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No. 10 Duke Meets No. 7 Penn for Top 10 Showdown
2/21/2020 3:35:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Faceoff at Matthews Sportsplex Saturday at 2 p.m.
Game 4
No. 10 Duke (2-1) vs. No. 7 Penn (0-1)
February 22, 2020 | 2 p.m.
Charlotte, N.C. | Matthews Sportsplex
Live Stats | Parking Map | Stadium Rules | Game Notes | Twitter
GAMEDAY DETAILS
SETTING THE SCENE
THE SERIES HISTORY
BY THE NUMBERS
23 – Points from Duke's second midfield line of Cameron Badour, Owen Caputo and Sean Lowrie
.900 – Duke's man down defense percentage, the best in the ACC and seventh nationally
6 – Blue Devils to record their first career goals this season
5.67 – Average number of goals scored by Duke in first quarters this season
2.33 – Goals scored average in the first quarter by Duke opponents
2.33– Dyson Williams' goal scoring average, second among rookies in the ACC
23 – Goals needed for Joey Manown to become the 21st Blue Devil to reach 100 career goals
7 – Top 20 teams remaining on Duke's 2020 schedule
5 – Duke rookies who have played in all three games this season
1 – Rookie in 2019 who played in each of the first three games
2.00 – Caused turnovers per game average for freshman Tyler Carpenter, tied for second most of any NCAA Division I rookie
OWEN CAPUTO RECOGNIZED
A BLUE DEVIL RETURNS
A BATTLE AT THE X AWAITS
LAST TIME OUT
DUKE'S BALANCE PROVING TO BE DANGEROUS
LAST TIME WE MET
LOOKING AT DUKE
DUKE AGAINST TOP 10 FOES
SCOUTING PENN
UP NEXT
#GoDuke
No. 10 Duke (2-1) vs. No. 7 Penn (0-1)
February 22, 2020 | 2 p.m.
Charlotte, N.C. | Matthews Sportsplex
Live Stats | Parking Map | Stadium Rules | Game Notes | Twitter
GAMEDAY DETAILS
- Faceoff at Matthews Sportsplex is set for 2 p.m. Nearly 2,000 tickets have been sold already so fans need to prepare for slow traffic on gameday due to a youth tournament at the complex. Those games are anticipated to end at 1 p.m., and traffic congestion will increase after.
- No bags larger than 14x14 are allowed in the stadium, meaning no backpacks of any kind. Those with bags will go in the bag-check line. No lacrosse sticks are to be brought into the facility. Food trucks will be on property as concessions. A parking map is linked above.
SETTING THE SCENE
- Duke closes out its three-game road stretch Saturday against No. 7 Penn in Charlotte. Faceoff is set for 2 p.m., at Matthews Sportsplex.
- The Blue Devils are coming off a 15-13 road victory at No. 8 Denver last Saturday. Penn lost to No. 4 Maryland 17-15 in its season opener last weekend.
THE SERIES HISTORY
- Duke and Penn both have five wins apiece in the series with the Blue Devils owning the most recent victory. Neither program has won consecutive games since the rivalry was renewed in 2010 and continued in 2018.
- The Blue Devils have never beaten Penn in Philadelphia, while the Quakers have never won in North Carolina.
BY THE NUMBERS
23 – Points from Duke's second midfield line of Cameron Badour, Owen Caputo and Sean Lowrie
.900 – Duke's man down defense percentage, the best in the ACC and seventh nationally
6 – Blue Devils to record their first career goals this season
5.67 – Average number of goals scored by Duke in first quarters this season
2.33 – Goals scored average in the first quarter by Duke opponents
2.33– Dyson Williams' goal scoring average, second among rookies in the ACC
23 – Goals needed for Joey Manown to become the 21st Blue Devil to reach 100 career goals
7 – Top 20 teams remaining on Duke's 2020 schedule
5 – Duke rookies who have played in all three games this season
1 – Rookie in 2019 who played in each of the first three games
2.00 – Caused turnovers per game average for freshman Tyler Carpenter, tied for second most of any NCAA Division I rookie
OWEN CAPUTO RECOGNIZED
- Sophomore Owen Caputo was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week after notching six points from three goals and three assists at Denver. The hat trick was the first of his career and the six points also were a career best.
A BLUE DEVIL RETURNS
- Penn head coach Mike Murphy faces his alma mater for the fifth time as the leader of the Quaker men's lacrosse program.
- Murphy was a three-year starter for the Blue Devils. He captained the 1991 team that finished the season ranked 12th nationally. He graduated in 1991 with a degree in history and political science.
A BATTLE AT THE X AWAITS
- Penn senior faceoff specialist Kyle Gallagher enters the 2020 season as one of the top guys at the X. A third-team All-America pick in 2019, Gallagher ranked second nationally in faceoff wins and was fourth in ground balls per game.
