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Looking Back at the Best of 2019 Duke Lacrosse
12/31/2019 3:25:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Danowski Makes History
On Feb. 2, 2019, head coach John Danowski made history by becoming the first Division I men's lacrosse coach to reach 400 career victories as the Blue Devils bested Furman 17-9 in Greenville.
The all-time Division I wins leader, he became the third head coach across all three divisions to reach the benchmark. The win over the Paladins put Danowski at 400-194 in his long coaching career.
Robertson Scores in Overtime to Send Duke to Championship Weekend
Joe Robertson scored with the shot clock ticking down to one in overtime to lift the Blue Devils to a thrilling 14-13 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA quarterfinals at Hofstra University. Duke advanced to its 12th NCAA semifinal in program history and second straight.
"That was one of the most fun games I've ever played in," said senior Cade Van Raaphorst. "I just had a smile on my face the entire game."
Joe Stein, having taken 20 faceoffs on the day, came out and popped the ball out to the left wing where Van Raaphorst picked up the ground ball. Head coach John Danowski called a timeout to draw up what hopefully would be the final play of the game.
Duke dropped the ball a couple of times and nearly lost it over the head of Joey Manown before the junior attackman picked up the loose ball. Duke fired three more shots before getting one final look with six seconds left. With time winding down to under five on the shot clock, Robertson got the ball in his stick behind the goal, turned the corner of the cage and got an opening and fired a left-handed bouncer past the Notre Dame goalie for the win with one second left on the shot clock.
Manown Scores Last-Second Goal to Beat No. 5 Denver
Junior Joey Manown scooped up a loose ball with eight seconds left and threw it in the goal to give the eighth-ranked Blue Devils a thrilling 10-9 comeback win over No. 5 Denver.
Duke, trailing 7-4 in the fourth quarter, outscored the Pioneers 6-2 in the final 12:37 to capture the upset victory at home. The Blue Devils built a 9-7 lead with 2:51 left, only to have the two-goal edge erased with only 19 seconds remaining.
"I'm not really sure [what flipped the switch on offense]," said head coach John Danowski. "I think probably a little bit of it was facing off and we got a few more possessions. We scored a little bit in transition. We opened up the field a little bit and we probably capitalized on a couple of their mistakes as well. The game got ragged and we were able to take advantage of that."
After the Pioneers tied the game, 9-9 with 19 ticks on the clock, Brian Smyth went out to the faceoff X and scrapped his way to the victory. Senior defenseman Cade Van Raaphorst picked up the ground ball on the draw and found Brad Smith, whose pass towards the middle of the field was just off the mark.
The ball bounced in Duke's favor this time as Manown, all alone on the right side, picked up the ball and fired it in with six seconds remaining. Van Raaphorst came up big again in the final faceoff with another ground ball to secure the top-five victory.
Brad Smith scored the game-winning goal with 32 seconds left in overtime to lift the third-ranked Blue Devils to a thrilling 10-9 victory over Marquette in the sixth annual Battle at Bethpage Saturday afternoon. Nakeie Montgomery provided the assist on the winner.
Smith finished the game with two goals and an assist, while Montgomery had a goal and two assists to pace the Duke offense. Jake Seau and CJ Carpenter also had two goals apiece. Turner Uppgren once again was excellent between the pipes with 11 saves.
Sixth-ranked Duke outscored Richmond 3-0 in the fourth quarter to come away with a hard-fought 11-7 victory over the No. 16 Spiders. The Blue Devils held Richmond to just four goals in the final 57:42 minutes of the game.
Brad Smith and Joe Robertson paced the Duke offense with three goals apiece. In goal, David McCann came off the bench to make eight saves, including three in the final frame.
Nakeie Montgomery and Brad Smith combined for 10 points to lead the second-seeded Blue Devils to a 12-11 victory over Richmond in the opening round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament. The Spiders pulled within one in the last 30 seconds before Duke ran out the clock for the win.
Montgomery finished the day with three goals and two assists, while Smith added two goals and three assists.
"It wasn't pretty, but you just have to win by one and you're playing in another game," said Smith, a team captain. "We have another week with the boys and that was the goal. Maybe it wasn't as clean or as fundamental as we would have liked, but a win is a win. We're one of eight teams left playing and that's something to be proud of and be excited for."
JT Giles-Harris was selected as the 2019 ACC Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year in a vote of the league's five head coaches last season. Giles-Harris is the third Blue Devil to garner the honor in program history.
