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Duke and UNC Renew Lacrosse Rivalry Sunday
3/27/2015 4:34:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Game 10
No. 6 Duke (7-2, 0-1 ACC) at No. 4 North Carolina (9-1, 0-0 ACC)
March 29, 2015 | 1 p.m. | ESPNU
Chapel Hill, N.C. | Fetzer Field
Setting the Scene
• Duke is 7-2 overall and ranked sixth in the coaches poll and travels to face off against No. 4 North Carolina
• The Blue Devils are amidst a schedule in which it has or will face the Nos. 1, 2, 4, 8 and 13 teams in a span of six games
The Series History
• Duke and North Carolina are meeting for the 71st time with the Tar Heels holding a 39-31 edge
• The Blue Devils are 14-2 under John Danowski and 8-2 in the past 10 outings
• Duke's last regular season loss in Chapel Hill was a 14-9 setback in 2003
Duke-UNC by the Numbers
26 – Straight games in which Myles Jones has scored a point, ranking 18th among Division I players
14-7 – Duke's record under John Danowski after a single loss
4-6 – Duke's record when facing a top 20 team after a single loss since 2007
14-2 – John Danowski's record at Duke against North Carolina, including a 7-1 mark in the regular season
4.5 – Average margin of victory for the Blue Devils in those 14 wins
86-36 – Duke's record against ranked teams since 2006, including 2-2 this season
12 – Of the past 16 meetings between Duke and North Carolina that both teams have been ranked in the top 10
16 – Points needed for Myles Jones to pass Jim Gonnella as the highest scoring midfielder in program history
5.20 – Points per game for North Carolina's Jimmy Bitter, tops in the ACC and sixth nationally
5.11 – Points per game for Duke's Myles Jones, second in the ACC and seventh in the nation
15.0 – Duke's goals per game average heading into Sunday's contest
8.80 – North Carolina's goals against average going into the matchup with the Blue Devils
Scouting The Blue Devils
Duke looks to bounce back after suffering a 19-7 loss to Syracuse in its ACC opener last weekend ... The Blue Devils, ranked sixth, are 7-2 overall and 0-1 in league action ... Myles Jones headlines a Duke offense, which ranks fifth nationally at 15 goals per game, with 46 points on 24 goals and 22 assists, while Justin Guterding is the top goal scorer in the ACC with 29 tallies (3.22/gm) ... Deemer Class has 28 points on 18 goals and 10 assists ... Brian Dunne leads the close defense with nine caused turnovers, while Will Haus owns 25 ground balls and seven caused turnovers from his defensive midfield role ... In goal, Luke Aaron is 7-2 with a .483 save percentage and an 11.45 goals against average ... The Blue Devils are allowing 11.67 goals per game this season to rank 53rd nationally.
About North Carolina
North Carolina returns home to Fetzer Field after suffering its first loss of the year in a 10-8 setback to No. 5 Maryland in San Diego ... The Tar Heels also feature one of the nation's top offenses, averaging 15.4 goals per game to rank fourth nationally ... Jimmy Bitter leads the attack with 52 points on 24 goals and 28 assists, while Joey Sankey is just behind him at 44 points (17g, 27a) ... Austin Pifani sports a team-high 13 caused turnovers to anchor a defense that allows 8.80 goals per game ... Zach Powers has 12 takeaways and 21 ground balls ... Stephen Kelly has taken all but 48 faceoffs this year ... He is 112-of-226 for a .496 win percentage and 51 ground balls ... In goal, Kieran Burke and Brian Balkam both have seen quality minutes ... Burke has started each of the past three games and owns a 10.21 goals against average and a .568 save percentage ... Balkam earned the seven previous starts and has an 8.00 goals against average and a .519 save percentage with a 5-0 record.
Last Time We Met
Jordan Wolf capped a five-point performance with a goal at the 2:34 mark of the first overtime period to propel No. 6 Duke to a 9-8 win over No. 4 North Carolina ... Trailing 8-7 with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth period, Duke notched the equalizer when junior Kyle Keenan utilized a roll dodge on the right-hand side for his career-high third marker of the day at the 1:47 mark ... Two Tar Heels – Jimmy Bitter and Michael Tagliaferri – carded three goals apiece while Joey Sankey had two tallies ... Both goalkeepers – North Carolina's Kieran Burke and Duke's Luke Aaron – were sensational with 15 saves apiece ... Aaron posted five of his saves in the fourth period.
Bouncing Back
Duke has fared well after single losses under head coach John Danowski ... The Blue Devils have suffered consecutive losses seven times, including last season's setbacks to Maryland and Loyola, under head coach John Danowski ... The Blue Devils are 14-7 after a single loss and have never lost more than two consecutive games in the past eight seasons ... Duke is 4-6 when facing a top 20 opponent following a single loss.
Duke vs. North Carolina Top 10 Matchup
Sunday's meeting with the Tar Heels will be the fifth time in the past eight regular season games and 12th in the past 16 games Duke and North Carolina will be ranked among the top 10, including last season when North Carolina was No. 4 and Duke No. 6. These two teams have never been outside of the top 20 in the previous 16 matchups.
