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Notes and Numbers as Duke Prepares for Final Push
4/21/2022 11:05:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Duke Preparing for Exams and Final Regular Season Push
The Blue Devils are taking advantage of an extended break after their commanding victory over No. 6 Virginia last Thursday. Duke has a 16-day break before returning to action May 1 against North Carolina.
The last day of classes for the Blue Devils was April 20 and final exams start Monday, April 25. Exams run through April 30 at 10 p.m., and Duke takes the field the following evening at 5:30 p.m.
The Blue Devils will be free of academic responsibilities as they prepare for Notre Dame in the regular season finale, May 7, in South Bend. Duke returns to Durham for graduation day as 14 seniors earn their undergraduate degrees and 10 others collect graduate degrees.
O'Neill Nears Goals Century Mark
With 23 goals in his past five games, Duke sophomore attackman Brennan O'Neill is inching closer to 100 career goals. He has 94 career goals in his 32 games played for an average of 2.94 per game. He is six shy of reaching the century mark and averaging 3.27 per game this season.
Blue Devil standout attackman Zack Greer is the fastest to 100 career goals in Duke lacrosse history, reaching the benchmark in 38 games. Justin Guterding did so in 39 games. O'Neill is on pace to achieve the feat in 34 games.
O'Neill leads all players nationally in goals with 49, while his average is 11th among Division I players. He is three away from tying Guterding for the No. 10 spot on the Duke single-season chart. Max Quinzani holds the Duke single-season record with 68.
Next Point is Williams' 100th
With a hat trick against Virginia, Dyson Williams is only one point off 100 for his career. The Oshawa, Ontario native has 85 goals and 14 assists for his career and has a career-best 44 points this season. His 36 goals are 13 more than he had in 15 games last season.
Are Fast Starts the Key?
In Duke's past two victories against North Carolina and Virginia, the Blue Devils have gotten off to strong starts and taken a comfortable lead into halftime. The Blue Devils have led after the first quarter five times this season and are 5-0 in those games. Duke is 7-1 when holding a halftime advantage and 10-1 when leading after 45 minutes of action. The lone loss was against No. 11 Penn on Long Island in
February.
The Blue Devils have scored first in seven games this season and are 6-1 when that happens, compared to going 4-4 when their opponent is on the scoreboard first. In Duke's five losses, it has allowed 24 goals in the first quarter for an average of 4.8 per game. In the Blue Devils' 10 victories, they have allowed on 22 goals for a 2.2 per game average. Overall, Duke is being outscored 12-4 in the first quarters of its two ACC setbacks and 16-6 in the previous three losses. The Blue Devils tied both Penn and Jacksonville, 4-4, in the first quarter.
Duke is outscoring its opposition 132-73 in second halves this season. The Blue Devils only have an eight-goal edge in first halves, 97-89.
Adler Climbing the Charts
Duke goaltender Mike Adler continues to inch his way up the NCAA career charts. The native of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., matched his career high with 20 saves against No. 6 Virginia to push his career total to 782. He is six away from taking over the No. 15 spot and 18 away from becoming the 14th goalie in NCAA Division I lacrosse history to make 800 career saves.
Adler has spent a lot of time between the pipes during his career – 3,768:45 to be exact. He ranks sixth all-time in career minutes played and is only 101 shy of moving to No. 2 on the chart. Blaze Riorden of Albany holds the record at 4,040 – the only goalie in NCAA Division I history to reach 4,000 career minutes.
The veteran backstop currently leads the ACC with a .556 save percentage, edging Notre Dame goalie Liam Entenmann (.553). Adler's 12.93 saves per game are just behind North Carolina goalie Collin Krieg's 13.25 average.
Stephenson is Comfortable
Senior captain Wilson Stephenson has risen to the occasion for the Blue Devil defense this season. The graduation of 2022 National Defenseman of the Year JT Giles-Harris left a significant void to fill.
Stephenson, after starting nine games last season alongside Giles-Harris, has stepped up in a big way. He currently leads the team with 19 caused turnovers and ranks second among non-faceoff specialists with 36 ground balls.
The native of Greenwich, Conn., has more caused turnovers this season than he had in his two previous seasons combined – 12 in 28 games. His 36 ground balls also surpassed his 34 in his 2019 and 2021 campaigns.
The RPI and Remaining Opponents
Duke is 10-5 overall, its 15th consecutive season and 25th overall with double digit wins, and sits at No. 11 in the USILA rankings. The Blue Devils are 12th in the men's lacrosse RPI as of April 17, one spot behind North Carolina and five ahead of Notre Dame.
Duke owns a pair of top-15 wins over No. 7 Virginia and No. 13 Denver, while Richmond is 18th. The Blue Devils' setbacks have come against No. 4 Penn, No. 17 Notre Dame, No. 22 Jacksonville, No. 24 Loyola and No. 30 Syracuse.
North Carolina and Notre Dame square off Thursday evening for a crucial ACC showdown. Duke faces the Tar Heels in the home regular season finale May 1 and travels to Notre Dame to close out the regular season May 7.
