Game 14
No. 7 Duke (10-3) at No. 1 Virginia (10-1)
April 13, 2012 l 6 p.m.
Charlottesville, Va. l Klӧckner Stadium
ESPNU
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Duke Closes Out ACC Schedule at Virginia
Duke finishes up the ACC regular season schedule at No. 1 Virginia on Friday night on ESPNU ... The Blue Devils, ranked seventh, will be facing a top-ranked Cavaliers squad for the fifth time in the previous three seasons ... Duke is riding a seven-game win streak and is 1-1 in league play ... Both Virginia and Duke will be playing for a share of the ACC regular season title.
A Win over Virginia Would
- Push Duke's win streak to eight games
- Give Duke 11 victories for the sixth straight year and seventh time in the past eight seasons
- Make Duke 164-170 all-time and 25-4 since 2007 in the month of April
- Be Duke's second true road victory of the season
- Be Duke's fifth win over a ranked opponent
- Give head coach John Danowski his 310th career victory and 91st at Duke
- Make John Danowski 14-3 all-time against Virginia as a head coach
- Be the program's 479th victory
- Be Duke's 114th win since 2005
2012 Season Notes
- Duke is riding a seven-game win streak and has three wins over ranked opponents in that span
- Duke finished the regular season home schedule unblemished at 8-0, the 11th time in program history it went unbeaten at home
- Duke is 1-3 in true road contests and 1-0 in neutral site games
- Duke is 10-3 overall and 1-1 in the ACC ... All three losses have come on the road against teams ranked in the top 10
- Jordan Wolf is the team's top scorer with 44 points (24g, 20a) ... Robert Rotanz has a career-high 32 points, while Josh Dionne and Christian Walsh are third with 29 points
- Robert Rotanz is second in the ACC in goals scored (26), while CJ Costabile is atop the league in overall ground balls (84)
- Duke has three of the top four goal scorers in the ACC with Robert Rotanz, Jordan Wolf and Josh Dionne ranking No. 2, No. 3, No. 4.
- Duke has held seven of its 13 opponents to fewer than 10 goals this season
- Redshirt senior Michael Manley leads the defense with 19 caused turnovers
- Dan Wigrizer, Kyle Turri and Mike Rock all have started at least twice this season between the pipes ... Duke is allowing 9.23 goals per game overall as a team
Duke - Virginia Series History
Duke and Virginia are meeting for the 76th time since the first contest in 1938 ... The Cavaliers lead the all-time series 50-25, but the Blue Devils have won 11 of the 12 past games, including 10 of 11 under head coach John Danowski ... Virginia's last win was in 2010, a 16-12 victory in the ACC Tournament ... The Cavaliers last defeated the Blue Devils in the regular season in 2004, a 13-4 win in Charlottesville.
Scouting Virginia
Virginia enters the ACC regular season finale as the nation's top-ranked program with a 10-1 overall record ... The Cavaliers' lone loss came against No. 3 Johns Hopkins ... Senior Steele Stanwick quarterbacks the Virginia offense with 17 goals and a league-best 37 assists for 54 points ... Chris Bocklet has 28 goals and 36 points overall ... The tandem of Stanwick and Bocklet is the top scoring duo in the ACC ... Ryan Benincasa and Mick Parks share faceoff duties ... Benincasa is is 88-of-147 (.599), while Parks is 59-of-111 (.532) ... Matt Lovejoy has the most takeaways with 12 caused turnovers ... In goal, Rob Fortunato is 10-1 with a 7.85 goals against average and a .599 save percentage ... Virginia is 4-1 at home this season.
Last Time Out
Junior midfielder David Lawson's game-winning goal with 4:38 left in the game capped a fourth quarter rally and lifted eighth-ranked Duke to an 11-10 victory over visiting Marist ... The Blue Devils trailed 9-7 heading into the fourth quarter and outscored the Red Foxes 4-1 in the final frame to earn their 10th win of the season ... Christian Walsh contributed two goals and two assists in the game, while Dan Wigrizer had 10 saves.
Versus the ACC in 2012
Duke heads into the final ACC regular season game with a 1-1 record against league foes ... The Blue Devils lost to Maryland, 10-7, and defeated North Carolina, 13-11 ... Josh Dionne is tops in goals for Duke with six in the two games, while Jordan Wolf has two goals and four assists ... Christian Walsh has chipped in four goals ... CJ Costabile has won 23-of-40 faceoffs and picked up 15 ground balls and caused three turnovers ... Michael Manley has forced five turnovers ... Duke is allowing 10.50 goals per game in the ACC ... Junior goaltender Dan Wigrizer did not play in either ACC contest this season.
