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Sunday, May 1
Durham, N.C.
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Duke University
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Duke Hosts UNC to Close Home Regular Season Slate
4/29/2022 12:00:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Game 16
No. 9 Duke vs. No. 18 North Carolina
May 1, 2022 | 5:30 PM | ACCN
The Opening Faceoff
By the Numbers
97 – Goals scored by Duke in the first half this season
132 – Goals scored by Duke in the second half this season
89 – Goals allowed by Duke in the first half this season
73 – Goals allowed by Duke in the second half this season
3.46 – Goals per game average for UNC's Chris Gray, best in the ACC and fifth nationally
1 – Goal for Chris Gray in the first meeting between Duke and UNC
99 – Career points for junior Dyson Williams, one away from becoming the 50th Blue Devil to reach the mark
23 – Points for Brennan O'Neill in his four ACC contests for a 5.75 per game average
19 - Caused turnovers for Wilson Stephenson in 2022, seven more than he had in his two previous seasons combined - 12 in 28 games
.629 – Duke's man-up offense percentage, second in the ACC and second nationally
.512 - North Carolina's man-down defense this season, fifth in the ACC and 68th nationally
782 – Career saves for Mike Adler, the most of any current Division I goaltender and 16th on the NCAA career chart
Scouting North Carolina
A Win Over North Carolina Would
Close Calls
Series history
Last Time We Met
O'neill Approaching 100 Career Goals
Rookie Reed Landin Red-Hot
Defending Home Turf
Reaching The Perfect 10
Up Next
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No. 9 Duke vs. No. 18 North Carolina
May 1, 2022 | 5:30 PM | ACCN
The Opening Faceoff
- The No. 9 Blue Devils return to Koskinen Stadium for the final time in the regular season following a 16-day break. Duke is 10-5 overall and 2-2 in league action with two regular season games remaining.
- Sunday's contest features the final regular season game for a collection of 14 fourth-year seniors and 10 graduate students. The 14 seniors earned their bachelor degrees, while the 10 graduate students captured an advanced degree. Mike Adler finished his MBA at Duke's Fuqua School of Business for his second Duke degree and third overall degree.
- North Carolina comes to Durham with an 8-5 record and riding a tough stretch of three losses in the past four games. The Tar Heels edged Syracuse, 14-13, to earn their lone conference victory. UNC remains in the top 20 at No. 18 this week.
- Brennan O'Neill leads the offense with a career-best 65 points from 49 goals and 16 assists. Dyson Williams sits at 44 points from 36 goals and eight assists, while Nakeie Montgomery has a career-high 42 points (25g, 17a).
- Sean Lulley has 37 points overall, while Andrew McAdorey is one of the league's top scoring freshman with 34. Duke is averaging 15.27 goals per game to rank seventh nationally.
- Defensively, Kenny Brower draws the opponent's top attackman and has 13 caused turnovers and 34 ground balls. Wilson Stephenson has a team-high 19 caused turnovers and 36 GBs, while Tyler Carpenter has 16 and 55, respectively. Jake Naso is 205-of-364 (.563) at the faceoff dot with 117 ground balls.
- In goal, Mike Adler has been solid, averaging 12.93 saves per game and sporting a .556 save percentage. He has made 15-plus saves six times this season.
By the Numbers
97 – Goals scored by Duke in the first half this season
132 – Goals scored by Duke in the second half this season
89 – Goals allowed by Duke in the first half this season
73 – Goals allowed by Duke in the second half this season
3.46 – Goals per game average for UNC's Chris Gray, best in the ACC and fifth nationally
1 – Goal for Chris Gray in the first meeting between Duke and UNC
99 – Career points for junior Dyson Williams, one away from becoming the 50th Blue Devil to reach the mark
23 – Points for Brennan O'Neill in his four ACC contests for a 5.75 per game average
19 - Caused turnovers for Wilson Stephenson in 2022, seven more than he had in his two previous seasons combined - 12 in 28 games
.629 – Duke's man-up offense percentage, second in the ACC and second nationally
.512 - North Carolina's man-down defense this season, fifth in the ACC and 68th nationally
782 – Career saves for Mike Adler, the most of any current Division I goaltender and 16th on the NCAA career chart
Scouting North Carolina
- North Carolina comes to Durham with an 8-5 record after a loss to Notre Dame last Thursday. The Tar Heels have lost three of their past four games and are averaging only 7.25 goals per game in that stretch. The victory came against Syracuse - the lone ACC win this season for UNC.