- The combination of Brian Smyth, Joe Stein and Jordan Ginder got the better of Gallagher last season as he won just 10-of-24 draws. It was second worst defeat at the X for Gallagher that season - he went 19-of-40 against Yale – and one of just three games were he won fewer than 50 percent.
- Stein won both of his faceoffs and Ginder went 2-of-5 versus Gallagher in 2019.
LAST TIME OUT
- Duke went on a 7-0 run over a span of 14:37 in the first and second quarters to build an 8-2 lead en route to beating No. 8 Denver, 15-13, at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Eight different Blue Devils registered goals in the victory, including three with a hat trick.
- Defensively, Duke held Denver scoreless for 18:02 and kept the Pioneers to just three shots in the opening quarter. JT Giles-Harris and Tyler Carpenter both had two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
- Jordan Ginder was solid at the X, winning 18-of-28 faceoffs and picking up six ground balls. He won six straight during the 7-0 run. In goal, the combination of Turner Uppgren and Andrew Bonafede had 11 saves.
DUKE'S BALANCE PROVING TO BE DANGEROUS
- In the past two victories, the Blue Devils' balance on offense has proven to be lethal. Duke had eight different goal scorers this against the Pioneers and 11 versus High Point. Just three games into the season, 14 Blue Devils have at least one goal, with six of them being first-time goal scorers.
- In Duke's 7-0 run against Denver, six different players scored a goal. Four different Blue Devils provided assists.
- Duke has had three different leading scorers in the trio of outings – Owen Caputo (Denver), Dyson Williams (High Point) and Joey Manown (Air Force).
- The Blue Devils have run three midfield lines each game this season, garnering success from each one. The balance from the three is incredible: First – 9 points, Second – 23 points, Third – 2 points.
LAST TIME WE MET
- Duke scored eight first-quarter goals and never looked back en route to a 17-7 victory over Penn last season. Joe Robertson and Brad Smith led all scorers with six points apiece.
- Feeling at home on its practice field due to inclement weather, Duke raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first 2:34, thanks to a pair of goals from senior Jake Seau, and eventually built it to a 12-3 halftime advantage.
- Brian Smyth was 13-of-19 at the X and picked up seven ground balls, while the quartet of Jack Fowler, JT Giles-Harris, Cade Van Raaphorst and Turner Uppgren all had two caused turnovers apiece while stifling the Quaker offense. Giles-Harris and Van Raaphorst also scooped up three ground balls.
LOOKING AT DUKE
- Duke jumped to 10th in the USILA poll this week following the victory at Denver.
- The Blue Devils' balanced offense is led by sophomore Owen Caputo's 12 points (5g, 7a). Attackmen Joey Manown and Dyson Williams are right behind him with seven goals and three assists for 10 points. Fifteen Duke players have at least one goal.
- A young defensive corps on defense continues to grow and gel. JT Giles-Harris is the anchor on defense, drawing the toughest matchup. He has eight ground balls and four caused turnovers. Rookie Kenny Brower is the first true freshman to start on close defense since Giles-Harris. Sophomore Braden Burke rounds out the trio on the crease.
- A host of short stick defensive middies and long poles bolster the improving defense. Terry Lindsay is a four-year starter, while Blake Leischow is back for his second season as regular in the SSDM role. Matt Chmil and Jake Caputo are the newcomers to the role, while Will Frisoli and Tyler Carpenter have experienced early success in the LSM role.
- Jordan Ginder and Joe Stein are solid at the faceoff X. They are winning 63 percent of the draws and have picked up 24 ground balls on 54 wins.
- Turner Uppgren has started both contests and owns a 12.76 goals against average and a .385 save percentage. Andrew Bonafede came off the bench at High Point and Denver and has 12 saves and a 9.96 goals against average and a .522 save percentage.
DUKE AGAINST TOP 10 FOES
- When Duke and Denver meet Saturday, it will be the 107th time the Blue Devils have played a top 10 opponent since 2007. Duke is 66-40 in the games and Duke is 26-23 when ranked lower.
- Duke and Penn are meeting as top 10 foes for the first time in series history.
SCOUTING PENN
- Penn led for 43:24 against No. 4 Maryland, but a 6-0 fourth quarter by the Terps lifted the host to the narrow 17-15 victory to spoil the Quakers' season opener. Penn dropped to seventh in the polls after the loss. The Quakers were picked to finish second in the Ivy League behind Yale.
- Sean Lulley led the charge on offense with four goals and six points, while both Sam Handley and Dylan Gergar had five points apiece. Handley was voted a USILA Preseason All-American and to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List.
- Consensus preseason All-American Kyle Gallagher is back at the X and won 18-of-35 restarts last weekend. The senior specialist was a third-team pick last year and ranked second nationally in faceoffs won with 270 and was fourth in ground balls per game.
- Senior Mark Evanchick, a preseason All-America pick, anchors the defense as two-time All-Ivy selection. He had one caused turnover last weekend.
UP NEXT
- Duke returns home for a two-game set next weekend. The Blue Devils host Richmond, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m., and Furman March 1 at 1 p.m.
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