DURHAM, N.C. -- Matt Danowski and
Zack Greer combined for 10 goals and six assists to lead top-ranked Duke to an 18-4 victory over St. Joseph's in men's lacrosse action on Tuesday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium.
The Blue Devils improve to 4-0 on the year while the Hawks fall to 0-4.
Danowski's unassisted goal less than three minutes into the contest gave Duke the lead for good. Greer and
Brad Ross added tallies in the opening period for a 3-0 advantage. Mike O'Neill got the Hawks on the board with a goal from Alex Lopes at the 12:16 mark of the second quarter. After
Bo Carrington and Danowski scored back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart for a 5-1 Duke lead, Peter Slowik tallied the first of his three goals on the day to pull St. Joseph's back within three.
Max Quinzani's goal with just 1:35 left in the half sent the teams to intermission with the Blue Devils ahead, 6-2.
Greer found the back of the net four times in the third quarter as Duke claimed a 12-4 lead. The Blue Devils then outscored the Hawks by a 6-0 margin over the final 15 minutes to account for the final margin.
The seven goals for Greer match his career-best effort set against VMI on March 1, 2005. His nine total points against the Hawks are a career-high, bettering his previous mark of eight versus VMI (3/1/05) and Dartmouth in the 2007 season-opener. Greer now has 90 goals in 32 career games at Duke, standing just 10 tallies short of becoming the 11th player in school history to reach the 100-goal plateau. Danowski pushes his season totals to 13 goals and nine assists while moving into 10th place on Duke's all-time scoring chart with 182 points on 98 goals and 84 assists. He also ranks sixth on the school's career list for assists and 11th in goals.
Duke travels to San Diego, Calif., to participate in the annual First 4 event. The Blue Devils will meet Loyola on Saturday evening at 10:30 p.m. (ET) and the game will be televised live by CSTV.