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Date |
UNC* |
Duke* |
Result |
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15-Mar-14 |
4 |
6 |
W, 9-8 (OT) |
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13-Mar-13 |
6 |
17 |
W, 11-18 |
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26-Apr-13 |
1 |
5 |
L, 17-18 |
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16-Mar-12 |
11 |
15 |
W, 12-11 |
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22-Apr-12 |
9 |
7 |
W, 12-9 |
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17-Mar-11 |
8 |
7 |
W, 14-9 |
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10-Mar-10 |
4 |
10 |
L, 7-13 |
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22-May-10 |
4 |
5 |
W, 17-9 |
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14-Mar-09 |
8 |
10 |
W, 12-8 |
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26-Apr-09 |
8 |
6 |
W, 15-13 |
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17-May-09 |
6 |
3 |
W, 12-11 |
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15-Mar-08 |
3 |
1 |
W, 19-9 |
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25-Apr-08 |
12 |
2 |
W, 17-6 |
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17-Mar-07 |
13 |
4 |
W, 9-7 |
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27-Apr-07 |
2 |
9 |
W, 12-9 |
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20-May-07 |
2 |
10 |
W, 19-11 |
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* USILA Ranking, Bold denotes top-10 matchup |
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Something's Gotta Give
Duke, despite its seven-goal outing at Syracuse last weekend, sports the nation's fifth highest scoring offense at 15 goals per game ... Meanwhile, opposite Duke's offense is a steady North Carolina defense that ranks third in the ACC and 19th nationally in allowing 8.80 goals per game ... The Tar Heels have allowed 10-plus goals in each of their past three games and have given up an average of 10.25 goals per game against ranked foes this season ... Duke will attempt to continue that trend Sunday.
Challenging Schedule
Since 2006, Duke is 86-36 (.711) versus ranked opponents ... The Blue Devils went 8-3 against top 20 foes in 2014 ... Duke has faced four ranked opponents this season, going 2-2 ... The Blue Devils will continue its run through the gauntlet in the next few weeks with matchups vs. No. 4 North Carolina, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 8 Virginia and No. 13 Marquette over the next four weeks.
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No. 1 |
Denver |
L, 13-17 |
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No. 10 |
Harvard |
W, 21-14 |
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No. 12 |
Loyola |
W, 14-8 |
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No. 1 |
Syracuse |
L, 7-19 |
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No. 4 |
North Carolina |
Mar. 29 |
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No. 2 |
Notre Dame |
Apr. 4 |
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No. 8 |
Virginia |
Apr. 12 |
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No. 13 |
Marquette |
Apr. 18 |
A Win over North Carolina Would
• Be head coach John Danowski's 355th career win
• Be the program's 516th victory
• Be the Blue Devils' 15th victory over UNC since 2007
• Make Duke 208-123 in the month of March
• Push Duke's road record to 28-9 under Danowski
• Give the Blue Devils their third ranked win of the year
• Give Danowski 21 career ACC victories
On the Road
Duke has fared well on the road overall since 2007 ... In 36 true road games, the Blue Devils are 27-9 ... Duke went undefeated on the road just one time since 2007, a 4-0 mark in 2010.
Reaching the Perfect 10
Since 2007, Duke is 118-8 when scoring at least 10 goals in a game ... The Blue Devils are 13-25 when being held to fewer than 10 scores ... Duke is 37-27 when allowing 10 goals in a contest and 93-6 when holding opponents under 10 goals.
Duke in One Goal Games
Duke is 73-63 all-time in games decided by one goal in program history ... The Blue Devils played a program-high seven one-goal games in both 1994 and 1997 ... Duke is 16-7 in one-goal contests under head coach John Danowski ... The Blue Devils are 5-6 in one-goal games against North Carolina.
Jones Putting Up Big Numbers From Midfield
Myles Jones has a hat trick in seven of his nine outings and has at least five points in six of the nine games ... He is eight assists shy of moving into 10th on the Duke single-season assists list and is 11 short of passing Jim Gonnella's midfield record set in 1997.
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Jones Game-by-Game |
G-A-P |
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at High Point |
3-2-5 |
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Air Force |
3-4-7 |
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vs. Denver |
3-2-5 |
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at Mercer |
3-4-7 |
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Harvard |
2-2-4 |
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Providence |
3-1-4 |
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Loyola |
4-1-5 |
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at Georgetown |
3-5-8 |
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at Syracuse |
0-1-1 |
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Guterding Leads ACC in Goals Per Game
Rookie attackman Justin Guterding is averaging a league-best 3.22 goals per game through his first nine collegiate contests ... The Garden City, N.Y., native has 29 goals in nine games to rank fourth overall nationally in goals scored ... Guterding is one of two players nationally to have scored at least six goals in a game at least three times ... Six-plus goals have been scored by an individual 30 times this season with Dylan Molloy of Brown and Guterding owning seven of them ... Zack Greer holds the Duke freshman record for goals in a season with 57 in 2005.
Up Next
Duke returns home to Koskinen Stadium next Saturday, April 4 against Notre Dame … It will be the first home game for the Blue Devils since March 7 … Faceoff is set for 5 p.m.
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