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O’Neill Named Outstanding Player of the Year; Eight Earn All-America
5/25/2023 12:10:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM – Duke junior attackman Brennan O'Neill headlined the Blue Devils' USILA All-America selections Thursday garnering the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Outstanding Player of the Year award. A total of eight Blue Devils earned All-America recognition with three picking up first-team honors.
O'Neill is only the second Blue Devil to win the Lt. Raymond J. Enners award, joining Matt Danowski, who captured the honor in 2007 and 2008. Joining O'Neill on the USILA All-America first team are Kenny Brower and Jake Naso.
Garnering third-team recognition are Tyler Carpenter and Garrett Leadmon, while Andrew McAdorey, Wilson Stephenson and Dyson Williams picked up honorable mention nods.
The 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, O'Neill paces the Blue Devils offense with 51 goals and 40 assists for a career-best 91 points. He is just the fifth player in Duke history to record at least 90 points in a season and currently ranks ninth 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 country to rank in the top 20 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 16 of the 17 games and has led Duke in scoring in 12 of the 17. He is riding a 26-game goal streak, and has nine hat tricks and 11 games with at least five points this season, including his six-goal and seven-point outing against Michigan in the NCAA quarterfinal.
Duke's faceoff specialist, Naso leads the ACC in faceoff percentage (.629), winning 283-of-450 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 39 this season. He won at least 50 percent of his draws in 16 of the 17 games, including going 21-of-32 against All-American Petey LaSalla of Virginia. He recently moved to 21st on the NCAA career charts with 751 faceoff victories. Dangerous off the draw on offense, he has contributed five goals and three assists in 2023.
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 (18) and is third among non-faceoff specialists in ground balls (35). 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 three points per game average. A starter in every game of his career, Brower has 50 career caused turnovers and is sixth on the Duke career charts.
A 2022 USILA third-team choice, 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 (59) and has 13 caused turnovers. In the NCAA Tournament, Carpenter is averaging five ground balls and one caused turnover per game. The Durham, N.C., native has played in 59 career games and has amassed 62 caused turnovers to rank fourth on the Duke career charts.
Leadmon, a graduate student, earned his first All-America honor. Saving his best season for last, Leadmon is the leader on the first midfield line with 23 goals and eight assists for 31 points. He has at least one point in 13 games and registered hat tricks in wins over Loyola, North Carolina and Virginia. His 31 points are a career-high, besting his 12 during his rookie season. Leadmon returned to the first midfield line after playing short stick d-middie in 2022. Playing in 71 career games, Leadmon has 52 goals and 19 assists for 71 points.
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 36 goals and 23 assists for 59 points. Always providing a spark to Duke's attack, McAdorey scored three goals in each of Duke's NCAA Tournament games this season and owns seven hat tricks for the season. A native of Manorville, N.Y., McAdorey has scored a goal in 16 of the 17 games this season and is just two points shy of becoming the 51st Blue Devil to reach 100 career points.
Williams also earned his first All-America award after leading Blue Devil goal scorers with 57 goals to rank seventh on the Duke single-season charts. The Oshawa, Ontario native earned his first All-ACC recognition a few weeks ago after averaging 3.40 goals per game in ACC play and notching four hat tricks in the six outings. He has scored at least three goals in 12 games this season, including an impressive six markers in the second victory over Syracuse. One of 10 Blue Devils to record at least 50 goals in a season, the senior captain has 148 goals and 20 assists for 168 points.
The top-seeded Blue Devils continue the quest for their fourth NCAA Championship in the semifinals against fifth-seed Penn State. Faceoff in the semifinal is set for 12 p.m., at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
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O'Neill is only the second Blue Devil to win the Lt. Raymond J. Enners award, joining Matt Danowski, who captured the honor in 2007 and 2008. Joining O'Neill on the USILA All-America first team are Kenny Brower and Jake Naso.
Garnering third-team recognition are Tyler Carpenter and Garrett Leadmon, while Andrew McAdorey, Wilson Stephenson and Dyson Williams picked up honorable mention nods.
The 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, O'Neill paces the Blue Devils offense with 51 goals and 40 assists for a career-best 91 points. He is just the fifth player in Duke history to record at least 90 points in a season and currently ranks ninth 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 country to rank in the top 20 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 16 of the 17 games and has led Duke in scoring in 12 of the 17. He is riding a 26-game goal streak, and has nine hat tricks and 11 games with at least five points this season, including his six-goal and seven-point outing against Michigan in the NCAA quarterfinal.
Duke's faceoff specialist, Naso leads the ACC in faceoff percentage (.629), winning 283-of-450 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 39 this season. He won at least 50 percent of his draws in 16 of the 17 games, including going 21-of-32 against All-American Petey LaSalla of Virginia. He recently moved to 21st on the NCAA career charts with 751 faceoff victories. Dangerous off the draw on offense, he has contributed five goals and three assists in 2023.
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 (18) and is third among non-faceoff specialists in ground balls (35). 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 three points per game average. A starter in every game of his career, Brower has 50 career caused turnovers and is sixth on the Duke career charts.
A 2022 USILA third-team choice, 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 (59) and has 13 caused turnovers. In the NCAA Tournament, Carpenter is averaging five ground balls and one caused turnover per game. The Durham, N.C., native has played in 59 career games and has amassed 62 caused turnovers to rank fourth on the Duke career charts.
Leadmon, a graduate student, earned his first All-America honor. Saving his best season for last, Leadmon is the leader on the first midfield line with 23 goals and eight assists for 31 points. He has at least one point in 13 games and registered hat tricks in wins over Loyola, North Carolina and Virginia. His 31 points are a career-high, besting his 12 during his rookie season. Leadmon returned to the first midfield line after playing short stick d-middie in 2022. Playing in 71 career games, Leadmon has 52 goals and 19 assists for 71 points.
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 36 goals and 23 assists for 59 points. Always providing a spark to Duke's attack, McAdorey scored three goals in each of Duke's NCAA Tournament games this season and owns seven hat tricks for the season. A native of Manorville, N.Y., McAdorey has scored a goal in 16 of the 17 games this season and is just two points shy of becoming the 51st Blue Devil to reach 100 career points.
Williams also earned his first All-America award after leading Blue Devil goal scorers with 57 goals to rank seventh on the Duke single-season charts. The Oshawa, Ontario native earned his first All-ACC recognition a few weeks ago after averaging 3.40 goals per game in ACC play and notching four hat tricks in the six outings. He has scored at least three goals in 12 games this season, including an impressive six markers in the second victory over Syracuse. One of 10 Blue Devils to record at least 50 goals in a season, the senior captain has 148 goals and 20 assists for 168 points.
The top-seeded Blue Devils continue the quest for their fourth NCAA Championship in the semifinals against fifth-seed Penn State. Faceoff in the semifinal is set for 12 p.m., at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
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