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Saturday, March 26
Syracuse, NY
12 PM
Duke University
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Syracuse University
Photo by: Duke Athletics
No. 10 Duke Opens ACC Play at Syracuse Saturday
3/25/2022 1:50:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
The Opening Faceoff
By the Numbers
73 – Goals scored by Duke in the first half this season
99 – Goals scored by Duke in the second half this season
4 – Points needed for Joe Robertson to become 14th player in Duke history to reach 200 career points
15.64 – Goals per game for Duke, second in the ACC and sixth nationally
13.00 – Goals allowed per game by Syracuse this season, last in the ACC and 56th nationally
97 – Career points for sophomore Brennan O'Neill in 28 career games
7 - Of the past nine matchups between Duke and Syracuse that have been decided by a single goal
26.5 – Goals scored average in the past 10 Duke - Syracuse games
5 – Man-up goals from Cameron Mulé and Brennan O'Neill this season, tied for the most in the ACC and sixth nationally
9 - Of the 11 games this season Duke has scored at least five goals in fewer than eight minutes
728 – Career saves for Mike Adler, the most of any current Division I goaltender and four away from moving into the all-time top 25 list
Scouting Syracuse
A Win Over Syracuse Would
Series History
Close Calls
Last Time We Met
Fab Freshman
The Nak and Mac Attack
Up Next
- The Blue Devils are 8-3 overall and continue their four-game road swing this weekend when they open ACC play at Syracuse. Faceoff is set for noon on ESPNU.
- Syracuse is coming off a 14-9 win over Stony Brook last weekend. The Orange are 3-4 overall with wins over Holy Cross, Hobart and Stony Brook. Syracuse is scoring 14.43 goals per game, but allowing 13.00.
- Brennan O'Neill leads the offense following his nine-point outing against Towson. O'Neill has 32 goals and 10 assists for 42 points. Dyson Williams has 30 goals and 38 points overall, while Sean Lulley has 33 points (23g, 10a).
- Nakeie Montgomery has 17 points in the past five games and has 31 points overall, while Andrew McAdorey has 28. Duke is averaging 15.64 goals per game to rank sixth nationally.
- Defensively, Kenny Brower draws the opponent's top attackman and has 10 caused turnovers and 28 ground balls. Wilson Stephenson has 15 caused turnovers and 24 GBs, while Tyler Carpenter has 14 and 43, respectively. Jake Naso is 153-of-249 (.614) at the faceoff dot with 87 ground balls.
- In goal, Mike Adler has been solid, averaging 12.73 saves per game and sporting a .553 save percentage. He made a career-high 20 saves in the win over Richmond.
By the Numbers
73 – Goals scored by Duke in the first half this season
99 – Goals scored by Duke in the second half this season
4 – Points needed for Joe Robertson to become 14th player in Duke history to reach 200 career points
15.64 – Goals per game for Duke, second in the ACC and sixth nationally
13.00 – Goals allowed per game by Syracuse this season, last in the ACC and 56th nationally
97 – Career points for sophomore Brennan O'Neill in 28 career games
7 - Of the past nine matchups between Duke and Syracuse that have been decided by a single goal
26.5 – Goals scored average in the past 10 Duke - Syracuse games
5 – Man-up goals from Cameron Mulé and Brennan O'Neill this season, tied for the most in the ACC and sixth nationally
9 - Of the 11 games this season Duke has scored at least five goals in fewer than eight minutes
728 – Career saves for Mike Adler, the most of any current Division I goaltender and four away from moving into the all-time top 25 list
Scouting Syracuse
- Syracuse enters this weekend with a 3-4 overall record and looking for its first ACC win. The Orange are 0-1 in league action after a 20-11 loss to Virginia, Feb. 26. Syracuse is coming off a 14-9 victory at Stony Brook. The Orange are 2-2 at home this season.
- Syracuse is averaging 14.43 goals per game to rank 12th in the nation. Tucker Dordevic leads the attack with 35 points (26g, 9a), while Brendan Curry has 26 (18g, 8a). The Orange have been held under 10 goals just once this season - a 10-7 loss at Johns Hopkins.
- Defensively, Syracuse is allowing 13.00 goals per game to rank 56th nationally. The Orange have allowed double-digit goals in five of its seven games. Nick Caccamo anchors the defense with 11 caused turnovers and 14 ground balls, while longstick midfielder Brett Kennedy has nine caused turnovers and 16 ground balls.
- Jakob Phaub is the main force at the faceoff dot, winning 114-of-196 restarts for a .581 success rate. He ranks 18th nationally in faceoff percentage and third in ground balls (8.71).
- Bobby Gavin and Harrison Thompson have shared duties between the pipes. Gavin has started five of seven games and sports a 13.68 goals against average and a .471 save percentage. Thompson has two starts and four appearances and owns a 12.31 goals against average and a .419 save percentage.
A Win Over Syracuse Would
- Be head coach John Danowski's 441st career win
- Be Danowski's 222nd win at Duke
- Be the program's 611th overall victory
Series History
- Duke and Syracuse are meeting for the 21st time and for the 11th time as ACC opponents. The Orange lead the series 13-7 overall and have won seven of the previous 10 matchups.
- The Blue Devils own the most recent victory, a 15-14 thriller in Durham. Duke is in search of its first win in Syracuse and playing in the Carrier Dome for the first time since 2017. This is the first game any current Blue Devil will have played in the Carrier Dome.
Close Calls
- Seven of the past nine - and each of the past four – matchups between Duke and Syracuse have been decided by a single goal with three of them going into overtime. Duke is 2-5 in those one-goal games, including last season's 15-14 thriller in Durham.
- Since 2009, Duke and Syracuse have played 15 times and nine have been decided by two or fewer goals. The average margin of victory in that span is 4.13 goals - which includes a 14-goal victory by Duke and a 12-goal win from Syracuse.
Last Time We Met
- Duke goaltender Mike Adler came up with a pair of saves in the final 38 seconds, including one as time expired, to help the second-ranked Blue Devils hold off No. 4 Syracuse 15-14 in Durham.
- Michael Sowers paced the Duke offense with three goals and three assists for six points, including assisting on the tying goal and netting the eventual winner with 3:25 remaining in the fourth quarter.
- The game featured six ties and four lead changes as the two programs traded scoring runs in the second and third quarters, leaving Syracuse up a goal midway through the fourth. Sowers scored and then Duke held the Orange scoreless despite being two men down in the final 24 seconds.
Fab Freshman
- Rookie midfielder Andrew McAdorey is having one of the great freshman campaigns in Duke history. The Long Island native has 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points to rank fifth on the team in scoring. His 28 points are the most by a Duke freshman midfielder since Scott Diggs recorded 31 in 12 games.
- McAdorey's 1.45 assists per game are fifth among all freshmen nationally, while he ranks second among midfielders in points per game (2.55).
The Nak and Mac Attack
- The duo of Nakeie Montgomery and Andrew McAdorey is causing Duke's opponents fits. With a lethal Blue Devil attack unit of four accounting for 50 percent of Duke's points, teams have also struggled to contain Montgomery and McAdorey. In the past five games, Montgomery has 10 goals and seven assists (3.4/gm) while McAdorey has five goals and eight assists (2.60/gm). The first six games of the year they averaged 2.33 and 2.50 points per game, respectively. Overall, Montgomery has 31 points and McAdorey has 28. Montgomery is only eight points away from matching his career-best single season performance with six regular season games remaining.
Up Next
- Duke makes the short trip down Tobacco Road to take on North Carolina April 2 at 2 p.m., on ACC Network.
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