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Duke to Battle Syracuse for ACC Title Sunday
5/3/2025 6:25:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
ACC Championship Details
The Opening Faceoff
By the Numbers
176 - Career points for senior captain Andrew McAdorey (106g, 70a) - 26th in Duke history
5 - Duke's most recent RPI rating. Duke has played or will play current RPI Nos. 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 29 with three top-10 RPI wins and going 4-0 against Nos. 11-20
1.75 - Caused turnovers per game average for Charlie Johnson, leading the ACC overall
53 - Combined caused turnovers for Maguire and Johnson this season, ranking second in Duke single-season history for a defensive duo
7-9 - Duke's record in ACC Championship title games
4-1 - Record since losing by seven in consecutive games against Denver and Notre Dame
7.60 - Goals allowed per game by Duke in the past five outings
12.00 - Goals allowed per game by Duke in the five previous games (Air Force, Providence, Richmond, Denver, Notre Dame)
61 - Points for graduate student Eric Malever this season - 13 more than his previous career best of 48 at Maryland in 2022
6 - Points for Tomas Delgado in the past two games after having just two in his first 23 career outings
10 - Opponents Duke has held to single digits in 2025
SERIES HISTORY
A Win Over Syracuse Would…
Last Five Trajectory for Blue Devils and Orange
Up Next
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- The ACC Championship title game features No. 3 seed Duke and No. 4 seed Syracuse My 4 at noon at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be televised live on ACC Network.
- ACC Championship final game tickets are $15.
The Opening Faceoff
- Duke moved to 12-4 with a commanding 14-7 victory over North Carolina. The Blue Devils led 12-2 after three quarters and held the Tar Heels scoreless for 31 minutes. Tomas Delgado, in his first start, had three goals and an assist while Liam Kershis had a goal and three assists. Patrick Jameison made 10 saves while Charlie Johnson held Owen Murphy to one goal and one assist and Henry Bard kept Dominic Pietramala to two goals.
- Syracuse advanced to the ACC Championship title game with a 14-12 victory over Notre Dame. The Orange were led by Owen Hiltz's six points. John Mullen dominated at the faceoff dot, winning 21-of-26 and picking up 11 ground balls.
- Duke and Syracuse meet in the ACC Championship final game for the third time with the Orange winning consecutive titles in 2015 (15-14) and 2016 (14-8). The Blue Devils last won the ACC crown in 2012 while Syracuse's last ACC Championship came in 2016 against Duke.
By the Numbers
176 - Career points for senior captain Andrew McAdorey (106g, 70a) - 26th in Duke history
5 - Duke's most recent RPI rating. Duke has played or will play current RPI Nos. 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 29 with three top-10 RPI wins and going 4-0 against Nos. 11-20
1.75 - Caused turnovers per game average for Charlie Johnson, leading the ACC overall
53 - Combined caused turnovers for Maguire and Johnson this season, ranking second in Duke single-season history for a defensive duo
7-9 - Duke's record in ACC Championship title games
4-1 - Record since losing by seven in consecutive games against Denver and Notre Dame
7.60 - Goals allowed per game by Duke in the past five outings
12.00 - Goals allowed per game by Duke in the five previous games (Air Force, Providence, Richmond, Denver, Notre Dame)
61 - Points for graduate student Eric Malever this season - 13 more than his previous career best of 48 at Maryland in 2022
6 - Points for Tomas Delgado in the past two games after having just two in his first 23 career outings
10 - Opponents Duke has held to single digits in 2025
SERIES HISTORY
- Duke and Syracuse face off for the 27th time overall and for the fifth time in the ACC Championship event. The Orange leads the series 15-11 and is 3-1 in ACC postseason games against the Blue Devils, including 2-0 in title game matchups. Duke defeated Syracuse in the regular season, 11-7.
- This will be the 23rd matchup with both teams ranked in the top 15 and the 26th with both squads in the top 20. Duke is 11-14 in those games and 7-5 as the higher ranked team.
A Win Over Syracuse Would…
- Be head coach John Danowski's 485th career win
- Be Danowski's 266th win at Duke
- Give Duke its eighth ACC Tournament Championship title and first since 2012
Last Five Trajectory for Blue Devils and Orange
- Duke heads into Sunday's matchup with a 4-1 record in its past five games. The Blue Devils are holding opponents to just 7.60 goals per game and forcing 17.6 turnovers per game.
- Offensively, Duke is only averaging 10.80 goals per game and shooting just .281 percent in that span. The Blue Devils have been solid at the faceoff dot, winning 50.5 percent but have struggled on EMO at 15-percent success rate.
- Syracuse enters Sunday's game with a 2-3 record in the past five with both wins coming against Notre Dame. The Orange are averaging 11.8 goals per game in that span while giving up 12.6.
- The Orange's EMO has been outstanding in the past five games, converting 64 percent of their chances. Syracuse, playing five straight top 15 opponents, is committing 15 turnovers per game in that stretch, three more than its average in the 10 other outings.
Up Next
- ¡ The winner of Sunday's game takes home the ACC Champions title and almost certainly guarantees a top eight seed in the NCAA Tournament. The official bracket will be announced Sunday night at 9:30 p.m., on ESPNU.
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