Duke Travels to Nation's Capital to Take On Georgetown

3/23/2012 10:15:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse

By: Duke Sports Information

Game 10
No. 10 Duke at No. 18 Georgetown
March 24, 2012 l 12 p.m.
Washington D.C. l Multi-Sport Field

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Duke Travels to Georgetown Saturday
Duke heads to the Capital District this weekend for a matchup with No. 18 Georgetown ... The Blue Devils look to continue their three-game win streak and capture their first road win of the season ... The Blue Devils recently completed a stretch of four games in eight days, going 3-1, including a win over No. 11 North Carolina ... Georgetown is 4-2 after an 11-6 loss to Loyola Wednesday.

A Win over Georgetown Would

Make Duke 20-6 against Georgetown
Give head coach John Danowski his 306th career victory and 87th at Duke
Make Duke 44--19 against BIG EAST squads overall and 11-6 under John Danowski
Be the program's 475th victory
Be Duke's 109th win since 2005

2012 Season Notes

Duke finished its stretch of four games in eight days with a 3-1 record, including a 13-11 win over No. 11 North Carolina
Duke is 6-3 overall with wins over Rutgers, Penn, Jacksonville, Harvard, North Carolina and Dartmouth and losses to No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 5 Maryland and No. 9 Loyola
All three of Duke's losses have come against top 10 teams on their opponents' home fields
Jordan Wolf is the team's top scorer with 33 points (19g, 14a) ... Josh Dionne has 25 points (22-3) and Robert Rotanz and Christian Walsh have 21 apiece
Josh Dionne leads the ACC in goals scored (22), while CJ Costabile is atop the league in overall ground balls (55)
Duke has held six of its nine opponents to fewer than 10 goals this season
Redshirt senior Michael Manley leads the defense with 15 caused turnovers
Dan Wigrizer, Kyle Turri and Mike Rock all have started at least twice this season between the pipes ... Duke is allowing 9.00 goals per game overall as a team

Duke - Georgetown Series History
Duke and Georgetown meet for the 26th time overall this Saturday ... The Blue Devils lead the all-time series 19-6 and are 4-1 under head coach John Danowski ... In the past two meetings, Duke and the Hoyas both own five wins apiece ... Eleven of the games have been decided by two or fewer goals, while eight of those were one-goal games.

Scouting Georgetown
Georgetown enters Saturday's contest with a 4-2 overall record and ranked 18th nationally ... The Hoyas are coming off of an 11-6 loss to No. 5 Loyola Wednesday night ... They own wins over Detroit Mercy, Harvard, Mount St. Mary's and Providence ... Brian Casey leads the way for the offense with 17 points (9g, 8a), while Zack Angel has a team-best 11 goals and 13 points overall ... Zac Guy is the top assists man with 10 ... Chris May and Tyler Knarr share faceoff duties ... May has won 29-of-48 restarts (.604), while Knarr is 27-of-50 at the X (.540) ... Bobby Boyle helps anchor the defense with 11 caused turnovers ... In goal, Matt Winter has earned four starts and sports an 8.89 goals against average and a .568 save percentage ... Georgetown is 3-1 at home this season.

Last Time Out
Three different Blue Devils had four goals apiece and Jordan Wolf and Justin Turri had career-highs of seven and six points, respectively, to lead Duke to a 20-9 win over Dartmouth ... Duke outscored the Big Green 9-3 in the third quarter to earn the convincing win ... Four different goaltenders played for Duke in the victory.

Last Time We Met
Duke outscored visiting Georgetown 9-3 in the second half to post a 14-12 come-from-behind victory over the Hoyas ... Jordan Wolf led the No. 4 Blue Devils with a career-high seven points from four goals and three assists ... Duke overcame a four-goal halftime deficit to earn the win ... In goal, Dan Wigrizer had 11 saves.

Sharing the Ball
Duke has dished out 28 assists in the past two games after amassing just 22 helpers in the first six games of the year ... The Blue Devils had a season-high eight assists in the win over Dartmouth.

