up in 14 – Saves for Mike Adler in the first round victory, the most by a the Patriot League and advanced to the quarterfinals with a 14-13 Duke goalie in a NCAA Tournament game since 2013 win over No. 7 seed Denver. It took a last second save by goalkeeper Sam Shafer to keep the Pioneers from completing the comeback. >> STATS COMPARISON 42.7 15.13 8.47 23.60 .354 10.07 32.00 22-47 (.468) 33-51 (.647) 283-333 (.850) 249-424 (.587) SHOTS/GM GOALS/GM ASSISTS/GM POINTS/GM SHOT PCT GAA GBS/GM EMO MAN DOWN CLEARS FACEOFF % 41.3 12.53 7.33 19.86 .304 9.80 33.93 19-53 (.358) 33-51 (.647) 298-329 (.906) 196-385 (.509) >> 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 601-428-1 1 Garrett Leadmon M 6-4 225 Jr. Annapolis, Md. (DeMatha) ACC Record 63-131 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 9 5 Cameron Badour M 6-4 205 Sr. Ottawa, Canada (IMG Academy) ACC Regular Season Championships 12 6 Jake Caputo M 5-11 185 So. Holly Springs, N.C. (Middle Creek) NCAA Tournament Appearances 24 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) 21 Cameron Mulé A 5-8 160 Sr. Dix Hills, N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills West) >> DUKE UNDER DANOWSKI 23 Michael Sowers A 5-9 165 Gr. Dresher, Pa. (Princeton) 24 Frank Marinello D 6-1 205 Jr. Merrick, N.Y. (Chaminade) Seasons of Men’s Lacrosse 15 in 2021 25 Matt Chmil M 6-1 180 Sr. Garden City, N.Y. (Chaminade) Overall Record 212-64 26 Brian Smyth M 5-10 225 Gr. West Hartford, Conn. (Westminster School) ACC Record 35-17 27 Connor Drake M 5-11 195 So. Wilton, Conn. (Salisbury School) Overtime Record 14-6 28 Evan Barr G 6-3 185 Fr. Somerville, N.J. (Somerville) NCAA Championships 3 29 Turner Uppgren G 5-8 180 Gr. Stillwater, Minn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) Championship Weekend Appearances 10 30 Garrett Smith G 6-0 200 Jr. Mountain Lakes, N.J. (Mountain Lakes) ACC Championships 5 31 Joey Manown A 5-7 175 Gr. Saundersville, R.I. (Deerfield Academy) ACC Regular Season Championships 7 32 Andrew Bonafede G 5-9 180 Jr. Bay Shore, N.Y. (Chaminade) NCAA Tournament Appearances 13 (event not held in 2020) 33 Tyler Carpenter LSM 5-11 175 So. Durham, N.C. (Salisbury School) 10-Plus Win Seasons 14 34 Brennan O’Neill A 6-2 230 Fr. Bay Shore, N.Y. (St. Anthony’s) 35 Braden Burke D 6-2 190 Jr. Cross River, N.Y. (John Jay) 15-Plus Win Seasons 8 36 Bobby Wade M 5-10 190 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) Tewaaraton Winners 2 37 Joe Hardison M 5-10 175 Sr. Darien, Conn. (Taft School) USILA National Players of the Year 8 honors/7 players 38 James Sullivan D 6-1 220 Gr. Moorpark, Calif. (Dartmouth) All-America Honors (1st, 2nd, 3rd Team) 57 39 Jon Coffey M 5-10 205 Gr. Summit, N.J. (Amherst) Scholar All-America Honors 31 41 Phil Robertson A 5-6 175 Gr. Charlottesville, Va. (St. Anne’s-Belfield School) All-ACC 45 42 Reilly Walsh M 6-0 180 Gr. Bronxville, N.Y. (Brunswick School) ACC Players of the Year 3 43 Kenny Brower D 6-2 215 So. Massapequa, N.Y. (Massapequa) ACC Offensive Players of the Year 3 44 Walker Scaglione D 6-7 240 Gr. Richmond, Va. (Cosby) ACC Defensive Players of the Year 3 45 Dan O’Connell M 5-10 195 Gr. Winchester, Mass. (Holy Cross) ACC Rookie of the Year 2 46 Chandler Katz M 5-9 180 Jr. Sudbury, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) 48 Charlie O’Connor M 6-2 190 Fr. Fairfax, Va. (Paul VI) 50 AJ Delgado M 6-3 170 So. Greenwich, Conn. (Brunswick School) 51 Dyson Williams A 6-2 210 So.