Danowski vs. Starsia
Duke head coach John Danowski's teams have had success against current Virginia head coach Dom Starsia's teams over past 26 seasons... Danowski programs are 12-3 all-time against teams led by Starsia ... He is 10-1 since joining Duke in 2007 ... As the head coach at Hofstra, Danowski went 0-2 against Brown - where Starsia started his career - and 2-0 versus the Cavaliers.
Danowski Teams vs. Starsia Teams
At Hofstra
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3/15/1986
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Providence, R.I.
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L, 3-20
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3/15/1987
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Hempstead, N.Y.
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L, 5-11
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4/17/1993
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Hempstead, N.Y.
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W, 7-6 (OT)
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5/13/2001
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West Point, N.Y.
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W, 15-14 (OT)
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At Duke
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4/14/2007
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Durham, N.C.
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W, 7-6 (OT)
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4/29/2007
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Durham, N.C.
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W, 12-9 +
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4/12/2008
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Charlottesville, Va.
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W, 19-9
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4/27/2008
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Charlottesville, Va.
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W, 11-9 +
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4/11/2009
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Durham, N.C.
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W, 15-10
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4/24/2009
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Chapel Hill, N.C.
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W, 16-5 +
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4/17/2010
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Charlottesville, Va.
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W, 13-9
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4/23/2010
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College Park, Md.
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L, 12-16 +
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5/29/2010
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Baltimore, Md.
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W, 14-13 %
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4/16/2011
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Durham, N.C.
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W, 13-11
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4/22/2011
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Durham, N.C.
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W, 19-10 +
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Improving Shot Percentage
Duke has scored 89 goals on 254 shots during the seven-game win streak for a .350 shot percentage ... In the six games prior to that the Blue Devils notched just 62 goals from 242 shots for a .256 percentage ... Duke shot a season-low .081 percentage (3-of-37) in the loss to Notre Dame.
Sharing the Ball
Duke has dished out 54 assists in the past seven games after amassing just 22 helpers in the first six games of the year ... The Blue Devils had a season-high 13 assists in the win over Dartmouth ... Duke has assists on half of its goals in six of the previous eight outings.
Scoring in the 2nd and 3rd Quarters
Duke has outscored its opponents 45-29 in both the second and third quarters this season ... The Blue Devils have been outscored in the second quarter four times and outscored in the third period three times this season.
Comparing Past 3 Seasons
Duke is 10-3 through 13 games for the second time in the past three seasons ... In 2010 and 2011, Duke went on to advance to the NCAA semifinals, including winning the 2010 NCAA title.
Category
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2012
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2011
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2010
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Overall Record
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10-3
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9-4
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10-3
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Shots/Game
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38.2
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37.6
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38.5
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Goals/Game
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11.62
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12.85
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13.08
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Assists/Game
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5.8
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6.7
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8.1
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Points/Game
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17.46
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19.5
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21.2
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Shot %
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0.304
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0.342
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0.339
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GAA
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9.23
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8.91
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8.9
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GBs/Game
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33.4
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36.5
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36.8
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EMO
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11-51 (.216)
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22-71 (.310)
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25-46 (.543)
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Man Down
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30-57 (.526)
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29-41 (.717)
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30-47 (.638)
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Clears
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188-229 (.821)
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215-247 (.870)
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211-253 (.834)
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Faceoff %
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178-310 (.574)
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183-322 (.568)
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171-319 (.536)
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Duke in the Month of April
Duke is 163-170 all-time in the month of April ... Under head coach John Danowski, the Blue Devils are 24-4 in the fourth month of the year ... From 2007 until April 23, 2010 Duke did not lose a game in the month of April.
Reaching the Perfect 10
Since 2007, Duke is 80-4 when scoring at least 10 goals in a game ... The Blue Devils are 10-18 when being held to fewer than 10 scores ... Duke is 22-16 when allowing 10 goals in a contest and is 68-6 when holding opponents under 10 goals.
Danowski Wins No. 300
With a 16-8 victory over Rutgers in the 2012 season opener, head coach John Danowski became the sixth Division I men's lacrosse coach to reach the 300-win benchmark ... Danowski captured his 81st win in his 100th game at Duke ... He currently ranks tied for third among active coaches in wins.