Date	Opponent	Assists	Result
11-Feb	Rutgers	3	W, 16-8
18-Feb	Notre Dame	1	L, 3-7
24-Feb	Penn	4	W, 12-8
26-Feb	Jacksonville	6	W, 16-7
3-Mar	Maryland	3	L, 7-10
10-Mar	Loyola	5	L, 8-13
12-Mar	Harvard	7	W, 11-8
16-Mar	North Carolina	8	W, 13-11
18-Mar	Dartmouth	13	W, 20-9

Improving Shot Percentage
Duke scored 44 goals on 101 shots in its previous three wins for a .436 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.

Duke in the Month of March
Duke is 191-121 all-time in the month of March and 34-8 under head coach John Danowski in the third month of the season ... The Blue Devils went unbeaten last year in March, going 7-0 ... Duke has not lost more than two games in March under Danowski and have not suffered more than two setbacks in the month since 2004.

Reaching the Perfect 10
Since 2007, Duke is 77-4 when scoring at least 10 goals in a game ... The Blue Devils are 9-18 when being held to fewer than 10 scores ... Duke is 19-16 when allowing 10 goals in a contest and has held opponents under double-digit scoring 73 times and is 67-6 in those games.

Opponent Scoring Droughts
Duke held both Penn and Notre Dame without a goal over a span of more than 20 minutes this season ... The 21:17 is the longest scoring drought by a Duke opponent this season.

Opponent	Drought
Jacksonville	21:17
Penn	21:14
Notre Dame	20:32
Dartmouth	18:01
Harvard	18:00
North Carolina	17:53

Fastest Three Consecutive Goals
The Blue Devils scored three goals in 47 seconds amidst a 6-0 run against Dartmouth ... That is the fastest trio of goals this season by the Blue Devils.

Opponent	Date	Span
Dartmouth	18-Mar	:47
Dartmouth	18-Mar	1:06
Jacksonville	26-Feb	1:09
Dartmouth	18-Mar	1:12

Fastest Two Consecutive Goals
Duke scored two goals in four seconds at No. 9 Loyola ... Overall, Duke has scored a pair of unanswered goals in fewer than 10 seconds four times this season, including twice in the 20-9 win over Dartmouth.

Opponent	Date	Span
Loyola	10-Mar	:04
Dartmouth	18-Mar	:07
Dartmouth	18-Mar	:07
Jacksonville	26-Feb	:09
Dartmouth	18-Mar	:11
Jacksonville	26-Feb	:12
Dartmouth	18-Mar	:15
North Carolina	16-Mar	:17
North Carolina	16-Mar	:31
Harvard	12-Mar	:38

Success On the Road
Duke has been outstanding in true road games under the guidance of head coach John Danowski ... The Blue Devils are 14-5 in games played on an opponent's home field ... Duke is 0-3 overall in true road games this season.

Against Ranked Opponents
Since 2006, Duke has amassed a 62-25 (.713) record versus ranked opponents ... Duke was 7-5 against ranked opponents in 2011 with all of 12 games coming against top 10 teams ... This season Duke is 2-3 against ranked opponents with all three losses coming to top-10 opponents.

One Goal Games
Duke improved to 66-61 all-time in games decided by one goal after defeating Delaware 15-14 in the 2011 NCAA Tournament first round ... Duke played a program-high seven one-goal games in both 1994 and 1997 ... Duke is 8-5 in one-goal games under John Danowski ... There have been eight one-goal games between the Blue Devils and Hoyas all-time.

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 ... Duke is 1-1 against Georgetown in overtime.

100 Wins In Seven Seasons
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	Duke	107-25	0.811
2	Virginia	102-21	0.829
3	Cornell	85-23	0.787
4	Notre Dame	82-27	0.752
	Johns Hopkins	81-30	0.73
6	Syracuse	81-29	0.736
7	Maryland	80-37	0.684
9	Delaware	71-49	0.592
8	Navy	71-42	0.628
10	Princeton	63-40	0.612

Duke Faces Tough Schedule in 2012
The third-ranked Blue Devils will face a demanding schedule in 2012 ... Duke plays nine teams currently ranked among the top 20, including six currently in the top 10.

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 59 goals and 44 assists for 103 points ... His 103 points currently rank tied for 33rd with Mark Sammis.

