Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Georgetown on May 10, 2025 , Loss , 12, to, 16
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Final
Men's Lacrosse
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2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster
O'Neill, Brennan
Jersey Number 34
Brennan O'Neill
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bay Shore, N.Y.
- High School:
- St. Anthony's
Bio
USA Lacrosse: Led the U.S. U-21 Men’s National Team to the Gold Medal at the U21 World Championship … Selected to the U.S. Men’s National Team for the 2023 World Men’s Lacrosse Championship … Lone collegiate player on the U.S. roster ... Scored 14 goals and provided five assists in leading the United States to the Gold Medal at the World Men's Lacrosse Championship in San Diego ... Scored five goals in the gold medal game against Canada ... Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player for his overall performance in the two-week event.
Honors: Tewaaraton Award (2023) … USILA Lt. Raymond J. Enners Outstanding Player of the Year (2023) … USILA All-America First Team (2023, 2024) … USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America First Team (2023) … Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team (2023, 2024) … USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Second Team (2024) … ACC Offensive Player of the Year (2023) … All-ACC (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) … ACC Men’s Lacrosse Scholar Athlete of the Year (2023) ... ACC Freshman of the Year (2021) ... USILA All-America Second Team (2022) ... USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Third Team (2022) ... Inside Lacrosse All-America Third Team (2022) ... USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2021) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
Career: Played in 72 career games at attack … Compiled 207 goals and 100 assists for 307 points … Ranks third in Duke history and fifth in NCAA history in career goals … Third at Duke and tied for 18th in NCAA history in career points … One of two Duke players and one of four players in NCAA history to register at least 200 goals and 100 assists … Two-time Tewaaraton Award finalist (2023, 2024) … Second Blue Devil to earn All-ACC awards in each of his four seasons … Finished his career on a 47-game goal scoring streak … Scored a goal in 69 of his 72 career games … Had a point in 71 of his 72 career games.
2024: Started all 19 games on attack … USILA All-America First Team … All-ACC … Tewaaraton Award finalist … Led the team with 54 goals and 27 assists for 81 points … Ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in goals, assists and points … Scored at least one goal in all 19 games … Registered multiple goals in 16 contests … Posted a hat trick in 10 games and had at least five points in nine outings … Tallied six goals in win over Saint Joseph’s (2/17) … Also had five ground balls versus the Hawks … Registered seven points (5g, 2a) in victory against Jacksonville (2/23) to earn ACC Offensive Player of the Week award … Posted a season-best six assists in win at High Point (2/10) … Had four goals in ACC win over Virginia (4/14) … Scored four goals in ACC Championship semifinal win over Syracuse (5/3) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2023: Led the Duke attack unit in 19 starts … Tewaaraton Award winner … USILA Lt. Raymond J. Enners Most Outstanding Player of the Year … Consensus First Team All-American (USILA, USA Lacrosse Magazine, Inside Lacrosse) … ACC Offensive Player of the Year … All-ACC … Led the Blue Devils with 55 goals and 42 assists for 97 points … Led the nation in overall points and ranked fourth in points per game (5.11) … Lone player to rank in the top 20 in goals (2.89/17), assists (2.21/14) and points per game (5.11/4) … His 97 points are tied for fourth in Duke and ACC single-season history … His 55 goals are 10th on the Duke single-season chart … Registered at least one goal in all 19 games … Totaled 10 hat tricks and posted five-plus points in 11 games … Opened the season with two goals and five assists versus Bellarmine (2/4) … Garnered his first of four ACC Offensive Player of the Week awards … Notched four goals and three assists in overtime winner versus Denver (2/17) … Tallied the game-tying and game-winning goals versus the Pioneers to win his second ACC Offensive Player of the Week award … Registered four goals and six points overall in overtime win at Syracuse (3/5) for his third ACC player of the week recognition … Scored six goals and added three assists in win at No. 1 Virginia (3/31) to earn his final ACC Offensive Player of the Week honor … Also had five ground balls against the Cavaliers … Registered four goals and two assists in home win over