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Ground Ball Notebook: 2015 Season Comes to an End
5/13/2015 1:42:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Duke's Streak of Championship Weekend Appearances Comes to an End
With a 16-11 loss to Ohio State in the NCAA Championship first round, Duke's streak of eight straight appearances came to an end. The Blue Devils' eight runs to the final weekend of the season are the second most of any program since 2000 with Syracuse besting Duke by one, while the eight straight are the most consecutive appearances by a team this century. Head coach John Danowski is the lone coach in NCAA Division I history to advance to eight consecutive NCAA semifinals in his first eight seasons at the helm. In addition, Duke's three NCAA titles are tied for the second most since 2000 with Syracuse leading the way with four and Virginia with three.
Thought on Duke: With more programs actually investing in lacrosse, a run of eight consecutive final fours by anyone would be a tough task.
— Patrick Stevens (@D1scourse) May 10, 2015
It isn't the 1980s or even the 1990s anymore, and extended runs like those are far more remarkable in the modern climate of the sport.
— Patrick Stevens (@D1scourse) May 10, 2015
Updating the Duke Records Book
The Duke career and single season records book needs updating after strong seasons from a selection of Blue Devils. A trio of junior – Myles Jones, Deemer Class and Case Matheis – joined the century club in scoring their 100th career points, while freshman Justin Guterding had a standout rookie campaign at attack. Jones climbed to No. 21 on the career points list with 93 goals and 68 points for 161 points, which are the most by a Duke midfielder in program history. Class is 28th with 138 points (84 goals and 54 assists) and Matheis is 31st with 71 goals and 62 assists for 133 points. Jones, a Tewaaraton Award finalist, also etched his name on the single season lists ranking seventh in assists with 37 and 11th in points with 77.
Guterding finished his rookie campaign with 52 goals to rank ninth in Duke single season history and five shy of matching Zack Greer's freshman goals record. The Garden City, N.Y. native finished the year with 70 points overall to rank 14th and two short of Greer's rookie record of 72 set in 2005. Also having a breakout year on attack was sophomore Jack Bruckner. In his first year in the role, Bruckner finished with 47 goals, which is 14th on the Duke single season list.
A Look at Duke's Young Squad
The Blue Devils, after saying goodbye to a tremendous group of seniors the previous two championship seasons, had loads of talent, but was lean on experience. For the first time in recent memory, Duke had to replace an entire close defense after the graduation of Chris Hipps, Henry Lobb and Casey Carroll. At attack, Case Matheis was the lone returner from 2014. Overall, Duke returned in 2015 a total of 10 players, who had at least one start to his name, return with a combined for 90 starts. In 2014, Duke had 10 players who returned who had started a total of 221 games in their careers. The number was just smaller for the 2013 championship season in which 14 players who had started at least one game returned with 215 starts under their belts.
Duke's 2015 rookie class of 11 combined to make 27 starts and played in a total of 97 games. Six of the 11 players played in at least 10 games. In 2014, only four in the group of talented freshmen played in at least 10 games and combined for just five starting assignments.
Success in the Classroom
The Blue Devils were incredibly successful in the classroom this past semester. As a team, Duke posted a 3.398 grade point average – the highest spring GPA under head coach John Danowski. In the fall of 2006, Duke earned a 3.436 team GPA. The previous best grade point average during a spring semester was 3.210 in the spring of 2008. Forty of Duke's 47 players earned a 3.0 GPA or better, while the seniors posted a 3.130 grade point average en route to earning nine bachelor degrees and one master's degree.
Thank You Seniors
Duke said goodbye to 10 seniors this past weekend. The group of 10, nine of which graduated with bachelor's degrees Sunday and Pat Resch earning his master's degree from Duke's Fuqua School of Business. The group had an outstanding career, compiling a 60-19 overall record, two NCAA titles and an ACC title and made countless memories.
This group leaves #Duke w/ 9 bachelor's & 1 master's degrees, a 60-19 record, 2 NCAA titles & more. So proud! pic.twitter.com/eLD9zt0jiQ
— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@Duke_MLAX) May 11, 2015
Duke Concludes Season with 12 Wins
Duke finished its 2015 season with a 12-6 overall record, marking the ninth straight year, 10th time since 2000 and 13th time overall the team has won double-digit games. Highlighted among the 12 wins was Duke head coach John Danowski's 350th win. He is one of three NCAA Division I head coaches to reach the benchmark and one of just five coaches across all three divisions to do so. Danowski ranks fourth among active men's lacrosse coaches in career victories and second among Division I leaders.
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