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Ground Ball Notebook: Duke Lands Spot in ACC Tourney
4/13/2015 9:22:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Different Year, Same Result
Some things are just hard to explain and Duke's dominance over Virginia since 2005 is one of those stories that leave some shaking their heads. The Blue Devils are 15-1 against the Cavaliers since 2005 with the lone loss coming in the 2010 ACC Tournament. In four of the 15 wins Virginia has been ranked No. 1. The Cavaliers have been ranked in the top 10 in 15 of the 16 meetings and were sitting higher in the polls in eight of the 15 Duke victories. Only once in the previous 16 meetings has one of the teams been ranked outside the top 10. Not only has Duke dominated the rivalry recently, it's done so in commanding fashion in winning seven of the games by at least five goals and four by nine-plus tallies.
Bruckner Has a Day
Sophomore attackman Jack Bruckner had himself a day against No. 6 Virginia. The first-year attackman registered a career-high seven goals, with five of those coming in the first half, to lead Duke to victory. The seven tallies were the most since Zach Howell had seven in Duke's 20-6 win over Siena Feb. 12, 2011. The last time a Duke player scored at least seven goals in an ACC game was in 2008 when Max Quinzani netted seven in a 19-9 win over No. 3 Virginia in Charlottesville.
Bruckner with a double hat trick!!!! @Duke_MLAX #DukeLax #BeatUVA
— DB (@blalock50) April 12, 2015
My boy Jack Bruckner going off against Virginia @Duke_MLAX
— Ben Murray (@BMurr_4) April 12, 2015
Jack. Bruckner. 7th goal vs UVA - 30th on the season. @Duke_MLAX has me in complete awe right now. #DukeNation
— Courtney Cox (@coxcourtney) April 12, 2015
Fowler Shines in Solid Defensive Showing by Blue Devils
Redshirt freshman goaltender Danny Fowler matched Bruckner's offensive performance with a standout defensive effort of his own. Buoyed by outstanding defense in front of him, the native of Wantagh, N.Y., made 18 saves and allowed just eight goals to garner his first victory. Eleven of his career-high 18 stops came in the first half as Virginia managed just three goals in the first 30 minutes. The eight goals allowed by the Blue Devils were half of what it had allowed on average in the previous three ACC tilts. Fowler is averaging just over 12 saves per game in his three starts.
Duke Offense Fires on All Cylinders
Bruckner led a Duke offense that was firing on all cylinders Sunday. Eleven of Duke's 15 goals were assisted, including six of Bruckner's seven – his unassisted score came off a rebound from a save. Myles Jones resumed his “Myles Jones” ways with two goals and three assists, while Deemer Class had three goals and one assist. All six of Duke's point scorers had at least three points. The 11 assists by the Blue Devils are one shy of matching the season-best of 12 against Providence, while the 73 percent assist to goal ratio is the best all season.
The @Duke_MLAX offense is unstoppable when all cylinders are firing. So many weapons. #ESPNULAX
— Tom Simon (@tbsimon) April 12, 2015
Brian Dailey Playing on a Different Level
If you haven't been watching closely in recent games, senior long stick midfielder and now sometimes close defenseman, Brian Dailey has been playing in a different gear. The Philadelphia native helped anchor arguably Duke's best defensive outing of the year with five ground balls and one caused turnover. In the past three games, the veteran is averaging five ground balls and 1.33 caused turnovers per game. In the three games prior to that he posted three GBs and 0.67 caused turnovers per outing. He even stepped in at the faceoff X for the first time in his career against North Carolina. His 24 ground balls in six games this season are the same as he had in 21 games last season, while his seven caused turnovers are a career-best. He is four ground balls shy of reaching the century mark for his career.
Military Appreciation Day Successful
There is little doubt that the spirit of Jimmy Regan was with the Blue Devils Sunday as they honored their former captain who was killed while serving his country as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan in 2007. Spearheaded by Duke Marketing and the Duke coaching staff, the Blue Devils honored Jimmy and all military personnel with Military Appreciation Day. The Blue Devils wore special Army Ranger Lead the Way emblems on their helmets, donned new shooting shirts with Jimmy's No. 10 on and held a silent auction with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Lead the Way Fund in honor of Jimmy Regan. Duke raised $1,445 in the auction.
@Duke_MLAX Go Duke! So glad Kevin Mayer is there today! #34 #USMC #palantir
— Maureen H Mayer (@maureenmayer1) April 12, 2015
Busy Week Ahead for the Blue Devils
The Blue Devils continue their three games in seven days stretch this coming week with a midweek battle at Stony Brook before heading to Milwaukee to take on Marquette. Duke will leave Durham for Long Island Tuesday evening, return to Duke Thursday early afternoon and then jet off to Milwaukee Friday afternoon. That means it's a player's week with just two days of practice mixed in between two games. Both Stony Brook (18th) and Marquette (15th) were ranked in last week's USILA top 20. Both the Seawolves and Golden Eagles are 10-3 on the year. Stony Brook is coming off of a one-goal loss to Lehigh Sunday afternoon. Both games will be televised by CBS College Sports.
Playing for Special Cause in Milwaukee
Saturday's game between Duke and Marquette will be a part of a new event called the HEAD Coaches Classic in support of the HEADstrong Foundation. The foundation was started in memory of Nick Colleluori, who played lacrosse at Hofstra and passed away from B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2006. Colleluori has a special connection to both Duke and Marquette as both head coaches John Danowski and Joe Amplo coached him during his time at Hofstra. Marquette will don special apparel for the game and both teams will wear HF shoelace and Relentless27 chinstraps. The HEADstrong Foundation has raised 6.1 million dollars and is continually trying to improve quality of life for those affected by blood cancers. To learn more about the HEADstrong Foundation visit: http://www.headstrong.org.
ACC Tournament Here We Come
Duke win over Virginia Sunday afternoon secured it a spot in the four-team ACC Tournament at PPL Park the last weekend of April. The Blue Devils, the No. 4 seed with a 1-3 record, will play the winner of the North Carolina – Notre Dame game scheduled to be played next Saturday in Notre Dame, Ind. The game will be at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., April 24 on ESPNU.
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