Syracuse (4/29) … Had three goals and three assists in victory at Saint Joseph’s … Dished out a career-high seven assists to go with two goals in win at Merrimack (5/7) … Scored six goals and seven points overall in NCAA Quarterfinal win over Michigan (5/20) … Registered a hat trick in NCAA Semifinal victory against Penn State (5/27) … ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Started all 17 games at attack … Led the team with 53 goals and 21 assists for 74 points … Ranked fourth in the ACC and 12th nationally in goals (3.12/gm) … Ranked fourth in the ACC and 23rd nationally in points (4.35) … Tied for the ACC lead with six man-up goals … 53 goals rank ninth in Duke single-season history … Tallied at least one point in 16 games … Registered at least five points seven times … Scored at least three goals 11 times and had at least six in three games … Registered six goals in the season-opening win over Robert Morris (2/4) … Added three against Vermont (2/7) to earn the first of his four ACC Offensive Player of the Week awards … Netted six goals and three assists for nine points in win over Towson (3/19) for ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors … Earned ACC Offensive Player the Week accolades after scoring a career-high seven goals on just eight shots in win at North Carolina (4/2) … Scored four goals and dished four assists in win over Virginia (4/14) … Handed out four assists in triumph over North Carolina (5/1) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Started 16 of 17 games at attack … All-ACC … ACC Freshman of the Year … USILA All-America honorable mention … Led the team with 45 goals and ranked second in points with 55 … Finished the season with a team-high nine man-up goals, ranking first in the ACC and second nationally … Ranked first among all freshmen in goals per game (2.65) and seventh in points per game (3.24) … Ranked second in the ACC and 18th nationally overall in goals … Registered nine hat tricks and had five goals twice … Registered at least one point in all 17 games … Scored three goals and an assist in his first career game against Denver (2/5) … Recorded four goals at Towson (2/20) … Notched five goals in consecutive wins over High Point (3/10) and Jacksonville (3/14) … Notched three goals and two assists in road win at Virginia (4/15) … Had four goals and an assist in NCAA quarterfinal victory over Loyola (5/22) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Before Duke: A four-year letterwinner at St. Anthony's ... Started his high school career as an eighth-grader on Bay Shore's varsity squad and scored 98 points ... Recorded 49 points in his first season with the Friars ... Registered 98 points from 64 goals and 34 assists as a sophomore and had 56 goals and 16 assists his junior campaign ... His senior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... His junior season, O'Neill scored seven goals to lead St. Anthony's to a 14-13 victory over rival Chaminade in the CHSAA (Long Island/state) championship game ... Named the USA Lacrosse National Player of the Year ... Finished his career at St. Anthony's with 219 points from 153 goals and 66 assists ... Had 317 career points overall in four seasons of varsity lacrosse ... Also played football at St. Anthony's, lining up at outside linebacker his senior year.
Honors: Tewaaraton Award (2023) … USILA Lt. Raymond J. Enners Outstanding Player of the Year (2023) … USILA All-America First Team (2023, 2024) … USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America First Team (2023) … Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team (2023, 2024) … USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Second Team (2024) … ACC Offensive Player of the Year (2023) … All-ACC (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) … ACC Men’s Lacrosse Scholar Athlete of the Year (2023) ... ACC Freshman of the Year (2021) ... USILA All-America Second Team (2022) ... USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Third Team (2022) ... Inside Lacrosse All-America Third Team (2022) ... USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2021) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
Career: Played in 72 career games at attack … Compiled 207 goals and 100 assists for 307 points … Ranks third in Duke history and fifth in NCAA history in career goals … Third at Duke and tied for 18th in NCAA history in career points … One of two Duke players and one of four players in NCAA history to register at least 200 goals and 100 assists … Two-time Tewaaraton Award finalist (2023, 2024) … Second Blue Devil to earn All-ACC awards in each of his four seasons … Finished his career on a 47-game goal scoring streak … Scored a goal in 69 of his 72 career games … Had a point in 71 of his 72 career games.