An All-ACC pick for the first time in his career in 2019, Giles-Harris joins the likes of CJ Costabile and Brendan Fowler as ACC Defensive Players of the Year. He is the first Duke close defenseman to pick up the award since it was started in 2012.
Giles-Harris was an instrumental piece to Duke's defensive success this year, leading the Blue Devils in caused turnovers and ranking third among non-faceoff specialists in ground balls.
Second-ranked Duke outscored Towson 4-2 and forced eight turnovers in the fourth quarter to come away with a crucial 12-10 victory over the No. 5 Tigers in Saturday afternoon men's lacrosse action. It was Duke's third top-five win of the season.
"We knew this was going to be a 60-minute battle," said head coach John Danowski. "Towson is well coached and already has some great wins. Going in we knew we would have to buckle up the chin strap for 60 minutes."
Brad Smith paced the Blue Devils with three goals and an assist for four points, while Joey Manown had two tallies and a pair of helpers. Nine different players scored for Duke in the victory and nine of the 12 goals were assisted.
In addition to picking up four ground balls and forcing a turnover, Cade Van Raaphorst scored the tying goal at 8-8 in the third and provided an assist late in the second. He also helped hold Towson's Brody McLean to one goal and the Tigers to six even strength scores.
On Feb. 2, 2019, head coach John Danowski made history by becoming the first Division I men's lacrosse coach to reach 400 career victories as the Blue Devils bested Furman 17-9 in Greenville.
The all-time Division I wins leader, he became the third head coach across all three divisions to reach the benchmark. The win over the Paladins put Danowski at 400-194 in his long coaching career.
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— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) February 3, 2019
Robertson Scores in Overtime to Send Duke to Championship Weekend
Joe Robertson scored with the shot clock ticking down to one in overtime to lift the Blue Devils to a thrilling 14-13 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA quarterfinals at Hofstra University. Duke advanced to its 12th NCAA semifinal in program history and second straight.
"That was one of the most fun games I've ever played in," said senior Cade Van Raaphorst. "I just had a smile on my face the entire game."
Joe Stein, having taken 20 faceoffs on the day, came out and popped the ball out to the left wing where Van Raaphorst picked up the ground ball. Head coach John Danowski called a timeout to draw up what hopefully would be the final play of the game.
Duke dropped the ball a couple of times and nearly lost it over the head of Joey Manown before the junior attackman picked up the loose ball. Duke fired three more shots before getting one final look with six seconds left. With time winding down to under five on the shot clock, Robertson got the ball in his stick behind the goal, turned the corner of the cage and got an opening and fired a left-handed bouncer past the Notre Dame goalie for the win with one second left on the shot clock.
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— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) May 18, 2019
Another week with the boys! pic.twitter.com/AVwWl7ynr4
Manown Scores Last-Second Goal to Beat No. 5 Denver
Junior Joey Manown scooped up a loose ball with eight seconds left and threw it in the goal to give the eighth-ranked Blue Devils a thrilling 10-9 comeback win over No. 5 Denver.
Duke, trailing 7-4 in the fourth quarter, outscored the Pioneers 6-2 in the final 12:37 to capture the upset victory at home. The Blue Devils built a 9-7 lead with 2:51 left, only to have the two-goal edge erased with only 19 seconds remaining.
"I'm not really sure [what flipped the switch on offense]," said head coach John Danowski. "I think probably a little bit of it was facing off and we got a few more possessions. We scored a little bit in transition. We opened up the field a little bit and we probably capitalized on a couple of their mistakes as well. The game got ragged and we were able to take advantage of that."
After the Pioneers tied the game, 9-9 with 19 ticks on the clock, Brian Smyth went out to the faceoff X and scrapped his way to the victory. Senior defenseman Cade Van Raaphorst picked up the ground ball on the draw and found Brad Smith, whose pass towards the middle of the field was just off the mark.
The ball bounced in Duke's favor this time as Manown, all alone on the right side, picked up the ball and fired it in with six seconds remaining. Van Raaphorst came up big again in the final faceoff with another ground ball to secure the top-five victory.
WOW! JOEY MANOWN FOR THE WIN!!! You couldn't write that ending!
— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) February 16, 2019
Blue Devils win 10-9 over No. 5 Denver. pic.twitter.com/NgyjZhjgpP
Duke Defense Shuts Down Loyola's Offense
Nakeie Montgomery and Joey Manown combined for eight goals and Turner Uppgren made 10 saves as the No. 5 Blue Devils upended second-ranked Loyola 12-7 in a top-five men's lacrosse matchup tonight in Koskinen Stadium. The win is the fifth straight for Duke and the second top-five victory of the year for the Blue Devils.
Montgomery and Manown both had four goals apiece, while senior attackman Brad Smith had two goals and three assists in the victory. Joe Robertson extended his goal and point streak to 18 games with a goal and an assist.
Defensively, Duke held the nation's leading scorer Pat Spencer to just three points from a goal and two assists and the country's top goal scorer in Kevin Lindley to zero goals. Coming into the game, Spencer was averaging 7.40 points per game, while Lindley was scoring five goals per game.
Smith Scores OT Goal to beat Marquette[RECAP] All the feels at Koski tonight. ????????????????
— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) March 8, 2019
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Brad Smith scored the game-winning goal with 32 seconds left in overtime to lift the third-ranked Blue Devils to a thrilling 10-9 victory over Marquette in the sixth annual Battle at Bethpage Saturday afternoon. Nakeie Montgomery provided the assist on the winner.
Smith finished the game with two goals and an assist, while Montgomery had a goal and two assists to pace the Duke offense. Jake Seau and CJ Carpenter also had two goals apiece. Turner Uppgren once again was excellent between the pipes with 11 saves.
McCann Comes Off Bench to Garner First Career WinOT | 31.2 | B-RAD!!!! for the dub.
— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) April 20, 2019
Nak finds the senior captain with the skip pass.
Duke escapes with the 10-9 victory in OT. pic.twitter.com/L58xG7KjJ9
Sixth-ranked Duke outscored Richmond 3-0 in the fourth quarter to come away with a hard-fought 11-7 victory over the No. 16 Spiders. The Blue Devils held Richmond to just four goals in the final 57:42 minutes of the game.
Brad Smith and Joe Robertson paced the Duke offense with three goals apiece. In goal, David McCann came off the bench to make eight saves, including three in the final frame.
Duke Edges Richmond 12-11 to Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals?? to Dave McCann on his first collegiate W.
— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) March 3, 2019
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Nakeie Montgomery and Brad Smith combined for 10 points to lead the second-seeded Blue Devils to a 12-11 victory over Richmond in the opening round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament. The Spiders pulled within one in the last 30 seconds before Duke ran out the clock for the win.
Montgomery finished the day with three goals and two assists, while Smith added two goals and three assists.
"It wasn't pretty, but you just have to win by one and you're playing in another game," said Smith, a team captain. "We have another week with the boys and that was the goal. Maybe it wasn't as clean or as fundamental as we would have liked, but a win is a win. We're one of eight teams left playing and that's something to be proud of and be excited for."
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— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) May 12, 2019
JT Giles-Harris was selected as the 2019 ACC Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year in a vote of the league's five head coaches last season. Giles-Harris is the third Blue Devil to garner the honor in program history.
An All-ACC pick for the first time in his career in 2019, Giles-Harris joins the likes of CJ Costabile and Brendan Fowler as ACC Defensive Players of the Year. He is the first Duke close defenseman to pick up the award since it was started in 2012.
Giles-Harris was an instrumental piece to Duke's defensive success this year, leading the Blue Devils in caused turnovers and ranking third among non-faceoff specialists in ground balls.
Fourth-Quarter Finish Pushes Duke Past TowsonLoved by many. Feared by more. ??????
— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) May 10, 2019
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Second-ranked Duke outscored Towson 4-2 and forced eight turnovers in the fourth quarter to come away with a crucial 12-10 victory over the No. 5 Tigers in Saturday afternoon men's lacrosse action. It was Duke's third top-five win of the season.
"We knew this was going to be a 60-minute battle," said head coach John Danowski. "Towson is well coached and already has some great wins. Going in we knew we would have to buckle up the chin strap for 60 minutes."
Brad Smith paced the Blue Devils with three goals and an assist for four points, while Joey Manown had two tallies and a pair of helpers. Nine different players scored for Duke in the victory and nine of the 12 goals were assisted.
In addition to picking up four ground balls and forcing a turnover, Cade Van Raaphorst scored the tying goal at 8-8 in the third and provided an assist late in the second. He also helped hold Towson's Brody McLean to one goal and the Tigers to six even strength scores.
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— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) March 16, 2019
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