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Blue Devils Garner All-America Awards
5/18/2023 12:17:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM – Duke juniors Brennan O'Neill and Jake Naso headline Duke's All-America honorees with first-team recognition from both Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine. Eight Blue Devils overall garnered either first, second or honorable mention honors from one or both outlets.
Senior defenseman Kenny Brower was a first-team choice by USA Lacrosse Magazine and landed on the second team for Inside Lacrosse. Offensively, Dyson Williams and Garrett Leadmon both were named to the honorable mention squads, while sophomore Andrew McAdorey was an honorable mention selection by Inside Lacrosse. Senior Tyler Carpenter and graduate student Wilson Stephenson capped Duke's list as honorable mention picks at longstick midfielder and defense.
Brower, Naso and O'Neill make their debuts on the All-America first team, while Williams, Leadmon and Stephenson garner and All-America nod for the first time in their careers. Carpenter was a USA Lacrosse Magazine and USILA All-America third team choice a year ago, while McAdorey picked up an honorable mention award from the USILA.
The 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, O'Neill paces the Blue Devils offense with 47 goals and 27 assists for a career-best 84 points. He is just the eighth player in Duke history to record at least 80 points in a season and currently ranks 13th on Duke's single-season chart.
O'Neill, a three-time All-ACC choice, averaged five points per game against ACC foes this season and is the only player in the conference to rank in the top five in the ACC in goals and assists per game overall. In Duke's six ACC contests, the Bay Shore, N.Y., native recorded three hat tricks and two games with at least three assists.
The 2021 ACC Rookie of the Year, O'Neill has multiple points in 15 of the 16 games and has led Duke in scoring in 11 of the 16. He is riding a 25-game goal streak and has eight hat tricks and 10 games with at least five points this season.
Duke's faceoff specialist, Naso leads the ACC in faceoff percentage (.636), winning 269-of-423 restarts. Against ACC foes, the Holtsville, N.Y., native won 62 percent of the faceoffs and picked up 56 ground balls (9.33/gm). Naso has taken 92 percent of Duke's faceoffs this season and lined up at the dot for all but two in ACC action. He won at least 50 percent of his draws in 15 of the 16 games, including going 21-of-32 against All-American Petey LaSalla of Virginia. He also has five goals and three assists.
The anchor to Duke's close defense, Brower draws the opponent's top attackman every game. He ranks second on the team in caused turnovers (14) and is third among non-faceoff specialists in ground balls (32). In six ACC outings, Brower collected 11 ground balls and two caused turnovers while holding opponents under their scoring average in three of the six games. In the two games against Virginia, the Massapequa native held Virginia standout Connor Shellenberger to just six points (1g, 5a) for just a two points per game average. A starter in every game of his career, Brower has 46 career turnovers and is three away from climbing into the top five on the Duke career chart.
Williams recently garnered his first ACC honor after leading the Blue Devils with 51 goals in the regular season. The Oshawa, Ontario native has a career-high 54 goals this season to rank ninth in school history. He averaged 3.40 goals per game in ACC play, notching four hat tricks in the six outings, including six markers in the second victory over Syracuse. One of 10 Blue Devils to record at least 50 goals in a season, Williams has 11 hat tricks in the 16 games this season and 29 for his career. A starter at attack in 44 of his 55 games, the senior captain has 145 goals and 20 assists for 165 points.
Leadmon saved his best season for last. Running on the first midfield, the Annapolis, Md., native has 22 goals and eight assists for 30 points. His 30 points are a career-high in a season, besting his 12 his rookie season. Leadmon notched hat tricks against North Carolina and Virginia and has at least one point in 12 of the 16 games.
Like Leadmon, Stephenson has had a memorable final season for the Blue Devils. A two-time team captain, the native of Greenwich, Conn., helps anchor Duke's close defense. He leads the team with a career-high 25 caused turnovers to rank sixth in single-season history. Outstanding off the ground as well, Stephenson is second among non-faceoff specialists with 52 ground balls. He garnered the USA Lacrosse Magazine National Player of the Week award following his performance against Penn All-American Sam Handley. In the win over the Quakers, Stephenson picked up six ground balls, caused four turnovers and scored a goal, while holding Handley to just one goal and two assists. His efforts also earned him a spot on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List.
A top longstick midfielder, Carpenter has been a key part of Duke's success on defense and on the faceoff this season. He leads all non-faceoff specialists in ground balls (54) and has 11 caused turnovers. He has played in 58 career games and has amassed 60 caused turnovers to rank fourth on the Duke career charts.
McAdorey, making the move from midfield to attack this season, has not missed a beat for the Blue Devils. He is third on the team in points with 33 goals and 23 assists for 56 points. He most recently recorded three goals in a span of 4:38 to help Duke take the lead against Delaware in the NCAA First Round. A native of Manorville, N.Y., McAdorey has scored a goal in 15 of the 16 games this season and owns six hat tricks and four games with at least five points.
Duke, the top seed in the NCAA Tournament, travels to Albany, N.Y., to take on Michigan in the NCAA Quarterfinal. Faceoff is set for May 20 at 2:30 p.m. at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium on ESPNU.
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