The NCAA selection show is set for May 8 at 9 p.m., on ESPNU.
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The Blue Devils are taking advantage of an extended break after their commanding victory over No. 6 Virginia last Thursday. Duke has a 16-day break before returning to action May 1 against North Carolina.
The last day of classes for the Blue Devils was April 20 and final exams start Monday, April 25. Exams run through April 30 at 10 p.m., and Duke takes the field the following evening at 5:30 p.m.
The Blue Devils will be free of academic responsibilities as they prepare for Notre Dame in the regular season finale, May 7, in South Bend. Duke returns to Durham for graduation day as 14 seniors earn their undergraduate degrees and 10 others collect graduate degrees.
O'Neill Nears Goals Century Mark
With 23 goals in his past five games, Duke sophomore attackman Brennan O'Neill is inching closer to 100 career goals. He has 94 career goals in his 32 games played for an average of 2.94 per game. He is six shy of reaching the century mark and averaging 3.27 per game this season.
Blue Devil standout attackman Zack Greer is the fastest to 100 career goals in Duke lacrosse history, reaching the benchmark in 38 games. Justin Guterding did so in 39 games. O'Neill is on pace to achieve the feat in 34 games.
O'Neill leads all players nationally in goals with 49, while his average is 11th among Division I players. He is three away from tying Guterding for the No. 10 spot on the Duke single-season chart. Max Quinzani holds the Duke single-season record with 68.
Next Point is Williams' 100th
With a hat trick against Virginia, Dyson Williams is only one point off 100 for his career. The Oshawa, Ontario native has 85 goals and 14 assists for his career and has a career-best 44 points this season. His 36 goals are 13 more than he had in 15 games last season.
Are Fast Starts the Key?
In Duke's past two victories against North Carolina and Virginia, the Blue Devils have gotten off to strong starts and taken a comfortable lead into halftime. The Blue Devils have led after the first quarter five times this season and are 5-0 in those games. Duke is 7-1 when holding a halftime advantage and 10-1 when leading after 45 minutes of action. The lone loss was against No. 11 Penn on Long Island in
February.
The Blue Devils have scored first in seven games this season and are 6-1 when that happens, compared to going 4-4 when their opponent is on the scoreboard first. In Duke's five losses, it has allowed 24 goals in the first quarter for an average of 4.8 per game. In the Blue Devils' 10 victories, they have allowed on 22 goals for a 2.2 per game average. Overall, Duke is being outscored 12-4 in the first quarters of its two ACC setbacks and 16-6 in the previous three losses. The Blue Devils tied both Penn and Jacksonville, 4-4, in the first quarter.
Duke is outscoring its opposition 132-73 in second halves this season. The Blue Devils only have an eight-goal edge in first halves, 97-89.
Adler Climbing the Charts
Duke goaltender Mike Adler continues to inch his way up the NCAA career charts. The native of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., matched his career high with 20 saves against No. 6 Virginia to push his career total to 782. He is six away from taking over the No. 15 spot and 18 away from becoming the 14th goalie in NCAA Division I lacrosse history to make 800 career saves.
Adler has spent a lot of time between the pipes during his career – 3,768:45 to be exact. He ranks sixth all-time in career minutes played and is only 101 shy of moving to No. 2 on the chart. Blaze Riorden of Albany holds the record at 4,040 – the only goalie in NCAA Division I history to reach 4,000 career minutes.
The veteran backstop currently leads the ACC with a .556 save percentage, edging Notre Dame goalie Liam Entenmann (.553). Adler's 12.93 saves per game are just behind North Carolina goalie Collin Krieg's 13.25 average.
Stephenson is Comfortable
Senior captain Wilson Stephenson has risen to the occasion for the Blue Devil defense this season. The graduation of 2022 National Defenseman of the Year JT Giles-Harris left a significant void to fill.
Stephenson, after starting nine games last season alongside Giles-Harris, has stepped up in a big way. He currently leads the team with 19 caused turnovers and ranks second among non-faceoff specialists with 36 ground balls.
The native of Greenwich, Conn., has more caused turnovers this season than he had in his two previous seasons combined – 12 in 28 games. His 36 ground balls also surpassed his 34 in his 2019 and 2021 campaigns.
The RPI and Remaining Opponents
Duke is 10-5 overall, its 15th consecutive season and 25th overall with double digit wins, and sits at No. 11 in the USILA rankings. The Blue Devils are 12th in the men's lacrosse RPI as of April 17, one spot behind North Carolina and five ahead of Notre Dame.
Duke owns a pair of top-15 wins over No. 7 Virginia and No. 13 Denver, while Richmond is 18th. The Blue Devils' setbacks have come against No. 4 Penn, No. 17 Notre Dame, No. 22 Jacksonville, No. 24 Loyola and No. 30 Syracuse.
North Carolina and Notre Dame square off Thursday evening for a crucial ACC showdown. Duke faces the Tar Heels in the home regular season finale May 1 and travels to Notre Dame to close out the regular season May 7.
The NCAA selection show is set for May 8 at 9 p.m., on ESPNU.
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