Buck Cunningham

Buck Cunningham makes a save in goal against Notre Dame

Photo by: Duke Athletics

November 19, 2025: The Duke Blue Devils Men’s Lacrosse Headshots

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height/Weight:
6-2 / 190
Class:
Sophomore
Experience:
1
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
High School:
Valor Christian

Honors: All-ACC Academic Team (2026) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2025, 2026)

2026: Played in nine games with five starts in goal … Posted a 3-2 record as a starter … had a total of 333:12 minutes of action … Made 60 saves and finished with a 10.26 goals against average … Led Duke with a .513 save percentage … Collected nine ground balls … Made a season-high 15 saves and posted a .682 save percentage against Notre Dame (4/18) … Earned his first win of the season at North Carolina (4/25), making 12 saves and collecting a season-high four ground balls … Added seven saves in the NCAA First Round win at Richmond (5/9) … Stopped 10 shots and allowed just six goals in the NCAA Quarterfinal win over Georgetown (5/17) … Made 11 saves against Princeton in the NCAA Semifinals (5/23) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2025: Saw time in goal in four games … Played a total of 62:24 … Made a career-high six saves in season-opening win over Bellarmine (2/1) … Finished season with 10.58 goals against average and a .476 save percentage … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Duke: A four-year letterwinner at Valor Christian High School … A four-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse … Ranked 69th in Inside Lacrosse’s Power 100 … 2023 5A South Metro Conference Player of the Year … Selected to the Adrenaline All-America Game … Recorded an assist in the contest … Led Valor Christian to the 2024 Colorado State Championship … Allowed just 3.4 goals per game and registered a .584 save percentage as a senior … 2023 & 2024 All-State first team selection … 2023 & 2024 First-Team All-Conference pick … 2024 USA Lacrosse Academic All-American … Played club lacrosse for Denver Elite Lacrosse Club.