2024: Started all 19 games on attack … USILA All-America First Team … All-ACC … Tewaaraton Award finalist … Led the team with 54 goals and 27 assists for 81 points … Ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in goals, assists and points … Scored at least one goal in all 19 games … Registered multiple goals in 16 contests … Posted a hat trick in 10 games and had at least five points in nine outings … Tallied six goals in win over Saint Joseph’s (2/17) … Also had five ground balls versus the Hawks … Registered seven points (5g, 2a) in victory against Jacksonville (2/23) to earn ACC Offensive Player of the Week award … Posted a season-best six assists in win at High Point (2/10) … Had four goals in ACC win over Virginia (4/14) … Scored four goals in ACC Championship semifinal win over Syracuse (5/3) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2023: Led the Duke attack unit in 19 starts … Tewaaraton Award winner … USILA Lt. Raymond J. Enners Most Outstanding Player of the Year … Consensus First Team All-American (USILA, USA Lacrosse Magazine, Inside Lacrosse) … ACC Offensive Player of the Year … All-ACC … Led the Blue Devils with 55 goals and 42 assists for 97 points … Led the nation in overall points and ranked fourth in points per game (5.11) … Lone player to rank in the top 20 in goals (2.89/17), assists (2.21/14) and points per game (5.11/4) … His 97 points are tied for fourth in Duke and ACC single-season history … His 55 goals are 10th on the Duke single-season chart … Registered at least one goal in all 19 games … Totaled 10 hat tricks and posted five-plus points in 11 games … Opened the season with two goals and five assists versus Bellarmine (2/4) … Garnered his first of four ACC Offensive Player of the Week awards … Notched four goals and three assists in overtime winner versus Denver (2/17) … Tallied the game-tying and game-winning goals versus the Pioneers to win his second ACC Offensive Player of the Week award … Registered four goals and six points overall in overtime win at Syracuse (3/5) for his third ACC player of the week recognition … Scored six goals and added three assists in win at No. 1 Virginia (3/31) to earn his final ACC Offensive Player of the Week honor … Also had five ground balls against the Cavaliers … Registered four goals and two assists in home win over Syracuse (4/29) … Had three goals and three assists in victory at Saint Joseph’s … Dished out a career-high seven assists to go with two goals in win at Merrimack (5/7) … Scored six goals and seven points overall in NCAA Quarterfinal win over Michigan (5/20) … Registered a hat trick in NCAA Semifinal victory against Penn State (5/27) … ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Started all 17 games at attack … Led the team with 53 goals and 21 assists for 74 points … Ranked fourth in the ACC and 12th nationally in goals (3.12/gm) … Ranked fourth in the ACC and 23rd nationally in points (4.35) … Tied for the ACC lead with six man-up goals … 53 goals rank ninth in Duke single-season history … Tallied at least one point in 16 games … Registered at least five points seven times … Scored at least three goals 11 times and had at least six in three games … Registered six goals in the season-opening win over Robert Morris (2/4) … Added three against Vermont (2/7) to earn the first of his four ACC Offensive Player of the Week awards … Netted six goals and three assists for nine points in win over Towson (3/19) for ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors … Earned ACC Offensive Player the Week accolades after scoring a career-high seven goals on just eight shots in win at North Carolina (4/2) … Scored four goals and dished four assists in win over Virginia (4/14) … Handed out four assists in triumph over North Carolina (5/1) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Started 16 of 17 games at attack … All-ACC … ACC Freshman of the Year … USILA All-America honorable mention … Led the team with 45 goals and ranked second in points with 55 … Finished the season with a team-high nine man-up goals, ranking first in the ACC and second nationally … Ranked first among all freshmen in goals per game (2.65) and seventh in points per game (3.24) … Ranked second in the ACC and 18th nationally overall in goals … Registered nine hat tricks and had five goals twice … Registered at least one point in all 17 games … Scored three goals and an assist in his first career game against Denver (2/5) … Recorded four goals at Towson (2/20) … Notched five goals in consecutive wins over High Point (3/10) and Jacksonville (3/14) … Notched three goals and two assists in road win at Virginia (4/15) … Had four goals and an assist in NCAA quarterfinal victory over Loyola (5/22) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Before Duke: A four-year letterwinner at St. Anthony's ... Started his high school career as an eighth-grader on Bay Shore's varsity squad and scored 98 points ... Recorded 49 points in his first season with the Friars ... Registered 98 points from 64 goals and 34 assists as a sophomore and had 56 goals and 16 assists his junior campaign ... His senior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... His junior season, O'Neill scored seven goals to lead St. Anthony's to a 14-13 victory over rival Chaminade in the CHSAA (Long Island/state) championship game ... Named the USA Lacrosse National Player of the Year ... Finished his career at St. Anthony's with 219 points from 153 goals and 66 assists ... Had 317 career points overall in four seasons of varsity lacrosse ... Also played football at St. Anthony's, lining up at outside linebacker his senior year.
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