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A Top-3 Rematch Awaits; Duke Buckles in for Home Stretch
4/19/2021 2:49:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Rematch with the Irish Awaits
For the first time in his Duke coaching tenure, John Danowski will face an ACC team twice in the regular season when it hosts No. 2 Notre Dame for a second game in 12 days between the rivals. Duke, currently ranked third in the polls, has met the Irish the most of any of its regular season foes in postseason action, going 7-3 in rematches in either the ACC or NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils are 4-0 versus Notre Dame when they have lost the regular-season matchup.
Head coach John Danowski is 25-15 overall in postseason rematches from regular season games during his time at Duke. He is 17-13 in rematches when the Blue Devils win the regular-season contest and 8-2 when losing the first outing.
Round 2 of the 2021 ACC Slate
This week marks the second go-round for the Blue Devils against conference opponents. Virginia and North Carolina are the lone two ACC teams to have played the same opponent twice so far as the two teams split. The Cavaliers meet the Orange again this Saturday, looking to avenge the loss in the Carrier Dome earlier in the year. Notre Dame and Syracuse and North Carolina and Duke close out the year May 1 and May 2, respectively.
Duke's D Shutting Down "The Best"
The Blue Devils' defense has kept their opponents' top scorers in check in the past three games. With elite cover guys at close defense, led by captain JT Giles-Harris and steady goaltending from Mike Adler, Duke kept North Carolina, Notre Dame and Virginia's top-two scorers well below their scoring average.
Tar Heel scorers Chris Gray and Nicky Solomon managed just six points total – both had three – when they were averaging a combined 10 points per game. In its first ACC road trip of the year, Duke kept Notre Dame's Pat Kavanagh to just two points, more than four below his 6.17 per game average. Will Yorke had two goals for the Irish, just under his 2.33 average. At Virginia, the Blue Devils held Matt Moore and Connor Shellenberger to only four points – their average was 8.67 heading into the game.
Blue Devils Streaking
A trio of Blue Devils extended impressive scoring streaks at Virginia last Thursday. With a hat trick, Michael Sowers continued his stretch of scoring at least one point in every game of his career (59) to sport the nation's second longest point streak.
Joe Robertson notched two goals and three assists to give him 39 consecutive games with a point and 17 with at least one goal. Sophomore Dyson Williams has scored a goal in every game of his young career – 18 total – to join Robertson on the short list of players with a goal in at least 15 straight games.
Sowers and Robertson are two of 12 players to have scored a point in at least 39 straight games, while Williams and Robertson are two of just 13 athletes represented on the goal streak list. Of the 13 on that list, 11 are seniors. Williams is the lone underclassman to qualify.
A Cage Battle
Thursday night's game features the top two goaltenders statistically in the ACC in Notre Dame's Liam Entenmann and Duke's Mike Adler. Entenmann leads the league and ranks second nationally with a .597 save percentage and a 7.44 goals against average. Adler is second in the ACC with a .560 save percentage and a 9.24 goals against average. His numbers also rank 16th and 11th nationally, respectively.
Entenmann is making 10.57 saves per game as Notre Dame allows 31.3 shots per game and opponents put 60 percent of those on target. Adler is averaging 8.92 saves per outing as Duke's opponents average 36.8 shots per game but only put 57 percent on cage.
Duke Buckling Down on the Field and in the Classroom
As Duke's regular season action winds down so is the academic calendar as the Blue Devils will have their final day of undergraduate classes this Friday. Exams for the undergraduates begin April 27 and conclude May 1. Twelve current players will earn their bachelor's degrees May 2.
The 15 Blue Devils enrolled in the Fuqua School of Business will conclude the semester May 18, and official degree conferral will be May 29. Overall, 27 players will receive either their first or second degrees from Duke with Sean Lowrie and Turner Uppgren earning their third – Bachelor of Arts, Master of Management Studies and Master of Business Administration.
#GoDuke
For the first time in his Duke coaching tenure, John Danowski will face an ACC team twice in the regular season when it hosts No. 2 Notre Dame for a second game in 12 days between the rivals. Duke, currently ranked third in the polls, has met the Irish the most of any of its regular season foes in postseason action, going 7-3 in rematches in either the ACC or NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils are 4-0 versus Notre Dame when they have lost the regular-season matchup.
