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Duke Places 9 on All-ACC Academic Team
6/15/2021 2:05:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM – Duke landed nine on the 2021 All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team as announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon. The nine selections are the second most of the five teams in the league, trailing Virginia's 10.
Earning recognition for their excellence on the field as well as in the classroom are Mike Adler, Braden Burke, Owen Caputo, Tyler Carpenter, JT Giles-Harris, Jake Naso, Brennan O'Neill, Joe Robertson and Michael Sowers.
O'Neill, Robertson and Sowers led the Blue Devil offense, combing to score 118 goals and 72 assists for 190 points. They had a hand in 50 percent of Duke's points on the year.
Caputo started eight games on Duke's first midfield line and finished with 20 goals and five assists to rank tied for fifth on the team in scoring.
Adler and Giles-Harris were the anchors to the Duke defense that finished with a 10.12 goals against average. In goal, Adler averaged 9.53 saves per game to earn USILA All-America third team recognition. Giles-Harris was a top cover guy on close defense and departed Duke as the record holder for career caused turnovers with 89.
At longstick midfield, Burke and Carpenter both were crucial pieces to the defense as well as the faceoff unit. Burke finished his junior season with 22 ground balls and seven caused turnovers, while Carpenter had 72 and 23, respectively. Carpenter garnered All-America third team recognition.
Naso shined as Duke's faceoff specialist in his rookie season, winning 63 percent of his faceoffs and picking up 133 ground balls. His 227 wins at the faceoff dot were the most by a Duke freshman in school history.
Duke finished the season with a 14-3 overall record, won a share of the ACC title and advanced to the NCAA semifinals.
2021 All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team
Mike Adler, Duke, G, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Braden Burke, Duke, D, Jr., Political Science
Owen Caputo, Duke, M, Jr., Sociology
Tyler Carpenter, Duke, LSM, So., Sociology
JT Giles-Harris, Duke, D, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Jake Naso, Duke, FO, Fr., Undeclared
Brennan O'Neill, Duke, A, Fr., Undeclared
Joe Robertson, Duke, A, Sr., Political Science
Michael Sowers, Duke, A, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Will Bowen, North Carolina, D, Jr., Business Administration
Chris Gray, North Carolina, A, Sr., Management & Society
Collin Krieg, North Carolina, G, Fr., Undecided
Connor Maher, North Carolina, M, Jr., Business Administration
Zac Tucci, North Carolina, FO, Jr., Business Administration
Matt Wright, North Carolina, D, So., Exercise and Sport Science
Arden Cohen, Notre Dame, D, Sr., Finance
Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame, G, So., Political Science
Kyle Gallagher, Notre Dame, FO, Gr., Master of Science Management
Ryan Hallenbeck, Notre Dame, SSDM, Sr., Finance
Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame, A, So., Finance
Jack Kielty, Notre Dame, D, Gr., Master of Nonprofit Administration
Kyle Thornton, Notre Dame, Gr., Master of Science Management
Brendan Curry, Syracuse, M, Sr., Marketing Management
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse, M, Sr., Comm Rhet Studies
Brett Kennedy, Syracuse, LSM, Gr., Info Security Management
Drake Porter, Syracuse, G, Gr., Intercol Ath Adv
Stephen Rehfuss, Syracuse, A, Gr., Intercol Ath Adv
Jamie Trimboli, Syracuse, M, Gr., Info Security Management
Jared Conners, Virginia, D, Sr., Commerce
Payton Cormier, Virginia, A, So., American Studies
Cole Kastner, Virginia, D, Fr., Undeclared
Kyle Kology, Virginia, D, Sr., Commerce
Peter LaSalla, Virginia, M, Jr., American Studies
Ian Laviano, Virginia, A, Sr., Psychology
Matt Moore, Virginia, A, Sr., Foreign Affairs
Alex Rode, Virginia, G, Sr., Youth and Social Innovation
Cade Saustad, Virginia, A, So., Economics
Connor Schellenberger, Virginia, A, R-Fr., Undeclared
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Earning recognition for their excellence on the field as well as in the classroom are Mike Adler, Braden Burke, Owen Caputo, Tyler Carpenter, JT Giles-Harris, Jake Naso, Brennan O'Neill, Joe Robertson and Michael Sowers.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
It is the first honor for graduate student transfers Adler and Sowers as well as Burke, Caputo, Carpenter, Naso and O'Neill. Robertson and Giles-Harris garner their third and second awards, respectively. Duke is the lone program to have two true freshmen on the squad as Naso and O'Neill were two of the four rookies selected.O'Neill, Robertson and Sowers led the Blue Devil offense, combing to score 118 goals and 72 assists for 190 points. They had a hand in 50 percent of Duke's points on the year.