Dionne on a Goal Scoring Streak
With four goals against Dartmouth, sophomore Josh Dionne stretched his goal scoring streak to 12 games, which currently ranks 10th in DI lacrosse ... His streak started May 14, 2011 against Delaware and he has 25 goals in that span.

Rk.	No.	Player	Goals
1	39	Joe Resetarits, Albany, A, Sr.	95
2	36	Mark Matthews, Denver, A, Sr.	97
3	32	Garrett Thul, Army, A, Jr.	89
4	19	Rob Pannell, Cornell, A, Sr.	49
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10	12	Josh Dionne, Duke, A, So.	25

Blue Devils Against Georgetown
Duke is 3-1 against North Carolina since 2008 ... Overall 20 current Blue Devils have suited up for the Hoyas over the previous four seasons ... Jordan Wolf has seven points to lead all scorers, while Justin Turri has six ... Dan Wigrizer has 24 saves in two games against the Hoyas.

Player (GP)	G-A-P	GB	CT	FO
Michael Manley (3)	-	3	1	-
Justin Turri (3)	3-3-6	3	-	-
CJ Costabile (3)	2-1-3	14	1	6-15
Robert Rotanz (3)	0-1-1	3	-	-
Jake Tripucka (2)	-	3	2	-
David Lawson (2)	1-0-1	2	3	-
Bill Conners (2)	-	2	-	-
Stephen Coyle (1)	-	-	-	-
Eddie Loftus (1)	-	-	-	-
Christian Walsh (1)	3-0-3	3	1	-
Jordan Wolf (1)	4-3-7	4	-	-
Chris Hipps (1)	-	1	1	-
Josh Dionne (1)	-	-	-	-
Ben Belmont (1)	-	-	-	-
Josh Offit (1)	3-0-3	1	1	-
Jimmy O'Neill (1)	-	1	-	-
Brendan Fowler (1)	-	4	-	12-21
Luke Duprey (1)	-	1	1	-
Greg DeLuca (1)	-	1	1	0-1

Goalie	Saves	GA	GBs	CT
Dan Wigrizer (2)	24	22	3

Wolf Career Hat Tricks
Sophomore Jordan Wolf owns nine career hat tricks, including three this season ... His most recent hat trick came against Dartmouth when he matched his career high in points with four goals and three assists for seven points.

Long Pole Scoring
Duke has gotten five goals and three assists from the long poles this season ... Costabile has four goals and an assist ... Chris Hipps registered his first career goal at Loyola, March 10, Michael Manley provided an assist against Harvard and 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 an assist this year and currently leads all active long poles in career scoring with 19 goals and 17 assists for 36 points.

Division I Active Long Pole Career Scoring Leaders

No.	Name	Cl.	Team	Pos.	G-A-P
1	CJ Costabile	Sr.	Duke	LSM	19-17-36
2	Mason Poli	Jr.	Bryant	D	18-4-22
3	Tim Henderson	Sr.	Army	LSM	11-10-21
4	Ben Waldron	Sr.	Binghamton	D	6-9-15
5	Taylor Burns	Sr.	Delaware	LSM	9-5-14
6	Mark Staines	Sr.	UNC	LSM	11-1-12
	Scott Ratliff	Jr.	Loyola	LSM	7-5-12

Michael Manley With 64 Career Starts
Redshirt senior Michael Manley has started all 64 games he has played during his career, posting a record of 51-13 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.

Duke Possesses Depth in Goal
The Blue Devils have started three different players in goal at least two times this season with all three - Dan Wigrzier, Kyle Turri and Mike Rock - all compiling at least two victories ... No other program in Division I lacrosse has had three goaltenders with at least two starts this season ... Each of the three Blue Devils has played at least 170 minutes ... Ten programs overall have had two goaltenders with at least two starts and 120 minutes played.

Goaltender	GP-GS	Min.	GA	SVS	GAA	SV%
Mike Rock	6-2	183	29	33	9.5	0.532
Kyle Turri	6-3	177	28	20	9.48	0.417
Dan Wigrizer	4-4	174	24	31	8.29	0.564

Up Next
Duke returns home for the first of its final two regular season home contests ... The Blue Devils host Brown Mar. 27 at 3 p.m., at Koskinen Stadium.