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Coach, School
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W
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L
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1
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Dave Urick, Georgetown
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343
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128
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2
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Dom Starsia, Virginia
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338
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119
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3
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John Danowski, Duke
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309
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161
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4
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Bill Tierney, Denver
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306
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104
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5
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Bob Shillinglaw, Delaware
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304
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271
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6
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Mike Pressler, Bryant
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293
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131
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7
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Scott Nelson, Binghamton
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234
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117
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8
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Kevin Corrigan, Notre Dame
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235
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122
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9
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Don Zimmerman, UMBC
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211
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135
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10
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John Desko, Syracuse
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167
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50
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Success On the Road
Duke has been outstanding in true road games under the guidance of head coach John Danowski ... The Blue Devils are 15-5 in games played on an opponent's home field ... Duke is 1-3 overall in true road games this season.
Home vs. Away in 2012
Duke is 8-0 at home this season and 2-3 away from Durham this season ... All three losses came against then top-10 opponents.
Category
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Durham
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Away
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Overall Record
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8-0
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1-3
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Shots/Game
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39.5
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36
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Goals/Game
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13.5
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8.6
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Assists/Game
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6.6
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4.6
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Points/Game
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20.1
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13.2
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Shot %
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0.342
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0.239
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GAA
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8.62
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10.2
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GBs/Game
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37
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27.6
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EMO
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7-32 (.219)
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4-19 (.211)
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Man Down
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19-38 (.500)
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11-19 (.579)
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Clears
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106-127 (.835)
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82-102 (.804)
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Faceoff %
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123-201 (.612)
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55-109 (.505)
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Against Ranked Opponents
Since 2006, Duke has amassed a 65-25 (.722) record versus ranked opponents ... This season Duke is 4-3 against ranked opponents with all three losses coming to top-10 opponents ... Duke is averaging 9.71 goals per game against top-20 foes and allowing 10.0 goals per game ... The Blue Devils have scored in double digits in four games and allowed teams to score 10-plus goals in five of the seven games.
Against Ranked Virginia Squad
Duke is 17-20 all-time against Virginia when the two teams are ranked among the top 20 ... The Blue Devils have been the lower ranked team in 28 of those meetings, going 11-17 overall ... Duke has been the lower ranked team in six of the 11 meetings under head coach John Danowski.
Versus Top Ranked Virginia
Duke meets a top-ranked Virginia squad for the fifth time since 2009 ... The Blue Devils are 4-0 in those contests and 4-1 overall against a No. 1 Cavaliers squad ... Duke also met the No. 1 Cavaliers in 2002, losing 14-13.
One Goal Games
Duke improved to 68-61 all-time in games decided by one goal when it fought back to beat Marist 11-10 ... Duke played a program-high seven one-goal games in both 1994 and 1997 ... Duke is 10-5 in one-goal games under John Danowski and 2-0 in 2012 ... Against Virginia, Duke is 7-5 in games decided by one goal.
Duke In Overtime Contests
Duke has played 35 overtime games in its history ... The Blue Devils are 17-17-1 ... Under head coach John Danowski, Duke is 4-1 in contests that go into overtime ... Virginia and Duke have played just two overtime games with Duke earning victories in both.
100 Wins Since 2005
With over 100 victories in the past seven seasons, Duke has compiled more wins than any other program in the country since 2005.
NCAA Most Wins From 2005-12
1
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Duke
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113-27
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0.807
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2
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Virginia
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108-23
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0.824
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3
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Cornell
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95-25
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0.792
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4
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Johns Hopkins
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89-31
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0.742
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5
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Syracuse
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87-31
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0.737
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6
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Notre Dame
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86-28
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0.754
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7
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Maryland
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82-40
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0.672
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9
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Delaware
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76-55
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0.58
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8
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Navy
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71-45
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0.612
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10
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Princeton
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66-41
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0.617
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Recent ACC History
Duke has launched itself to the top of the ACC since 2001, winning five league titles and sporting a .685 winning percentage.
ACC - 2001-10
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Team
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ACCRS
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ACCT
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NCAAT
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Total
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Champ
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Duke
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20-14
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13-5
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5-1
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38-19
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5
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UVA
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21-13
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9-8
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3-1
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33-22
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3
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MD
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19-17
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9-8
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2-4
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30-29
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3
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UNC
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8-27
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11-11
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0-4
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9-42
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0
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|
|
|
|
|
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ACC - 2005-10
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Team
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ACCRS
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ACCT
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NCAAT
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Total
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Champ
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Duke
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17-5
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8-2
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5-1
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30-7
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3
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UVA
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14-8
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5-5
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1-1
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20-14
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2
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MD
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11-13
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6-5
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1-2
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19-21
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2
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UNC
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4-20
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1-7
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0-3
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5-30
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0
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Justin Turri Surpasses Century Mark
With a career-high six points (2g, 4a) against Dartmouth, redshirt senior Justin Turri became the 38th Blue Devil to reach the 100-career point benchmark ... Turri has 62 goals and 46 assists for 108 points ... His 108 points currently rank 32nd and are 10 points away from climbing into the top 30.
