Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Georgetown on May 10, 2025 , Loss , 12, to, 16
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Final
Men's Lacrosse
12
vs Georgetown
16
2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Caputo, Jake
Jersey Number 6
Jake Caputo
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Apex, N.C.
- High School:
- Middle Creek
Bio
Honors: All-ACC Academic Team (2023) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023).
USA Lacrosse: Helped lead the U.S. U-21 Men’s National Team to the Gold Medal at the U21 World Championship.
2023: Saw action in all 19 games as a defensive middie … Registered one goal and two assists … Picked up eight ground balls … Caused seven turnovers … Key part of the defense that ranked second in the ACC … Picked up three ground balls and caused one turnover in NCAA First Round win over Delaware (5/14) … Had one ground ball in NCAA Semifinal win against Penn State (5/27) … Registered a goal in the NCAA Championship game against Notre Dame (5/29) … Dished an assist in win at No. 1 Virginia (3/31) … Also had an assist in home win versus the Cavaliers (4/15) … Also had two caused turnovers in the second victory over Virginia … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Played in 15 games on the defensive midfield unit … Scored four goals … Picked up three ground balls and forced seven turnovers … Notched his first goal of the season in the opening win over Robert Morris (2/4) … Registered tallies versus Manhattan (2/11), Denver (2/19) and Penn (2/26) … Forced a season-high two turnovers in the win over the Pioneers … Also caused two turnovers against Manhattan and Notre Dame (5/7) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Played in 16 games at defensive midfield … Key member of the Duke defense that ranked second in the ACC and 19th nationally in scoring defense … Picked up 15 ground balls and caused two turnovers … Added two goals and an assist … Collected a season-high three ground balls versus Mercer (2/13) … Had two ground balls in both games against North Carolina … Registered a goal and an assist versus High Point (3/10) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2020: Played in all eight games on defense before the season was canceled … Scored his first collegiate goal in win against Furman (3/1) … Picked up two ground balls and forced a turnover against Penn (2/22) … Also had two GBs in win at No. 11 Loyola (3/7) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke: Four-year letterwinner at Middle Creek High School ... 2019 Under Armour All-American ... Recorded 71 goals and 107 points as a senior ... Registered 70 points his sophomore season and 95 as a junior ... Totaled 176 goals and 272 points for his career ... Also picked up 120 ground balls ... Was a key component to helping Middle Creek to a 22-0 record and the North Carolina State Championship in 2017.
Personal: Son of Ron and Randi Caputo ... Has two sisters, Sam and Jayme and brother Owen ... Owen is also a member of the Duke men's lacrosse team ... Sam is a member of the East Carolina Women’s Lacrosse Team ... Father is a the Duke Men’s Lacrosse Assistant Coach who works primarily with the defense ... Mom played volleyball for Nassau Community College ... Uncle Ron Heller played right tackle in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins.
USA Lacrosse: Helped lead the U.S. U-21 Men’s National Team to the Gold Medal at the U21 World Championship.
2023: Saw action in all 19 games as a defensive middie … Registered one goal and two assists … Picked up eight ground balls … Caused seven turnovers … Key part of the defense that ranked second in the ACC … Picked up three ground balls and caused one turnover in NCAA First Round win over Delaware (5/14) … Had one ground ball in NCAA Semifinal win against Penn State (5/27) … Registered a goal in the NCAA Championship game against Notre Dame (5/29) … Dished an assist in win at No. 1 Virginia (3/31) … Also had an assist in home win versus the Cavaliers (4/15) … Also had two caused turnovers in the second victory over Virginia … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022: Played in 15 games on the defensive midfield unit … Scored four goals … Picked up three ground balls and forced seven turnovers … Notched his first goal of the season in the opening win over Robert Morris (2/4) … Registered tallies versus Manhattan (2/11), Denver (2/19) and Penn (2/26) … Forced a season-high two turnovers in the win over the Pioneers … Also caused two turnovers against Manhattan and Notre Dame (5/7) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Played in 16 games at defensive midfield … Key member of the Duke defense that ranked second in the ACC and 19th nationally in scoring defense … Picked up 15 ground balls and caused two turnovers … Added two goals and an assist … Collected a season-high three ground balls versus Mercer (2/13) … Had two ground balls in both games against North Carolina … Registered a goal and an assist versus High Point (3/10) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2020: Played in all eight games on defense before the season was canceled … Scored his first collegiate goal in win against Furman (3/1) … Picked up two ground balls and forced a turnover against Penn (2/22) … Also had two GBs in win at No. 11 Loyola (3/7) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke: Four-year letterwinner at Middle Creek High School ... 2019 Under Armour All-American ... Recorded 71 goals and 107 points as a senior ... Registered 70 points his sophomore season and 95 as a junior ... Totaled 176 goals and 272 points for his career ... Also picked up 120 ground balls ... Was a key component to helping Middle Creek to a 22-0 record and the North Carolina State Championship in 2017.
Personal: Son of Ron and Randi Caputo ... Has two sisters, Sam and Jayme and brother Owen ... Owen is also a member of the Duke men's lacrosse team ... Sam is a member of the East Carolina Women’s Lacrosse Team ... Father is a the Duke Men’s Lacrosse Assistant Coach who works primarily with the defense ... Mom played volleyball for Nassau Community College ... Uncle Ron Heller played right tackle in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins.
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