Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Georgetown on May 10, 2025 , Loss , 12, to, 16
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Men's Lacrosse
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2021 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Smyth, Brian
Jersey Number 26
Brian Smyth
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- West Hartford, Conn.
- High School:
- Westminster School
Bio
Career: Played in 68 games overall … Was Duke’s top faceoff specialist in 2018 and 2019 … Transitioned to the midfield in his final two seasons … Went 335-of-656 (.511) at the faceoff X … Picked up 209 ground balls … Scored 12 goals and nine assists for 21 points … Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Played in 16 games … Recorded a goal and an assist for two points … Picked up 12 ground balls … Went 3-of-9 at the faceoff dot … Scored a goal in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Loyola (5/22) … Registered an assist in NCAA Tournament win against High Point … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2020: Played in all eight games primarily on the third midfield line … Handed out one assist … Picked up nine ground balls … Went 1-of-5 in faceoffs … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Played in 16 games … Recorded a goal and an assist for two points … Picked up 12 ground balls … Went 3-of-9 at the faceoff dot … Scored a goal in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Loyola (5/22) … Registered an assist in NCAA Tournament win against High Point … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2020: Played in all eight games primarily on the third midfield line … Handed out one assist … Picked up nine ground balls … Went 1-of-5 in faceoffs … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2019: Played in all 18 games as Duke’s top faceoff specialist … Won 158-of-306 faceoffs for a .516 win percentage … Picked up 98 ground balls … Won at least 50 percent of his draws in six games … Recorded double digit ground balls in three games and had at least five 10 times … Scored four goals and two assists for six points … Won a season-high 19-of-27 restarts in season-opening win over Furman (2/2) … Also had 14 GBs versus the Paladins to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors … Went 17-of-23 with 14 ground balls in win at Jacksonville (2/9) … Also scored twice against the Dolphins … Won 14-of-21 draws in regular season win at Richmond (3/1) … Tallied two goals and totaled 12 faceoff wins in NCAA Semifinal loss to Virginia (5/25) … Picked up seven ground balls on his 11 faceoff wins in regular season win over Notre Dame (4/6) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018: Played in 17 games as a faceoff specialist … Finished the year 156-of-303 for .515 win percentage at the X … Scored six goals and handed out five assists for 11 points … Won at least 50 percent of his restarts in nine outings … Duke’s top draw man in the first portion of the season and then again in the final six contests … Picked up 82 ground balls overall and ranked second in the ACC in ground balls per game (8.64) … Collected at least one ground ball in all 17 games … Won a career-best 23-of-28 draws in NCAA first-round win over Villanova (5/12) … Also had a goal and 16 ground balls versus the Wildcats … Went 18-of-25 at the X and picked up nine ground balls in NCAA quarterfinal triumph over Johns Hopkins (5/20) … Scored a career-best two goals to ice the victory over Virginia (4/14) … Went 8-of-14 on restarts versus the Cavaliers … Won 4-of-5 draws he took in 11-10 rivalry win over North Carolina (3/30) … Sported a 5-of-10 success rate with four ground balls in regular season victory over Notre Dame (4/7).
2017: Played in nine games at faceoff specialist … Won 17-of-33 draws for a .515 win percentage … Picked up eight ground balls … Tallied his first career goal in win over Boston University (5/7) … Won a season-best six faceoffs and picked up three ground balls versus the Terriers … Went 4-of-6 at the X versus Cleveland State (2/12) … Also had two ground balls against the Vikings … Was 1-of-3 in restarts and recorded his first career caused turnover in NCAA Tournament first round win at Johns Hopkins (5/13).
Before Duke: A four-year letterwinner for Peter Newman at Westminster School … Earned Under Armour All-America honors … Earned All-New England West I recognition his freshmen and sophomore seasons … Registered 141 points during his scholastic career … Compiled a career-high 50 points his junior season … Also played in the Under Armour Underclass Tournament … Named Western New England Midfielder of the Year ... Also played hockey.
Personal: Son of Bernard and Margaret Smyth … Has one brother … Born March 30, 1997.
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