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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2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Naso, Jake
Jersey Number 56
Jake Naso
- Position:
- Faceoff
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Holtsville, N.Y.
- High School:
- St. Anthony's
Bio
USA Lacrosse: Helped lead the U.S. U-21 Men’s National Team to the Gold Medal at the U21 World Championship.
Career: Played in 69 career games … Owns Duke career record in faceoffs won (1,001) and ground balls (554) … Ranks seventh in NCAA history in faceoffs won … Picked up 554 ground balls to rank seventh in NCAA history … Finished career ranked second in NCAA history in faceoffs taken (1,688) … Posted a .593 faceoff percentage … Scored 21 goals and 11 assists for 32 points.
Honors: USILA All-America First Team (2023) … USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America First Team (2023) … Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team (2023) … All-ACC (2023) … All-ACC Academic Team (2023) … USILA All-America honorable mention (2021, 2024) ... USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America honorable mention (2021) ... Inside Lacrosse All-America honorable mention (2021, 2024) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) … All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2023, 2024) … 2024 ACC Postgraduate Scholarship.
2024: Played 17 games as the faceoff specialist … Won 218-of-390 faceoffs for a .559 percentage … Picked up 122 ground balls … Scored five goals and three assists for eight points … Won at least 50 percentage of faceoffs in 12 contests … Won 8-of-17 faceoffs and scored two goals after suffering ankle injury in win over Virginia (4/14) … Won 13-of-16 restarts and picked up nine ground balls in win versus Providence (3/13) … Grabbed double-digit ground balls in four games … Had a season-high 13 ground balls in win at High Point (2/10) and against Saint Joseph’s (2/17) … Broke the Duke career ground balls record with the 13 GBs against the Panthers … Won 18-of-23 faceoffs with 11 ground balls in season opener against Bellarmine … Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week and to USILA Team of the Week following his performance against the Knights … Registered a goal and an assist in NCAA first round win over Utah (5/11) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2023: Played in all 19 games as the team’s top faceoff specialist … USILA All-America first team … USA Lacrosse Magazine and Inside Lacrosse All-America first team … All-ACC … Led the ACC and ranked eighth nationally in faceoff win percentage (.620) … First in the ACC and ninth nationally in ground balls (8.63/gm) … Won 315 faceoffs to rank tied for fifth in NCAA single-season history … Picked up 164 ground balls to rank tied for 23rd on the NCAA single-season chart … Took 508 faceoffs, ranking fourth in on the NCAA single-season list … Won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs in 17 of his 19 games … Scored seven goals and dished four assists for 11 points … Won 22-of-34 restarts and picked up 13 ground balls in NCAA Semifinal win over Penn State … Won the faceoff in overtime against the Nittany Lions … Also scored two goals and an assist in the semifinal victory … Went 14-of-23 (60.9) and scored two goals and an assist in win over High Point (2/7) … Had a season-high 16 ground balls on a 19-of-27 performance at the dot in setback at Jacksonville (2/11) … Went 14-of-28 with 11 ground balls against Denver … Won 7-of-8 in the fourth quarter and drew the penalty that led to the overtime winning goal against the Pioneers to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors … Won 21-of-32 and had nine ground balls in home victory over Virginia (4/15) … Named ACC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Cavaliers … Was 15-of-25 with eight ground balls in NCAA First Round victory over Delaware (5/14) … Picked up 11 ground balls and won 22-of-35 draws in home win over Syracuse (4/29) … Was 21-of-30 with 12 GBs in program’s first win at Syracuse (3/5) … Won 15-of-24 faceoffs at Saint Joseph’s … Also had a goal against the Hawks … Went 32-of-58 with two goals and an assist on Championship Weekend … Named to the NCAA All-Tournament team for his performances … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Duke’s top faceoff specialist … Won 241-of-429 (.562) faceoffs with 135 ground balls … Ranked third in the ACC and 16th in faceoff win percentage … Led the ACC and ranked seventh nationally in ground balls (8.44/gm) … Won at least 50 percent of faceoffs in 12 of his 16 outings … Scored six goals and added two assists for eight points … Picked up at least 10 ground balls in seven games … Won 17-of-26 faceoffs, nine ground balls and a goal in the season-opening win over Robert Morris (2/4) … Went 27-of-35 with 16 ground balls to help Duke past Delaware (2/22) … Was 17-of-22 at the dot with 13 ground balls in triumph over Towson (3/19) … Won 61 percent (20-of-33) faceoffs and picked up eight ground balls and scored a goal in win over North Carolina (5/1) … Notched a goal and an assist against Richmond (3/5) and Notre Dame (4/9) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Duke’s top faceoff specialist … Played in all 17 games … USILA All-America Honorable Mention … Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention … Won 227-of-361 faceoffs to rank first in the ACC and 10th nationally with a .629 win percentage … His 227 faceoff wins are the most by a Duke freshman in program history … Scooped up 133 ground balls, leading the ACC and ranking eighth nationally at 7.82 per game … Added three goals and two assists … Won at least 50 percent of his faceoffs in 14 games … Picked up at least 10 ground balls seven times … Went 24-of-32 at the faceoff X and scored a goal in the victory over Syracuse (3/25) … Also picked up 14 ground balls versus the Orange … Named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week and to the USILA Team of the Week following the performance … Also won the US Lacrosse Division I Player of the Week after his efforts against the Orange … Won 21-of-25 draws and collected 11 ground balls at Towson (2/20) to earn his first USILA Team of the Week award … Won 60 percent of his faceoffs in ACC play … Garnered at least 20 faceoff wins twice … Won 60 percent of his faceoffs nine games …Helped Duke beat North Carolina (4/1) by going 15-of-24 at the faceoff dot with 11 ground balls … Won 19-of-26 faceoffs and scored a goal in NCAA Tournament win over High Point (5/16) … Scored first collegiate point with an assist against Robert Morris … Tallied his first goal versus Mercer (2/13) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
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