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Sunday, April 14
Durham, N.C.
2 p.m.
Duke University
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Photo by: Duke Athletics
No. 3 Duke Hosts No. 2 Virginia to Close Regular Season Home Slate
4/12/2024 5:02:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
The Opening Faceoff
964 - Career faceoffs won by Jake Naso - the most in Duke history, one of nine in NCAA history to reach the 900-win benchmark and seventh overall in NCAA history
3 - Duke's RPI after last weekend's game, behind No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Johns Hopkins, and one ahead of No. 4 Virginia
23-2 - Duke's record against Virginia since 2005 with the setbacks coming in the 2010 ACC semifinal and 2019 NCAA semifinal
1,350 - Combined points total for the vaunted Duke and UVA attack units
869 – Combined goals for the two starting attack units
6.25 - Brennan O'Neill's career points per game average in four games against Virginia
8 – Man-up goals for Dyson Williams, leading the nation
8.75 - Patrick Jameison's goals against average, first in the ACC and fourth nationally
766 - Combined career points for Duke's attack trio of Brennan O'Neill (285), Josh Zawada (267) and Dyson Williams (214)
285 – Career points for Brennan O'Neill, fourth in Duke history
.331 - Virginia's shot percentage for the season
.248 – Duke opponents' shot percentage for the season with only four shooting above 30 percent in a game this season
Series History
What Gives
Home Sweet Home
Shellenberger vs Duke
A Win Over Virginia Would...
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- Duke heads into its final regular season home game Sunday against No. 2 Virginia. Faceoff is set for 2 p.m., on ACC Network. The Blue Devils are coming off a tough 15-12 setback to No. 1 Notre Dame and are looking for their second top-five victory.
- Duke and Virginia are meeting for the 89th time overall and for the 17th time as top-five foes. The Cavaliers are 51-37 against the Blue Devils, but Duke is 23-2 since 2005, including winning 18 consecutive regular-season contests.
- Virginia comes to Durham as the consensus No. 2 and sporting the nation's highest scoring attack unit at 13.55 points per game. The Cavaliers recently defeated North Carolina, 14-6. Virginia gives up just 9.73 points per game and is holding opponents to 25 percent shooting on the year. In goal, Matthew Nunes sports a .583 save percentage.
- The Duke defense has been solid this season, holding teams to just 9.31 goals per game to lead the ACC. The Blue Devils have held nine of the 13 opponents to under 30 percent shooting in a game, including five of the past six.
- Duke has next weekend off before making the short trip down Tobacco Road to take on North Carolina, April 27 at noon.
964 - Career faceoffs won by Jake Naso - the most in Duke history, one of nine in NCAA history to reach the 900-win benchmark and seventh overall in NCAA history
3 - Duke's RPI after last weekend's game, behind No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Johns Hopkins, and one ahead of No. 4 Virginia
23-2 - Duke's record against Virginia since 2005 with the setbacks coming in the 2010 ACC semifinal and 2019 NCAA semifinal
1,350 - Combined points total for the vaunted Duke and UVA attack units
869 – Combined goals for the two starting attack units
6.25 - Brennan O'Neill's career points per game average in four games against Virginia
8 – Man-up goals for Dyson Williams, leading the nation
8.75 - Patrick Jameison's goals against average, first in the ACC and fourth nationally
766 - Combined career points for Duke's attack trio of Brennan O'Neill (285), Josh Zawada (267) and Dyson Williams (214)
285 – Career points for Brennan O'Neill, fourth in Duke history
.331 - Virginia's shot percentage for the season
.248 – Duke opponents' shot percentage for the season with only four shooting above 30 percent in a game this season
Series History
- Duke and Virginia are meeting for the 89th time since the first matchup in 1938. The Cavaliers lead the series 51-37, but Duke has won 23 of the past 25 outings against UVA and 18 straight in the regular season. Virginia's last regular-season victory in Koskinen was an 11-8 triumph April 12, 2003.
- The average number of goals in the past five meetings is 31.8 with four of the five being decided by a single goal. The average margin of victory in the past five matchups is 2.6.
- Brennan O'Neill has 25 points from 15 goals and 10 assists in his four games against UVA, while Tyler Carpenter has a goal and an assist, 19 ground balls and four caused turnovers. At the faceoff, Jake Naso is 55-of-114 with 30 GBs.
What Gives
- Sunday's matchup features two of the nation's top offenses and defenses. Both squads average over 15 goals per game and are giving up nine per game. Duke's attack is averaging 11.92 points per game while Virginia's is at 13.55.
| UVA GPG | DU GAA | UVA Shot% | DU Opp. Shot% |
| 15.18 | 9.31 | 0.331 | 0.248 |
| DU GPG | UVA GAA | DU Shot% | UVA Opp. Shot% |
| 15.31 | 9.73 | 0.343 | 0.25 |
| DU FO% | UVA FO% | UVA EMO | DU MAN-DOWN |
| 0.565 | 0.528 | 0.5 | 0.667 |
Home Sweet Home
- Duke is 6-2 at home this season following the setback to Notre Dame. Under head coach John Danowski, Duke is 147-27 in games in Durham. Duke has gone unbeaten at home four times since 2007.
Shellenberger vs Duke
- Connor Shellenberger ranks fourth among active players with a 4.79 points per game average. The Blue Devils have been able to slow the stellar attackman down in the previous four games, holding him to just three goals and six assists (2021: 1g, 1a, 2022: 1g, 20232: 1g, 5a). All three of his assists in the first meeting in 2023 were on extra man.
- He has been held to three or fewer points in a game 18 times in his 61 career games with four of those coming against Duke.
A Win Over Virginia Would...
- Be head coach John Danowski's 470th career win
- Be Danowski's 251st win at Duke
- Be Duke's fifth top-20 win this season and second top-five win
- Be Duke's 19th consecutive regular season victory over UVA.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's lacrosse, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMLAX".
Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
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