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Saturday, February 25
Philadelphia, Pa.
1 p.m.
Duke University
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Photo by: Duke Athletics
No. 10 Duke Travels to Face No. 8 Penn Saturday
2/24/2023 8:05:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Gameday Details
69 – Faceoff wins needed by Jake Naso to become the second Blue Devil in program history to reach 600 victories at the dot
59 – Percent of Duke's points scored by the attack trio of O'Neill, McAdorey and Williams
14 – Different players who have registered at least one point for the Blue Devils this season, including 13 different goal scorers
22 – Career hat tricks for Brennan O'Neill in 38 career games
8 – Points for Duke's Owen Caputo in four games, the same amount he had in the first 13 games last season
0-3 – Duke's road record at Penn, dropping games in 2011, 2013 and 2018
18 – Saves made by Penn goaltender Emmett Carroll in his 2023 debut and just his sixth career game between the pipes
28 - Of the 35 games as the main draw man Jake Naso has won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs
.889 – Duke's man-down defense percentage, leading the ACC
18 – Man-up opportunities for Duke's opponents this season, the second most allowed by any team in the country.
48.3 - Shots per game Duke is averaging on offense
35 – Shots per game the Blue Devils are allowing
About Penn
¡ Duke meets Penn for the 13th time and for the fourth time since 2018. The Blue Devils are 5-7 all-time against the Quakers and 0-3 in Philadelphia. Penn has won three of the past four, including an overtime victory at a neutral site last year.
¡ Duke's last win over Penn was a 17-7 triumph in Durham in 2019. The Blue Devils are averaging 10.4 goals per game against the Quakers since 2010. Duke last faced Penn in Philadelphia in 2018, a 10-9 setback.
Top-10 battle Awaits
¡ For the second time in the previous 12 meetings, Duke and Penn meet as top-10 teams. In 2020, Duke was ranked fifth and Penn seventh. The Quakers won the game, 14-11, in Charlotte.
¡ Duke is 2-3 all-time against the Quakers when Penn is ranked in the top 20. This year marks the first time Duke enters the matchup as the lower ranked team.
Coming In Clutch
Up Next
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- Saturday's game between Duke and Penn will be played on Adams Field at Penn Park. Faceoff is set for 1 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+. Fans must have an ESPN+ subscription to watch, which is good for all of the events on the platform.
- Parking is available in the Penn Park Lot. GPS coordinates of the lot are 39.95129,- 75.185232.
- Duke starts a two-game road swing at Penn Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils have never beaten the Quakers on their home field, going 0-3 with losses in 2011, 2013 and 2018.
- Penn is coming off a solid 9-7 victory over No. 8 Georgetown Saturday in Washington D.C. The win pushed the Quakers to No. 8 in the latest USILA poll.
- The attack unit of Andrew McAdorey, Brennan O'Neill and Dyson Williams have paced the Blue Devils through four games. The trio has combined for 58 of the team's 99 points with all three having at least 17 points to their names.
- Duke's defense has been solid overall, holding teams to just 35.0 shots per game and to 10.25 goals per game. The Blue Devils have allowed just two man-up goals on 18 man-down situations for a .889 success rate.
- Graduate student transfer William Helm is solid in the cage, averaging 10.50 saves per game and sporting a .538 save percentage. Penn goaltender Emmet Carroll made 18 saves in his sixth career game and debut in 2023.
- Junior faceoff specialist Jake Naso sports a .630 win percentage at the dot to rank 17th nationally. He has taken the most faceoffs of any draw man in the country, edging Syracuse's Johnny Richiusa by four.
69 – Faceoff wins needed by Jake Naso to become the second Blue Devil in program history to reach 600 victories at the dot
59 – Percent of Duke's points scored by the attack trio of O'Neill, McAdorey and Williams
14 – Different players who have registered at least one point for the Blue Devils this season, including 13 different goal scorers
22 – Career hat tricks for Brennan O'Neill in 38 career games
8 – Points for Duke's Owen Caputo in four games, the same amount he had in the first 13 games last season
0-3 – Duke's road record at Penn, dropping games in 2011, 2013 and 2018
18 – Saves made by Penn goaltender Emmett Carroll in his 2023 debut and just his sixth career game between the pipes
28 - Of the 35 games as the main draw man Jake Naso has won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs
.889 – Duke's man-down defense percentage, leading the ACC
18 – Man-up opportunities for Duke's opponents this season, the second most allowed by any team in the country.
48.3 - Shots per game Duke is averaging on offense
35 – Shots per game the Blue Devils are allowing
About Penn
- Penn opened its 2023 campaign on a high note, beating No. 8 Georgetown, 9-7. The victory pushed the Quakers to No. 8 in the USILA rankings this week.
- The Quakers were voted to finish fourth in the Ivy League behind Cornell, Princeton and Yale. Sam Handley is back to headline the attack, garnering a nod from USA Lacrosse Magazine as the Preseason Player of the Year. Handley had a goal and an assist in the season-opening win. Junior Cam Rubin led all scorers against the Hoyas with four goals.
- Chris Arceri fills the hole left by Jamie Zusi at the faceoff position. Zusi joined the Blue Devils as a graduate student transfer. Arceri went 11-of-20 at the dot against the Hoyas and has taken just 117 faceoffs in his career. He was 33-of-91 last season with 19 ground balls.
- In goal, Emmett Carroll made his 2023 debut and had 18 saves to lead Penn past Georgetown for his first career win. Carroll has played just 141 minutes in his career.
¡ Duke meets Penn for the 13th time and for the fourth time since 2018. The Blue Devils are 5-7 all-time against the Quakers and 0-3 in Philadelphia. Penn has won three of the past four, including an overtime victory at a neutral site last year.
¡ Duke's last win over Penn was a 17-7 triumph in Durham in 2019. The Blue Devils are averaging 10.4 goals per game against the Quakers since 2010. Duke last faced Penn in Philadelphia in 2018, a 10-9 setback.
Top-10 battle Awaits
¡ For the second time in the previous 12 meetings, Duke and Penn meet as top-10 teams. In 2020, Duke was ranked fifth and Penn seventh. The Quakers won the game, 14-11, in Charlotte.
¡ Duke is 2-3 all-time against the Quakers when Penn is ranked in the top 20. This year marks the first time Duke enters the matchup as the lower ranked team.
| Date | Duke Rank | Penn Rank | Result |
| 2/24/2012 | 10 | 17 | W, 12-8 |
| 2/21/2014 | 2 | 18 | W, 9-6 |
| 2/24/2018 | 1 | 17 | L, 9-10 |
| 2/22/2020 | 5 | 7 | L, 11-14 |
| 2/26/2022 | 7 | 11 | L, 13-14 (OT) |
Coming In Clutch
- Junior Brennan O'Neill stepped up in a big way against Denver, scoring the game-tying and game-winning goals in the overtime thriller. He had a hand in Duke's final three goals as the Blue Devils outscored the Pioneers 3-1 in the final three minutes of the overall game.
- Jake Naso also had a monster fourth quarter, winning seven of the eight faceoffs, including the final one in regulation and drawing the penalty.
- Over the course of Naso's two-plus seasons at the faceoff dot, he is 39-23 (.629) in the fourth quarter in games decided by two or fewer goals. He is 4-0 in faceoffs in overtime with Duke going 3-1 in those contests.
Up Next
- Duke opens ACC play March 5 at Syracuse. Faceoff is set for 4 p.m., on ACCNX. Duke returns home to host No. 5 Loyola March 10 .
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