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Saturday, May 11
Durham, N.C.
2:30 p.m.
Duke University
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Utah
Photo by: Duke Athletics
No. 2 Duke Hosts Utah in NCAA Tournament First Round Saturday
5/10/2024 12:01:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
The Opening Faceoff
15.31 - Goals per game average for Utah this season, scoring 20-plus goals five times
10.41 - Duke's goals allowed per game average this season, holding six opponents to single-digit scoring
202 - Career goals for Brennan O'Neill to rank third in Duke history and tied for seventh in NCAA Division I history
43-22 - Duke's record in the NCAA Tournament
201 - Career goals for Dyson Williams, the fourth Blue Devil and ninth player in NCAA DI history to reach the benchmark
2 - Assists needed by O'Neill to become the second Blue Devil and fourth player in NCAA history to have 200 career goals and 100 career assists.
19-6 - Duke's record in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
.556 – Man-up percentage in the past six games, scoring on 10-of-18 opportunities
.333 - Duke's EMO - 7-of-21 - in the first 10 games of the season
11 – Man-up goals for Dyson Williams, the most nationally
808 - Combined career points for Duke's attack trio of Brennan O'Neill (300), Josh Zawada (282) and Dyson Williams (226)
300 – Career points for Brennan O'Neill, fourth in Duke history and five away from passing Jordan Wolf for the third spot
Series History
Home Sweet Home
Consecutive Setbacks
What Gives?
Duke in the NCAA Tournament
A Win Over Utah Would...
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
#GoDuke
- Duke earned the No. 2 overall seed in the 2024 Tournament following a runner-up finish in the ACC Championship title game. The Blue Devils are 12-5 overall with three of the losses coming to No. 1 Notre Dame (2) and No. 3 Syracuse.
- Duke and Utah are meeting for the second time in the programs' histories. The Blue Devils defeated the Utes 17-11 in Durham in Utah's inaugural season.
- The Utes are in their sixth season of lacrosse and appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year after beating Jacksonville, 16-13, in the Atlantic Sun Championship to earn the automatic berth. Ryan Stines leads the nation's third-ranked offense with 64 points (47g, 17a) while Tyler Bradbury has 57 points. Defensively, the Utes allow 10.38 goals per game with Niko DiPonio as the anchor at 2.06 caused turnovers per game.
- Duke ranks fifth nationally in scoring offense and 19th in scoring defense. Dyson Williams is the top goal scorer with 50 markers, while Brennan O'Neill has 49 goals and a team-best 74 points. Kenny Brower anchors the defense with 18 caused turnovers.
- The winner Saturday advances to the quarterfinal in Hempstead, N.Y., to take on the winner between Maryland and Princeton.
15.31 - Goals per game average for Utah this season, scoring 20-plus goals five times
10.41 - Duke's goals allowed per game average this season, holding six opponents to single-digit scoring
202 - Career goals for Brennan O'Neill to rank third in Duke history and tied for seventh in NCAA Division I history
43-22 - Duke's record in the NCAA Tournament
201 - Career goals for Dyson Williams, the fourth Blue Devil and ninth player in NCAA DI history to reach the benchmark
2 - Assists needed by O'Neill to become the second Blue Devil and fourth player in NCAA history to have 200 career goals and 100 career assists.
19-6 - Duke's record in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
.556 – Man-up percentage in the past six games, scoring on 10-of-18 opportunities
.333 - Duke's EMO - 7-of-21 - in the first 10 games of the season
11 – Man-up goals for Dyson Williams, the most nationally
808 - Combined career points for Duke's attack trio of Brennan O'Neill (300), Josh Zawada (282) and Dyson Williams (226)
300 – Career points for Brennan O'Neill, fourth in Duke history and five away from passing Jordan Wolf for the third spot
Series History
- Duke and Utah are meeting for the second time. The two squads played at Koskinen Stadium in the Utes' inaugural season. The Blue Devils prevailed 17-11 with Joe Robertson and Brad Smith both scoring five points apiece. Duke won all but three faceoffs in that game.
Home Sweet Home
- Duke is 7-2 at home this season following the win against Virginia. Under head coach John Danowski, Duke is 148-27 in games in Durham. Duke has gone unbeaten at home four times since 2007.
Consecutive Setbacks
- Duke teams under John Danowski have fared well after losses and that trend continued in the ACC Championship semifinal win over Syracuse. Since 2007, the Blue Devils have lost consecutive games just 10 times, including twice in 2011. Duke's longest losing streak under Danowski is three games in 2015. The Blue Devils have not lost back-to-back games since losses to Syracuse and North Carolina in 2019.
What Gives?
- Saturday's matchup features two teams that can score a lot of goals. Utah averages over 15 goals per game and allows 10.38 per game, while Duke scores nearly 15 goals per game.
- Duke's man-up offense has been clicking of late, but the Utes feature the nation's 11th-ranked man-down unit.
| UTAH GPG | DU GAA | UTAH Shot% | DU Opp. Shot% |
| 15.31 | 10.41 | 0.314 | 0.267 |
| DU GPG | UTAH GAA | DU Shot% | UTAH Opp. Shot% |
| 14.88 | 10.38 | 0.343 | 0.274 |
| DU EMO | UTAH DOWN | DU GB/GM | UTAH GB/GM |
| 0.432 | 0.732 | 32.24 | 34.38 |
Duke in the NCAA Tournament
| Overall Record | |||||
| W | L | Pct. | For | Opp | |
| Duke | 43 | 22 | 0.662 | 848 | 715 |
| Seeds | |||||
| No. 1 | 3 | ||||
| No. 2 | 3 | ||||
| No. 3 | 2 | ||||
| No. 4 | 2 | ||||
| No. 5 | 5 | ||||
| No. 6 | - | ||||
| No. 7 | 4 | ||||
| No. 8 | 1 | ||||
| Unseeded | 4 | ||||
| Record by Round | |||||
| First | 19-6 | ||||
| QF | 14-5 | ||||
| SF | 7-7 | ||||
| F | 3-4 | ||||
| Record by Seed | |||||
| No. 1 | 9-2 | ||||
| No. 2 | 7-3 | ||||
| No. 3 | 4-2 | ||||
| No. 4 | 3-2 | ||||
| No. 5 | 8-4 | ||||
| No. 6 | 0-0 | ||||
| No. 7 | 7-3 | ||||
| No. 8 | 1-1 | ||||
| Unseeded | 1-4 | ||||
A Win Over Utah Would...
- Be head coach John Danowski's 472nd career win
- Be Danowski's 253rd win at Duke
- Send Duke to the quarterfinals for the 20th time
- Be Danowski's 39th NCAA Tournament victory and 35th at Duke
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
#GoDuke
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