- The Tar Heels are averaging 12.17 goals per game and are led by Chris Gray with 45 goals and 29 assists for 74 points. Gray leads the ACC and ranks second nationally with 3.67 goals per game. The next closest player to him is Jacob Kelly with 19 goals and 15 assists for 34 points.
- On the defensive end of the field, North Carolina ranks 50th nationally in scoring defense at 12.42 goals allowed per game. The Tar Heels have given up 13.2 goals per game in ACC play. Matt Wright is the top takeaway artist with 12 caused turnovers, while Connor Maher has a team-best 40 ground balls among defensemen.
- Zac Tucci has taken just over half of his faceoffs, winning 109-of-199 (.548). Andrew Tyeryar also has lined up at the dot for 101, winning 55.
- In goal, Collin Krieg has played every minute between the pipes and owns a 12.38 goals against average and a .514 save percentage. He is averaging 13.1 saves per game to lead the ACC.
A Win Over North Carolina Would
- Be head coach John Danowski's 443rd career win
- Be Danowski's 224th win at Duke
- Be the program's 613th overall victory
Close Calls
- Six of the past 10 matchups between North Carolina and Duke have been decided by a single goal. Both teams have three victories apiece. Only two of the previous 12 games have been decided by more than three goals.
- Over the past 10 games, Duke and North Carolina have combined for an average of 24.4 goals and twice have scored 30-plus goals.
Series history
- Duke and North Carolina are meeting for the 79th time in the programs' long histories. The Tar Heels lead the series 43-35 and the rivals have split the past 10 meetings 5-5.
- Duke and UNC each won on its home field last season with the Blue Devils edging the Tar Heels in overtime. The Blue Devils defeated UNC in Chapel Hill earlier this season for the first time since 2017. The Tar Heels last beat Duke at Koskinen in 2016, a 17-16 overtime win.
Last Time We Met
- Brennan O'Neill scored seven goals and Mike Adler made 19 saves in goal to lead the 15th-ranked Blue Devils to a commanding 15-6 victory over No. 9 North Carolina at Dorrance Field April 2.
- O'Neill finished his day with seven goals on 10 shots as Duke jumped out to a 5-1 first-half lead. Duke led 2-0 after the first quarter and then added three more in the second for the four-goal advantage.
- At the other end of the field, Adler was equally as impressive early on in making nine first-quarter saves and 14 in the opening 30 minutes. The Blue Devil defense kept the Tar Heels off the board for the first 27:25 of the game and didn't allow a second tally until 1:51 left in the third quarter.
O'neill Approaching 100 Career Goals
- With 23 goals in his past five games, 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.
- 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.
Rookie Reed Landin Red-Hot
- Freshman Reed Landin made his debut with the first line midifeld against Virginia and rose to the occasion with a hat trick – his second consecutive hat trick.
- The Dallas, Texas native has nine goals in his past six games and has seven in his four ACC outings. Landin made his collegiate debut Feb. 4 against Robert Morris and took one shot. He notched his first goal in a comeback effort at Loyola. He registered a career-high four points (3g, 1a) against Notre Dame.
Defending Home Turf
- Koskinen Stadium has treated the Blue Devils well over the years, being the home to countless memorable moments.
- Since 2007, Danowski teams are 125-24 at Koskinen for an 84 percent success rate.
Reaching The Perfect 10
- Since 2007, Duke is 203-32 when scoring at least 10 goals.
- The Blue Devils are 16-37 when being held to fewer than 10 scores.
- Duke is 63-60 when allowing 10 goals in a contest and 155-9 when holding opponents under 10 goals.
Up Next
- The Blue Devils close out their regular season slate at Notre Dame May 7. Faceoff is set for 12 p.m., at Arlotta Stadium.
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