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 12 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS 27 AIR FORCE W, 17-7 10-1 2-1 3/4 5-1 1-1 4/3 OVERALL ACC USILA/IL OVERALL ACC USILA/IL MARCH 7 at No. 16 Richmond W, 13-6 John Danowski Rutgers ‘76 Lars Tiffany Brown ‘90 10 No. 18 HIGH POINT W, 27-8 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 14 at Jacksonville W, 17-6 428-201 .680 209-62 .771 163-89 .647 50-20 .714 25 No. 4 SYRACUSE * W, 15-14 CAREER (39TH YEAR) AT DUKE (15TH YEAR) CAREER (17TH YEAR) AT VIRGINIA (5TH YEAR) APRIL 1 No. 2 NORTH CAROLINA * W, 12-11 (OT) >> THE SERIES >> BROADCAST 10 at No. 5 Notre Dame * L, 8-13 Overall VIRGINIA LEADS 51-33 NETWORK ACCN 15 at No. 4 Virginia * 7 p.m. In Durham Virginia leads 19-18 Play-by-Play Anish Shroff 22 NOTRE DAME * 7 p.m. In Charlottesville Virginia leads 27-12 Color Quint Kessenich Last Meeting L, 12-13 (2OT) Sideline -- MAY Danowski vs. Virginia/at Duke 21-4/18-2 Channel ACCN 2 at North Carolina * 4 p.m. Past 10 Meetings Duke leads 9-1 Stream ESPN App BOLD denotes home contest | * ACC Contest >> THE OPENING FACEOFF >> DUKE - VIRGINIA BY THE NUMBERS DUKE MEN’S LACROSSE INFORMATION Duke is 10-1, its second best start through 11 games in program 21 – Assists needed for Michael Sowers to break Pat Spencer’s Head Coach .................................................................. John Danowski history. The 2005 squad went 11-0 before suffering its first loss. NCAA career assists mark of 231 Alma Mater/Year ..................................................................Rutgers ’76 The Blue Devils dropped to No. 3 in the USILA poll following the .673 – Rookie Jake Naso’s faceoff percentage, first in the ACC Career Record/Years ...........................................................428-202/38 setback at Notre Dame last Saturday. Duke Record/Years .................................................................209-63/14 Freshman Brennan O’Neill recorded a hat trick and senior Nakeie NCAA Appearances/Last ...........................................................23/2019 4.00 – Joe Robertson’s points per game average against ACC Montgomery dished out four assists, but 22 turnovers ultimately Captains..................JT Giles-Harris, Terry Lindsay, Joe Robertson teams this season proved to be too much to overcome against the Irish. Mike Adler made 11 saves in the setback, while Jake Naso won 16-of-22 at the X. COMMUNICATIONS 1 – Point Nakeie Montgomery needs to join Duke’s 100-point club Thursday’s matchup will be the fourth straight week the Blue Men’s Lacrosse Communications Contact...........Meredith Rieder Devils will be embroiled in a top-five battle with another ACC Rieder Cell Phone ............................................................(919) 812-6741 15.09 – Virignia’s scoring average, sixth in the country program. It will be the 15th time these two teams will meet with Rieder Email ............................................meredith.rieder@duke.edu both ranked in the top-five. 9.27 - Goals allowed per game by Duke’s defense, 11th among Duke is 18-2 in the past 20 meetings and hasn’t lost in the regular Division I programs season to the Cavaliers since 2004. The matchup between the Blue Devils and Cavaliers pits two 15.73 – Duke’s scoring average, third nationally talented offenses against each other. Duke has the nation’s No. 3 scoring offense and Virginia sits at No. 6. The Blue Devils are 11th in 14 – Previous top-five meetings between Duke and Virginia with scoring defense after giving up 13 at Notre Dame. It will be a battle Duke going 8-6 overall at the faceoff X between Duke’s Naso, the ACC leader, and Virginia junior Petey LaSalla, who ranks third in the league. 17 – Of the past 20 matchups, both Duke and Virginia have been ranked in the top 10 >> STATS COMPARISON 42.5 15.73 9.09 24.82 .370 9.23 33.36 17-37 (.459) 27-41 (.659) 201-239 (.841) 190-310 (.613) SHOTS/GM GOALS/GM ASSISTS/GM POINTS/GM SHOT PCT GAA GBS/GM EMO MAN DOWN CLEARS FACEOFF % 44.5 15.09 9.45 24.54 .339 12.00 42.8 10-31 (.323) 24-38 (.632) 187-227 (.824) 211-331 (.637) >> 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 598-427-1 1 Garrett Leadmon M 6-4 225 Jr. Annapolis, Md. (DeMatha) ACC Record 61-130 2 JT Giles-Harris D 5-10 200 Gr. Nyack, N.Y. (St. Joseph Regional (N.J.)) Overtime Record 25-22-1 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 209-63 24 Frank Marinello D 6-1 205 Jr. Merrick, N.Y. (Chaminade) ACC Record 33-16 25 Matt Chmil M 6-1 180 Sr. Garden City, N.Y. (Chaminade) Overtime Record 12-6 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) 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 USILA & IL Preseason All-America First Team 51 Dyson Williams A 6-2 210 So.