Caputo started eight games on Duke's first midfield line and finished with 20 goals and five assists to rank tied for fifth on the team in scoring.
Adler and Giles-Harris were the anchors to the Duke defense that finished with a 10.12 goals against average. In goal, Adler averaged 9.53 saves per game to earn USILA All-America third team recognition. Giles-Harris was a top cover guy on close defense and departed Duke as the record holder for career caused turnovers with 89.
At longstick midfield, Burke and Carpenter both were crucial pieces to the defense as well as the faceoff unit. Burke finished his junior season with 22 ground balls and seven caused turnovers, while Carpenter had 72 and 23, respectively. Carpenter garnered All-America third team recognition.
Naso shined as Duke's faceoff specialist in his rookie season, winning 63 percent of his faceoffs and picking up 133 ground balls. His 227 wins at the faceoff dot were the most by a Duke freshman in school history.
Duke finished the season with a 14-3 overall record, won a share of the ACC title and advanced to the NCAA semifinals.
2021 All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team
Mike Adler, Duke, G, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Braden Burke, Duke, D, Jr., Political Science
Owen Caputo, Duke, M, Jr., Sociology
Tyler Carpenter, Duke, LSM, So., Sociology
JT Giles-Harris, Duke, D, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Jake Naso, Duke, FO, Fr., Undeclared
Brennan O'Neill, Duke, A, Fr., Undeclared
Joe Robertson, Duke, A, Sr., Political Science
Michael Sowers, Duke, A, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Will Bowen, North Carolina, D, Jr., Business Administration
Chris Gray, North Carolina, A, Sr., Management & Society
Collin Krieg, North Carolina, G, Fr., Undecided
Connor Maher, North Carolina, M, Jr., Business Administration
Zac Tucci, North Carolina, FO, Jr., Business Administration
Matt Wright, North Carolina, D, So., Exercise and Sport Science
Arden Cohen, Notre Dame, D, Sr., Finance
Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame, G, So., Political Science
Kyle Gallagher, Notre Dame, FO, Gr., Master of Science Management
Ryan Hallenbeck, Notre Dame, SSDM, Sr., Finance
Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame, A, So., Finance
Jack Kielty, Notre Dame, D, Gr., Master of Nonprofit Administration
Kyle Thornton, Notre Dame, Gr., Master of Science Management
Brendan Curry, Syracuse, M, Sr., Marketing Management
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse, M, Sr., Comm Rhet Studies
Brett Kennedy, Syracuse, LSM, Gr., Info Security Management
Drake Porter, Syracuse, G, Gr., Intercol Ath Adv
Stephen Rehfuss, Syracuse, A, Gr., Intercol Ath Adv
Jamie Trimboli, Syracuse, M, Gr., Info Security Management
Jared Conners, Virginia, D, Sr., Commerce
Payton Cormier, Virginia, A, So., American Studies
Cole Kastner, Virginia, D, Fr., Undeclared
Kyle Kology, Virginia, D, Sr., Commerce
Peter LaSalla, Virginia, M, Jr., American Studies
Ian Laviano, Virginia, A, Sr., Psychology
Matt Moore, Virginia, A, Sr., Foreign Affairs
Alex Rode, Virginia, G, Sr., Youth and Social Innovation
Cade Saustad, Virginia, A, So., Economics
Connor Schellenberger, Virginia, A, R-Fr., Undeclared
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