Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Georgetown on May 10, 2025 , Loss , 12, to, 16
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Saturday, February 8
Jacksonville, Fla.
12 p.m.
Duke University
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Jacksonville
Photo by: Duke Athletics
No. 7 Duke Travels to Jacksonville for Saturday Contest
2/7/2025 11:03:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
The Opening Faceoff
17 - Different goal scorers for Duke in its season-opening victory over Bellarmine
10 - Different Blue Devils who recorded their first Duke goals last Saturday
140 - Career points for senior captain Andrew McAdorey (87g, 53a) in his three-plus seasons
26 - Goals scored in the season-opening win, the second most under John Danowski and the 19th time in 334 games under Danowski Duke has scored 20-plus goals
13 - Different Blue Devils saw the field for the first time in a Duke uniform in the season opener
13 - Goals needed by Andrew McAdorey to reach the 100-goal benchmark, the 24th Blue Devil to do so
9 - Preseason top 20 opponents Duke is set to face this season
4,6 – Goals and points for Eric Malever in his Duke debut - both career highs
2 - FOGO goals for Duke in the season opener - Cal Girard and Ben McCarthy
20:41 – Scoring drought for Bellarmine against Duke last weekend
12-1 – Run for Duke against the Knights, spanning just 14:35
Series History
Duke Attack with a Brand New Look
Duke Nabs Preseason Honors and Top 10 Rankings
McAdorey (1st), Maguire (2nd), Gray (3rd), Johnston (HM)
Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America
Maguire (1st), McAdorey (2nd), Gray (3rd), Johnston (HM)
Preseason All-ACC
McAdorey (M), Johnston (M), Jameison (GK)
A Win Over Jacksonville Would...
Game One Recap
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- Duke opened the 2025 season in commanding fashion, beating Bellarmine, 26-7. Seventeen different Blue Devils scored in the victory with freshmen Liam Kershis, Luke Warrington and Ian Dykes all scoring their first collegiate goals. Sophomores Mac Christmas and Cal Girard also both notched their first career tallies.
- Duke takes on Jacksonville for the 15th consecutive year. The Blue Devils' lost to the Dolphins in their last trip to Floriday and are 12-2 all-time against the Florida program. Returning for the Dolphins are reigning ASUN Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Della Rocco in goal and a the trio of Jack Taylor, Nicky Brown and Jackson Intrieri after scoring a combined 168 points last season.
- Jacksonville has a tough early season schedule, facing No. 2 Syracuse and No. 7 Duke in its first two games. The Dolphins fell to the Orange, 24-5, last weekend.
- Duke plays nine home games this season, including against preseason top 20 opponents, Michigan, Penn, Princeton, Syracuse and North Carolina. The Blue Devils also will play a neutral site game in Dallas, Texas - the first time Duke has played a game in the Lonestar State.
17 - Different goal scorers for Duke in its season-opening victory over Bellarmine
10 - Different Blue Devils who recorded their first Duke goals last Saturday
140 - Career points for senior captain Andrew McAdorey (87g, 53a) in his three-plus seasons
26 - Goals scored in the season-opening win, the second most under John Danowski and the 19th time in 334 games under Danowski Duke has scored 20-plus goals
13 - Different Blue Devils saw the field for the first time in a Duke uniform in the season opener
13 - Goals needed by Andrew McAdorey to reach the 100-goal benchmark, the 24th Blue Devil to do so
9 - Preseason top 20 opponents Duke is set to face this season
4,6 – Goals and points for Eric Malever in his Duke debut - both career highs
2 - FOGO goals for Duke in the season opener - Cal Girard and Ben McCarthy
20:41 – Scoring drought for Bellarmine against Duke last weekend
12-1 – Run for Duke against the Knights, spanning just 14:35
Series History
- Duke and Jacksonville meet for the 15th consecutive year. The Blue Devils are 12-2 all-time against the Dolphins, including last year's commanding 23-7 victory in Durham. Jacksonville beat Duke last time the teams met on the Dolphins' home field.
Duke Attack with a Brand New Look
- Duke features three new faces on attack this season. Graduate students Luke Grayum (Richmond) and Eric Malever (Maryland) and freshman Liam Kershis is the starting trio for the Blue Devils.
- Grayum, Malever and Kershis stepped in following the departure of Brennan O'Neill, Dyson Williams and Josh Zawada who combined for 224 points last season - more than 20 teams in Division I lacrosse.
Duke Nabs Preseason Honors and Top 10 Rankings
- Duke enters Week 0 ranked seventh in all three polls - USA Lacrosse Magazine, USILA and Inside Lacrosse. The quintet of Andrew McAdorey, Aidan Maguire, Jack Gray, Benn Johnston and Patrick Jameison each garnered some preseason accolades.
McAdorey (1st), Maguire (2nd), Gray (3rd), Johnston (HM)
Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America
Maguire (1st), McAdorey (2nd), Gray (3rd), Johnston (HM)
Preseason All-ACC
McAdorey (M), Johnston (M), Jameison (GK)
A Win Over Jacksonville Would...
- Be head coach John Danowski's 474th career win
- Be Danowski's 254th win at Duke
- Make Duke 13-2 against Jacksonville
- Make the Blue Devils 85-20 all-time in the month of February
Game One Recap
- Duke scored 26 goals - the second most and the 19th time with 20-plus goals in the John Danowski era. It is the 66th time in school history to reach at least 20 goals in a game.
- Seventeen different goal scorers - the most in a single-game in program history.
- 40 career-high or career-high matching performances for 19 different players
- 40 career-high or career-high matching performances for 19 different players
- Duke returns home for four straight games, starting with Saint Joseph's Feb. 15 at noon.
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