Wolf Nearing 100 Career Points
In 33 career games, sophomore Jordan Wolf has amassed 95 career points from 55 goals and 40 assists ... He tallied 51 points in his rookie season and has 44 points through 13 games this season ... With five more points he will be the 39th Blue Devil to register 100 career points.
Blue Devils Against Virginia
Duke is 8-1 against Virginia since 2008 ... Overall, 22 Blue Devils have suited up against the Cavaliers and nine have at least one point ... Justin Turri has 10 goals and 17 points overall in seven outings, while Jordan Wolf has eight points in two games ... CJ Costabile is 34-of-63 at the faceoff X in seven career games.
Wolf Career Hat Tricks & Multiple Point Games
Sophomore Jordan Wolf owns nine career hat tricks, including three this season ... He is tied for third among all Division I sophomores in career hat tricks, behind Detroit Mercy's Joel Matthews and Shayne Adams ... Overall, Wolf has scored three-plus points in 18 of his 33 career games.
Costabile Picking Up Grounders
Senior longstick midfielder CJ Costabile ranks among the nation's top ground ball guys ... Costabile faces off regularly for the Blue Devils and is a key member of the defense ... He currently ranks second among active Division I players in career ground balls with 316 ... Duke goaltender Joe Kirmser had 327 ground balls and defensemen Parker McKee graduated with 313 ground balls in his career, the most in the past 20 years of Duke lacrosse.
Wolf and Rotanz Are Duke's Top Scoring Duo
Sophomore attackmen Jordan Wolf and senior Robert Rotanz have combined for 76 points for the year to rank tied for seventh among top scoring tandems ... Colgate's Peter Baum and Ryan Walsh are the top tandem with 97 points ... Virginia's Steele Stanwick and Chris Bocklet are the top duo in the ACC with 90 points.
Scoring Trio
Duke's top three scorers, Jordan Wolf, Josh Dionne and Robert Rotanz have combined for 74 of Duke's 151 goals for 49 percent of the team's total for the season ... Wolf, Dionne and Rotanz are the top goal scoring trio in the ACC and the third highest among all Division I teams.
Top Scoring Trios
No.
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School
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Goals
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Pct.
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1
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Colgate
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89
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61
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2
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Bucknell
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84
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55
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3
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Duke
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74
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49
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4
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Fairfield
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71
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60
|
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Loyola
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71
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59
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6
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UMass
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66
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57
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Long Pole Scoring
Duke has gotten seven goals and six assists from the long poles this season ... Costabile has four goals and an assist ... Chris Hipps registered his first career goal at Loyola and Brian Dailey had his first career score Marist ... Michael Manley provided an assist against Harvard and a goal against Brown ... Luke Duprey registered an assist vs. North Carolina.
CJ Nation's Top Long Pole Scorer
Senior long stick midfielder CJ Costabile is a threat both on offense and defense ... The Fairfield, Conn., native has four goals and two assists this year and currently leads all active long poles in career scoring with 19 goals and 19 assists for 38 points.
Division I Active Long Pole Career Scoring Leaders
No. Name Cl. Team Pos. G-A-P
No.
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Name
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Cl.
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Team
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Pos.
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G-A-P
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1
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CJ Costabile
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Sr.
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Duke
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LSM
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19-19-38
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2
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Mason Poli
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Jr.
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Bryant
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D
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23-8-31
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3
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Tim Henderson
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Sr.
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Army
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LSM
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12-11-23
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4
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Ben Waldron
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Sr.
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Bing
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LSM
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9-10-19
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5
|
Taylor Burns
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Sr.
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Delaware
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LSM
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10-5-15
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Michael Manley With 68 Career Starts
Redshirt senior Michael Manley has started all 68 games he has played during his career, posting a record of 55-13 in that span ... Manley returned to Duke's close defense this season after missing the 2011 season due to a knee injury ... Manley, a third team All-America choice in 2010, did not play in four games between 2008 and 2010.
Wigrizer Approaching 400 Saves
Junior goaltender Dan Wigrizer needs just one save to reach the 400 career saves benchmark ... He currently ranks second among all junior goalies in career saves and is 12th overall among active Division I backstops.
Up Next
Duke will travel back to Charlottesville, Va., next for the 2012 ACC Championships ... The seeding will be officially announced following the conclusion of Friday night's game between Duke and Virginia ... The semifinal round is set for April 20 with the championship game coming April 22 ... All three games will be televised live by ESPNU.