Head coach John Danowski is 25-15 overall in postseason rematches from regular season games during his time at Duke. He is 17-13 in rematches when the Blue Devils win the regular-season contest and 8-2 when losing the first outing.
| Opponent | Record in Postseason Rematches |
| Johns Hopkins | 0-2 |
| North Carolina | 6-1 |
| Cornell | 1-0 |
| Virginia | 5-2 |
| Notre Dame | 7-3 |
| Loyola | 2-1 |
| Maryland | 1-3 |
| Syracuse | 1-3 |
| Denver | 1-0 |
| Richmond | 1-0 |
Round 2 of the 2021 ACC Slate
This week marks the second go-round for the Blue Devils against conference opponents. Virginia and North Carolina are the lone two ACC teams to have played the same opponent twice so far as the two teams split. The Cavaliers meet the Orange again this Saturday, looking to avenge the loss in the Carrier Dome earlier in the year. Notre Dame and Syracuse and North Carolina and Duke close out the year May 1 and May 2, respectively.
| Team | Duke | UNC | Notre Dame | Syracuse | Virginia |
| Duke | x | W, 12-11 (OT) | L, 8-13, April 22 | W, 15-14 | W, 13-12 (OT) |
| UNC | L, 11-12 (OT) | X | May 1 | W, 21-9 | W, 16-13, L, 16-18 |
| Notre Dame | W, 13-8, April 22 | May 1 | X | W, 18-11 | L, 11-12 |
| Syracuse | L, 14-15 | L, 9-21 | L, 11-18 | X | W, 20-10, April 24 |
| Virginia | L, 12-13 (OT) | L, 13-16, W, 18-16 | W, 12-11 | L, 10-20, April 24 | X |
Duke's D Shutting Down "The Best"
The Blue Devils' defense has kept their opponents' top scorers in check in the past three games. With elite cover guys at close defense, led by captain JT Giles-Harris and steady goaltending from Mike Adler, Duke kept North Carolina, Notre Dame and Virginia's top-two scorers well below their scoring average.
Tar Heel scorers Chris Gray and Nicky Solomon managed just six points total – both had three – when they were averaging a combined 10 points per game. In its first ACC road trip of the year, Duke kept Notre Dame's Pat Kavanagh to just two points, more than four below his 6.17 per game average. Will Yorke had two goals for the Irish, just under his 2.33 average. At Virginia, the Blue Devils held Matt Moore and Connor Shellenberger to only four points – their average was 8.67 heading into the game.
| Duke vs. Opponents' Top 2 Scorers in Past 3 Games | |||
| Team | Average | Points Scored vs. Duke | |
| UNC | 10 | 6 | |
| ND | 8.5 | 4 | |
| UVA | 8.67 | 4 | |
Blue Devils Streaking
A trio of Blue Devils extended impressive scoring streaks at Virginia last Thursday. With a hat trick, Michael Sowers continued his stretch of scoring at least one point in every game of his career (59) to sport the nation's second longest point streak.
Joe Robertson notched two goals and three assists to give him 39 consecutive games with a point and 17 with at least one goal. Sophomore Dyson Williams has scored a goal in every game of his young career – 18 total – to join Robertson on the short list of players with a goal in at least 15 straight games.
Sowers and Robertson are two of 12 players to have scored a point in at least 39 straight games, while Williams and Robertson are two of just 13 athletes represented on the goal streak list. Of the 13 on that list, 11 are seniors. Williams is the lone underclassman to qualify.
| Point Streak | |||
| Gms | Player, School, Pos | G-A-P during streak | Streak Started |
| 59 | Michael Sowers, Duke, Gr., A | 146-211-357 | Feb. 18, 2017 |
| 39 | Joe Robertson, Duke, Jr., A | 101-36-137 | Mar. 24, 2018 |
| Goal Streak | |||
| Gms | Player, School, Pos | Goals during streak | Streak Started |
| 18 | Dyson Williams, Duke, A/M, So. | 42 | Feb. 1, 2020 |
| 17 | Joe Robertson, Duke, A, Sr. | 46 | Apr. 6, 2019 |
A Cage Battle
Thursday night's game features the top two goaltenders statistically in the ACC in Notre Dame's Liam Entenmann and Duke's Mike Adler. Entenmann leads the league and ranks second nationally with a .597 save percentage and a 7.44 goals against average. Adler is second in the ACC with a .560 save percentage and a 9.24 goals against average. His numbers also rank 16th and 11th nationally, respectively.
Entenmann is making 10.57 saves per game as Notre Dame allows 31.3 shots per game and opponents put 60 percent of those on target. Adler is averaging 8.92 saves per outing as Duke's opponents average 36.8 shots per game but only put 57 percent on cage.
Duke Buckling Down on the Field and in the Classroom
As Duke's regular season action winds down so is the academic calendar as the Blue Devils will have their final day of undergraduate classes this Friday. Exams for the undergraduates begin April 27 and conclude May 1. Twelve current players will earn their bachelor's degrees May 2.
The 15 Blue Devils enrolled in the Fuqua School of Business will conclude the semester May 18, and official degree conferral will be May 29. Overall, 27 players will receive either their first or second degrees from Duke with Sean Lowrie and Turner Uppgren earning their third – Bachelor of Arts, Master of Management Studies and Master of Business Administration.
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